Idyllic forest scene with a large tree in the background dappled in light, as rendered in Unreal Engine using Quixel assets.

Fab.com is the new home for Epic 3D content – now go claim free stuff

Textures and scenes, trees and architecture – Epic consolidated all their stores for Unreal, Fortnite, and 3D creators (even rival Unity) on what they call Fab back in late October. The dust has settled, and you should go claim some free content if you haven’t already – including a ton of spectacular Megascans for Unreal […]

Unreal Engine 5.5 for sound: Audio Widgets, MetaSounds news

Unreal Engine 5.5 is a major release for artists of all kinds. On the audio side, the free-to-start platform has new tools for visualizing and debugging, powerful Audio Widgets for UI interactions, and a slew of MetaSounds improvements for workflow, quality of life, and targeting different platforms. Oh, and – finally, there’s reverb.

Peter Kirn - November 13, 2024

Here’s a free polysynth built entirely inside Unreal Engine 5

How much can Unreal Engine and MetaSounds accomplish? Developer/artist Matt Spendlove has built a complete open-source polysynth in it, roughly recreating the AudioKit Synth One using Unreal’s internal tools.

Peter Kirn - August 19, 2024

Editor view of a MetaSounds patch for dynamic music and sound in Unreal Engine

Don’t miss these great sound and music tutorials for Unreal Engine

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2024

Free ChucK sound coding is now in Unreal Engine – and it’s a big deal

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2024

A very Unreal Halloween: playable Theremin, scenes from cinema

Peter Kirn - October 31, 2023

Fortnite gets a modular synth and custom music engine: Patchwork + UE

Peter Kirn - October 27, 2023

TouchDesigner integration with Unreal Engine 5 comes into its own

Peter Kirn - July 12, 2023

Leap Motion is back, so you can add 3D gestures for $139 – with or without a VR headset

Peter Kirn - June 6, 2023

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