An introduction to seem layout with a concentration on the essential duties of examining, importing, sampling and exporting audio clips for utilization in other multimedia projects. Moreover, a quick background of acoustic recording as well as a consolidated overview of the specialized nuances linked with audio file types.
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Author : Andy Farnell
Genre : Computers
Summary : A practitioner's guide to the basic principles of creating sound effects using easily accessed free software. Designing Sound teaches students and professional sound designers to understand and create sound effects starting from nothing. Its thesis is that any sound can be generated from first principles, guided by analysis and synthesis. The text takes a practitioner's perspective, exploring the basic principles of making ordinary, everyday sounds using an easily accessed free software. Readers use the Pure Data (Pd) language to construct sound objects, which are more flexible and useful than recordings. Sound is considered as a process, rather than as data—an approach sometimes known as “procedural audio.” Procedural sound is a living sound effect that can run as computer code and be changed in real time according to unpredictable events. Applications include video games, film, animation, and media in which sound is part of an interactive process. The book takes a practical, systematic approach to the subject, teaching by example and providing background information that offers a firm theoretical context for its pragmatic stance. [Many of the examples follow a pattern, beginning with a discussion of the nature and physics of a sound, proceeding through the development of models and the implementation of examples, to the final step of producing a Pure Data program for the desired sound. Different synthesis methods are discussed, analyzed, and refined throughout.] After mastering the techniques presented in Designing Sound, students will be able to build their own sound objects for use in interactive applications and other projects
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Author : Kahra Scott-James
Genre : Motion pictures
Summary : Contemporary soundtracks are often made up of hundreds of separate tracks, and thousands of individual sounds, including elements of dialogue, music and sound effects. As a result, many budding filmmakers find them a daunting prospect, and are tempted to leave sound to the last stages of post-production. 'Sound Design for Moving Image' offers a clear introduction to sound design theory and practice to help you integrate sound ideas into your productions.
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Author : Karen Collins
Genre : Computers
Summary : A distinguishing feature of video games is their interactivity, and sound plays an important role in this: a player's actions can trigger dialogue, sound effects, ambient sound, and music. This book introduces readers to the various aspects of game audio, from its development in early games to theoretical discussions of immersion and realism.
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Author : Peter Swarte
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Summary : This book is intended for those who are active with sound amplification and sound distribution. The book provides information on adapting sound systems and/or transducer to the given acoustics like in open, half-open and closed spaces. An important aspect is how loudspeakers can be adapted to cover all types of surroundings. Very often a choice has to be made from a wide range of loudspeakers. On the other hand a combination of loudspeakers must be developed and composed in order to adapt the loudspeakers to the given acoustical circumstances. The question of which loudspeaker is the correct choice and how they need to be set-up so that speech and music are fully comprehensible in all kinds of acoustical and noisy circumstances. This book gives a full answer to these questions. The reader is also made aware of the design of loudspeakers on the basis of Small and Thiele parameters. With thorough calculations and the visibility of the out coming of these calculations by simple software it is possible to convert the acoustic and mechanical elements of the loudspeaker into electrical analogues so that the loudspeaker is simulated on the PC. Using an example the calculations mentioned above can be supported. Finally the full reference list simplifies the task of the reader in finding the information they require. “I’ve been fascinated by the possibilities of Electro-acoustics since I was 10 years old and now I am very pleased to be able to share the knowledge that I built up over 40 years working in the Electro-acoustics division of Philips.” My work experience was supplemented by giving lectures on electro-acoustics at the post-academic courses on acoustics in Antwerp (Belgium)
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Author : Holger Schulze
Genre : Sound in design
Summary : What is sound design? What function does it have in the early 21st century and what role could it play in the near future? This book explores the current state of functional sound design, its recent history, its characteristic forms of labor and how it is deeply interwoven with everyday life practices. In four parts this book tries to give an answer to the question Why that Sound? with a historical overview on how the magic trick of sound design degraded from providing an incommensurable shock to obeying contemporary ideologies of efficiency; a large visual part with 80 figures documents and questions the current state of Sonic Labor between a sound designer's private workbench, manifold forms of design abuse, and continuous pitching detours; a cultural analysis of Living with Sounds explores how sonic signs are domesticated, how sonic patterns can be decolonized, and what cultural transmission they contribute to leads then to the final part of Sound Works: How is designing sound for the sonic consumers of today situated in a surveillance society between affective labor and silencing dispositives? In what ways can the protagonists of the contemporary sonic workforce transform the situation of sonic labor in the near future? For professional sound designers and sound artists, for design aficionados and passionate listeners, and for researchers in the fields of sound studies, design research and cultural studies this volume provides an essential introduction to sound design as well as a provocative critique of contemporary design practices and soundcultures.
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Author : Karen Collins
Genre : Science
Summary : An introduction to the concepts and principles of sound design practice, with more than 175 exercises that teach readers to put theory into practice. This book offers an introduction to the principles and concepts of sound design practice, from technical aspects of sound effects to the creative use of sound in storytelling. Most books on sound design focus on sound for the moving image. Studying Sound is unique in its exploration of sound on its own as a medium and rhetorical device. It includes more than 175 exercises that enable readers to put theory into practice as they progress through the chapters. The book begins with an examination of the distinction between hearing and listening (with exercises to train the ears) and then offers an overview of sound as an acoustic phenomenon. It introduces recording sound, covering basic recording accessories as well as theories about recording and perception; explores such spatial effects as reverberation and echo; and surveys other common digital sound effects, including tremolo, vibrato, and distortion. It introduces the theory and practice of mixing; explains surround and spatial sound; and considers sound and meaning, discussing ideas from semiotics and psychology. Finally, drawing on material presented in the preceding chapters, the book explores in detail using sound to support story, with examples from radio plays, audio dramas, and podcasts. Studying Sound is suitable for classroom use or independent study.
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Author : Matthew Polis
Genre : Motion pictures
Summary : "This illuminating, engaging book offers an introduction to the art of sound design and postproduction audio, written especially for for directors, producers, sound designers, and teachers without a technical background in sound. Building on over 50 years of combined expertise in teaching, filmmaking, and sound design, experienced instructor and author Peter Rea and sound designer Matthew Polis offer a cogent, clear, and practical overview of sound design principles and practices, from exploring the language and vocabulary of sound to teaching readers how to work with sound professionals, and later to overseeing the edit, mix, and finishing processes. In this book, Rea and Polis focus on creative and practical ways to utilize sound in order to achieve the filmmaker's vision and elevate their films. Balancing practical, experienced-based insight, numerous examples, and unique concepts like storyboarding for sound, A Filmmaker's Guide to Sound Design arms students, filmmakers, and educators with the knowledge to creatively and confidently navigate their film through the post audio process"--