Designing Sound

2010-08-20 Computers

Author : Andy Farnell
Release : 2010-08-20
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 416/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Designing Sound by : Andy Farnell

Download or read book Designing Sound written by Andy Farnell. This book was released on 2010-08-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Designing with Sound

2018-11-26 Computers

Author : Amber Case
Release : 2018-11-26
Genre : Computers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 074/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Designing with Sound written by Amber Case. This book was released on 2018-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sound can profoundly impact how people interact with your product. Well-designed sounds can be exceptionally effective in conveying subtle distinctions, emotion, urgency, and information without adding visual clutter. In this practical guide, Amber Case and Aaron Day explain why sound design is critical to the success of products, environments, and experiences. Just as visual designers have a set of benchmarks and a design language to guide their work, this book provides a toolkit for the auditory experience, improving collaboration for a wide variety of stakeholders, from product developers to composers, user experience designers to architects. You’ll learn a complete process for designing, prototyping, and testing sound. In two parts, this guide includes: Past, present, and upcoming advances in sound design Principles for designing quieter products Guidelines for intelligently adding and removing sound in interactions When to use voice interfaces, how to consider personalities, and how to build a knowledge map of queries Working with brands to create unique and effective audio logos that will speak to your customers Adding information using sonification and generative audio

Designing Sound for Animation

2014-06-20 Art

Author : Robin Beauchamp
Release : 2014-06-20
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 653/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Designing Sound for Animation written by Robin Beauchamp. This book was released on 2014-06-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This nuts-and-bolts guide to sound design for animated films explains audio software, free downloads, how sound works, the power of sound when wielded by an animation filmmaker, and provides varieties of examples for how to use sound to enliven your films with professional sound. Sound-savvy animators save precious resources (time and money) by using sound for effects they don't necessarily have time to create. For example, the sound of a crow flying gives viewers a sense of the crow without the crow. Where there's a macabre element or scene in an animated film, this book explains why you should choose a low frequency sound for it-low frequencies are scary, because the ear can't decipher their origin or direction! On the DVD: three 5-minute animations; sample sound clips, jump cuts and video streams; plus motion graphics with which to practice sound-applications explained in this book.

Sound Design

2013-04 Performing Arts

Author : David Sonnenschein
Release : 2013-04
Genre : Performing Arts
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 023/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sound Design written by David Sonnenschein. This book was released on 2013-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The clash of light sabers in the electrifying duels of Star Wars. The chilling bass line signifying the lurking menace of the shark in Jaws. The otherworldly yet familiar pleas to "phone home" in the enchanting E.T." "These are examples of the different ways sound can contribute to the overall dramatic impact of a film. To craft a distinctive atmosphere, sound design is as important as art direction and cinematography - and it can also be an effective tool to express the personalities of your characters."--Jacket.

Sound Systems: Design and Optimization

2016-02-26 Technology & Engineering

Author : Bob McCarthy
Release : 2016-02-26
Genre : Technology & Engineering
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 083/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sound Systems: Design and Optimization written by Bob McCarthy. This book was released on 2016-02-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sound Systems: Design and Optimization provides an accessible and unique perspective on the behavior of sound systems in the practical world. The third edition reflects current trends in the audio field thereby providing readers with the newest methodologies and techniques. In this greatly expanded new edition, you’ll find clearer explanations, a more streamlined organization, increased coverage of current technologies and comprehensive case studies of the author’s award-winning work in the field. As the only book devoted exclusively to modern tools and techniques in this emerging field, Sound Systems: Design and Optimization provides the specialized guidance needed to perfect your design skills. This book helps you: Improve your design and optimization decisions by understanding how audiences perceive reinforced sound Use modern analyzers and prediction programs to select speaker placement, equalization, delay and level settings based on how loudspeakers interact in the space Define speaker array configurations and design strategies that maximize the potential for spatial uniformity Gain a comprehensive understanding of the tools and techniques required to generate a design that will create a successful transmission/reception model

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