Hi, I don't want you to think that making all sound effects is easy. It really depends on the effect required. Some are very easy, and others are somewhat difficult. For example, for a space station or lab you might want to record your home air conditioner unit, alter it some in Goldwave, and out comes a really cool background effect. That is easy. Now, if you want something like a laser beam that is much more difficult. to design. You need software to do digital test tone generation, and have to specify length, tone, and other things to come up with some sort of laser effect. Then, you might want to run it through Goldwave and see what you can do with it. They are very tricky to make. For something like that I tend to buy rather than make. Now, I assume you have heard of the jedi light saber from star wars. Interesting enough that familiar hum isn't that difficult toreproduce provided you have the materials to do it. Basically, they took an old tv set, turned the volume off, and recorded the hum of the tubes inside it. Then, altered them to what they are now. A couple of years ago I tried the same thing with my dads 1920's radio, and managed to come up with something similar. Not exact, but close enough to have fun with. Point is some game effects are easier than others to make. You'd be surprised what you can do with the right software and enough creativity to turn ordenary sounds into new and futuristic ones, or make something new sound old.
Andy Smith wrote: > oo cool... thats cool. I always thought that you had to use all this > software and tinker with .wav files and do all kinds of complicated > stuff to create cool effects. > > On 7/5/07, Thomas Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Damian, >> Well, there are some effects you just can not create on your own like >> explotions as none of us really have the material to make them. In such >> a case I would just buy or copy one. >> However, you might me amazed of the hundreds of effects you can make at >> your own home with no cost. Record fans to supply ambience, open and >> close doors, step sounds, ringing phones, radio static, etc. >> Did you know you can use a jucy piece of fruit or a head of lettuce to >> make really grose flesh wound effects or injery effects by chopping it >> with a big knife or other sharp instrument. >> >> >> X-Sight Interactive wrote: >> >>> there's a point, how would i create a good smashing or explosion effect >>> without actually damaging anything? *grin* gees those sound ideas >>> >> libraries >> >>> are expensive! >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> damien >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
