#audiodesign

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Today I started recording all the sound effects that I will be using in a vertical slice of a game that I am making. The game is about a hunter stuck in the wilderness, whilst being hunted by a creature. So I started with footsteps....

Bad speaker placement kills audio:

✘ Uneven spacing

✘ Too close to walls

✘ Ignoring ceiling height

Fix it:

✔ Equal coverage

✔ Correct spacing formula

✔ Match power to room size Sound is math, not guesswork

Some essential components of a video include lighting and camera angles, but one of the most important aspects that is often overlooked is sound, which is just as crucial as other video features. Sound includes voices that add emotions and change the complete dynamics of a video. It feels more real and interesting.

Unclouded sounds that help us to understand what is actually happening. Even a great-looking video looks less interesting and engaging than a video that is filled with sound and music. 

Sound Design: Meaning:

Sound design means adding and choosing sounds for a video, movie, or game so it feels real and interesting. These sounds include people talking, background music and small sounds like footsteps, rain, or doors closing.

For example, when someone walks, and you hear their steps, that is sound design. Music that makes you feel happy or scared is also part of sound design. Without these sounds, a video would feel boring and hard to enjoy.

Sound Design: Importance:

Only seeing scenes is not important, but also feeling them; that’s why sound design comes as an important solution to it. 

Makes scenes feel realSound design adds sounds like footsteps, rain, or wind so the scene feels real. For example, hearing rain makes a rainy scene believable.

Helps show feelingsMusic and sounds help us feel happy, sad, or scared. For example, scary music makes a horror scene feel more frightening.

Helps tell the storySounds explain things we may not see. For example, the sound tells us a storm is coming even before it appears.

Makes voices clearGood sound design helps us hear people talking clearly. For example, clear dialogue helps us understand a conversation in a busy place.

Tells us where to lookSounds guide our attention to important actions. For example, a loud bang makes us look at what just happened on screen.

Sound Design: Personalities:

Famous Personalities who helped in shaping this big industry and added a new perspective, and also gave marvellous songs and music which are still heard by us in our ears. 

Ben Burtt – He made famous sounds like the lightsaber and robot sounds in the Star Wars movies.

Walter Murch – He helped create powerful sounds and editing for famous movies like The Godfather.

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Ever wondered what makes the audio in a professional conference room so flawless? No echoes, no feedback, just clear, crisp sound. We're breaking down the anatomy of a perfect audio system for a medium-sized room (that 12-15 person space your team loves to huddle in).

It's a symphony of tech: The Star: Dante Wired Microphones. They use your network to send pristine, uncompressed audio instantly and without any wireless interference. The Brain: The SWIFT X DSP that cleans up the sound, cancels echo, and makes everyone sound their best. The Nervous System: A PoE Switch that sends both power and data through Network Cables for a super clean setup. The voice: The Voice: Coaxial Ceiling Speakers that fill the room with even, clear sound. The control: A simple panel that puts the power at your fingertips.

All connected with clean, modern cabling (some even powered over Ethernet!).