{"id":4592,"date":"2021-11-18T01:16:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T01:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/procedural-audio.com\/blog\/?p=4592"},"modified":"2021-12-07T02:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T02:45:50","slug":"heroic-fantasy-sound-design-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/procedural-audio.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/18\/heroic-fantasy-sound-design-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroic-Fantasy Sound Design 1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DSP Fantasy<\/a> is the perfect tool to add sound effects to your heroic-fantasy game, your medieval adventure, and more. From creatures to dungeons and from weapons to magic spells, all the sound effects needed are just a couple of clicks away! In this 2-part post, we will see how easy it is to design sounds for a heroic-fantasy animation! You can see the result below.<\/p>\n

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Dungeon master<\/h2>\n

The sequence begins in a dungeon, with a big door that leads to narrow stairs. The Door<\/b> patch of the Dungeon<\/i> category is an obvious choice for this first sound. We set the maximum Duration<\/i>, add a bit more Reverb<\/i>, then switch the Squeak Material<\/i> to Metal<\/i> while increasing its Tone<\/i>, to get nice creaking door.<\/p>\n

Then, we will render the patch a second time with the Squeak Tone<\/i> a bit lowered so that we can crossfade between the two sounds to create a bit more movement in the sound.<\/p>\n

To add more friction, we create another layer using the Rolling-Sliding<\/b> patch of the same category, which is mostly Stone<\/i> and Wood<\/i> materials set to a low Tone<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Finally, we add a bit more emphasis at the start and end of the movement, by adding the sound of a Chest<\/b> patch with low Tone<\/i> parameters, and a maximum amount of Reverb<\/i>. This  chest sound is then cut in two parts in an editor to get the starting and ending sounds.<\/p>\n


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For the ambience, we go to the Environment<\/i> category. The sound of the torches on both sides of the door is generated with the Fire<\/b> patch. As the fire is relatively steady, we put more emphasis on the rumble created by the Flame<\/i> component rather than on the Sparks<\/i> and Crackles<\/i>. We also use the Cave<\/b> patch to add a few isolated water drops to evocate the dampness of the dungeon.<\/p>\n

As the character reaches the stairs, we progressively mix in a Wind<\/b> patch to describe the change in ambience. We also add several Bat<\/b> and Chains<\/b> sounds (from the Creatures<\/i> and Dungeon<\/i> categories, respectively). To do that, a few random ranges are assigned to the parameters of these patches, then multiple sound variations are rendered, and the ones that fit the sequence the best are selected.<\/p>\n


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Finally, the character\u2019s presence is reinforced by adding some Footsteps<\/b>  on Stone<\/i>, and layering soft variations of the Cloth-Foley<\/b> patch without any Gear<\/i> ( both patches in the Dungeon category).<\/p>\n


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It\u2019s a kind of magic<\/h2>\n

The stairs take us to an alchemist laboratory where a wizard is practicing his spells. The Magic<\/i> category of DSP Fantasy is going to be very handy! The first spell is a very short energy blast for which the Shockwave<\/b> patch is probably the most adapted. We emphasize the elevation of the first blast by layering a bright and short Aerial Summon<\/b> patch.<\/p>\n

Next comes an electric spell, for which the Lightning Spell<\/b> seems perfect, especially when synchronizing the lightning strike with the blast at the end of the spell. To add a sense of motion, we also create a layer from the Enchanted Arrow<\/b> patch, always useful to create magical whooshes.<\/p>\n

The next enchantment is a bit similar although it starts with a blast and progressively fades out. The Telekinesis<\/b> patch is selected for its nice starting sound, while we increase the modulation depth of the Levitation<\/i> parameter.  We also create a more powerful whoosh layer by using the Incantation<\/b> patch, after muting its Flash<\/i> section.<\/p>\n

The last spell casts multiple fire blasts, which is begging for the Inferno<\/b> and Fireball<\/b> patches to be used! By lowering the Charge\u2019<\/i>s Duration<\/i> and increasing its Modulation,<\/i> the Inferno<\/b> patch provides a great starter sound. Then, for each one of the blasts, we generate short Fireball<\/b> sounds by assigning random ranges on the parameters. During the whole sequence,  we also add a few Cloth-Foley<\/b> sounds to simulate the wizard movements.<\/p>\n


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The ambience in this open room is created with the Wind<\/b> patch, keeping only the Rumble<\/i> layer. Some animation is created in the background by adding a few sounds generated by the Spider<\/b> patch, with the level of its Growl<\/i> section lowered and its Movements<\/i> layers randomized.<\/p>\n


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This concludes the first part of our post on heroic-fantasy sound design with DSP Fantasy. In the second part<\/a>, hell will break loose as we fight skeletons and a dragon arrives, so don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n


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