Ig2 task 1 work sheet connor martin
- 1. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 1 Produce a glossary of terms specific to the methods and principles of sound design and production. Using a provided template, you must research and gather definitions specific to provided glossary terms. Any definitions must be referenced with the URL link of the website you have obtained the definition. You must also, where possible, provide specific details of how researched definitions relate to your own production practice. Name: Connor Martin RESEARCHED DEFINITION (provide short internet researched definition and URL link) DESCRIBE THE RELEVANCE OF THE RESEARCHED TERM TO YOUR OWN PRODUCTION PRACTICE? SOUND DESIGN METHODOLOGY Foley Artistry “Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video and other mediums in post-production to enhance audio quality” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(filmmaking) We have used Foley artistry to record sounds for tasks. This was shown in IG1 when I had to evidence ambient and directional recordings. I also used this in IG2 for task 2 when I recorded different sounds for a variety of games. Sound Libraries “A collection of sound stored on file (for example on CD’S, DVD’S, or as digital audio files) http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/sound-library We have created lots of sound libraries from different posts on our blog such as IG2 when I created sound libraries for my sound effects. SOUND FILE FORMATS Uncompressed “Not compressed” http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/uncompressed We have come across uncompressed files in reaper when we have rendered a sound it became uncompressed to make the appropriate file. .wav “Short for Waveform Audio File Format, is a Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bit stream on PC’S” http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV Nearly all of our sounds are exported as .wav Files because it is the only file we can upload to sound cloud. .aiff “Audio Interchange File Format is an audio file format standard used for storing sound data for personal computers and other electronic audio devices.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Interchange_File_Format I have not come across this yet because I save my files as.wav files but I know that this is a file type. .au “A digital audio file format from sun that is used on the internet and can be played by a java programme.” http://www.yourdictionary.com/au-file This is also another file format that I haven’t used yet.
- 2. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 2 .smp “Short for Symmetric Multiprocessing, a computer architecture that provides fast performance by making multiple CPUs available to complete individual processes simultaneously.” http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SMP.html This is a multiprocessor task that I haven’t come across yet but I could use in the future. Lossy Compression “The class of data encoding methods that uses inexact approximations for representing the content that has been encoded.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy_compression I have not come across this yet. .mp3 “The file extension for MPEG Audio Layer-3, a set of standards for compressing and downloading audio files from the Internet.” http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mp3 The common use is to store music on a device, we have used this in an earlier task putting songs into a sequence or using different sound effects and distorting them. AUDIO LIMITATIONS Sound Processor Unit (SPU) “To process audio signals in order to accurately reproduce the characteristics of the sound.” http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_sound_processor?#slide=3 This is used to play sounds from a computer. Digital Sound Processor (DSP) “A specialized microprocessor with an architecture optimized for th3e operational needs of digital signal processing.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal_processor I haven’t used this yet but could use it later to edit and manipulate sounds. Random Access Memory (RAM) “A type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly.” http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/RAM.html RAM is memory that stores things temporarily and all computers use this. Mono Audio “Where all the audio signals are mixed together and routed through a single audio channel.” http://www.mcsquared.com/mono-stereo.htm I used this created single sounds such as explosions or gunshots. Stereo Audio “A method of sound reproduction that creates an illusion of directionality and audible perspective.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound This is used to edit the “pan” in reaper to add effect to a sound. Surround Sound “Surround sound is a technique for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surround_sound This gives sound a sense of background noise which determines whether it is far away or close up.
- 3. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 3 Direct Audio (Pulse Code Modulation – PCM) “DirectSound provides a low-latency interface to sound card drivers written for Windows 95 through Windows XP and can handle the mixing and recording of multiple audio streams.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectSound I haven’t used this process yet. AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEMS Analogue “Analogue recording is a technique used for the recording of analogue signals which among many possibilities include audio frequency, analogue audio and analogue video information for later playback.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_recording I have used analogue when recording my script using a script and speaking directly into a microphone. Digital Mini Disc “The Mini Disc is an obsolete magneto-optical disc-based data storage device for 74 minutes and, later, 80 minutes, of digitized audio or 1 gigabyte of Hi-MD data. The Sony brand audio players were on the market from September 1992 until March 2013.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc We haven’t used this yet. Compact Disc (CD) “Compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc CD’s are used to store audio files and can be played on a wide range or devices. Digital Audio Tape (DAT) “DAT has the ability to record at higher, equal or lower sampling rates than a CD (48, 44.1 or 32 kHz sampling rate respectively) at 16 bits quantization.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Tape Digital recording tapes were popular in the late 1990 but lost popularity when compact discs were introduced. MIDI “MIDI (short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI I used MIDI to create small tracks. Software Sequencers “A sequencing software package designed to be loaded into a computer. Software sequencers usually have more features and have the advantage of showing you a lot more information at once because they use the computer's screen and aren't locked into the knobs or buttons or display of a hardware sequencer.” http://www.wannaplaymusic.com/get-started/keyboard-terminology This allowed me to create sequenced music through the MIDI file.
- 4. Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1 4 Software Plug-ins “A soft-ware plug-in is an add-on for a program that adds functionality to it. For example, a Photoshop plug-in (such as Eye Candy) may add extra filters that you can use to manipulate images.” http://www.techterms.com/definition/plugin I use a wide range of software plugins to manipulate various sounds such as SFX like explosions to add more ambience. MIDI Keyboard Instruments “A MIDI keyboard is typically a piano-style user interface keyboard device used for sending MIDI signals or commands over a USB or MIDI cable to other devices connected and operating on the same MIDI protocol interface.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI_keyboard A MIDI keyboard is used to control the sounds created in the MIDI files. AUDIO SAMPLING File Size Constraints - Bit-depth “In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample, and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth I haven’t come across this yet. File Size Constraints - Sample Rate “In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous signal to a discrete signal. A common example is the conversion of a sound wave (a continuous signal) to a sequence of samples.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(signal_processing) And again I haven’t come across this yet.