Sound Design

The Influence of Audio on the Audience

• IMDB

• Slideshow

• Frequencies below 20 Hz

  • The Difference Music Makes to Action Sequences

Hardware

• • Microphone

  • Computer with editing software

  • Speakers / Headphones

Software

• • Audacity

  • Sound Recorder

  • Garage Band

  • Adobe Audition

File Formats

• • WAV

  • MP3

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_file_format

Compression of Audio Formats

• • Compression Notes

• Compression Handout

  • Project Files

• Lossy Compression

• Lossless Compression

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_file_format

Specifications

• • Tracks

  • Balance

  • Volume

  • Frequency

• Base

  • Treble

  • Beats per minutes

  • Sample rate

Audacity Skills

• • Set up microphone

  • Set up headphones

  • set up volume levels

  • record your voice

  • playback your track

  • time shift tool

  • adjust track volume levels

  • trim and mute audio tracks

  • save audacity projects

  • save external sound effects and songs

  • import sound files

  • add special effects

  • Export audio files

Audio Planning

• Scripts

Audio Project 1: Radio Advertisement

• Radio Advertisement Project

• Planning Document

  • Sample Radio Advertisements

  • http://www.babble-on-recording.com/samples/

  • http://www.overnightradio.com/work.html

Audio Project 2: Foley Artistry

• The Secret World of Foley

• The Magic of Making Sound

• Foley Artist Exercise

Excellent Online Resources

• http://filmsound.org/

Extracting Audio from Online Sources

• http://www.listentoyoutube.com/

• http://www.clipconverter.cc/

Online Audio Sources

• Songs

  • http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/free_music_loops.shtml

  • http://www.danosongs.com/

  • http://freemusicarchive.org/

• Sound Effects

  • http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/free-sound-effects/

  • http://www.findsounds.com/

  • http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Sound_samples#Over_10GB_of_FREE_Samples_.E2.80.93_for_The_Children_of_the_World

  • http://www.freesound.org/

  • http://soundbible.com/free-sound-effects-1.html

  • http://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects

  • http://macaulaylibrary.org/search-help

• Loops

  • Beatlab

  • http://www.incredibox.com/

  • http://www.flashkit.com/loops/

  • http://www.freesound.org/packsViewSingle.php?id=1133

  • http://www.beatlab.com

  • http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/indexStudio.htm

Audio Dictionary

• http://www.historyofrecording.com/Dictionary-Audio.html

• http://www.filmsound.org/terminology.htm

Online Audio Editors

• https://twistedwave.com/online/

• https://mp3cut.net/

• https://www.filelab.com/audio-editor

Download Audacity

• http://audacityteam.org/download/

Audacity Information and Tutorials

• http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Category:Tutorial

• http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Tutorials

• http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tutorial.html

• http://www.slideshare.net/Marcus9000/how-to-use-audacity-guide-handout

• http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/11/28/audacity-quickstart-guide/

Audacity Screen