Now that we can tick at a constant interval, we can add rhythm and pitch into the mix. To make interesting melodies, harmonies, and rhythmic parts, let’s make a step sequencer. This lesson will go into the details of creating a reusable step sequencer that we can use to control our samplers. … [Read more...]
Making a Music System – Part 3
Now that the sampler’s making noise, let’s make it make noise in time! In order to get the music ticking away, we’ll need a clock. So let’s make a metronome! … [Read more...]
Making a Music System – Part 2
Playing samples straight through will get us there, but it sounds so much nicer if we have options to shape the sounds. A good first step is volume envelopes. In this lesson, we’ll make an attack-sustain-release (ASR) envelope and modify our sampler to use it to modulate the volume. … [Read more...]
Making a Music System – Part 1
Games and other interactive media put us in faraway worlds with unique characters, let us touch them, and delight us by showing us they know we’re there. In addition to visuals, sound effects, and gameplay, we have the unique opportunity to let people interact with the music. In this five-part, weekly tutorial series, we'll go step by step through the process of making an … [Read more...]
News: Heavy Adds Support For Dynamic Plugins In Wwise 2016
Heavy by Enzien Audio is a framework for easily generating audio plugins for use in interactive sound and music applications such as games, instruments or installations. It makes use of Pure Data as a front end and generates a wide range of Plugin formats from Pure Data patches, including Unity3D, VST, Wwise, C and Javascript. The project recently announced … [Read more...]
AudioGaming – An Interview
We've had some inspiring, insightful and practical thoughts about procedural audio in the past few interviews. We've not only looked at what can ideally be possible with it, but also what its limitations can be. For those of you who keep up with game audio news, AudioGaming must not be new to you. They are a few years old with the sole purpose of developing next generation … [Read more...]
The Sound of ‘Pugs Luv Beats’
[This is a first of a series of interviews/articles on procedural/generative sound] 'Pugs Luv Beats' is a hilarious music composition game for iOS devices developed by Edinburgh based studio Lucky Frame. It's about guiding pugs (in costumes) around a galaxy of worlds, whilst creating an endless variety of music. It sounds fantastic and runs on a generative sound/music engine … [Read more...]