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Test 3 Simple visualisation created in 3d to demonstrate the instruments playing in 3d. Made it possible to turn the camera around and hear which instrument is playing where. Big problems with this design is that it is still using first order ambisonics. They aren’t clear enough in spatial fidelity for the user to know where each instrument is spatialized .

Innovation in Sound: Experiment 2

I have already noticed a large difference in the spatial clarity since removing the reverb from the original stems. I have since bounced out the audio and got it ready for implementation back into reaper and into unreal engine.

There were many issues that I faced in getting spatialised audio to work in unreal engine 4. The method that I concluded with however was using google resonance. However initially it would not work when simply turning the plug-in on. To get the full functionality out of the google resonance plugin I needed to rebuild the engine using an older version from github, that included some extra blueprint scripts for resonance. This allowed me to get a working demo of the audio that I shall upload and link soon. My next test is too attempt to get a 3d visualisation youtube video with the help of an animator.

Innovation in Sound: Experiment 1

In this first experiment within my innovation project I have created a song bounced out the tracks in mono to reaper. There I have installed the IEM Plugin Suite and have utilised the ambisonic panner to place the instruments in 3d space.

Although I have got a working model of the song playing, due to the time based effects that were already present in the mix, the spatialization of the audio sounds muddled. The 3d effect of 1st order ambisonics isn’t directional enough to give the listener a clear indication of where all of the instruments are. For my second test I shall be re exporting the song without the reverb/delays and placing it into unreal engine 4, I will then screencap to show the results and explain any problems I had.

The end of WBL for the year

Though by now I have finished my twenty days’ worth of work experience for the module I have been asked by Joe Thompson to continue working with him over the summer. I will continue to work on his upcoming project.

I think that the module has helped me in learning a few things about communicating and working with people rather than against them. I am going to try to make sure that these lessons will help me in my future of getting a job in the industry.

Work based learning Top-Up

Over the last couple of months I have been working with my employer on composing some more of the tracks for their upcoming mobile release. I have been researching lots of soundtracks from recognizable RPG series such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest for inspiration.

The music that I have been sending has not yet been giving the go ahead and is pending review by the rest of the team. When I have been given feedback from the members of the team I will make sure to make adjustments to fix the themes to how they suggest.

I am preparing to move house which has drastically impacted my work flow, this week I am moving back to Dorset and have to try hard in the next couple of days to set my computer back up and running so that I can get back into the flow of things.

WBL - Motivation issues now that term time has started

I don’t exactly know what the reason is but I have found it very difficult to get motivated since the start of the new uni term. I don’t know if its because I feel overwhelmed with the amount of work that I have to do, or whether it’s my mental health. Whatever it is, it has been really stopping me from getting the amount of work that I would like to be doing, done. On a more positive note one of the games that I have been working with has been released on the google.play store for android. It is called Colour Tap by GEM Software. One of the main issues that I have had is not being able to see the finished product due to my phone being old, so i can’t give feedback for balancing sound levels and such. We are working together on a new project for mobile and I have begun some of the compositions. I have downloaded github and tried to get onto their version of the game on unity so that I can make changes and implement things through that.

WBL - Looking forward, work this year

My plan for work this year has already formed as I have continued working on two projects with a friend of mine. I am doing a large portion of the sound design and music composition for both of these games and have enjoyed the creative process thus far. One thing that I have found that is stopping me from fully engaging with some parts of the project is that my phone is very old. The games that we have been making have been for android/ios and my phone can’t run the apk’s that have been our way of testing the game. This has prevented me from having a look at my finished work and that has in turn prevented me from giving direction as to how I would prefer things to be implemented.

WBL - First post of the new year

Over Christmas I had a large amount of university deadlines that were due for January and so some of my focus that had been on composing for these mobile games had to shift into work to ensure I made the hand ins.

Since handing in my assignments I have written a lot of music that I have sent over to my employer for review. I have also finished sending all of the sound effects for one of the games.

I have found that occasionally I have experienced a feeling of writers block however I have been fixing this through looking at a large variety of other mobile games with a similar aesthetic and taking inspiration from there sound tracks.

WBL - Work update

I have been composing a lot of music for a top down rpg coming to phones. I have mostly had positive feedback from the music that I have been creating and really feel like I have been nailing getting the music right for the aesthetic. I have high hopes for the continuation of the project and have been enjoying writing fantasy style music a lot. I have been talking to the project manager about how we are going to be implementing sounds in the game and further talks need to be had to ensure that I understand what sound effects to record.

WBL - More work

I recently found out that one of my friends that I met through World of Warcraft is in the process of making a few mobile games in a small group. I have been enlisted to do some of the sound design and music. I have been working the last few days creating some compositions for a Western and Christmas level.

I have had positive feedback on both of the loops that I have created so far and am happy with the progress that I have made in creating the sfx assets from the spotting list that he sent me.

WBL - Week 10

Having spent some time working with more direct feedback from my employer I have been able to create a piece of music that he deems suitable for his animation. I am proud of the work that I have done and look forward to seeing the finished product. There are a few bits of sound design that I still have left to do for him so though I have made some good progress there is still a ways to go. I look forward to taking a break over the Christmas period and looking for new avenues of work at the beginning of the year.

WBL - Week 9

I have found it very hard to get proper communication with my employer on what it is exactly that he wants out of me in terms of composing a piece of music for his animation. He is using a lot of musical terminology that I don’t believe they fully understand. This has the effect of just further confusing me.

I feel that to some degree he hasn’t a firm idea of what it is exactly that he does want and so i will talk to him about possibly giving him some time to come up with what exactly the animation is going to look like whilst I in the mean time do the sound design. As hopefully by the time we both finish he might get a clearer picture of what exactly the sound he wants is.

WBL - Asset creation

In starting the asset creation process for this animation project I have began by creating the sound of a gun being fired through the use of a leather belt and had an attempt at making a death sound for a man wearing a leather coat. I have sent the sound files to my colleague and have so far had nothing but positive responses. I aim to keep fulfilling my role in producing the sounds that he requires.

WBL - Week 7 starting work

I neglected posting for a while as I was trying to improve my online presence through setting up a online portfolio using Wix. This can be accessed at https://archeoxys40.wixsite.com/mysite. I have been working on a project with one of my friends that goes to the University of Gloucestershire, studying animation.

I have taken it upon myself to help with the sound design on several of the short animations that he is creating. The deadline for this is in January however I intend to finish all of the asset creation by this time next week. I have been given a document that details the sounds that I need to create.

WBL - Adaptive music for Viking Village

I have been working on getting the music that I had been writing for the viking village level ready for implementation. It took some tweaking but overall I was happy with the outcome. I have felt over the past couple of weeks a large increase in my understanding of Fmod which has lead to me feeling much more comfortable using it as a creative tool.

A linear form of the music that I have been writing for the Viking Village Unity level.

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