Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games IG2 Task 1

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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: Callum Drake 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 Reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foley_(filmmaking)

I can see how this will work in my production process when I would need to complete a large task. This would also be used in my production process when needing to recreate specific elements or pieces of sound.

Sound Libraries Collection of digital sound recordings, known as samples, for use by composers, arrangers, performers, and producers of music http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sample_library

I have used this in my production process when I complete specific sounds and store them in files allocated for those sounds to help organize my work.

SOUND FILE FORMATS Uncompressed Digital video information that has not been compressed, or was not processed with compression on it when the video was captured directly via video capture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncompressed_video

I can see how this is useful in my production process if I can’t find a sound I need I can go on the internet and use and then edit this sound to what I need.

.wav Microsoft and IBM audio file format standard for storing an audio bitstream on PCs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAV

This is used in my production process when I created sounds and then render them out to be able to upload them to the internet.

.aiff 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 can see how this will be useful in my process when storing small sample of sound and music.

.au The Au file format is a simple audio file format introduced by Sun Microsystems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_file_format

This would be used if I were creating sounds and completing my production.

.smp The SNP file format is used by Microsoft Access to store Useful for when multiple processors can be

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Report Snapshots in a single file which can be viewed and printed by the Microsoft Snapshot Viewer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNP_file_format

collaborated onto the same operating system.

Lossy Compression "lossy" compression is a data encoding method that compresses data by discarding (losing) some of it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lossy_compression

It is used to remove the bad data in the file so that it can compress it into better audio files

.mp3 More commonly referred to as MP3, is an encoding format for digital audio which uses a form of lossy data compression.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3

This would be used if I were creating music to be able to be played on my phone or on windows media player.

AUDIO LIMITATIONS Sound Processor Unit (SPU) Sound processing unit, an integrated circuit specialized in processing audio http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPU

This would be useful in my work when needing to process sounds and make clearer sounds than analogue would make.

Digital Sound Processor (DSP) Is the mathematical manipulation of an information signal to modify or improve it in some way http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal_processing

This would be used when creating a clearer sound than analogue and would not be a copy of the source sound.

Random Access Memory (RAM) Is a form of computer data storage. A random-access memory device allows data items to be read and written in roughly the same amount of time regardless of the order in which data items are accessed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory

This would be useful when needing to have fast memory that can be easily accessed quickly to help me with my production process

Mono Audio Commonly called mono sound, mono, or non-stereo sound, this early sound system used a single channel of audio for sound output.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/monophonic_sound.html

I used this in my production process when creating short single sounds in my work or when importing audio from files or sound resources.

Stereo Audio Is a method of sound reproduction that creates an illusion of directionality and audible perspective.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound

I see how I would use this in my work when needing to listen to sounds coming from multiple outputs.

Surround Sound is a technique for enriching the sound reproduction quality of an audio source with additional audio channels from speakers that surround the listener

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surround_sound

This would be used when listening to music for clearer and higher quality sound for analysis.

Direct Audio (Pulse Code Modulation – PCM)

Is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-code_modulation

Unless you specifically render a sound they would be in this format. Useful for being able to edit before rendering out.

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AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEMS Analogue is any continuous signal for which the time varying feature (variable) of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_signal

I would use this in my production process when making a record or audiotape so It would be helpful to use this process.

Digital Mini Disc is an obsolete magneto-optical disc-based data storage device http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

This would be used in my production when recording short but high quality pieces of sound.

Compact Disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format. The format was originally developed to store and play back sound recordings only (CD-DA) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc

I have not used this in my production process but I can see how it would be useful in the case where it might have a trailer or film that I would listen to.

Digital Audio Tape (DAT) is a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Tape

I would use this in my work when recording sounds and needing them to be in high, clear and professional sounding quality.

MIDI is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI

I used this is my work process when I need to create a new line to place sounds and music on.

Software Sequencers is a device or application software that can record, edit, or play back music, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_sequencer

Reaper manages the software sequences automatically

Software Plug-ins is a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing software application. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_(computing)

This would be used when placing software onto the computer that couldn’t be found or downloaded and can only be placed onto it.

MIDI Keyboard Instruments 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

I have used this in my production process when editing or creating new sounds for my assignments.

AUDIO SAMPLING File Size Constraints - Bit-depth 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

This would be useful when choosing what hardware or software I would need to process audio data for the best choice for me and my work.

File Size Constraints - Sample Rate Sample rate indicates the number of digital samples taken of an audio signal each second. This rate determines the frequency range of an audio file. The higher the sample rate,

This would be used in my production process for when I need the audio to play at

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the closer the shape of the digital waveform is to that of the original analog waveform http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Soundbooth/2.0/WS41FBD92E-39EA-4eda-B490-EDE8EA1175C8a.html#WS2E825A07-11AB-4f2f-A1FD-A1E4D93C3B9Aa

a faster rate.