{"id":15159,"date":"2020-06-29T04:30:24","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T04:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/?page_id=15159"},"modified":"2021-09-22T16:19:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T16:19:18","slug":"game-sounds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/game-sounds\/","title":{"rendered":"7. Game Sounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sound makes games look better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I know that \u201csounds\u201d weird but it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The audio engineer in a small studio is responsible for a lot of things<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Sound effects<\/strong>. You might hear or read the term \u201cFoley\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Foley_(filmmaking)\">after a famous audio engineer, Jack Foley<\/a>. These are all the sounds that are not people talking. The sound of footsteps when your character is walking, faster footstep when the character is running, dogs barking \u2013 all of these are sound effects.<\/li><li><strong>Helping record and edit voice overs<\/strong>. We normally do three \u201ctakes\u201d of every line in the script. The audio engineer will edit together the best takes from each line. He or she will also cut out any time the speaker coughs, says \u201cum\u201d, \u201cyou know\u201d or other sounds that should not be in the game.<\/li><li><strong>Soundtracks<\/strong>. This is music that plays in the background. Some audio engineers that are really talented record their own music and include it in the game. The music in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/forgotten-trail\/\">canoe dodge and chicken chasing levels in Forgotten Trail<\/a>&nbsp;were done by an audio engineer, Eric Cappello.<\/li><li><strong>Ambiance<\/strong>&nbsp;or background noise. For example, if your game is set in the woods, the background noise should sound different than if it\u2019s at a party in someone\u2019s house. Location is everything.<\/li><li>In a small company like ours, the audio engineer might even help with sound track for video ads. See an example below.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Forgotten Trail\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CwnYmtHj2sM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Example of music created by audio engineer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/7gen\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/secretservice_asianma_a_lw.gif\" alt=\"Secret service agent getting game design mission\" class=\"wp-image-21622\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your mission:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On Friday, you began creating a new game level. Today, you\u2019ll be creating the sound for that level.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will it have a soundtrack? If so, what will it be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How are your players going to move? Walking, running, jumping, flying, driving a car, a snowmobile or a tractor? Whatever it is, you need sound effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1011\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-24-at-5.54.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-24-at-5.54.02-PM.png 1011w, https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-24-at-5.54.02-PM-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Screen-Shot-2020-06-24-at-5.54.02-PM-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1011px) 100vw, 1011px\" \/><figcaption>If it&#8217;s raining you need a rain sound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What will the weather be like? If it is raining or snowing, you\u2019ll need some sound for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/winter.png\" alt=\"buffalo in the snow\" class=\"wp-image-15160\" width=\"450\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/winter.png 450w, https:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/winter-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\">Random fact: The background noise in \u201cSpirit Lake: The Game\u201d was actually recorded at White Horse Hill on the Spirit Lake Nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Places I find sounds<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Record outside for traffic, crowd sounds, wood sounds, lake sounds. I&#8217;ve even recorded howler monkeys in the Mayan jungle<\/li><li>You can download free sounds off the internet at <a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/browse\/\">places like freesound.or<\/a>g just know that lots of sites that advertise free sounds have a few free ones a lot you have to pay for.  Some require you to give them credit if you use the sound and some require you to pay if it is in a product you are not giving away for free.<\/li><li>I get people I know to record music. (I&#8217;m related to two of the musicians in this video so hoping to rope them into recording for a game.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hallelujah\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YUlD4NBlWkc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Hallelujah with parts played from home during quarantine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you have any musical talent or training, you can certainly create your own music. Sadly, I have none.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/time-to-code\/r\/\">Go to Level 8<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.7generationgames.com\/game_design\/game-art\/\">Go back to Level 6<\/a> <\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sound makes games look better I know that \u201csounds\u201d weird but it\u2019s true. The audio engineer in a small studio is responsible for a lot of things Sound effects. 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