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  3. New Ambients, Themes, And Gregorian Chants

    in Music & SFX

    Posted

    Great. Then here we go..

     

    First, I commited the chants to CVS some time ago, since they were good to go.

     

    mb_ambient01 Good. I'll upload this one.

    mb_ambient02 This should be made a short loop instead since it just repeats one pattern. I can do that myself though, and then commit it.

    mb_ambient03 Ok I guess. Could also be shortened.

    mb_ambient_alienbirds Cool sound. This one's ready to go.

    mb_hum1_LP Ok

    mb_hum3_LP Ok

    mb_hum_intense(1-5) 2 and 5 are good. 1 and 4 sounds a little too much, and 3 is just.. not very hummy.

    mb_hum_medium(1,2,5 (three and four corrupt!)) All good hums, I especially like number 5.

    mb_subtle(1-4) Nothing to complain. Good good.

     

    Then we have the themes:

    - Bell banging

    - Creepypiano

    - Musicbox

     

    I am not sure how to handle these partly "empty" files. I'm wondering if that could be done with a soundshader instead of wasting filesize like that. Or whether it's better to have them empty and the author adds a hum or do it the Thief 3 way with "full" themes. This: is a theme from Thief 3. Check it out and think about what way would be best.

     

    More musical criticism:

    Bell bangings - The bells in the beginning sound a little too fake. Maybe you can find some better samples of real bells? The background bangings are great. And the string/synth part have Thief all over it. :)

     

    Creepypiano - Again, it (the piano) sounds a little too much like a synth. Check out the Thief 3 sound I linked to. That's more like it. Are you using a VST plugin or just midi? I don't know but you might be able to improve the sound with the right effects, or get a better plugin. Steinbergs "The Grand" is supposed to be really good. Pretty expensive though :)

     

    Musicbox - The "sound" is perfect in this one. And the melody is perfect until 0:49 where it seems to disappear. It ends quite abruptly right there. Then there is a short thing between 1:00 and 1:10 which is good. Then it starts again at 1:19 with something that sounds pretty strange. The "effect" kinda takes over here. Then it plays the first part again (which is great).

     

    I think that's pretty much it, hehe.

    Keep up the great work! :)

  4. Suggestions Pls

    in The Dark Mod

    Posted

    You know, this project management thing is PERFECT for audio. Models and code go through a lot of changes and some parts are more time consuming than others. But for soundfiles on the other hand, it's much easier. Once it's done, it's pretty much done. Not much to change. So this actually gives a pretty good estimation.

     

    Also, it's great for seeing what has been done already, of course. :)

  12. The Cvs Thread (old)

    in Music & SFX

    Posted

    sfx/tools

    mine_explode - pak

     

    sfx/world

    material_explosive_destroyed1 - pak

    material_explosive_destroyed2 - pak

    material_explosive_destroyed3 - pak

    material_glass_destroyed1 - pak

    material_glass_destroyed2 - pak

    material_glass_destroyed3 - pak

    material_glass_destroyed4 - pak

  16. Explosions

    in Music & SFX

    Posted

    I think it would be better to play both a glass breaking and a firearrow sound at the same time. And a wood break and firearrow when you shoot at a wooden chair etc.

     

    This will be possible, right programmers?

  21. New Stuff

    in Music & SFX

    Posted

    The second arrow one does not sound like an arrow impact.

    This has been fixed, the new version should be on CVS.

     

    But anyway, about swords (yeah, the ones on cvs right now are temporary). Are all characters going to use leather sheaths? Or will the guards have metal ones? I'd prefer metal sounds for the sword (un/)sheathings since they are pretty distinctive. You know what makes that sound, and also, they are much louder than a leather one would be and thus could be heard.

  22. Official Soundtrack

    in Music & SFX

    Posted

    Oh, there is no need for a full animation, a cd-cover isn't usually animated you know. ;) A simple still image ought to do it!

     

    For a little music video though, how about this: a builder dancing ballet to the Victrola music. :D (Yep, really bad idea..)

  23. Official Soundtrack

    in Music & SFX

    Posted

    I have been thinking about releasing something to the public from us here at the audio department. They have seen screenshots and read about features. They still haven't heard any audio (apart from Tyrots teaser music!). So when I feel we have enough good material for a little compilation, we should release it.

     

    I had some ideas about album covers too. :D Oddity, when you get time (I know you're busy with like 100 different things, and this is NOT a priority, but when!) you could perhaps do one of these character poses:

     

    1. A haunt moonwalking

    2. Three builders in a row doing either can-can or cossack dance.

    :)

     

    (I'd go with a moonwalking haunt myself, but I'm not sure if we decided to release that model or not)

     

    Any more ideas? :)

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