Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 73: Sound For Computer GamesIG2 Task 1

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: Victoria Bell 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 A sound effects technique for synchronous effects or live effects.http://www.filmsound.org/terminology/foley.htm

Foley artistry is when a sound effect is created with some kinds of props.

Sound Libraries A collection of different sounds that are recorded or made via sound effects to be used in making mixed together to make something e.g. voice acting merged with noises to make a video game cutscene. A collection of sounds.

I have created a selection of different sounds in a folder in my documents.

SOUND FILE FORMATS Uncompressed A file in it’s original format. Usually higher quality. I have saved uncompressed files. I had not changed them from their original format in any way.

.wav A format for storing sound files.http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/WAV.html

I have used the sound format on reaper.

.aiff A type of file format for audio.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Interchange_File_Format

I have saved a file in this format.

.au Short for audio a common format on Unix computers.http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/AU.html

I have seen this on Unix computers.

.smp A file format. A format I have used in college.Lossy Compression A way to compress files. I have used this to compress large

files on my computer..mp3 File made for mp3. I have copped these files on my

own computer.AUDIO LIMITATIONS Sound Processor Unit (SPU) Also known as a sound card it is used to move audio files from a computer under a

computer program.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_processing_unit

I have one of these in my computer used for sound.

Digital Sound Processor A Digital Signal Processor, or DSP, is a specialized microprocessor that has an A sound processor that can be

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Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 73: Sound For Computer GamesIG2 Task 1

(DSP) architecture which is optimized for the fast operational needs of digital signal processing. A Digital Signal Processor (DSP) can process data in real time, making it ideal for applications that can’t tolerate delays. Digital signal processors take a digital signal and process it to improve the signal into clearer sound, faster data or sharper images. Digital Signal Processors use video, voice, audio, temperature or position signals that have been digitized and mathematically manipulate them. A digital signal processor is designed to perform these mathematical functions rapidly. The signals are processed so the information contained in them can be displayed or converted to another type of signal.http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/microprocessors/digital-signal-processors.aspx

uses real time.

Random Access Memory (RAM)

RAM is a form of data storage for computers.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_memory

I have this on my own computer.

Mono Audio A single sound using a mic usually I have created sound this way for projects

Stereo Audio Stereo is more than one sound being captured.http://www.mcsquared.com/mono-stereo.htm

I have captured stereo sound.

Surround Sound Surround sound is sound all around. I have recorded this in the pastDirect Audio (Pulse Code Modulation – PCM)

is a method used to digitally represent sampled analog signals. It is the standard form of digital audio in computers, Compact Discs, digital telephony and other digital audio applications.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse-code_modulation

I have this audio in my computer.

AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEMS

Analogue An analog recording is where you would record the analog signal to a recordable mediumhttps://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006051503661

I have used this to record sounds while working on projects.

Digital Mini Disc The MiniDisc (MD) is an obsolete magneto-optical disc-based data storage device for 74 minutes and, later, 80 minutes, of digitized audio or 1 gigabyte of Hi-MD data. The Sony brand audio players were on the market from September 1992 until March 2013http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiniDisc

I have seen them used.

Compact Disc (CD) Something to store audio. I listen to them at home.Digital Audio Tape (DAT) Digital Audio Tape (DAT or R-DAT) is a signal recording and playback medium

developed by Sony and introduced in 1987.http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Digital_Audio_Tape.html

MIDI MIDI (/ˈmɪdi/; short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.[1] A single MIDI link can carry up to sixteen

I have used this in my work at college.

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Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 73: Sound For Computer GamesIG2 Task 1

channels of information, each of which can be routed to a separate device.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI

Software Sequencers The term ‘software sequencer’ was originally coined to represent applications which offered what were by today’s standards only basic MIDI thomann recording and programming facilities. These days, MIDI sequencing is often just a small part of what this kind of software can do, but it remains a fundamental of software music making. Now typically combined with scoring, audio recording, software instruments, mixing, effects and other processing, the software sequencer thomann has evolved into an extraordinarily powerful recording tool.http://www.thomann.de/gb/onlineexpert_153.html

I have used this tool to help me record sounds.

Software Plug-ins A hardware or software module that adds a specific feature or service to a larger system. The idea is that the new component simply plugs in to the existing system.http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/P/plug_in.html

Used the plug ins to make the sound effects.

MIDI Keyboard Instruments A Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) keyboard is a musical instrument like a piano keyboard. The MIDI portion indicates that the instrument has a communication protocol built in that allows it to communicate with a computer or other MIDI-equipped instrument.http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-midi-keyboard.htm

I have used the keyboard to make sound effects for a game.

AUDIO SAMPLING File Size Constraints - Bit-depth

In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample, and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample. Examples of bit depth include Compact Disc Digital Audio, which uses 16 bits per sample, and DVD-Audio and Blu-ray Disc which can support up to 24 bits per sample.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_bit_depth

I have used bits in saving work.

File Size Constraints - Sample Rate

Also called a sample rate. Typically expressed in samples per second, or hertz (Hz), the rate at which samples of an analog signal are taken in order to be converted into digital formhttp://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/sampling_rate.html

I have used this in work.

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