Sonic Design: Task 3
Sonic Design: Task 3
——
Ding Jiaqi/0379388
Sonic Design/ Bachelor of interactive spatial design
——
Tasks:
For Task 3, we are required to either choose a popular fairytale story or write one ourselves, and record narrative and voice acting for it. The recording will later need to be edited in Adobe audition to make it sound clearer and better, as well as adding any suitable sound effects and music. Then, the final exported audio needs to be paired up with either screenshots of the storybook pages or screenshots from a movie/show/illustrations. The duration of the video shouldn't be more than 3 minutes and the narration and voice acting can be spoken by a friend. It is preferrable to record the voice using a mobile device.
Story selection:
After considering many factors and taking into account my preferences, I finally chose the story of the fox and the crow.
Audio editing:
My first step was to reduce the noise in the recording. I selected a segment of the audio containing only noise, generated a noise sample from it, and then used this noise sample for noise reduction.
The voice settings include dialogue elements within the basic sound elements, and effects such as noise reduction and sibilance elimination are used to improve voice quality.
The background music uses simple piano passages on a loop, which suits the characteristics of a children's script—simple, fun, and not overpowering. The music is selected from sound elements, and the ducking function provides space for the vocals.
The mastering processor used for soundtracks provides space for vocals by utilizing the characteristics of mid-to-high frequency reduction in the frequency range, thus making the vocals, as the main subject, stand out more.
A pitch shifter is used to change the tone to distinguish between narration and characters, making the story more vivid and dramatic, and enriching the listening experience.
Comments
Post a Comment