I started this week by working on my Sine Wave composition. I consolidated all tracks and starting mixing and editing the track panning. I also changed the way the second snare worked in conjunction with the first snare. I added a mod delay 3 to this snare track and selected the preset slapback delay. I also cut down this track so it was only heard during only selected parts of the second half of the composition. After all of the consolidating and the track panning was complete and the clip bin emptied, this composition was ready for submission.
Getting into the activity for this week, it focused on the first part of Mixing & Automation #1. It included a video on Basic Clip Envelopes. I found it quite interesting although I feel like at the basic level (for example how in the video he played with the volume modulation to go to 0% in the middle of the clip) there are other easier methods to achieve the same outcome, but at the more involved use of the clip envelope e.g. only making every 16th note active, I can see the usefulness of this and I will try to incorporate this into a submission, possibly the Nike flyknit video.
Finalising my sounds for the Nike video, I wanted to include a “coin drop” noise for when Kobe makes the basket just like in NBA2K and in the real NBA games. I recorded into Pro Tools the noise of me hitting a breakfast bowl with a drum stick. I used the TCE function to modify the clip shorter so the noise itself was a lot sharper and high pitched. I then added a number of effects to make the high pitch “coin” sound that is the final product. I started off with a EQ3 7-Band and modified the HF on the Add Air preset, I then added a Sans Amp and selected the Fusion Lead 2 preset however I completely changed all the settings and brought the highs up and lowered the crunch and drive. I then added a Studio Reverb and then used the Arena reverb and increased the mix. Finally, I selected the Pitch 2 and increased the coarse to 12 semi. Below is a YouTube video of the sound of the coin drop included in the NBA2K video games and also the sound I created:
Due to being placed on a promotion course at work that starts at the start of WK 10, I will need to submit my assessments at the end of WK 9 as the work load is quite large and involves nightly homework tasks. So, this week I zipped my Sine Wave composition and my Walking Dead submission and uploaded it to Google Drive. I wish to have the other two videos uploaded by next Friday.
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