http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/ Game Audio Pro is an open forum for audio professionals who Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:13:53 GMT Andy Farnell http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14927 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14927 Hey Joel, The issue of bit reduction isn't really something we have much control over as sound designers, so the comment is really about hardware or software Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:02:17 GMT Marty O'Donnell http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14926 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14926 Are there any shipping games with 24 or 32 bit audio files on the disk? The Xbox doesn't play back higher than 16 bit. From: gameaudiopro@yahoogroups.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:35:54 GMT joel.studio13 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14925 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14925 Huh ? Andy I always really enjoy your posts but didn't quite get what you meant here. What bit depth do you suggest that we should use in game, 16, 24 or 32 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:36:50 GMT Mark Kilborn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14924 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14924 Well, I don't know what most of you are working with, but I'm still working with 16bit content in game. So you've made a good argument for the normalization Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:30:42 GMT Andy Farnell http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14923 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14923 This business of 'to normalise or not to normalise' (or to normalize even :) is such an old chestnut it's hard not to shrug and pass it by. However, I get to Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:16:47 GMT Andy Farnell http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14922 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14922 This business of 'to normalise or not to normalise' (or to normalize even :) is such an old chestnut it's hard not to shrug and pass it by. However, I get to Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:24:52 GMT DrewC http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14921 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14921 Agreed. That is why I am normalizing by category. Movement sounds are very different than combat hits and need to sound natural and not too compressed. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:49:29 GMT Brian http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14920 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14920 In theory, you could normalize the very soft sounds (making them VERY LOUD), truncate them to 8-bits and then play them back very softly (set the playback Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:28:28 GMT Anton Woldhek http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14919 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14919 you would actually need the bit depth even more with quiet sounds. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:16:53 GMT Robert Arnott http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14918 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14918 In terms of managing RAM, do you guys think it'd make sense to have super quiet assets, like rustle, at 8 bits? If it'll be playing back really quietly, you Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:40:56 GMT dolly JB http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14917 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14917 Karibu sana Adam, (Most welcome adam Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:51:39 GMT Gordon Durity http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14916 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14916 I agree with normalizing as you go, but thinking about the final use of the asset. It's no point normalizing some cloth-type asset to max if it will be played Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:44:15 GMT Gordon Durity http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14915 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14915 Welcome Adam.... Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:34:19 GMT Adam B http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14914 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14914 Hi All, Does anyone have any neat tricks or tips for using phase cancellation? Suppose I wanted to take the snare out of a stereo track from bleeding overhead Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:30:55 GMT miguelisaza http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14913 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/gameaudiopro/message/14913 Hi everyone, Recently I had a nice conversation with Tom Smurdon, talking about the sound design of "Dark Void". You can find the complete interview here: