Sonic Design- Lectures and Exercises

24.09.2024 -  (Week 1 - Week )
Kelly Lau Jie Ning/ 0354839
Sonic Design/ Bachelor of Design (Honors) in Creative Media
Lectures and Exercises


INSTRUCTION



Lectures
Week 1
In this week's lecture, Mr. Razif briefed us on our MIB. Mr. Razif briefed our exercises and our projects. After a briefing session, Mr. Razif taught us the Parametric Equalizer function in Adobe Audition. 

In the Parametric Equalizer, we can focus on adjusting the low, mid, and high frequencies to control our audio's overall balance and sound quality.

1. Low Frequency (Bass)

Frequency range: 20Hz - 250Hz

Controls: Deep sounds like drums, bass, and low-end noise.

Adjust:
Boost: Adds fullness and power to bass.
Cut: Reduces muddiness and unwanted background noise.

2. Mid Frequency

Frequency range: 250Hz - 4kHz

Controls: The body of the sound, including vocals and instruments.

Adjust:
Boost: Brings out vocals and instruments, adding clarity.
Cut: Reduces muddiness, especially in the 300Hz - 600Hz range.

3. High Frequency (Treble)

Frequency range: 4kHz - 20kHz

Controls: Brightness and clarity in high-pitched sounds.

Adjust:
Boost: Adds sharpness and detail.
Cut: Softens harsh or piercing sounds

Parametric Equalizer

Week 2

Week 3


Week 4

Exercises
Exercise 1
This exercise was given in week 1. In this exercise, we are given some audio frequencies which are flat, eq1, eq2, eq3, eq4,eq5, and eq6. We need to make those eq1, eq2, eq3, eq4, eq5 and eq6 audio frequencies like flat audio frequencies. We need to adjust those audio frequencies in the Parametric Equalizer. 


Equalizer 1, Week 1 (27/09/2024)

Equalizer 2, Week 1 (27/09/2024)

Equalizer 3, Week 1 (27/09/2024)

Equalizer 4, Week 1 (27/09/2024)

Equalizer 5, Week 1 (27/09/2024)

Equalizer 6, Week 1 (27/09/2024)

Exercise 2
For this exercise, Mr Razif provided us with a sample voice and we needed to make the voice to the different sound effects which are telephone, closet, walkie-talkie, bathroom, and stadium.

Sample Voice

Sample Voice of Telephone


Sample Voice of the Telephone, Week 2 (04/10/2024)

Sample Voice of Closet

Sample Voice of the Closet, Week 2 (04/10/2024)

Sample Voice of Walkie-Talkie

Sample Voice of Walkie-Talkie, Week 2 (04/10/2024)

Sample Voice of Bathroom
Starting from the sample voice of the bathroom, we need to use reverd.


Sample Voice of Bathroom, Week 2 (04/10/2024)

Sample Voice of Bathroom, Week 2 (04/10/2024)

Sample Voice of Stadium

Sample Voice of Stadium, Week 2 (04/10/2024)

Sample Voice of Stadium, Week 2 (04/10/2024)


Exercise 3
In this exercise, we are given 2 pieces of audio explosion and punch. We need to do an explosion, punch and firework soundtrack.

Explosion





Punch



Firework
I do two types of fireworks for the fireworks to make it a whole firework soundtrack.

This is the shorter version of fireworks. 



After I listened to the version that I adjusted above I felt a bit weird so I tried to adjust the Parametric Equalizer again.


After that, this is another version of fireworks. It sounds deep and big. 



After the adjustment above, I feel not really good enough so I adjust the Parametric Equalizer again.


After I had done two types of fireworks, I combined them together to create a firework soundtrack.



Exercise 4

Jetplane


Sir also gave us two environmental pictures and we need to soundtrack the photos.

Environment 1





Environment 2














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