Custom Font Question

[Zren Tobas]

So I got all the saber sounds recorded in the kit fisto and general grevious fight, but I'm not sure how to get just the lightsaber sounds done. So any help would be good. Like I'm trying to figure out how to get the power on, off, impacts, swings, and lock ups. So thanks if anyone can help me out with that. I fallowed all of errocks steps though.

[Zren Tobas]

I need answers by tonight if possible because I got all the recordings I needed. "Hey R-6 where are you? Meet me at the platform!" For the boot. I just don't really know how to time everything else. Like each swing, each impact, lock up, etc. I want to kick in atleast once for free custom sounds and I promise it'll be nice and loud. =]

[Zren Tobas]

I guess I'm just not cut out for this kind of stuff. I haven't had any practice or anything. I can't figure out how to get the timing of Fisto's lightsabers or anything. x.x I wish there was a tutorial on this part.

[Zren Tobas]

I'm still working on the font. didn't realize how frustrating this all was. I didn't notice too that you guys do one sound at a time. x.x Getting all of the swings and clashes will be hard same with the lock up. I wish the youtube converters were working because then I'd just upload it directly and edit on everything.

[Zren Tobas]

I could use some more help on this. x.x Everything is still kind of confusing to me. I know how to cancel out noise now but I just don't know. xp You guys seem like pros to me. Like I recorded the entire Fisto and Greivous fight. But I don't know what to do after that. Should I just record each saber sound seperately, is that how you guys do it? My hands just isn't that quick enough. x.x

[Jabari]

To quote Obi-Wan, "Patience!" 


I'm not quite sure what your question is.  Did you record all the sounds as one big file?  If so, you'll need to edit it down into each separate sound.  You can trim the audio clips in Audacity.  Longer sounds (lockup, etc.) can be around 4 seconds long.  Things like clashes should be shorter.

If you haven't played around with the Obsidian Launcher yet, you might want to download one of the free fonts and play with that first.  It'll give you a better idea of what you can do for a sound font.  The spaces for sound files are:

Boot (only heard when replacing batteries or uploading the font)
Power On
Power Off
Idle (the "hum", you want a longer clip)
Motion (swing noises; you can have several, short)
Impact (clash noises; you can have several, short)
Lockup (for flash on clash; should be a longer clip, can have more than one)


I'm no expert either, but I just played around with Audacity until I figured out how to get the sound I wanted.  I loaded it up on the saber, tried it out, and discovered I hated all the motion sounds.  So the Thunderfont is on hold until I can get some better sound clips to play with.  You can't get better until you practice, right?  Good luck!

[Darth Sabre]

Sorry for replying just now, but it's 9am in Germany now 

You can work with your one big file easily. You'll just have to do the following:

1) listen for a sound you like.
2) try to mark the full sound by drawing your cursor
3) you can edit the beginning and end of your selected sound easily by drawing the edges in the right direction
4) All "effect"-changes you do now will only apply to your selected bit
5) After having modified your clip to your liking, you can use the "export selection"-button, and you will have a clip of only your desired sound extract.
6) listen on and proceed as shown above and you should be fine!

PATIENCE and good luck. Looking forward to your font!

[Darth Sabre]

OK. Here we go with some illustration:

First: Load your file and check all the settings Eerockk described. MAke sure to adjust the volume now, so you don't have to work on each file afterwards!


Enlarge your view


Mark your sound


Fine-Tunig and Effects


Export your file


NAme your file


Hope I could be of some help!

[Zren Tobas]

It'll still be somewhat difficult because Fisto moved so fast in that scene. x.x I kinda get it though but stopping at the right moment will also be hard. Do I save each section I stop at?

[Darth Sabre]

Believe me, it's not that hard.

You start your big wav in Audacity and look at the waves. If you hear "your" sound, you stop, go in with your curser and mark the area roughly. When you now press play, you'll hear just that extract you have marked. Now you can fine-tune it by pulling the left and right marker (and listening in again) until you have isolated your sound to your liking. Than you put on your effects (and they will only apply on your short extract) and press "Export selection". Than you have saved your sound and can go on in your big file until you hear the next important sound.

And of course: zooming in makes things much easier!

[Zren Tobas]

I got the "R-6 I'm at the platform! Where are you?" part for the boot sound. Now to capture his lightsaber sounds. I kinda get it more now. Should be done today sometime hopefully.

[Zren Tobas]

Got the ignition but it starts at like the 13 minute line. How can I shorten that without losing the saber ignition? Same with the other sounds? Getting closer.

[Darth Sabre]

Do as I wrote above and you will be fine, regardless of where you are in the big file (and you don't ever have to cut something!). Marking the area(left-click, hold, pull, let loose) is the key!

[Zren Tobas]

Working on the impacts at the moment. Getting more easier by the second. xp When I upload the big finished file I just hope I can make things louder for you guys.

[Darth Sabre]

Working on the impacts at the moment. Getting more easier by the second. xp When I upload the big finished file I just hope I can make things louder for you guys.

Mind: the big file's just a tool. The important things are the small extracted files, that will find their way to us. And if you don't want to edit them all again at the end one by one, you should raise the volume (green) when you start working in the big file right at the beginning!