The Importance of Sound

 The Importance of Sound Notes

• Poor sound can ruin an otherwise spectacular production

• Films are produced using human voices, music, and sound effects

• These three types of sounds are crucial for a film to feel realistic for the audience

• If a sound doesn’t match the action o the the screen, the action isn’t as believable

• Asynchronous sound effects are another way to make a film more believable, 

⁃ also known as background sounds

⁃ Do not directly correlate to the action;occurring in a scene but can bring a film to life

Ensuring high quality sound In a song 

• Things to avoid:

⁃ External noise from the outside, neighbors or neighboring rooms in your building

⁃ Computer noises that could affect the quality of your audio, including computer fans, acoustical interference between microphones and computers

⁃ A/C noise – because sometimes working in a hot studio simply isn’t an option

Importance of sound In games

• sound is what truly convinces the mind is in a place; in other words, ‘hearing is believing.’”

• Without the sounds in a video game – the dialogue, synchronous sound effects, and asynchronous sound effects – the game would be much less convincing.

• Help identify with and commit to a character

• As for music in games, much like in films, the music can make a game more memorable and can actually become the “anthem” for a game – recognized by game enthusiasts and passing players alike 

• as films cannot be realistic without realistic sounds and dialogue, high-quality sounds ensure that gamers remain attached to and believe in the narrative of a game.

• A video game’s music can also set the mood of a particular chapter, level, action sequence, or otherwise

• When a character is in trouble, you not only see it, you hear it – and therefore feel it. The music can add to your suspense, your intensity, and your emotional responses just as much as – if not more than – the visual action itself when you’re invested in a game.