Description
Book SynopsisWelcome to the third volume of Game Audio Programming: Principles and Practicesthe first series of its kind dedicated to the art and science of game audio programming. This volume contains 14 chapters from some of the top game audio programmers and sound designers in the industry. Topics range across game genres (ARPG, RTS, FPS, etc.), and from low-level topics such as DSP to high-level topics like using influence maps for audio.
The techniques in this book are targeted at game audio programmers of all abilities, from newbies who are just getting into audio programming to seasoned veterans. All of the principles and practices in this book have been used in real shipping games, so they are all very practical and immediately applicable. There are chapters about split-screen audio, dynamic music improvisation, dynamic mixing, ambiences, DSPs, and more.
This book continues the tradition of collecting modern, up-to-date knowledge and wisdom about game audio programming
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 ◾ Sound Effect Categories 1
Florian Füsslin
Section I DSP
Chapter 2 ◾ Complex Numbers: A Primer for DSP
Programming 15
Robert Bantin
Chapter 3 ◾ Building Dynamic Analog-Style Filters: Bi-Quadratic Cascades vs Digital Integrator
Cascades 29
Robert Bantin
Chapter 4 ◾ Modeling Atmospheric Absorption with a Low-Pass Filter 51
Nic Taylor
Section II Voice
Chapter 5 ◾ Software Engineering Principles of Voice Pipelines 71
Michael Filion
Chapter 6 ◾ A Stimulus-Driven Server Authoritative Voice System 81
Tomas Neumann
Section III Audio Engines
Chapter 7 ◾ Building the Patch Cable 93
Ethan Geller
Chapter 8 ◾ Split Screen and Audio Engines 119
Aaron McLeran
Chapter 9 ◾ Voice Management and Virtualization 133
Robert Gay
Chapter 10 ◾ Screen-Space Distance Attenuation 143
Guy Somberg
Chapter 11 ◾ Under the Influence: Using Influence Maps
for Audio 167
Jon Mitchell
Chapter 12 ◾ An Importance-Based Mixing System 181
Guy Somberg
Contents ◾ ix
Chapter 13 ◾ Voxel-Based Emitters: Approximating the Position of Ambient Sounds 205
Nic Taylor
Chapter 14 ◾ Improvisational Music 235
Charlie Huguenard
