I seem to recall discussions on the topic in the past, but are there any good websites or applications for implemeting sounds at the table from my laptop? I've seen the demo for soundforge and not sure that works for me...looking for the basics...animal sounds, screams, armor rattling...that kind of thing...How have other implemeted sound at the table?
Sound Files at the Table
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Kwalish Kid
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I have a number of sound effects and ambient sound collections that I have ripped to mp3 on my laptop. (There are also some sound effects available around the net for free, I think. Your local library may also have some sound effects CDs that you can borrow.) (I also have the CDs that came with some of the 2nd Edition boxed sets, though some were ruined by the inclusion of beeps at the end so ever file has to be trimmed by about 6 seconds.)
I play the sounds through speakers or, as my preferred method, through a stereo across the room. I have an FM broadcaster that came with an iPod car kit. (The broadcaster can plug into the laptop through USB.)
I tend to use background sounds, or music, more than specific sound effects. Also, once things get busy, it is difficult to think about adding specific sounds.
I have never taken the time to use a special sound program, but it might radically change the way I use sounds.
I play the sounds through speakers or, as my preferred method, through a stereo across the room. I have an FM broadcaster that came with an iPod car kit. (The broadcaster can plug into the laptop through USB.)
I tend to use background sounds, or music, more than specific sound effects. Also, once things get busy, it is difficult to think about adding specific sounds.
I have never taken the time to use a special sound program, but it might radically change the way I use sounds.
My other hobby is an electronic musician. I have a plan to publish D&D adventures with specific tailored sound files. Would this interest anyone?
BTW, as an extension of this, if there are any game publishers out there who would like to add sound files to their published adventures, please contact me.
BTW, as an extension of this, if there are any game publishers out there who would like to add sound files to their published adventures, please contact me.
Asmor
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http://www.relaxingsoftware.com/atmdeluxehome.htm
That's Atmosphere Deluxe. In a nutshell, it lets you create soundscapes to replicate different environments, including weather (wind, rain, rustling leaves, thunder, rolling waves, etc) and animal noises. It's all random and frankly the controls are pretty staggering in sheer complexity, but thankfully it comes with a ton of great presets.
Someone mentioned a free virtual sound mixer in the most Roleplaying Tips. Haven't tried it yet, but here's the link: http://mixere.sourceforge.net/
That's Atmosphere Deluxe. In a nutshell, it lets you create soundscapes to replicate different environments, including weather (wind, rain, rustling leaves, thunder, rolling waves, etc) and animal noises. It's all random and frankly the controls are pretty staggering in sheer complexity, but thankfully it comes with a ton of great presets.
Someone mentioned a free virtual sound mixer in the most Roleplaying Tips. Haven't tried it yet, but here's the link: http://mixere.sourceforge.net/
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Job
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Here is a link to one tool that I've been considering purchasing. It's not free, but you can try out a demo. It seems intuitive and worth the $20.
RPG Soundmixer
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RPG Soundmixer
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Mixere is awesome.
I just discovered it today, and played with it.
Just to give you an idea... I have the Official Roleplaying Soundtrack, there's a track called Skirmish, I mixed that with Sword Fighting SFX I picked up on the usenet sfx newsgroup, along with monster grunting sounds, looped everything, and it sounds like a cinematic swordfight in a dungeon...
Awesome.
And it's free. Well worth the download if you are into the type of thing. The SFX are a different story. Those you have to find on yiour own
BTW, this is an old tghread, but it turned up on a mixere google search i did...
I just discovered it today, and played with it.
Just to give you an idea... I have the Official Roleplaying Soundtrack, there's a track called Skirmish, I mixed that with Sword Fighting SFX I picked up on the usenet sfx newsgroup, along with monster grunting sounds, looped everything, and it sounds like a cinematic swordfight in a dungeon...
Awesome.
And it's free. Well worth the download if you are into the type of thing. The SFX are a different story. Those you have to find on yiour own
BTW, this is an old tghread, but it turned up on a mixere google search i did...
The Little Raven
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I've been messing with this program. It's free, and it requires a little bit of elbow grease to get your sound sets going, but I've been enjoying messing with it. I just gave some feedback to the creator, who plans on a rewrite around the first of the year to incorporate some new features.
Using sound files from WoW (oh noes!), I put together an ambient soundtrack for my upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft 4e mini-campaign that will really help set the mood.
I've been messing with this program. It's free, and it requires a little bit of elbow grease to get your sound sets going, but I've been enjoying messing with it. I just gave some feedback to the creator, who plans on a rewrite around the first of the year to incorporate some new features.
Using sound files from WoW (oh noes!), I put together an ambient soundtrack for my upcoming Expedition to Castle Ravenloft 4e mini-campaign that will really help set the mood.
I tried poking arounf my wow directory and couldnt locate the sounds...how did you go about capturing those?
The Little Raven
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You need an MPQ editor in order to access the MPQ files which contain the game data (it's an archive format). I'm at work right now, so I don't have all the instructions/programs available to me. When I get home tonight, I'll hop back on this thread and give you a rundown on how to get the files you want.
After you get the files, it's just a matter of tweaking the volume and everything to get it all to meld together. I am really looking forward to my Ravenloft mini-campaign primarily because I'm excited about a no-hassle ambient sound setup.
mac1504
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You can do this with a number of video games. A few years ago I went through all of the Baldur's Gate games, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, Thief, etc. and stripped out the sound files and put them either into wav or mp3 files and have put them in directories. In my last campaign, where I wrote 80% of the material, I frequently wrote in notes to play certain sound effects during encounters. I've been using music and sound effects in my games since I first started DM'ing some 20 years ago. I think it definitely adds to games, and is a great way to catch the attention of (sometime) attention deficient players
RPG Soundmixer is a pretty decent program and does what you need it to do in an easy to use manner. I was expecting an update some years ago, but the creator has pretty much gone MIA on his own website. I used RPG soundmixer during my last two year long campaign, and I liked using it.
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