Modal Synthesis of Weapon Sounds

Mengual L, Moffat D, Reiss JD. Modal Synthesis of Weapon Sounds. In: AES Conference: 61st International Conference: Audio for Games. Audio Engineering Society; 2016. Paper 4-1. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18098

@inproceedings{Mengual2016_18098,
  author = {Mengual, Lucas and Moffat, David and Reiss, Joshua D.},
  title = {{Modal Synthesis of Weapon Sounds}},
  booktitle = {AES Conference: 61st International Conference: Audio for Games},
  note = {Paper 4-1},
  year = {2016},
  month = feb,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=18098}
}

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TI  - Modal Synthesis of Weapon Sounds
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T2  - AES Conference: 61st International Conference: Audio for Games
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PY  - 2016
DA  - 2016/02/06
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PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Sound synthesis can be used as an effective tool in sound design. This paper presents an interactive model that synthesizes high quality, impact-based combat weapons and gunfire sound effects. A procedural audio approach was taken to compute the model. The model was devised by extracting the frequency peaks of the sound source. Sound variations were then created in real-time using additive synthesis and amplitude envelope generation. A subtractive method was implemented to recreate the signal envelope and residual background noise. Existing work is improved through the use of procedural audio methodologies and application of audio effects. Finally, a perceptual evaluation was undertaken by comparing the synthesis engine to some of the analyzed recorded samples. In 4 out of 7 cases, the synthesis engine generated sounds that were indistinguishable, in terms of perceived realism, from recorded samples.
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