Anyone Used The Audacity Audio Editor?could Use Some Hints For Lazer Fx Design

[GunDownGrace]

i got pretty much the sound i want so far..but its basically flat..the weapon im making this for fires laser bursts in the short range,like a mini opticor with no tracking laser or charge cycle

 

but how do i get the sound to be like it's "bursting forth",should i amplify the end and use the fade in control?

[Morec0]

Give up, use http://www.freesound.org/

 

But, no, in all seriousness: I'd like to know the method you're using.

Edited March 15, 2015 by Morec0

[GunDownGrace]

found a silly little "pew pew" laser effect and then ran alot of other effects on it,distorting and contorting it to where i liked the sound

 

what im saying is im unsure of how to implement a proper audio volume spike

 

i dont want it sounding like a grenade,bullet,or explosion,which follow similar waveforms

[NinjaSnipe11]

found a silly little "pew pew" laser effect and then ran alot of other effects on it,distorting and contorting it to where i liked the sound

 

what im saying is im unsure of how to implement a proper audio volume spike

 

i dont want it sounding like a grenade,bullet,or explosion,which follow similar waveforms

A spike in what?

[GunDownGrace]

A spike in what?

referring to the waveform edit screen,where volume or pitch rises are depicted by a shape that looks like a spike

[NinjaSnipe11]

referring to the waveform edit screen,where volume or pitch rises are depicted by a shape that looks like a spike

If you are trying to make the laser sound like it's going "forth" add a fade out. If you want to edit the pitch or decimals yourself select the part you want and use the correct tools.

[Llyssa]

"Bursting" would likely be two sound files of the same(I'm not sure, I don't use audacity, just other editors... should work, though...)

 

Make the first scale about twice the second, and then have a fade out on the second. So you'll have a LOUD and then Fade. That gives the impression of a burst followed by traveling into the distance.

 

EDIT: That is to say, 2 copies of the same 1 sound, the first cropped to stop after the first 1/8th of the sound, the second cropped to be the last 7/8ths of the sound. Or 1/4th and 3/4ths, if it's a really short one.

Edited March 15, 2015 by Llyssa

[Stormandreas]

Don't use Audacity for sound editing. It's the simplest and cheapest (quality wise) software you can get. Its ok for recording, but thats about it.