Generating sound effects

There is an open source app called BFXR that allows us to make our own sound effects. Here is a very fast guide to making your own sound effects using BFXR. Grab a free copy from www.bfxr.net.

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Note that the sound effects are supplied to you in the Chapter 11/assets folder. You don't have to create your own sound effects unless you want to. It is still worth getting this free software and learning how to use it.

Follow the simple instructions on the website to set it up.:

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This is a seriously condensed tutorial. You can do so much with BFXR. To learn more read the tips on the website at the previous URL.

1. Try out a few of these things to make cool sound effects run bfxr.

   

2. Try out all the pre-set types which generate a random sound of that type. When you have a sound which is close to what you want, move to the next step.

   

3. Use the sliders to fine-tune the pitch, duration and other aspects of your new sound.

   

4. Save your sound by clicking the Export Wav button. Despite the...