Getting Started With C++ Audio Programming for Game Development by Gouveia, David -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Getting Started with C++ Audio Programming for Game Development

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Preface

What this book covers What you need for this book Who this book is for Conventions Reader feedback Customer support

Downloading the example code Errata Piracy Questions

1. Audio Concepts

Sound waves Analog and digital audio Multi-channel audio Audio file formats Summary

2. Audio Playback

Understanding FMOD Installing FMOD Ex Programmer's API Creating and managing the audio system Loading and streaming audio files Playing sounds Checking for errors Project 1 – building a simple audio manager

Class definition Initialization and destruction Loading or streaming sounds Playing sounds A note about the code samples

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3. Audio Control

The channel handle Controlling the playback Controlling the volume Controlling the pitch Controlling the panning Grouping channels together Controlling groups of channels Project 2 – improving the audio manager

Class definition Initialization and destruction Loading songs and sound effects Playing and stopping sound effects Playing and stopping songs Controlling the master volume of each category

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4. 3D Audio

Positional audio Positional audio in FMOD

Creating an audio source Setting the audio source's position and velocity Setting the audio source's direction Setting the audio source's range Setting the audio listener's properties Integration with a game

Reverb Reverb in FMOD

Creating a reverb object Setting reverb properties Setting reverb position and radius Setting the default ambient reverb

Obstruction and occlusion

Obstruction and occlusion in FMOD

Effects

Effects in FMOD Example 1 – time stretching Example 2 – simple radio effect

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5. Intelligent Audio

Audio files versus sound events Introducing the FMOD Designer Simple events

Examples of simple events

Avoiding repetitive sound effects Creating a footsteps sound loop Creating a breaking glass sound effect Creating an ambient track of singing birds

Multi-track events

Examples of multi-track events

Creating an interactive footsteps sound loop Simulating the sound of a car engine Creating a complex ambient track of a forest

Interactive music

The vertical approach (re-orchestration) The horizontal approach (re-sequencing)

Calling sound events from the game code Summary

6. Low-level Audio

Representing audio data Playing audio data Loading a sound Playing a sound Pausing a sound Looping a sound Changing volume Changing pitch Changing panning Mixing multiple sounds Implementing a delay effect Synthesizing a sound Summary

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