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DirectX 9 Audio Exposed: Interactive Audio Development

ISBN: 1556222882
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2006
Pages: 170

Authors: Todd M. Fay, Scott Selfon, Todor J. Fay

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• DirectX 9 Audio Exposed - Interactive Audio Development
• Foreword
• Introduction
• DirectX Audio for Software Engineers
• Unit I: Producing Audio with DirectMusic
• Chapter 1: DirectMusic Concepts
• Interactivity
• Variability
• Adaptability
• Groove Levels
• Content-Driven Audio
• Playback Standardization
• 3D Spatialized Audio
• DirectMusic Rules and Regulations
• DirectMusic and MIDI
• Chapter 2: Linear Playback
• Waves in Wave Tracks
• Streaming Versus In-Memory Playback
• Tracks and Parts and Layers, Oh My
• MIDI and DLS Collections
• Authoring Flexible Content for Dynamic Playback
• Transitions
• Chapter 3: Variation
• Variation Shortcuts
• Specifying Variation Behavior Settings
• Variation Switch Points
• Influencing Variation Choices
• Tips and Further Options for Variability
• Chapter 4: Interactive and Adaptive Audio
• Chapter 5: DirectMusic Producer
• Patterns
• Setting the Chord Reference
• Creating a Primary Segment
• Making Our Music Cooler
• Variations
• Styles
• Chapter 6: Working with Chord Tracks and ChordMaps
• Chord Tracks
• ChordMaps
• Chords for Composition
• PlayModes
• Note Tweaking
• ChordLevels and Inversions
• Pattern Length and Chord Rhythm
• More on Variation Choices: The Mother of All Windows
• Chapter 7: DirectX Audio Scripting
• Creating a Script
• Scripting Languages
• Basic Scripting Usage
• Playing a Piece of Audio
• Using Transition Segments
• Global DirectMusic Parameters
• Editing Content while Using Scripts
• Debugging Scripted Content
• Scripting with Variables
• Using Scripting for Resource Management
• Unit II: Programming with DirectX Audio
• Chapter 8: DirectX Audio Programming 101
• DirectX AudioDirectSound DirectMusic
• DirectX Audio Building Blocks
• HelloWorld
• It s a 3D World
• Using the CD
• Chapter 9: The Loader
• Loading a File
• Managing the File List
• Garbage Collection
• LoaderView Sample Application
• LoaderView Source
• Loading from a Resource
• Chapter 10: Segments
• The Tao of Segment
• Playing Segments
• Introducing Jones
• Jones Code
• Chapter 11: AudioPaths
• Anatomy of an AudioPath
• AudioPath Configurations
• Working with AudioPaths
• Adding AudioPaths to Jones
• Chapter 12: Scripting
• Anatomy of a Script
• Adding Scripting to Jones
• A Scripting Sample
• Chapter 13: Sound Effects
• Sound Effects Programming 101
• Getting Serious
• Mingle
• Chapter 14: Notifications
• Performance Notifications
• Lyric Notifications
• Script Routines
• Notifications in Jones
• Jones Implementation
• Unit III: DirectX Audio Case Studies
• Chapter 15: A DirectMusic Case Study for Russian Squares for Windows XP Plus Pack
• Creating the Adaptive Audio Design
• The Musical Form
• The Adaptive Goal and Core Objectives
• The DirectMusic Solution
• Harmonic Considerations
• The Production Process
• The Band and Mixing
• Continuous Controllers
• Creating DirectMusic Embellishments: Intros, Ends, and Breaks
• Segments
• Chapter 16: A DirectMusic Case Study for No One Lives Forever
• DirectMusic and the Production Process
• The LithTech PlayerTester
• Integration and Implementation
• Conclusion
• Addendum: A Guide to the NOLF Media Files
• Chapter 17: A DirectSound Case Study for Halo
• Production
• What Worked, What Didn t, and the Future of Both
• Chapter 18: A DirectMusic Case Study for Interactive Music on the Web
• The Web Site
• The Adaptive Audio Design
• Content Creation
• Scripting
• Implementation
• Chapter 19: A DirectMusic Case Study for Worms Blast
• Music Preparation
• Making the Motifs Fit the Background Music
• Samples and Instruments
• The Project Structure
• Using Groove Levels to Set the Mood
• Motifs for Minor Game Events
• Motifs for Major Game Events
• Things I Would Have Done Differently
• Conclusion
• Chapter 20: A DirectMusic Case Study for Asheron s Call 2: The Fallen Kings
• Project Overview
• Technical Considerations
• Postmortem
• On the CD
• Chapter 21: Beyond Games: Bringing DirectMusic into the Living Room
• From Sound Capture to Music Production...
• ...to Nonlinear Music Format
• Nonlinear Music Design
• Conclusion
• Index
• Index_A
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F
• Index_G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J
• Index_K
• Index_L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_P
• Index_Q
• Index_R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V
• Index_W
• Index_X
• List of Figures
• CD Content