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Racing Games: A Sound Study Presented by Damian Kastbauer Study by Damian Kastbauer David Nichols Lost Chocolate Lab and Track Time Audio Why Racing Games? An opportunity to experience something most players will never get to achieve in the

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Presented by Damian Kastbauer Study by Damian Kastbauer David Nichols

Lost Chocolate Lab and Track Time Audio

Racing Games: A Sound Study

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Why Racing Games?

  • An opportunity to experience something most

players will never get to achieve in the real world

  • A look into the difficulty of mastering a

professional sport

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What Sounds Matter?

  • Sound is crucial to the driving experience in a number
  • f ways. The tires communicate what the road surface

is like and how close to the limit of traction they are at. The sound of the engine tells the driver what the car is feeling, when to shift, and how powerful the car is.

  • Tire sound
  • Engine sound
  • Environment sound
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Where We’ve Been

  • Pole Position: http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=sojfa9vMOyw

  • 1982, Atari
  • REVS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=L18wG4p5fQE

  • 1985, Acornsoft (BBC Micro)
  • Night Racer: http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=8DMZcDpbwD0

  • 1988, Micronetics (C64)
  • Hard Drivin’: http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=g6JC-HCNcio

  • 1989, Atari
  • Indinapolis 500: The Simulation: http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=elK8OCzaspg

  • 1990, Papyrus Design Group
  • Formula 1 Grand Prix: http://

www.youtube.com/watch? v=ZPTN4hnuShw

  • 1992, Microprose
  • Cruis’n USA: http://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=gF-fAWgP710

  • 1994, Midway Games (Arcade/

N64)

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Today’s Discussion

  • Tire behaviors
  • Engine behaviors
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Tire Behaviors

  • A tire can offer up to X amount
  • f grip, based on construction and

size.

  • As force approaches that limit, a

tire will hum or rumble.

  • As a tire exceeds its grip limit, it

will squeal. The frequency of the squeal is determined by the amount of pressure on the tire.

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Current-Gen Samples

  • http://vimeo.com/26117389
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What You Heard...

  • More accurate transitional phase as grip moves

from rolling to howl to squeal

  • Four-wheel independent pitching (a la FM3)
  • Ease of identifying howl state given speaker

systems

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Engine Behaviors

  • Engine RPM and the fundamental frequency
  • f the sound are closely linked.
  • The relationship of harmonics to

fundamental will shift with the amount of load on the engine (IE how hard it’s working).

  • As RPM changes up or down, the sound

changes in frequency smoothly.

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Current-Gen Samples

  • http://vimeo.com/26134932
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What you heard...

  • Smoothness between samples as RPM

increased

  • Difference between on-load and off-load

samples and DSP

  • Layers of character
  • Granular imperfections
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For More Info...

  • David's vehicular audio blog:
  • http://www.tracktimeaudio.com
  • Damian's blog:
  • http://www.lostchocolatelab.com
  • Designing Sound
  • http://www.designingsound.org