Slingshot Sound Effects
Technical Specifications
Section titled “Technical Specifications”| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Software | Audacity |
| Purpose | Indication of actions |
| Diegetic | Yes |
The slingshot and the hazard it spawns are accompanied by sound effects created by cracking an egg and pan frying it. These sounds were processed, cut, and combined in Audacity before being exported and imported into the game to enhance the player’s experience.
Philosophy
Section titled “Philosophy”The slingshot is designed to be a high-impact, tactical weapon that emphasizes precision and area control over rapid fire. The weapon shoots exploding eggs, which spawn a fiery hazard on explosion. In order to sell this effect, the sounds for this weapon were created by actually cracking an egg. The sounds do not need to be realistic, thus some artistic liberties were taken for the explosion sounds. The explosions are drenched in reverb and distortion, to properly fit in with the other sounds, but still be clearly audible.
Created Sound Effects
Section titled “Created Sound Effects”Projectile
Section titled “Projectile”Egg Cracking 1
Sounds created by cracking an egg, with some slight audio touchups.
Egg Cracking 2
Sounds created by cracking an egg, with some slight audio touchups.
Egg Cracking 3
Sounds created by cracking an egg, with some slight audio touchups.
Explosion 1
Distorted sound of an egg cracking, the cutting board being slammed.
Explosion 2
Distorted sound of the cutting board being slammed, and the egg frying in the pan. Makes use of reversed audio clips.
Fire Pool
Section titled “Fire Pool”Egg Cooking
The sound of an egg being pan fried, with some slight audio touchups.