{"id":3507,"date":"2021-10-19T16:31:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T07:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/?p=3507"},"modified":"2024-05-21T10:41:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T01:41:45","slug":"dynamic-ambience-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/19\/dynamic-ambience-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Dynamic Ambience System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we are going to design a complete ambience system in Atom Craft. Simply by using a couple of AISACs, we will be able to control many sound parameters at once and create a fully dynamic scene. By the end of the post, we will have designed the suburban ambience shown below, which includes birds, traffic, and rain, and varies based on the time of the day.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<div style=\"width: 800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3507-1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dynamic_Ambience_System_video.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dynamic_Ambience_System_video.mp4\">https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Dynamic_Ambience_System_video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 40px;\">Background Ambience<\/h2>\n<p>We start by designing a background ambience, which consist of four different layers &#8211; one for each time of the day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night. In order to do that, we create a Polyphonic Cue, add a Track for each layer, on which we insert a SubSequence. We will use an AISAC representing the time of day to fade between the different layers. <\/p>\n<p>Each SubSequence is of type Shuffle, with five 3-second loops that crossfade between each other to avoid repetition. We assign 1-second fade-ins and fade-outs to each loop, then in the main Cue we create a Sequence Loop of 2 seconds, so that when a loop fades out the next one will start to fade-in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-Background-Cue-And-SubSequence-1.jpg\" alt=\"01 Background Cue And SubSequence\" width=\"1110\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-Background-Cue-And-SubSequence-1.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-Background-Cue-And-SubSequence-1-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-Background-Cue-And-SubSequence-1-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/01-Background-Cue-And-SubSequence-1-1024x293.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is the breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a Polyphonic Cue\n<ul>\n<li>Add 4 Tracks and name them \u201c<em>Morning<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Afternoon<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Evening<\/em>\u201d, and \u201c<em>Night<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>For each track, create a SubSequence and set its type to \u201cShuffle\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In these 4 SubSequences, create a track for each of the loops (there are 5 of them).<\/li>\n<li>Select the edges of each Waveform Region and drag them to create 1-second fade-ins and fade-outs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Once every track of your main Cue is ready, create a \u201cSequence Loop\u201d with the \u201cEnd Time\u201d set to 2000ms.<\/li>\n<li>Play each track individually to ensure that everything is looping seamlessly!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now we will manage the transition between each Track based on the time of the day.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the Project Tree, rename an AisacControl as \u201c<em>DayTime<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>In our Polyphonic Cue, assign the DayTime Aisac to each track in order to control their volume.<\/li>\n<li>Then, for each period of the day, create curves that will crossfade between each other.<\/li>\n<li>Now, when you play this Cue, you will be able to transition between different ambiences, based on the time of the day (i.e., the value of the AisacControl).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-Background-AISAC-daytime.jpg\" alt=\"03 Background AISAC daytime\" width=\"938\" height=\"313\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-Background-AISAC-daytime.jpg 938w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-Background-AISAC-daytime-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/03-Background-AISAC-daytime-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 40px;\">Rain<\/h2>\n<p>We will now create a very basic rain system, consisting of three loops; \u201c<em>Light<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Medium<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Strong<\/em>\u201d that will also be driven by an AISAC. The rain system is also implemented as a Polyphonic Cue, with each Track\u2019s volume controlled by our AISAC. The difference here is that the Waveform Regions are set to loop by themselves, instead of using a Sequence Loop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:938px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/04-Rain-Cue.jpg\" alt=\"04 Rain Cue\" width=\"1325\" height=\"671\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/04-Rain-Cue.jpg 1325w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/04-Rain-Cue-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/04-Rain-Cue-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/04-Rain-Cue-1024x519.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1325px) 100vw, 1325px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select the Rain loops in the Materials Tree, and in the Inspector set the \u201cOverride Loop Information Flag\u201d to \u201cTrue\u201d. Make sure that the \u201cLoop Type\u201d is also set to \u201cLoop\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Create a Polyphonic Cue named Rain\n<ul>\n<li>Add 3 tracks: \u201c<em>Light<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Medium<\/em>\u201d, \u201c<em>Strong<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Drag and drop each loop on the corresponding Track.<\/li>\n<li>As for the Background Cue, assign an AisacControl (this time call it \u201c<em>RainPower<\/em>\u201d) that will control the volume of each Track.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-RainPower-Aisac.jpg\" alt=\"05 RainPower Aisac\" width=\"938\" height=\"277\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-RainPower-Aisac.jpg 938w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-RainPower-Aisac-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/05-RainPower-Aisac-768x227.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 40px;\">Birds<\/h2>\n<p>Now that we have designed the two main layers of our ambience, we want to add an environment sound that will be driven by both the \u201c<em>DayTime<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>RainPower<\/em>\u201d AISACs.<\/p>\n<p>Our bird sound is made in the exact same manner than the Rain sound: a polyphonic Cue with 3 Tracks containing different looping Wave Regions. This time, we want the bird tracks to react differently depending on the AISAC values.<\/p>\n<p>By increasing the <em>RainPower<\/em> for example, the whole Cue will quickly fade-out because birds tend to be quieter when it is raining. With the <em>DayTime<\/em> AISAC, we will put the focus on different layer for each moment of the day. While they will be quiet at night, you will only ear scattered bird sounds during the morning, that will slowly increase for the two other layers, until the birds all fall asleep again at the end of the day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:938px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Birds-Cue.jpg\" alt=\"06 Birds Cue\" width=\"1327\" height=\"594\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Birds-Cue.jpg 1327w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Birds-Cue-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Birds-Cue-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/06-Birds-Cue-1024x458.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-Birds-aisac.jpg\" alt=\"07 Birds aisac\" width=\"936\" height=\"277\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-Birds-aisac.jpg 936w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-Birds-aisac-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/07-Birds-aisac-768x227.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 40px;\">Traffic<\/h2>\n<p>Finally, let\u2019s add some vehicle traffic that will also react to our AISACs. We will add a \u201c<em>Wet Traffic<\/em>\u201d layer when the value of the <em>RainPower<\/em> AISAC increases, while the <em>DayTime<\/em> AISAC will control the amount of traffic we will ear during the day.<\/p>\n<p>First, we need to create two Cues of type \u201cRandom no repeat\u201d, one for \u201c<em>Dry Traffic<\/em>\u201d and the other for \u201c<em>Wet Traffic<\/em>\u201d. By adjusting the \u201cPre-delay Time\u201d of each Cue with the <em>DayTime<\/em> AISAC, we can control the number of vehicles at day and at night. These two Cues are then added to a Polyphonic Cue, where the amount of dry and wet traffic is determined by the value of the <em>RainPower<\/em> AISAC.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2022Create two Random no repeat Cues\n<ul>\n<li>Set their \u201cSequence Type\u201d to \u201cPlaylist\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Drag and drop one vehicle passby per Track.<\/li>\n<li>Select your Cues in the WorkUnits Tree and then in the List Editor show the Waveform Regions. <\/li>\n<li>Select the \u201cTiming Control\u201d settings and adjust the values of the \u201cPlayback Timing Random\u201d, \u201cPredelay Time\u201d and \u201cPredelay Time Random Range\u201d parameters; this will ensure that there is a random amount of silence between each playback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Traffic-cue-random-playback.jpg\" alt=\"11 Traffic cue random playback\" width=\"795\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Traffic-cue-random-playback.jpg 795w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Traffic-cue-random-playback-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/11-Traffic-cue-random-playback-768x348.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: none;\">\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Now set the <em>DayTime<\/em> AISAC to control the \u201cPre-delay Time\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Increase its value during nighttime but leave it to 0 during the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  style=\"width:938px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-Traffic-random-cue.jpg\" alt=\"08 Traffic random cue\" width=\"1721\" height=\"867\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-Traffic-random-cue.jpg 1721w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-Traffic-random-cue-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-Traffic-random-cue-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/08-Traffic-random-cue-1024x516.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1721px) 100vw, 1721px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Traffic-aisac-predelay.jpg\" alt=\"10 Traffic aisac predelay\" width=\"936\" height=\"409\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Traffic-aisac-predelay.jpg 936w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Traffic-aisac-predelay-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-Traffic-aisac-predelay-768x336.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now create the main Polyphonic Cue and drag and drop your two Random no Repeat Cues on two different Tracks.<\/li>\n<li>Set the <em>RainPower<\/em> AISAC to control the volume of each Track.<\/li>\n<li>If you wish, you can also control the volume of the whole Cue with the <em>DayTime<\/em> AISAC to have a quieter traffic during the night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  style=\"width:938px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/09-Traffic-cue-and-aisac.jpg\" alt=\"09 Traffic cue and aisac\" width=\"1331\" height=\"885\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/09-Traffic-cue-and-aisac.jpg 1331w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/09-Traffic-cue-and-aisac-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/09-Traffic-cue-and-aisac-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/09-Traffic-cue-and-aisac-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1331px) 100vw, 1331px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once everything is set up you can test all of your Cues in the Session Window and see how everything is reacting to your AISAC controls. This will allow you to make some final adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>We are providing the corresponding Atom Craft project below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align:center;\"><a style=\"    display: block;\n    border: 1px solid #ccc;\n    padding: 20px;\n    max-width: 100%;\n    \/* width: 430px; *\/\n    margin: 0 auto;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AtomCraft_Project_Dynamic_Ambience_System.zip\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1813\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.criware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/zip.png\" alt=\"zip\" width=\"80\" height=\"78\" style=\"\n    display: block;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n\">AtomCraft_Project_Dynamic_Ambience_System.zip<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, we are going to design a complete ambience system in Atom Craft. 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