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Virrginia Tombola

Equestrienne

Join date: 10 Nov 2006

Posts: 938

04-06-2007 13:13

I am alomst certain that this is the wrong forum for this, but I couldn't find the appropriate content creation forum. Sorry in advance for that!

How does one create a sound file? I want to have custom sound effects for some of my vehicles (and a horse, if I can get the avatar animation thing right), but haven't the slightest how to go about it.

A tutorial would be ideal, but just some general information would be more than I have at the moment.

Bree Giffen

♥♣♦♠ Furrtune Hunter ♠♦♣♥

Join date: 22 Jun 2006

Posts: 2,715

04-06-2007 13:28

I like to use Audacity to edit my sound files. You can crop the audio file to a specific sound, make it louder, get rid of dead spaces, and then save it as a wav file.

You can also use the built in microsoft sound recorder if you want. Assuming you have windows of course.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Did I mention it's free?

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Desmond Shang

Guvnah of Caledon

Join date: 14 Mar 2005

Posts: 5,250

04-06-2007 14:02

From: Bree Giffen

I like to use Audacity to edit my sound files. You can crop the audio file to a specific sound, make it louder, get rid of dead spaces, and then save it as a wav file.

You can also use the built in microsoft sound recorder if you want. Assuming you have windows of course.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Did I mention it's free?

Wow!

*gathers two cocoanuts to make clippity-clop sounds for Virrginia*

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Virrginia Tombola

Equestrienne

Join date: 10 Nov 2006

Posts: 938

04-06-2007 17:12

Thanks Bree! But as it turns out, I'll just ask the Governor of Caledon to follow me around with cocoanuts

Desmond Shang

Guvnah of Caledon

Join date: 14 Mar 2005

Posts: 5,250

04-06-2007 18:32

*clop clop clop*

Desmond: Whoa there!

*clop clop clop*

Soldier: Halt! Who goes there?

Desmond: It is I, Desmond, Guvnah of Caledon, and this is the trusty knight Virrginia! We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my quest to tame the wildest mainland. I must speak with your lord and master.

Soldier: What? Ridden on a horse?

Desmond: Yes!

Soldier: You're using cocoanuts!

Desmond: What?

Soldier: You've got two empty halves of a cocoanut and you're bangin' 'em together.

Desmond: So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Neualtenburg, through -

Soldier: Where'd you get the cocoanuts?

Desmond: We found them.

Soldier: Found them? In Neualtenburg? The cocoanut's tropical!

Desmond: What do you mean?

Soldier: Well, this is a temperate zone.

Desmond: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?

Soldier: Are you suggesting cocoanuts migrate?

Desmond: Not at all. They could be carried.

Soldier: What? A swallow carrying a cocoanut?

Desmond: It could grip it by the husk!

Soldier: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound cocoanut.

Desmond: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Desmond from Caledon is here?

Soldier: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?

Desmond: Please!

Soldier: Am I right?

Desmond: I'm not interested!

Second Soldier: It could be carried by an African swallow!

Solider: Oh, yeah, an African swallow maybe, but not a European swallow. That's my point.

Second Soldier: Oh, yeah, I agree with that.

Desmond: Will you ask your master if he wants to join my knights of Caledon?!

Soldier: But then of course a-- African swallows are non-migratory.

Second Soldier: Oh, yeah.

Soldier: So, they couldn't bring a cocoanut back anyway.

*clop clop clop*

Second Soldier: Wait a minute! Supposing two swallows carried it together?

Soldier: No, they'd have to have it on a line.

Second Soldier: Well, simple! They'd just use a strand of creeper!

Soldier: What, held under the dorsal guiding feathers?

Second Soldier: Well, why not?

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Raindrop Drinkwater

Globally Creative

Join date: 28 Jun 2006

Posts: 240

04-06-2007 23:21

Oh thank you for that, Desmond!

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Faybot Foxley

Morgana Le Fey's Landbot

Join date: 3 Apr 2007

Posts: 166

04-07-2007 02:03

I believe a sound file must be uploaded from your computer. I think they have to be in a 44 bit wav file format. They cannot exceed 10 seconds. Each upload costs 10 Linden dollars. Try using the Audacity program Bree mentioned to make sure it meets the requirements.

Zaphod Kotobide

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Join date: 19 Oct 2006

Posts: 2,087

04-07-2007 06:52

I'd like to have an argument, please?

Dekker Boa

Dekker Edmonton

Join date: 21 Mar 2007

Posts: 54

04-07-2007 07:38

From: Zaphod Kotobide

I'd like to have an argument, please?

You can find one at the Argument Clinic here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM

Eva Bellambi

Registered User

Join date: 1 Jul 2006

Posts: 1

What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow??

04-08-2007 10:45

Soldier: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to
beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?

Desmond: Please!
Soldier: (patiently) Am I right.
Desmond: I'm not interested!

Ah the answer to the age old question:

Averaging the above numbers and plugging them in to the Strouhal equation for cruising flight (fA/U = 7 beats per second * 0.18 meters per beat / 9.5 meters per second) yields a Strouhal number of roughly 0.13:
... indicating a surprisingly efficient flight pattern falling well below the expected range of 0.2–0.4.

Although a definitive answer would of course require further measurements, published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study all lead me to estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour.

http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/

I must now get all my Python quotes organized and ready for the Faire!!

Sound File creation
Virrginia Tombola Equestrienne Join date: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 938	04-06-2007 13:13 I am alomst certain that this is the wrong forum for this, but I couldn't find the appropriate content creation forum. Sorry in advance for that! How does one create a sound file? I want to have custom sound effects for some of my vehicles (and a horse, if I can get the avatar animation thing right), but haven't the slightest how to go about it. A tutorial would be ideal, but just some general information would be more than I have at the moment.
Bree Giffen ♥♣♦♠ Furrtune Hunter ♠♦♣♥ Join date: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2,715	04-06-2007 13:28 I like to use Audacity to edit my sound files. You can crop the audio file to a specific sound, make it louder, get rid of dead spaces, and then save it as a wav file. You can also use the built in microsoft sound recorder if you want. Assuming you have windows of course. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Did I mention it's free? _____________________ http://slurl.com/secondlife/Jirasan/244/8/402 <-click
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	04-06-2007 14:02 From: Bree Giffen I like to use Audacity to edit my sound files. You can crop the audio file to a specific sound, make it louder, get rid of dead spaces, and then save it as a wav file. You can also use the built in microsoft sound recorder if you want. Assuming you have windows of course. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Did I mention it's free? Wow! gathers two cocoanuts to make clippity-clop sounds for Virrginia _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!
Virrginia Tombola Equestrienne Join date: 10 Nov 2006 Posts: 938	04-06-2007 17:12 Thanks Bree! But as it turns out, I'll just ask the Governor of Caledon to follow me around with cocoanuts
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	04-06-2007 18:32 clop clop clop Desmond: Whoa there! clop clop clop Soldier: Halt! Who goes there? Desmond: It is I, Desmond, Guvnah of Caledon, and this is the trusty knight Virrginia! We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my quest to tame the wildest mainland. I must speak with your lord and master. Soldier: What? Ridden on a horse? Desmond: Yes! Soldier: You're using cocoanuts! Desmond: What? Soldier: You've got two empty halves of a cocoanut and you're bangin' 'em together. Desmond: So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Neualtenburg, through - Soldier: Where'd you get the cocoanuts? Desmond: We found them. Soldier: Found them? In Neualtenburg? The cocoanut's tropical! Desmond: What do you mean? Soldier: Well, this is a temperate zone. Desmond: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land? Soldier: Are you suggesting cocoanuts migrate? Desmond: Not at all. They could be carried. Soldier: What? A swallow carrying a cocoanut? Desmond: It could grip it by the husk! Soldier: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound cocoanut. Desmond: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Desmond from Caledon is here? Soldier: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right? Desmond: Please! Soldier: Am I right? Desmond: I'm not interested! Second Soldier: It could be carried by an African swallow! Solider: Oh, yeah, an African swallow maybe, but not a European swallow. That's my point. Second Soldier: Oh, yeah, I agree with that. Desmond: Will you ask your master if he wants to join my knights of Caledon?! Soldier: But then of course a-- African swallows are non-migratory. Second Soldier: Oh, yeah. Soldier: So, they couldn't bring a cocoanut back anyway. clop clop clop Second Soldier: Wait a minute! Supposing two swallows carried it together? Soldier: No, they'd have to have it on a line. Second Soldier: Well, simple! They'd just use a strand of creeper! Soldier: What, held under the dorsal guiding feathers? Second Soldier: Well, why not? _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!
Raindrop Drinkwater Globally Creative Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 240	04-06-2007 23:21 Oh thank you for that, Desmond! _____________________ A2NZ : When creativity goes global. Latex, Casual, Club gear. blog.a2nz.org \|\| Main store in Ufeus
Faybot Foxley Morgana Le Fey's Landbot Join date: 3 Apr 2007 Posts: 166	04-07-2007 02:03 I believe a sound file must be uploaded from your computer. I think they have to be in a 44 bit wav file format. They cannot exceed 10 seconds. Each upload costs 10 Linden dollars. Try using the Audacity program Bree mentioned to make sure it meets the requirements.
Zaphod Kotobide zOMGWTFPME! Join date: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 2,087	04-07-2007 06:52 I'd like to have an argument, please?
Dekker Boa Dekker Edmonton Join date: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 54	04-07-2007 07:38 From: Zaphod Kotobide I'd like to have an argument, please? You can find one at the Argument Clinic here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM
Eva Bellambi Registered User Join date: 1 Jul 2006 Posts: 1	What is the airspeed of an unladen swallow?? 04-08-2007 10:45 Soldier: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right? Desmond: Please! Soldier: (patiently) Am I right. Desmond: I'm not interested! Ah the answer to the age old question: Averaging the above numbers and plugging them in to the Strouhal equation for cruising flight (fA/U = 7 beats per second * 0.18 meters per beat / 9.5 meters per second) yields a Strouhal number of roughly 0.13: ... indicating a surprisingly efficient flight pattern falling well below the expected range of 0.2–0.4. Although a definitive answer would of course require further measurements, published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study all lead me to estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour. http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/ I must now get all my Python quotes organized and ready for the Faire!!

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