User:BAPACop/Music - Revision history

BAPACop: /* Toolset Access and Usage */

2010-09-17T02:20:04Z

‎Toolset Access and Usage

BAPACop: /* Building Your Project */

2010-09-17T02:18:35Z

‎Building Your Project

BAPACop: /* Re-assigning Main and Chargen */

2010-09-17T02:16:28Z

‎Re-assigning Main and Chargen

BAPACop: /* Re-assigning Main and Chargen */

2010-09-17T02:16:17Z

‎Re-assigning Main and Chargen

BAPACop: /* How to Merge */

2010-09-17T02:15:13Z

‎How to Merge

BAPACop: /* Adding Sounds */

2010-09-17T02:14:17Z

‎Adding Sounds

BAPACop: /* Sound Banks */

2010-09-17T02:08:22Z

‎Sound Banks

BAPACop: /* Sound Definitions */

2010-09-17T02:07:02Z

‎Sound Definitions

BAPACop: /* Events */

2010-09-17T02:05:50Z

‎Events

BAPACop: /* Creating Events and Hierarchy */

2010-09-17T02:05:10Z

‎Creating Events and Hierarchy

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 In the toolset, open your module and an area.  You can now assign sound events or music presets.
-[[Image(Toolset View Presets.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Presets.jpg|center|]]
 == Final Notes ==

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 * Right-click on the new bank(s) and select '''Build'''.  You can choose multiple banks by Ctrl + select.  You can also simply hit the '''Build''' button at the top of the screen in FMOD and deselect any banks you don't wish to build.  But I like to see just what I am making.
-[[Image(Build Banks.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Build1.jpg|center|]]<br>[[Image:Build2.jpg|center|]]
-−
-[[Image(Build Banks2.jpg)]]
 Select the bank to build, hit '''build''' and then follow the directions.  You may be asked to navigate to wav locations.  Just do whatever it says.  Double-check your '''Build Directory''' in the FDP.  This is what you should have where you built the files:
-[[Image(Build Directory Results.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Build3.jpg|center|]]
 == Placing Files ==

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 [[Image:Replace_Sound.jpg|center|]]
-This step isnt really necessary if you choose to leave the original names in tact during your FDP building, but I am not sure how that will affect the regular game.  It will overwrite the DA sounds for the entire single player game, I believe, and for a module we don't want to do that. This is still unexplored at the moment.
+This step isnt really necessary if you choose to leave the original names intact during your FDP building, but I am not sure how that will affect the regular game.  It will overwrite the DA sounds for the entire single player game, I believe, and for a module we don't want to do that. This is still unexplored at the moment.
 == FDP Cleanup ==

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 Now we need to go back through the top 3 '''Event Categories''' and re-assign '''main, credits, chargen, etc'''.  Double-click on each event one at a time.  Starting with '''_EndOfGameCredits / main'''.  Right-click on the sound and choose: '''Replace Sound'''.  Now browse to the sound you chose before, it should already have a sound definition folder to choose.  Do this for each that were in YOUR FDP that you assigned an underscore to the name.  When finished, you can delete your underscored events.
-[[Image(Replace Sound.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Replace_Sound.jpg|center|]]
 This step isnt really necessary if you choose to leave the original names in tact during your FDP building, but I am not sure how that will affect the regular game.  It will overwrite the DA sounds for the entire single player game, I believe, and for a module we don't want to do that. This is still unexplored at the moment.

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 * Save '''music.fdp''' to your '''Build Directory'''
-[[Image(Post Merge.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Post_Merge.jpg|center|]]
 == Re-assigning Main and Chargen ==

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 == Adding Sounds ==
-Since I haven't created 'tutorial' sounds, will have to use what I have.  This is a shameless plug for BG2 Redux, but I have those sounds ready to be added.  You will be using the sounds you have ready.  We will start with the DA presets which are '''main, combat and Death'''.
+Since I haven't created 'tutorial' sounds, will have to use what I have.  This is a shameless plug for [http://www.gamersnexus.net/bgr-home BG2 Redux], but I have those sounds ready to be added.  You will be using the sounds you have ready.  We will start with the DA presets which are '''main, combat and Death'''.
 Before you begin, know what type of sounds you will be adding.  Are they single-shots? Streaming music? Stingers?  Streaming sounds like music you will want in your '''my_music_bank_strm_new''', since that bank is configured for streaming sounds already.  Single shots and stingers will go in the '''my_music_bank_notstrm_sting''', since they can be loaded into memory.  So go to the '''Sound Banks''' tab and select the appropriate bank, right-click and set as the '''Set as current bank'''.
-[[Image(Set Bank.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Set_Bank.jpg|center|]]
-−
 Now in your '''my_music.fdp''', go to the '''Events''' tab/'''Hierarchy'''. Go to the top folder, '''_EndOfGameCredits'''.  Double-click on the event '''main''' and '''add sound''' by right-clicking inside the big grey box on the right.
-[[Image(Event Editor1.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Editor1.jpg|center|]]
 Select a '''New Wavetable...''', then browse to the sound you want to use for your '''End Credits'''.  I have chosen BG2_Main for my end credits.
-[[Image(Event Editor2.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Editor2.jpg|center|]]
 Do the same thing for each of the presets that we didnt add ourselves: _main, _precache, _main, _chargen, _credits in the top three event folders.  The main, combat and Death and stingers we will assign our level specific music.
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 Each time you assign a new sound to an event, a new '''Sound Definition''' will appear in that tab as a folder.  You can organize these also if you wish, but I have not seen a need.
-[[Image(New Definition.jpg)]]
+[[Image:New_Definition.jpg|center|]]
 === Verify your work ===
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 You should have all your events assigned with wavs from your Music Source folder.  It will be tedious, but in the end you will be glad you took the time to setup everything in an organized manner.  I am going to switch gears and show a picture of the finished hierarchy for my module.
-[[Image(BG2 Redux Hierarchy.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Redux.jpg|center|]]
-Remember, the folder setup you use in the '''!Event/Hierarchy''' will be the folder setup in the toolset.  Although, once you know how to do this, its not that hard to re-do just about any part.  Time for the final steps.  '''Save your project''' and make a backup.
+Remember, the folder setup you use in the '''Event/Hierarchy''' will be the folder setup in the toolset.  Although, once you know how to do this, its not that hard to re-do just about any part.  Time for the final steps.  '''Save your project''' and make a backup.
 == Project Merging ==

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 Now go to the '''Wave Banks''' tab. If you have followed the directions up to this point, then the wav banks in this tab will be empty with the exception of two sounds in '''music_bank_strm_new'''.  Select that bank, and on ther right/bottom you will see the two sounds.  These are the two we extracted at the beginning under '''Getting Started'''.  Drag/Drop these two files into the '''music_bank_strm_death''' bank, thus emptying the top two sound banks.
-[[Image(sound bank1.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Sound1.jpg|center|]]
 Now that the sounds have been moved.  We are going to rename the existing top two banks for our use.  The reason we want to do it this way is that these two sound banks are already set up for streaming and loading sounds and are configured.  We could surely make our own blank sound banks and use either of these as templates, but for this tutorial we only need the two banks.  '''Sound Bank''' naming style is entirely up to you, the names don't matter.  I have renamed them for clarity:
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 * my_music_strm_new
-[[Image(sound bank2.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Sound2.jpg|center|]]
 We have finished getting evrything setup for our new sounds.  It is time to add our sounds.

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 == Sound Definitions ==
-Time to move to another tab in our project.  Go to the '''Sound Definitions''' tab.  You will see a 'red' folder called '''music_ingame''', and a bunch of folders beneath it.  Delete everything except the '''music_ingame''' top folder.
+Time to move to another tab in our project.  Go to the '''Sound Definitions''' tab.  You will see a red folder called '''music_ingame''', and a bunch of folders beneath it.  Delete everything except the '''music_ingame''' top folder.
-[[Image(delete definitions.jpg)]]
+[[Image:Delete.jpg|center|]]
 We won't be using any DA sounds in our sound banks, so they are not needed.

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 === Events ===
-Still working in '''!Events/Heirarchy''': Now we can add events to our folders.  The folder structure is the way it will show in the toolset under the '''music''' folder in '''Sounds'''.  Let's start with our '''Level_1''' event group and add an event (by right clicking on the folder) we will call '''Fireplace''', since we may have a fireplace in the area and will want that sound as an ambient or as a placeable. You can choose "no template" as we will further adjust the sounds when we actually add them.
+Still working in '''Events/Heirarchy''': Now we can add events to our folders.  The folder structure is the way it will show in the toolset under the '''music''' folder in '''Sounds'''.  Let's start with our '''Level_1''' event group and add an event (by right clicking on the folder) we will call '''Fireplace''', since we may have a fireplace in the area and will want that sound as an ambient or as a placeable. You can choose "no template" as we will further adjust the sounds when we actually add them.
 [[Image:Events.jpg|center|]]

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 == Creating Events and Hierarchy ==
-We are only making one Event entry for this tutorial, but you could add as many as you like.  We will next be re-naming the 4th event in the hierarchy: '''Human_noble_origin''' will now be changed to '''My_mod_music'''.   You can change names of events on the right side in the lower property screen.  '''DO NOT TOUCH''' the name on the !top/right property screen.  It should read as '''music''' regardless of what you named your FDP.  That name: '''music''' is the name of the '''.FEV''' that is called by the engine for sound events we want to change.  We are overwriting DA sounds and adding sounds for our module, and this '''FDP''' will create the '''music.fev'''.
+We are only making one Event entry for this tutorial, but you could add as many as you like.  We will next be re-naming the 4th event in the hierarchy: '''Human_noble_origin''' will now be changed to '''My_mod_music'''.   You can change names of events on the right side in the lower property screen.  '''DO NOT TOUCH''' the name on the top/right property screen.  It should read as '''music''' regardless of what you named your FDP.  That name: '''music''' is the name of the '''.FEV''' that is called by the engine for sound events we want to change.  We are overwriting DA sounds and adding sounds for our module, and this '''FDP''' will create the '''music.fev'''.
 === Folder Structure ===