Factory: close to finish

Wednesday, April 06, 2016

7:45pm-9:45pm


Sound room! Now that I figured it out (and nearly going deaf in the process*), I recorded some sounds in the sound room! It was rushed though; I was in the room for about 2 minutes when more students came knocking on the door to use the room... I wanted to take my time, but I am too kind to keep them waiting (also, knowing that people need to use it while I'm in there causes me to rush anyway), so I recorded some mediocre sounds that I thought could work.

I put them into Premiere and the sounds do not really go with the materials that are in the animation... I need to record new ones; but I can't tonight because the room is in use by others and it is getting late (I have other work to do).

I decided to try and use the sounds I have anyway, but as soon as I had them all in the way I want them, I adjust one of my title frames and suddenly I play it back and there is no sound! The files are there, where I put them. I adjusted the volume to make sure I did not mute it by accident, but I still don't hear anything. I hear everything else in the animation lab, including the taps of me typing, but not a sound from Premiere.

Not sure what to do now... I have to get back to my dorm and leave this mediocre animation to be played soundless for tomorrow? I'd really rather record new sounds for it anyway, but now I can't tonight...

Well, I'll try again tomorrow (or this weekend, depending on the availablility of the sound room).

~Jennah A


*I tried to edit the sounds to make it more like electricity, and I didn't know what to do with some of the settings. So when I played it back, the feedback was incredibly loud and high pitched. My ears and head felt weird for about 5-10 minutes afterward (and my ears still feel ache-y even now).