Sonic Design / Project 3

November 21 2024 - December 8 2024

26.09.2024 –  / Week9 – Week11

Ryoma Kato / 0365874

Sonic Design / Bachelor of design (Honours) in Creative Media

MIB

WORK

Task 3 Story telling.

For this assignment, we need to pick up one popular fairy tail story and create 2-3 minutes Audiobook by using my voice and some sounds.

I chose Hanasaki-Jiisan. This is the one of famous story in Japan.

( PDF with a synopsis of the story )

The PDF above contains the story of Hanasaki-Jiisan as well as the types of audio sources I thought would be necessary to complete this assignment, along with their respective links.

After writing this PDF, Ill start to record the voice by using AKG D5 mic. I also use Iztope RX10 for removing some noises.

After listening to the audio I recorded, I received advice during the lecture that using a compressor to eliminate volume differences and make the sound more consistent would make it easier to listen to. Additionally, since there were many breathing sounds, I was advised to select the necessary parts and reduce the sections where breathing sounds are present.

( The editing screen of Adobe Audition. )

This is the editing screen of Adobe Audition. I use this application for making audiobook. Following the advice given during the lecture, I removed the breathing sounds and applied compression. Additionally, I paid attention to the volume of the background music and carefully considered the timing for inserting sounds such as the digging noise and the dog's bark. I ensured that the sound effects were placed at natural and seamless moments to avoid any sense of awkwardness.

(The editing screen of Adobe Premiere Pro)

After editing audiobook, Since the submission for this project included a video, I created a simple video using Adobe Premiere Pro.

(The images used in the video)

Finally the completed video is below.

(Completed Video)

Through this project, I learned the importance of incorporating sounds that match the scenes. I realized that adding sound effects at just the right timing makes the audiobook much more enjoyable to listen to compared to simply reading the story aloud.