Build a sound from a clear brief, audition layers in context and export named assets with documented variations, levels and source rights.
Write what the sound communicates, where it plays and the required duration, variations, loop behavior and channel format. Record source ownership or license constraints. Choose a reference scene or interaction in which the sound will be judged, rather than designing only in isolation.
Record or select source sounds with useful attack and decay handles. Name files by source and take, keep clean originals and record microphone or synthesis settings when relevant. Estimate storage for the expected PCM inventory and preserve source/license notes alongside the audio.
Separate attack, body and tail roles, and audition each layer’s contribution in the intended scene. Check timing, phase interaction and mono compatibility when combining related sounds. Remove layers that mask the cue’s function rather than assuming more layers create a better result.
Use editing, filtering, pitch or modulation to support the brief, then compare at matched output level. If using compression, inspect the static threshold/ratio/makeup curve and audition the real attack and release. Measure actual combined peaks; digital layers are not an uncorrelated acoustic SPL sum.
Try the asset in the intended scene or interactive engine, including repetition, quiet playback and overlapping events. Check loop seams, random-variation transitions and excessive tails. Use compatible RMS measurements to describe variation levels without equating that difference to standardized loudness range.
Export the requested sample rate, stored width, channel layout and naming scheme. Reopen files and verify tails, duration, loops and peak behavior. Deliver the asset manifest, use restrictions, variation rules and editable source session with the approved version.
Write and download the task brief, measured results and handoff decisions as Markdown.
Estimate byte-aligned PCM payload and entered overhead for the planned recording inventory.
Inspect the static hard-knee curve with explicit makeup gain before auditioning the real processor.
Compare the measured sample or true peak with an explicit ceiling; keep crest factor separate.
Compare two compatible measured RMS levels on an explicitly chosen digital or acoustic scale.
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Compression settings describe only part of a sound’s behavior; audition the actual envelope and transient response.
Keep the following evidence with the actual version used for this task.
| Record | Include | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | Cue, variation, source and permission | Match to the intended interaction |
| Playback | Loop, duration, tail and overlap behavior | Test in the receiving scene |
| Delivery | Format, peak reading and revision | Reopen each exported asset |
A striking isolated sound can obscure speech or fail during repeated use.
Keep the relationship between the approved family and its individual files explicit.