Supercharge Your FMOD Game Audio Skills - With Sergio Ronchetti

Posted October 3, 2024 by Asbjoern Andersen in Game audio

FMOD is a powerful middleware game audio solution - but how do you get started and make the most of its key features?

Game sound designer and composer Sergio Ronchetti has created a series of videos to help with exactly that - check them out below to supercharge your game audio work in FMOD:

Videos by Sergio Ronchetti

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• Looping Audio
Learn about Building Loops – 3 ways to loop audio in FMOD – What are Magnets? – Using Magnet Regions

• Parameters are your best friend!
Learn about Continuous Parameters – Discrete Parameters – Labeled Parameters

• Spatialize that sound!
Learn about the Spatializer Effect – Spatializer Sound Size and Minimum Extent – Automating the Spatializer in FMOD (Rail Route gameplay example)

• Snap into action!
Learn about Implementing Snapshots – Reverb Snapshots – Pause Menu Filter Snapshot – Snapshot Intensity

• Built-in Parameters
Learn about Distance Parameters – Event Cone Angle – Direction Parameters

• I Command you to sound great!
Learn about Command Instruments

• Deep dives to inspire your own work
Get an FMOD Deep Dive into Go Mecha Ball w/ Joonas Turner – FMOD Deep Dive into Prehistoric Kingdom w/ Byron McKay

• Are you up for a challenge?

• So much more to learn!
Learn about Return Tracks – LFO’s – Nested events – Convolution Reverb

• FMOD’s official series

Looping audio in FMOD

First thing to learn how to do is loop audio in FMOD – the most basic yet super common function of audio middleware! There are a few ways in which we can achieve this. These videos should help:

Building loops:

3 ways to loop audio in FMOD:

How To Use Fmod - x3 Ways To Loop Sounds

What are Magnets?

Using Magnet Regions:

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Parameters are your best friend!

Understanding how to use parameters is a great next step! With these we can connect our audio with game data. This is the next step towards creating our interesting adaptive systems. Watch the videos below to learn about 3 of the most commonly used parameters:

Continuous Parameters:

Discrete Parameters:

Labeled Parameters:

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Want to learn even more about FMOD? Join Sergio Ronchetti’s FMOD course:

Take the FMOD Challenge here

Spatialize that sound!

If you’re a sound designer learning all about attenuation and 3D implementation then understanding the spatializer is essential. These videos will help you learn them inside out PLUS a bonus video on how I automated a Spatializer on a game i worked on:

Spatializer Effect:

Spatializer Sound Size and Minimum Extent:

Automating the Spatializer in FMOD – Rail Route gameplay example:

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Snap into action!

Snapshots are a ludicrously powerful feature in FMOD. They allow us to alter and change our mixes at the snap of our fingers! These videos will help you understand how:

Implementing Snapshots:

How To Use Fmod - Implementing Snapshots

Reverb Snapshots:

Pause Menu Filter Snapshot:

Snapshot Intensity:

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Built-in Parameters

Built-in Parameters are standard tools in FMOD that are super easy to implement and can help us describe game scenarios in more detail (and even replace the Spatializer in some cases!) so check out these videos on the Distance, Direction and Event Cone Angle parameters:

Distance Parameters:

Event Cone Angle:

Direction Parameter:

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About Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1

With Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1, you can bring out a strong character of any cat in your projects. Angry, happy, distressed, and hungry! From loud meows to long purrs, through wild growls, cries, hisses and yummy eating. These are cats at their most expressive!

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Starring 20 cat friends, namely;
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Deep heavy metal, crunchy snow, old boat wood, crisp grass, gritty dirt, clean tile – this library has it all. Not only does this library contain walking but it's got pretty much every performance you can think of, from scuffs to jumps and lands and scrapes. With this library you can cut Foley for pretty much any film or game that comes your way.

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• 17 different Performances – From slow walk to RUN, 5 scrapes, bodyfall/land, stomps and more
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• Every folder has a picture of the shoe and surface plus a description of the distance of the mic from the Foley walker.
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• Same boots that were used for Sylvester Stallone in The Expendable
• Mix and match shoes, surfaces and sweeteners to make your own custom characters
• Can be used as a stereo or separated and mixed/matched as a mono depending which mic works best for your project

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Foot wear type:
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City Life Sound Effects Sounds & Ambiences of London Play Track 101+ sounds included, 264 mins total From: $60

Get the sounds and ambiences of London: Here are 101 authentic recordings from the English capital.

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In total, this library gets you more than 4 hours of atmospheric London sounds!

Sounds captured at famous (and some not-so-famous) London locations and landmarks such as:
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Hand Combat Sound Effects Massive Punches Play Track 505 sounds included, 1 mins total $29.99

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MixPre-6 II • F6 • MKH8040 • MKH30 • C411 • MKH416 • LOM Usi Pro • Oktava MK012

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I Command you to sound great!

Command Instruments allow us to control events in FMOD without the use of scripting or the game engine. Meaning we can save time AND create some super intuitive sequences:

Command Instruments:

Command Instruments Part 2:

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Deep dives to inspire your own work

Context is everything! Check out the deep dive interviews i did with some of my game audio friends to see all these features (and more!) being used in real video game projects:

FMOD Deep Dive into Go Mecha Ball w/ Joonas Turner:

FMOD Deep Dive into Go Mecha Ball w/ Joonas Turner

FMOD Deep Dive into Prehistoric Kingdom w/ Byron McKay PART 1

FMOD Deep Dive into Prehistoric Kingdom w/ Byron McKay PART 2

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Are you up for a challenge?

Want to learn more? Then check out my new course FMOD Challenges! all about mastering the most powerful features with super fun exercises. Because context is everything when we’re learning. The course so far has helped complete beginners and pros with years of experience improve their FMOD implementation chops. If you want to drastically improve your skills in a super short amount of time, then I invite you to check out the landing page!

Announcing FMOD Challenges! My New Game Audio Course

Take the FMOD Challenge here!

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So much more to learn!

There are sooo many other cool features and tools inside of FMOD. From using Seek Speed, Nested events and LFO’s. Below are a few more videos to get you inspired, otherwise check out the rest of my FMOD in 2 mins playlist here:

Return Tracks

LFO’s

Nested events

Convolution Reverb

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FMOD’s Official Series

Finally, I couldn’t create this playlist without recommending the new Getting Started series by the good folks at FMOD themselves. They’re truly great and cover even more features!

Getting Started – FMOD basics:

Getting Started in FMOD - Episode 1 - FMOD Basics

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Hospital Ambiance is 59 minutes/1.80 Gb of ambiance recordings from an old hospital. 24 separate files – recorded in 24bit/96kHz A-B stereo. All sounds are UCS-compatible.

Hospital Ambiance was recorded in the rooms and corridors of the old (now defunct) Aarhus County Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark. A prominent feature is the lack of acoustical treatment in corridors and hallways, giving a rather hard and reverberant sound, which is typical of Danish public building styles of the 1930’s and 40’s.

Elevators and automatic doors are heavy and noisy; humming and clanking as patients and staff pass through them. Electric vehicles used to move patients and supplies around inside the complex are old and not exactly noiseless either. Finally, while I did not have access to operating rooms or the like, I did get into a couple of basement corridors, where there were less people and more Hvac noise (yay!).

In some of the recordings, faint, muffled or smeared voices can be heard. While I have removed passages with distinctly Danish words (which might also be connected with specific, recognizable persons), there is still a certain tone and pitch to the Danish language, which may come through on occasion.
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Hand Combat Sound Effects Massive Punches Play Track 505 sounds included, 1 mins total $29.99

MASSIVE PUNCHES – 505 files of punch sound effects, from several sparring sessions. From quiet taps and hits to thudding and cracking impacts. Massive Punches comes in at over 1 minute, of real skin on skin body and head shots. Bring the power of bare knuckle to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Massive Punches filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.

Don’t need a Massive amount of Punch sound effects? We offer ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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Hand Combat Sound Effects Mini Punches Play Track 60 sounds included $6.99

MINI PUNCHES – 60 files of punch sound effects, from several sparring sessions. From quiet taps and hits to thudding and cracking impacts. Mini Punches comes in at over 15 seconds, of real skin on skin body and head shots. Bring the power of bare knuckle to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Mini Punches filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.
Looking for a Massive amount of Punch sound effects? We offer ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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Textured Rain features meticulously recorded rainfall on a wide variety of surfaces and objects. Each sound is delivered as a seamless loop, with three distinct intensities per surface for maximum flexibility.

Captured in a controlled environment using mainly a DIY rain machine, this collection was recorded in both stereo and mono, ranging from light drizzles to heavy downpours and offering consistent, adaptable textures without unwanted background noise.

The library includes performances on car interiors, metal and plastic props, umbrellas, vegetation, fabric, debris and more. Perfect for layering in film, games, or other audio projects, these rain loops are ideal for crafting atmospheres, enhancing ambiences, and adding realistic environmental detail.

‍Loops in mono and stereo

This sound pack have been recorded using multiple mono and stereo microphone configurations and exported as seamless loops for easy drag and drop in your project.

‍Props and textures recorded

Aluminium plate • Car interior • Fabric • Galvanized container • Galvanized tub • Glass plate • Green and dead leaves • Metal barrel • Metal roof • Metal sheets and plates • Metal scrap • Mud puddle • Newspapers • Plastic container • Plastic roof • Plastic sheet • Plastic tarps • Reed screen • Roof tiles • Shopping bags • Stainless steel sheet • Steel box • Tent • Trash bags • Trash can • Umbrellas • Water • Wheelie bin • Window skylight • Wood floor • Wood planks

… and more!

‍Gear used

MixPre-6 II • F6 • MKH8040 • MKH30 • C411 • MKH416 • LOM Usi Pro • Oktava MK012

‍Metadata

This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadata compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.

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