Sound effect synthesis

A method of synthesizing a user defined synthesized sound effect, the method comprising:

• inputting a definition of a sound effect into a sound synthesis system;
• and
• receiving a sound effect from the sound synthesis system;
• wherein the sound synthesis system is for generating a user defined synthesized sound effect and comprises:
• a receiver of user defined inputs for defining a sound effect;
• a generator of control parameters in dependence on the received user defined inputs;
• a plurality of sound effect objects, wherein each sound effect object is arranged to generate a different class of sound and each sound effect object comprises a sound synthesis model arranged to generate a sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters;
• a plurality of audio effect objects, wherein each audio effect object is arranged to receive a sound from one or more sound effect objects and one or more other audio effect objects, process the received sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters and output the processed sound;
• a scene creation function arranged to receive sound output from one or more sound effect objects and audio effect objects and to generate a synthesized sound effect in dependence on the received sound;
• and
• an audio routing function arranged to determine the arrangement of audio effect objects, sound effect objects and scene creation function such that one or more sounds received by the scene creation function are dependent on the audio routing function;
• wherein the determined arrangement of audio effect objects, sound effect objects and the scene creation function by the audio routing function is dependent on the user defined inputs;
• wherein each sound synthesis model comprises an algorithm configured to generate a synthesized sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters;
• wherein each of the audio effect objects comprises an algorithm configured to process a received sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters;
• wherein the sound synthesis method operates substantially in real time;
• wherein the sound synthesis system further comprises a trigger track for defining start times and or end times on the timeline of each sound effect object and audio effect object;
• wherein the trigger track further comprises a randomizer arranged to cause random, or pseudo-random, variations of a sound;
• wherein a trigger track is provided for one or more synthesis track, auxiliary channel, sound effect, mix bus, sound effect object and audio effect object;
• wherein the sound synthesis system further comprises a control track for changing one or more of the control parameters over the timeline;
• and
• wherein a control track is provided for one or more synthesis track, auxiliary channel, sound effect, mix bus, sound effect object and audio effect object.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program, the computer program comprising instructions that, when executed, provide a method of synthesizing a user defined synthesized sound effect, the method comprising:

• inputting a definition of a sound effect into a sound synthesis system;
• and
• receiving a sound effect from the sound synthesis system;
• wherein the sound synthesis system is for generating a user defined synthesized sound effect and comprises:
• a receiver of user defined inputs for defining a sound effect;
• a generator of control parameters in dependence on the received user defined inputs;
• a plurality of sound effect objects, wherein each sound effect object is arranged to generate a different class of sound and each sound effect object comprises a sound synthesis model arranged to generate a sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters;
• a plurality of audio effect objects, wherein each audio effect object is arranged to receive a sound from one or more sound effect objects and one or more other audio effect objects, process the received sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters and output the processed sound;
• a scene creation function arranged to receive sound output from one or more sound effect objects and audio effect objects and to generate a synthesized sound effect in dependence on the received sound;
• and
• an audio routing function arranged to determine the arrangement of audio effect objects, sound effect objects and scene creation function such that one or more sounds received by the scene creation function are dependent on the audio routing function;
• wherein the determined arrangement of audio effect objects, sound effect objects and the scene creation function by the audio routing function is dependent on the user defined inputs;
• wherein each sound synthesis model comprises an algorithm configured to generate a synthesized sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters;
• wherein each of the audio effect object comprises an algorithm configured to process a received sound in dependence on one or more of the control parameters;
• wherein the provided method of synthesizing a user defined synthesized sound effect operates substantially in real time,
• wherein the sound synthesis system further comprises a trigger track for defining start times and or end times on the timeline of each sound effect object and audio effect object;
• wherein the trigger track further comprises a randomizer arranged to cause random, or pseudo-random, variations of a sound;
• wherein a trigger track is provided for one or more synthesis track, auxiliary channel, sound effect, mix bus, sound effect object and audio effect object;
• wherein the sound synthesis system further comprises a control track for changing one or more of the control parameters over the timeline;
• and
• wherein a control track is provided for one or more synthesis track, auxiliary channel, sound effect, mix bus, sound effect object and audio effect object.