When working on game projects, we have seen a need to easily access a few specific values in a large number of sounds. Therefore we created this Global Parameter utility. It enables you to set a value in one place and then easily get that value from anywhere. 

Maybe you want to be able to get the player's campaign progress in your music systems? Or do you want the health, velocity or height above ground from your player? Maybe you need the wind and rain amount or time of day in your spot sounds? Or the distance to your companion for voice line selection?

Let's take the rain amount as an example. We want that value to affect different spots sounds, like tarps or barrels. The higher the rain amount, the more we fade in the rain layer sound.

We send the amount via a suitable blueprint.

In our MetaSound we add the SweejTech.GlobalParameters interface.

Then we fetch the value using the interfaces and the Get Global Parameters Value node.

This utility is still work in progress, but if this would be of interest to you please let us know. 

When working on game projects, we have seen a need to easily access a few specific values in a large number of sounds. Therefore we created this Global Parameter utility, an interface that receives parameters set from anywhere in the game!

The SweejTech MetaSound MIDI plugin is a versatile solution that enables sound designers, musicians, and anyone working with Unreal Audio to use MIDI devices within the MetaSound editor. It features MetaSound interfaces for receiving MIDI events, such as keypresses, pitch bend, and control changes, which can be used to trigger events and parameters within your MetaSound. Users can customize their experience through adjustable settings, MIDI device management, and real-time MIDI monitoring, while also having access to console commands and example content to explore creative possibilities. Whether building synthesizers and samplers, or prototyping and debugging MetaSound graphs, this plugin provides an exciting playground for MIDI and MetaSounds enthusiasts alike.

Effortlessly use MIDI devices in the MetaSound editor, and build innovative graphs.

The SweejTech Audio Inspector allows sound designers, programmers and anyone working with Unreal Audio to view active sounds in a compact, dockable tab window. It displays a table list view with configurable columns that show each active sound and important information about it. It slots neatly into your Unreal Editor audio content creation workflows and debug sessions without obscuring the game viewport. Enjoy inspecting your audio!

 See detailed, useful info about all active sounds in game in a compact editor tab window.

Mixing is essential to ensure player agency; when we hear better, we play better. Too many competing sounds and the message is obfuscated; reason and meaning are lost. HDR mixing enhances the gameplay experience by making each sound impactful, and ensuring that all your hard work is heard and appreciated. 

HDR prioritises more important, or generally ‘louder’ sounds. It preserves relationships between adjacent sounds and scales the output signal to the ‘loudest’ perceived sound. A moving HDR window maps the active sounds to the dynamic range of the playback system, automatically culling sounds that are below its lower threshold. HDR makes loud sounds sound louder, and quieter sounds sound as loud as loud sounds sound!

High Dynamic Range audio for UE5, enabling automated mixing and prioritisation, for delivering an immersive audio experience.

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