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The Sci-Fi Weapons collection features futuristic firepower. Each weapon can be rapidly scaled in sonic size using the Weapon Size control track.

The terms weapon and ammunition are used loosely in this imaginative collection, which is split into REAPER subprojects based on weapon type and subcategories based on ammunition type.

The weapon types are Assault Rifle, Buffs, Cannon, Impact, Pistol, Ricochet Passby, Sniper Rifle, Special, and Submachine Gun.

The ammunition types are Beam, Cloak, Electricity Beam, Energy Shield, Grenade, Laser, Laser Beam, Laser Projectile, Missile, Plasma, Plate Armor, Projectile, Rocket, Shield, and Torpedo.

When appropriate, the shot sounds are conveniently separated into Start, Loop, and Stop composite tracks, with regions in place for each layer of the shot. This provides flexibility for integration into game designs, where control over the runtime sound of weapons is desired.

There are also subprojects for impacts, ricochets, and pass bys of each type of ammunition.

To complete the collection, each weapon type and ammunition has multilayered foley conveniently split into start and end groups to allow flexible retiming to match animations of reloads, pickup, and drops.

The complete list of all the subprojects and their associated data and embedded metadata is available in the accompanying Sci-Fi Weapons SoundBook.

	Note
	This guide provides information specific to this collection. For general information that applies to all Strata collections, refer to the Strata User Guide.

The Main Project

The SciFi Weapons main project provides a convenient way to visualize, locate, and audition the sounds in the Sci-Fi Weapons collection. Additionally, it is a central point from which you can open the individual subprojects of the library. Each subproject contains sounds related to a unique weapon, organized by type and weapon name. The main project contains tracks for each subproject weapon, with media items that reference the various subprojects in nested tracks. You can audition any of the media items, which reference the rendered output from the corresponding subprojects.

In the main SciFi Weapons project, you can double-click any subproject media item to open the corresponding subproject, in which all of the tracks and layers available for the specific weapon are arranged.

Use the Region/Marker Manager to find and jump to the different subproject tracks. For more information, refer to Regions and Markers in the Strata User Guide.

	A subproject media item. Double-click it to open the subproject in a new tab.
	Media items that reference the rendered output of the weapon subproject. Place the cursor at any point on the timeline and click Play to audition the rendered output.
	Use the Region/Marker Manager to find, filter, locate and play media items.