The Footsteps example demonstrates how you can create a simple hierarchy of switch containers to create variation for an otherwise repetitive sound.
To listen to the Footsteps example:
Load the “Footstep_Types” switch container or the “Play_Footstep” event into the Transport Control.
In the Transport Control, click Switches and select the footstep type and material that you want to hear.
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In this example, the parent switch container includes three footstep types:
Crouching
Walking
Running
Each of these three footstep types contains another switch container that determines the surfaces on which the characters will walk:
Concrete
Gravel
Hard Metal
Hard Wood
Water
To create diversity for each footstep type to material association, a random container containing between four and six variations has been created for each variation. The complete hierarchy looks like this:
To further avoid repetition, volume and pitch is randomized each time a new footstep is played. To see the random ranges, double click on the volume or pitch randomizer icon on the top-level switch container named “Footstep_Types”.
