{"id":51824,"date":"2015-02-12T20:47:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T20:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=51824"},"modified":"2015-02-12T20:47:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T20:47:34","slug":"cinema-4d-video-tutorial-sound-effector-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/cinema-4d-video-tutorial-sound-effector-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema 4D Video Tutorial: Sound Effector Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"learn-how-to-link-3d-objects-to-soundwaves-using-the-sound-effector-tool-in-cinema-4d\">Learn how to link 3D objects to soundwaves using the Sound Effector tool in Cinema 4D.<\/h2>\n<p>One of the coolest, yet underutilized, features\u00a0in Cinema 4D is the Sound Effector tool. The Sound Effector allows users to <strong>link object parameters<\/strong> to the waveforms of an audio clip. So things like scale, position, or color could all be effected based on the intensity or frequency of a given audio file.<\/p>\n<p>In the following video tutorial created by the always engaging Nick Campbell of\u00a0<a title=\"GreyscaleGorilla\" href=\"http:\/\/greyscalegorilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Greyscalegorilla<\/a>, he shares\u00a0a technique for using\u00a0the Sound Effector to get this awesome result:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/53183025?color=d6a85e&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The tutorial covers a variety of uses for the Sound Effector, along with various Cinema 4D techniques:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Working with Clones<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Assigning Parameters to Sound Wave Intensity<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency Based Scaling Effects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coloring Objects Based on Frequency<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrating 3D Objects into After Effects<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the second half of the video,\u00a0Nick shows us how to composite the footage in After Effects. If you don\u2019t already have a copy of After Effects you can get a free trial from <a title=\"Adobe Creative Cloud&#039;s Website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/creativecloud.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Adobe\u2019s Creative Cloud website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/53128568?color=d6a85e&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>This video first shared by Nick from <a title=\"GreyScaleGorilla\" href=\"http:\/\/greyscalegorilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">GreyscaleGorilla<\/a>. Thanks for Sharing Nick!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about using the Sound Effector in Cinema 4D check out a few of the following resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Animate With Music\" href=\"http:\/\/greyscalegorilla.com\/blog\/tutorials\/animate-with-music-using-the-sound-effector-in-cinema-4d\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Animate With Music<\/a> &#8211; GreyscaleGorilla<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Using the Sound Effector Tool at Digital Tutors\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltutors.com\/tutorial\/379-Using-the-Sound-Effector-in-CINEMA-4D\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Using the Sound Effector in Cinema 4D<\/a> &#8211; Digital Tutors<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CG Terminal\" href=\"http:\/\/cgterminal.com\/2014\/02\/19\/cinema-4d-motion-drop-sound-effector-tutorial\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Motion Drop + Sound Effector Video Tutorial<\/a> &#8211; CGTerminal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Looking for music or sound effects to use with the Sound Effector tool? Check out our extensive library here at PremiumBeat. From <a title=\"Dubstep\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/royalty_free_music\/dubstep\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">dubstep<\/a> to <a title=\"Footsteps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/search\/index_sfx\/footsteps\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">footsteps<\/a> you&#8217;ll find it here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever used the Sound Effector tool in Cinema 4D?<\/strong> Share in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to link 3D object parameters to audio files in this Cinema 4D video tutorial by 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