Adding Sound Effects to Animation

In this tutorial, you add audio files to Track View, then in the Dope Sheet Editor, use ProSound to synchronize the sounds with the animation.

The scene shows a World War One airfield somewhere in the north of France. A biplane is poised for takeoff, but it has no sound. Your task is to take a group of four .wav files and assemble them so that they play back as the plane rolls down the runway and takes to the sky.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

Add audio files to a scene and control audio playback
Use the Dope Sheet track editor to synchronize playback of audio clips with scene animation
Use track controls to lengthen or shorten audio segments

Skill level: Beginner

Time to complete: 20 minutes

Preparation for This Tutorial

If you have not already downloaded the tutorial files (MAX scenes and other assets), download them now and unzip them into a project folder called \Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 tutorials. See Where to Find Tutorial Files.
On the Quick Access toolbar, click (Project Folder) and set your current project to Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 Tutorials.

Adding Sound Effects

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