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Syrinscape Sound Terminology

Syrinscape uses several different terms to refer to sound element types.  For full information see the Syrinscape Web Page and the Syrinscape YouTube channel.  

Mood

A Mood is a dynamically created looping sound.  It is created by combining a variety of Music, Sound Effect and One-Shot elements.  Moods are dynamic in that playback is varied, and non-repetitive.  Only a single Mood can be played at a time.  If another mood is selected, the currently playing mood will fade out as the new mood is faded in.

Music

A Music element is generally a looping soundtrack containing one ore more Samples of music.    Music elements can be played concurrently with any currently running Mood or sound.  For example, if you have a Tavern mood playing, you can add a lute music element to play along with it.  Music elements may have many different Samples, which can vary in many ways.  

Sound Effect

A Sound Effect element is generally a looping set of sounds made of one or more Samples representing a specific type of effect.  Sound Effects can be played concurrently with any currently running Mood or sound.  For example, if you have a Barghest Battle mood playing, you could also play a Rain sound effect alongside.

One-Shot

A One-shot element is a non-looping sound made of one or more Samples.  One-shots can be played concurrently with any currently running Mood or sound.  One-shots are used to represent any single instance of a sound such as a fireball exploding, or a sword hitting.  A One-shot can be made of many different Samples, so you could have 10 or more different variations of a fireball exploding.

Sample

A Sample is the lowest level sound element in Syrinscape. Each sample represents a single, discrete sound recording.   Samples are not accessible within the Fantasy Grounds interface.  Each Music, Sound Effect, and One-Shot element is made of multiple samples which can be randomized on playback.