Sound Vision

Design

This skill should be used when the user asks about "sound direction", "audio style", "sonic identity", "music style", "SFX design", "audio mixing", "soundscape", "audio coherence", "audio design document", or discusses establishing or reviewing audio direction. Provides audio direction framework for sonic coherence.

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Sound Vision

Establish and maintain sonic coherence through systematic sound direction.

Three Pillars of Game Audio

Music - Emotional backbone, pacing, identity
SFX - Feedback, world-building, immersion
Voice - Narrative, character, instruction

When one dominates inappropriately, the soundscape fails.

Sonic Identity

Dimension	Spectrum
Frequency Balance	Bassy ←→ Airy
Texture	Synthetic ←→ Organic
Processing	Clean ←→ Distorted
Reverb	Dry ←→ Wet
Dynamics	Compressed ←→ Wide range
Attack	Gradual ←→ Punchy

Mix Priority Hierarchy

PRIORITY 1 (Never duck):
├── Player damage/death feedback
├── Critical gameplay cues
└── Dialogue (when present)

PRIORITY 2 (Light ducking):
├── Player action feedback
├── Immediate threats
└── Important UI

PRIORITY 3 (Duck for 1-2):
├── Ambient world sounds
├── Background music
└── Environmental effects

PRIORITY 4 (Most flexible):
├── Atmospheric layers
└── Distant sounds

Relative Loudness (Music = 0dB reference)

Element	Range
Player Actions	+2 to +6dB
Enemy Attacks	+0 to +4dB
Ambient	-6 to -12dB
UI Feedback	+0 to +3dB
Dialogue	+6 to +10dB

Audio Design Doc Sections

Audio Pillars - 3-5 sonic principles
Reference Audio - Games, films, genres
Frequency Allocation - Which elements own which ranges
Mix Priorities - Ducking hierarchy
Music Direction - Instrumentation, genre, adaptivity
SFX Language - Attack, decay, processing aesthetic

ZX Considerations

8 SFX channels max, 4 music typical
Balance file size vs quality
Plan for channel stealing

Store in .studio/sound-direction.md or .studio/creative-direction.md.

References

references/mixing-techniques.md - Technical mixing
references/adaptive-music.md - Dynamic music
references/sound-categories.md - SFX categorization