The UE Audio team is excited about delivering our upcoming presentations at Unreal Fest 2023 ( Oct 3-5 2023 ) + GameSoundCon 2023 ( Oct 17-18 2023 ). If you haven’t registered yet, there is still time ( see ‘Upcoming Conferences Details’ section below ). This advanced post gathers many of the resources we will be sharing during our presentation to make it easier for our community members to follow along. In a short while, we will update this post with summaries of the conference, and links to recorded sessions.
Recent / Updated Features
- New MetaSound Nodes: The full list of MetaSound nodes can be found here. In 5.2, the new nodes added were Perlin Noise, Low Frequency Noise, Super Oscillator, Wave TableOscillator. If you want to write your own MetaSound node, you can check out this tutorial that walks through writing a pitch shift MetaSound node.
- Updated Audio Modulation docs are coming soon. Audio Modulation allows you to adjust the parameters of various audio-related systems in your game in real time.
- MetaSound Output Watching ( experimental for 5.3, docs coming in future release ) enables Blueprint or C++ to watch for changes in the MetaSound graph. This enables users to match gameplay and visuals to events happening in MetaSounds. As an example, you can affect gameplay elements and visuals according to a musical beat, or change in audio.
- The MetaSound Builder API ( experimental for 5.3, docs coming in future release ) makes it possible to create and make changes to a MetaSound graph through C++ or Blueprint APIs while the game is running in real time. This opens up the possibility of adding/removing MetaSound nodes and modifying connections during gameplay.
- You can also learn more about Unreal Editor for Fortnite audio and how you can publish directly into Fortnite.
Get Connected + Send Feedback
- Unreal Engine Public Roadmap - See latest roadmap and send feedback for how important these features are to you
- Fortnite Creative and UEFN Official Discord - Chat with island creators, ask questions, send feedback, talk to devs & more!
- Epic Developer Community - Learn from tutorials and ask questions on the forum
- Unreal Source ( previously Unreal Slackers ) Discord - A community managed Discord where Unreal Engine users come from all over the world to socialize, get help and share their work
Share Cool Stuff
We invite you to upload videos showcasing your work with audio to our marketing materials archive for potential use in future promotional purposes. Assets will be considered for an opportunity to be included for our next UE Audio Highlight Reel.
Contains original work only
Under 2 minutes
MOV/.MP4 - At least 1080p, but 4K UHD is preferred
Submit here.
Upcoming Conferences Details
Some upcoming conferences UE Audio team will be presenting at / attending:
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UnrealFest 2023 ( Oct 3-5 in New Orleans, LA
- 200+ Unreal sessions over three packed days, featuring hands-on training, riveting speakers, and a team of devs ready to answer your questions
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GameSoundCon 2023 ( October 17-18 in Burbank, CA )
- UE Audio talks from Epic Games + Community
- Network with UE Audio dev team
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Audio Developer Conference 2023 ( November 13-15 in London, UK )
- Celebrating all audio development technologies
- From music applications and game audio to audio processing and embedded systems