New SoundPad: Desert Planet (Patreon)

Greetings Patrons,

I've completed the 24th SoundPad and the first of 2020, Desert Planet. This is a sneak peak for Patreon patrons and will be released to the public later this week. Please feel free to just share with gaming groups and family until then.

As with many of these biome SoundPads, I add the word 'planet' after them to give me freedom from being slavishly realistic. Hence the dinosaurs in the jungle, giants in the ice etc. 

I watched a lot of desert themed films while researching this. Lawrence of Arabia, Dune, Pitch Black and others. I found that the human element really helped to add to the story telling aspect of this world. There was only so much wind and shifting sand sounds that I could make and the temple was much needed interior element. As such, Desert Planet is quite heavily populated with humanoid tribes. 

There are 3 tones which are useful for adding atmosphere to any desert based sounds. There are also 3 musical tracks which, while not authentic in any way, are consistent with the vibe for my particular world. I had a great time making my electric violin sound like a duduk, or ney for the Destiny track.

Next week I will add these sounds to the Custom SoundPad which will bring the total number of mixable sounds to over 800.

I've attached the 3 musical tracks from Desert Planet as higher resolution mp3 files for patrons.

Thank you, as always for your continuing support.

Best,

Tim

Desert Planet SoundPad