Aftertouch Audio – Weapon Movements: Shakes, Grabs & Inspections (WAV)

• Ultrasonic 192 kHz Capture: Recorded at 192 kHz using wide-bandwidth microphones (capturing frequencies past 100 kHz) to allow extreme downward pitch-shifting and time-stretching without phase smearing or digital loss.
• Triple-Microphone Spatial Perspectives:
  • Sanken CO-100k: Captures micro-transients and ultrasonic detail up to 100 kHz for extreme sound design manipulation.
  • Sennheiser MKH 8050: Delivers ultra-clean, punchy, low-noise transient response.
  • Neumann KMR81i: Provides natural shotgun condenser depth and smooth cinematic texture.
• 41 Firearm Platforms & Magazine Variations: Spans modern assault rifles, carbines, DMRs, bolt-action sniper rifles, submachine guns (SMGs), shotguns, and combat handguns.
• Barehand vs. Combat Glove Articulations: Every grab and magazine reload movement is sampled with both bare hands and heavy tactical combat gloves to match diverse in-game character models.
• Dynamic Intensity Scaling: Every shake and rattle is recorded across calibrated dynamic tiers (Soft, Medium, and Hard) for velocity-layered animation playback.
• Universal Category System (UCS): Fully cataloged with standardized UCS naming conventions, rich Soundminer metadata, Soundly tags, and descriptive keywording for instant asset retrieval.

Part 1: Weapon Shakes & Rattles:

• Single Shakes (Soft, Medium, Hard): Isolated single mechanical jostles, sling taps, and internal receiver shakes for quick footsteps, micro-movement, and ADS transitions.
• Rhythmic Shakes (Soft, Medium, Hard): Looping, rhythmic cadence movements designed for continuous walking, tactical jogging, and full sprint cycles.
• Random Shakes (Soft, Medium, Hard): Irregular firearm foley clatter and sling jostling to simulate erratic character maneuvers, mantle grabs, and combat rolls.
• Weapon Inspections: Gentle, multidirectional rotations and lateral weapon tilts designed specifically for idle animations and FPS inspect keybinds.
• Bonus Movements: Toss-and-catch maneuvers, carry handle manipulations, and weapon-draw transitions.

Part 2: Weapon Grabs & Tactile Handling:

• Receiver & Body Grabs: Firm weapon mounts and pickups across both bare hands and tactical gloves.
• Handguard & Rail Contact: Fast forward-grip adjustments, barrel grips, and Picatinny/M-LOK accessory touches.
• Stock & Shoulder Mounts: Tactile stock shoulder-taps, cheek-weld adjustments, and collapsible stock adjustments.

Part 3: Magazine Handling & Materials:

• Sampled both Full (weighted, with round rattles) and Empty (hollow, resonant chamber clicks):
  • Polymer / Plastic: 5.56 PMAG, .308 PMAG, HK417 PMAG, PP-19 Vityaz 9mm polymer.
  • Steel / Metal: 5.56 STANAG, AKM metal magazines, M14 steel magazines.
  • Bakelite: Classic AKM 7.62x39 Bakelite ribbed magazines.
  • Submachine Gun Mags: HK UMP45 stick magazines, 9mm subgun box magazines.

Representative Weapon Coverage (41 Models & Assemblies):

• Assault Rifles & Battle Rifles: AKM, Aero Precision AR-10, M4A1 / AR-15 platforms, HK417, FN SCAR variants, M14 EBR.
• Submachine Guns (SMG): HK UMP45, PP-19 Vityaz, MP5 variants.
• Precision & Sniper Platforms: Long-range bolt-actions and heavy metal-chassis precision rifles.
• Materials Represented: Stamped steel, milled aluminum receivers, polymer furniture, wooden stocks, Bakelite components, tactical nylon slings, and metal swivel brackets.

• File Format: Broadcast WAV (.WAV) / BWF (Broadcast Wave Format)
• Audio Specs: 24-bit / 192 kHz stereo uncompressed PCM
• Total Library Size: 45.28 GB (Uncompressed on disk)
• Metadata Standard: Embedded Universal Category System (UCS) chunks, Soundminer, BaseHead, Soundly, and Steinberg MediaBay compatible
• Game Middleware Compatibility:
  • Audiokinetic Wwise (Random Container & Blend Container ready)
  • FMOD Studio (Multi-instrument & scatter instrument compatible)
  • Unreal Engine 5 (Sound Cues & MetaSounds ready)
  • Unity (AudioSource & Playables compatible)
• Royalty-Free Clearance: 100% royalty-free for commercial video game development, film/TV audio post, animations, and sound library design.

Recommended Game Audio & Layering Routine:

1. Building Dynamic ADS (Aim Down Sights) Transitions:

   • Layer a Single Shake (Soft) with a Stock Grab (Combat Gloves).
   • Slightly pitch down the 192 kHz Sanken CO-100k channel (-5 to -12 semitones) to introduce physical weight and heavy sub-body resonance without losing high-frequency transient clarity.

2. Assembling Tactical Reload Sequences:

   • Combine a Magazine Grab (Empty) for the release/mag-drop phase with a Magazine Grab (Full) matching the exact magazine construction (e.g., Polymer PMAG vs. Steel STANAG).
   • Blend in a Random Shake (Medium) during the weapon re-indexing phase to sell the physical momentum of the operator's hands.

3. Locomotion Foley (Walk & Sprint Loops):

   • Route the Rhythmic Shakes into your game engine's footstep event callbacks.
   • Randomize pitch (±1.5 semitones) and volume (±1.2 dB) within Wwise or MetaSounds to prevent player ear fatigue during long movement sequences.