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TORM3NTO
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July 9, 2021
Question

Radio Frequency Animation - Clunky movement with Radio Waves

  • July 9, 2021
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Hi everyone,

 

I'm trying to animate a radio wave to change (based on different types of real radio frequencies) but the built-in Radio Wave plugin isn't giving me appealing results. 

 

Animation video 

 

As you can see the transition between waves is very "mechanical" and not smooth enough for an explainer video (with narration and music)

 

                         

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Mylenium
Mylenium
Legend
July 9, 2021

I agree with Angie. This is a case of where you would ideally create a somewhat complex expression on a Write-On effect rigged with sliders and then by animating the sliders get different wave types and modulations. Even if you spend forever optimizing audio files or generating synthetic frequency modulations in Audition or another audio program, AE's audio infrastructure itself and in turn any effect relying on it are way too limited to correctly render those wave types.

 

Mylenium

angie_taylor
angie_taylor
Legend
July 9, 2021

If you want accurate waves you might be better using either the Audio Waveform effect. Or, if you are feeling brave you can use expressions, using the Sin and Cosine functions, to generate whatever wave you like? Best to post in the Expressions forum if you prefer the latter?

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