Recreating Darth Vader's Breathing in WebAudio

Inspired by the sounds in Andy Farnell’s Designing Sound Part IV: Practicals, particularly the Science Fiction ones (R2D2, Red Alert), as well as the Lightsaber Example shown in my Computational Sound lecture, I sought out to recreate one of the most iconic, recognizable sounds from Star Wars: Darth Vader’s breathing. Experience the final result here. The Inhale To simplify the problem I thought of Darth Vader’s breathing pattern as two distinct parts: the inhale and the exhale, which I later put together using a gain envelope....

February 25, 2024 · Ethan Thomas