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Haptic Composer Overview

Haptic Composer is a powerful design tool for creating high-definition haptic experiences that can be deployed across multiple platforms and devices. With an intuitive graphical interface, it allows designers to create, edit, and test haptic effects through a familiar timeline-based workflow. Current version: 2.8.0

Key Features​

  • Visual Haptic Design: Create and edit haptic effects using an intuitive timeline interface
  • Audio-to-Haptics Conversion: Automatically extract haptic patterns from audio files
  • Multi-platform Testing: Test your haptic designs on different devices directly from the Composer
  • Keyframe Editing: Precisely control amplitude and frequency through keyframe manipulation
  • Batch Processing: Convert multiple audio files to haptic effects in one go

Documentation Sections​

Getting Started​

Learn how to download, install, and begin using Haptic Composer to create your first haptic effects. Note: Haptic Composer is currently supported only on Windows and macOS (not Linux).

Haptic Design​

Explore the core concepts of haptic design including haptic composition, note editing, keyframes, and transients. Learn how to use the graphical interface to create sophisticated haptic experiences.

.haps File Format​

Understand the structure and components of the .haps file format, which stores haptic effects in a JSON-based, human-readable format. Learn about the hierarchical structure of haptic perceptions, keyframes, haptic notes, and haptic melodies.

Audio To Haptics Settings​

Master the settings for converting audio files to haptic effects, including transient detection, amplitude threshold, frequency threshold, and frequency range adjustments for different target devices. These settings are also utilized in batch processing of audio files.

Batch Audio to Haptics Conversion​

Learn how to efficiently convert multiple audio files into haptic effects using the batch processing feature of Haptic Composer. This section provides step-by-step instructions on setting up and executing batch conversions.

Testing Capabilities​

Test your haptic designs directly within Haptic Composer on:

  • iOS and Android devices
  • PlayStation DualSense controllers (HD Haptics and Adaptive Triggers)
  • Razer Sensa HD Haptics devices (Razer Synapse/Chroma needed)
  • PC controllers (GameInput)

Workflow Integration​

Haptic Composer is part of a complete haptic design pipeline that integrates with:

  • Haptics Unity SDK
  • Haptics Unreal SDK
  • Haptics GameMaker SDK
  • Haptics SDK for Custom Game Engine (C++))
  • Haptic Testing environments

Start designing your cross-platform haptic experiences today with Haptic Composer!