Questions tagged [sound-effects]
For questions about the design, creation, development and implementation of sound effects in the various media.
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Jurassic Park - Classic Roar
Curious. Do any of you know exactly what went into that sound? I've heard a variety of things, namely elephants, lions and washing machines; I imagine it might be a combination of all three.
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What are the small bits in your field recording bag?
Yes, yes, we've all got preamps and recorders and mics and cables and hoary marmots in our field recording sound bags. But what else is in your bag? What are the little bits and bobs you really ...
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sfx library codewords
Once your library reaches a certain size then you start needing codewords to jump to the specific sounds you're looking for quickly. This is especially true with common sounds like impacts, whooshes ...
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Making a "Gears turning" Effect, and then grinding to a halt
What would be a way to acquire this sound without actually building or finding metal gears that turn?
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8bit old school nintendo sound FX
Does anyone know where to buy these things in library form legally?
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What's Your Preferred Method of Pitch-Shifting?
A question in multiple parts:
First off, we're all recording at the highest bit and sample rates possible (right?) in order to extend the use of the sounds we capture. The opportunity to make bigger, ...
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Sound coming from behind using stereo field
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I'm working on a sci-fi actiony flick right now, very low budget so mixing in surround is not an option. I have a scene where a robot with a jetpack is landing behind someone, off screen in ...
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What is expected from a sound effects editor?
What are the exact tasks that a sound effects editor is expected to fulfill? Apart from choosing the effect and editing it, are we expected to also mix, place the SFX in a space, EQ to context, etc.? ...
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What sound bursts your bubble?
When enjoying media for entertainment purposes, what specific sounds shatter your suspension of disbelief?
For me, it is the call of a loon. I grew up in Muskoka, which is a cottage district in ...
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How do you create the deadliest sounding gunshots?
I have been experimenting with different layers to create a perfect gunshot but they all fail and sound like toy guns. What do I have to layer in order to create a deadly sounding gunshot?
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How do I prepare my sound files professionally to share with others?
Hello. I have a question about embedding the correct sort of metadata and general professional preparation for my sound files so I can pass to others and it'll be appropriate for their professional ...
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Suggestions for a tensioned rope effect?
Hello! First time poster but (relatively) long time reader here. I am working on a kung fu short film and am currently stumped concerning a particular sound effect. Any suggestions would be so, so ...
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Recording Glass Shatters
I'm planning on a short indoor recording session of shattering long fluorescent tubes. Who has done this and has sage advice to share? Mic choices? Best way to contain debris while not coloring the ...
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Nice SFX recording mics that are cheap enough that you wouldn't be too upset if they were blown apart in a freak recording accident?
My first question to this group. Maybe a gear question is kind of a lame start, but here goes.
I've been field recording for quite some time and have acquired over the years some Neumanns, DPAs, ...
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SFX recorded or library
Do you use SFX libraries (like Sound Ideas, Hollywood Edge ...) or do you record your own SFX?
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Recording Sound Effects in Urban Environments
So, I'm a sound effects recordist that lives in downtown Orlando. Now, for a huge city, Orlando isn't terribly noisy (compared to NYC or LA at least), but I do often find it difficult to capture ...
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Best use of sound design in a comedy?
OK, we've covered "favorite sounds" and "best sound in a thiller", but what about comedies, where the sound effects usually cower in fear of dialog and music? And what is it about those moments that ...
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Examples of Synthesized Sound Effects
This question was asked a few years back and I actually supplied one of the answers (Examples of subtractive analog synthesis in sound design). I'm looking to expand on this and want to know of any ...
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Rant against editors and tyre screeches
Do you find it normal to hear squealing when a car is driving fast down a dirt road? It's horrible to hear, and it should be horrible to make anyway. So, when it's so obvious that the effect doesn't ...
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Metering levels for sound effects
Hi guys, what would the typical levels of SFX be in a say, an action movie that involves hand-to-hand combat? I'm currently doing the sound effects in cubase and i'm a little confused on the subject ...
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I have two audio files of same song one is from vinyl and other is from CD source, I want to compare those and technically see the difference between
Music comparison for getting vinyl effect in CD recording conversation from CD rip to vinyl rip
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Tree Grown Sound Effect (Tree Ents in LoTR)
Hey there, First time here :D
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on achieving the tree 'grown' sound used on the Tree Ents from Lord Of The Rings and World Of Warcraft.
The sound is like a ...
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Sound spatialisation tool. Would this be useful?
Hi, I have recently prototyped a sound spatialisation tool using max/msp as part of a university project. It allows you to load a sound and animate it in a virtual 3d space to add doppler shift, ...
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