The official how-to Sound Effects thread

It seems evident to me that people will never figure out how to find sound effects. So lets make it easy for everyone.

Findsounds.com

The Sound Bunker

How to create your own

Sound Dogs *Temporarily down?*

Ljudo

More effects link site

sound-effects-library.com

Hope this helps..post your links..your questions, etc. But please don't keep posting more threads for fear my head will explode.

Keith

 

Hey, this thread deserves a **bump**



It realy should be a STICKY topic at the top.
Or, at the very least, included on the FanFilms Forum Links list.


Good Job, Keith

 

Sound effect....what seems like on this site the final frontier.

 

JT..I agree completely, and thanks. Too many people ask about sound effects, that it really should be a sticky.
Keith

 

yeah tahnk's for the help keith....i was a good i dea it just didn't set off. hope fully this time it will.

 

You're very welcome everyone.
<insert *bump* here>

Keith

 

I'll need this thread later....

*BUMP*

 

Just a quick note. Sound Dogs is back up for those interested. It's a pretty decent site actually, just some of the files are not so good quality and others are. Just gotta weed through them all.

Keith

 

Here's another awesome site of effects:

Sonomic.com

And some other effects links of importance...


How to design Stormtrooper effects

How to add surround sound

Keith

 

A friend of mine at work also mentioned to me today that you can pick up old portable reel to reel recorders dirt cheap these days. So if you need to do audio effects outdoors or on location, you can't beat $10-$50.00 considering the price of portable digital recorders these days.

Just another bit of information.

Click here for links on Ebay.

The key word though is portable. So you may want to refine your search using the criteria above.

Keith

 

Thanks! I found exactly what I needed!

-saber_holder

 

Yeah, thanks. I'm not actually working a Star Wars Fan Film but still like to use some familiar sounds in the film that I am doing.
It gets my vote to be stuck up top.

 

"BUMP" This needs to be "STICKY"

 

I sat on the tram the other day, and the whole tram sounden like a pod-racer.. so Im gonna seek up this tram with a recorder and hope thay havn´t fixed it


EDIT: Speeling

 

I'd really like to hear how that tram effect comes out there Dark Overlord. Can you post a link to it when you get it done?

Oh and here are two more resources for effects:

SoundRangers.com


AudioLicense.net

Keith

 

yea, sure. I just need to find it before they get it fixed. but If I find it I´l sure put up a link.

 

Here's another thread that will possibly be of help...

How to extract sound effects from Jedi Outcast.

Keith

 

To help with consolidation of information, I'll repost my Sound entry from the Tutorials thread: (some updates added)

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[b]SOUND[/b]

The whine of a Tie fighter, the pulse of a blaster and the distinctive hum of a lightsaber are every bit as important to Star Wars' identity as The Force, 1138 and "I've got a bad feeling about this."

How do you get these sounds into your own fanfilm? In addition to these staple sound effects, how can you effectively record your own sounds? Check out some of the resources below....

[b]SOUND FX ON THE WEB[/b]

The fastest and easiest way to get Star Wars sounds into your own film is to download the sounds files from web libraries. Most sounds are available in WAV format, which is compatible with virtually every video editing software package in use today.

You can start by browsing TFN's own libraries:
[link=http://theforce.net/theater/postproduction/soundfx/]TF.N Theater Sound FX Library[/link]
[link=http://cgi.theforce.net/theforce/multimedia/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Audio]TF.N's Multimedia Audio Library[/link]

There are also a few privately maintained sounds libraries listed in the [link=http://www.jushhome.com/AmMoviePort/links.asp?CatId=142]Amateur Movie Portal's Sound Libraries Page[/link].

[b]VIDEO GAME EXTRACTION [/b]

Another excellent resource for sounds can be found in video games!
Many library sites overlook the subtle sounds of footsteps, switches, alarms, etc. These can be found in the support files of video games along with engines, numerous blasters, saber effects, droids and even dialog. Also, many sounds used in the LucasArts games are first generation digital copies of the isolated sound fx used in the original movies.

You don't even have to buy the games! LucasArts has free, downloadable demos of all of their most popular games. These demos include most of the sounds. Here are instructions for getting sounds from two specific games. (These instructions work on both the full and demo versions)

[link=http://www.lucasarts.com/products/phantommenace/splash.htm]The Phantom Menace Video Game[/link]
TF.N's SciFi3D site contains a specific utility and instructions on extracting sounds from this game. The utility is [link=http://www.theforce.net/scifi3d/web_help/scummrev-2011.zip]SCUMM[/link] and the instructions, written by Clay Kronk, are [link=http://www.theforce.net/scifi3d/web_help/scumm.txt]right here[/link].

[link=http://www.lucasarts.com/products/outcast/html/demo.html]Jedi Outcast[/link]
The sounds for JO are even easier to extract.
After installing the game, locate a file called "assets0.pk3".
This file can be expanded with PkZip or [link=http://download.com.com/3405-20-871449.html?part=50220&subj=dlfpp&tag=button]WinZip[/link]

[b]RECORDING YOUR OWN [/b]

Recording you own sounds can be very satisfying, (or frustrating), depending own your interests. As with anything, be prepared to go through LOTS of practice before you're able to consistently get the results that you are after.

As a very interesting tangent, take a look at [link=http://hem.passagen.se/filmljud/starwars.htm]this page[/link] that details how Ben Burtt collected and created the many sounds of Star Wars.

[u][i]Recording Environment[/u][/i]
Before you even make a sound, let alone record it, make sure to try and get the best environment possible. Basically what you?re after is a place with little, to no, ambient or outside noise (there is little that kills the illusion of a galaxy far, far away than the sound of a passing airplane, air-conditioner vent or the sound of the nightly news coming from the next room.) This is the really the most difficult thing to control. There is very little besides distance and/or concrete that actually blocks out sound. (Basements are a good place to start.)

The next thing to watch out for is reverb or echo. Obviously, something like a bathroom will have lots, but there is almost always some echo in most rooms, especially of all the walls and floor are hard. (mmm, sounds like the basement again) We are so used

 

Hey, thanks for posting that Nick. Some of that info came in pretty handy.

Hmm, so when are we gonna get a sticky???
Keith

 

The easiest thing to do would be to post a link to this thread in the Tutorials thread linked in the forum header. Then it should be easily available.
I leave the honors to you.

Have fun!

 

Here's another decent link:

Filmsound.org "The Art and Analyses of Film Sound"

Pretty decent site with tons of resources.
Keith

 

I believe that existing threads cannot be "sticked". For a thread to be "sticky" it must be posted as "sticky" by a mod.


Juan

"The Premonition" -- The First Spanish Star Wars Fanfilm ever... in english!

 

Thanks for posting this keithabbott, I think everyone will aggree that jedi knight sounds are getting a bit over used.

-Adam

 

To my knowledge I haven't used any of the JK sounds myself, although I did snag one from SOTE. A sound most people don't know is there anyhow...

Keith

 

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