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Questions tagged [sound-effects]

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Where can I find free sound effects?

Free sound effects sites. One per answer. Please make sure that you are not posting a duplicate. If you see duplicates, please vote them down and comment to let the author know.
yves schläpfer
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Do you know other wave equations?

I know that if we run these formulas on some software like MatLab, we can obtain the waveforms of some effects: - Ping wave: f(t) = sin(2*pi*t*f) * exp(-t*4) f(t) = sin(2*pi*t*f) * exp(-t*4) * (1 - exp( -t*10 )) * 2 - Ding-Dong wave f(t) =…
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Sound Design - Stun Grenade

Hi guys, I'm making a war film and I'm stuck designing the ringing sound you get after being stunned by a Stun Grenade. it's the sort of sound you get from a tuning fork but louder... any ideas?
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Sound Design Trivia Pop Quiz: In the hit song "Thriller", where did the wolf howling sound effects come from in the beginning?

The person with the first right answer gets their answer accepted.
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Really good modern fight scenes!

Off the top of my head I'm thinking "Hanna" and "The bourne" films. Working on something and was hoping to get inspired. Anyone think of some really "big" fight scenes from recent films? Not kung fu hustle type. I'm working on a project thats two…
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Cell phone ringtone midi instrument pop music

Hello everyone, I would like to know what's the best online resource for cell phone ring tones of pop music. What I'm looking for are some "cheap midi instrument 8 bit phony lame versions of pop songs"... Thanks in advance
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Old camera flashes

Hi I currently need the sound of some old camera flashes like the ones that used bulbs and have a very unique sound. Struggling to recreate or find anything relevant in FX libraries so any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Adam
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Help defining/sourcing a mechanical "tak tak tak" sound

Hi, I am currently in the process of imagining and testing sound designs for a robot that is up to bad things, going after people (think Terminator type of hunting, not necessarily fast but obviously unstoppable). The robot does not speak, but I'd…
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Escalators.....

I went on that shoot today that I will be supervising the sound of. We were in an L.A. metro station. (BTW did you know it costs about $20,000 for a shooting permit in a subway?? I'd rather buy microphones and shoot everything inconspicuously on a…
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How to remove DC offset from normalized white noise?

I generated a 10 second audio file containing white noise, using SoX : sox.exe -n witteruis0.wav synth 10 whitenoise sox.exe witteruis0.wav -n stats The resulting "witteruis0.wav" is more or less normalized, but shows a DC offset, which I tried to…
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How to make a "Roar!" sound?

Is it possible to produce a lion "roar!" sound without actually recording it from a real lion roaring? like... only use the sound editor resources to produce a sound that sounds really a "roar!" sound.
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Multiplying a single sound effect

I have a situation I'm currently struggling with. I;m looking for a some creative way of multiplying a single sound to the effect of hearing dozen of them. My case is particularly some dull sound hit into many hits that reflect these many things…
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Am I weird for wanting to buy this to record?

LINK TO COOL TOY.
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How does a forest sound through a 6 year-olds ears?

There is a short film I'm working on that has a 6 year-old child in a forest that's supposed to sound a little magical (not extremely magical, but the amount of magic you thought forests had when you were 6) and then a contrast later in the film…
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Im trying to find Sounds from old bike dynamos

trying to find Sounds from old bike dynamos. I have found a few but need more and better variation. Director can spot fakes easily... Would be very happy to know where to find some
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