impecunious Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Our school has just 5 CD s (one badly scratched) of sound effects and we are sick and tired of "Tractor approach, plough and pass" etc. I've seen sound effects on the web. Can anyone reccommend a good source? Specifically looking for WW1 battle effects at the moment, though other more diverse requirements will arise later. Of course we are willing to pay. ( For the effects, not the advice... though many thanks in advance for any suggestions that come) cheers Impecunious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Willing to pay - http://www.sounddogs.com Free - http://www.freesound.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilalexrose Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Local public libraries used to have SFX CD's that they lent out for free with a library card. They might still do so (I haven't needed to plum for sound effects for ages, as I ripped the ones I got from the Library onto minidisc! This was before CD ripping software I must point out!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdornan Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 http://www.freesound.org/ You need to register for this site, but registration is free. It's full of user created/ recorded sounds, some very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impecunious Posted September 25, 2008 Author Share Posted September 25, 2008 Many thanks, will try them.I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.k.roberts Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Alternatively, if you want to increase the size of your CD library, Canford Audio are flogging BBC Sound Effect CDs for a fiver at the moment (usually twenty quid each). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Gordon Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Local public libraries used to have SFX CD's that they lent out for free with a library card. They might still do so ...No longer, certainly in Herts., but they are charged at the Talking Books rate, which is cheaper than Music CDs, and you can borrow them for three weeks instead of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Another very good source of paid-for effects is THE SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY. Based in the UK, they can be a better source for non-American effects. Besides Freesounds (who are very good) some other free sites are: FIND SOUNDSLJUDO Don't discount recording your own--with a half decent mic and a freeware DAW on your computer you can often get exactly the right sound instead of trying to fit something from a library. Or, even with library sounds, editing, layering, pitch-shifting, etc. can make all the difference. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdave Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 bit of a random idea but here we go If your school has adobe soundbooth on any of its computers. You can loads of high quality fxs off the software in the search bar then export whatever you want as mp3. If you dont have it then websites are the best best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impecunious Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Thanks for advice. Have used freesound and it's proved very good.I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genus Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I would like to recommend soundsnap.com It's been an invaluable resource for me in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedoggy23 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 If you're looking for super professional sound effects for war, I would recommend checking out Sound Effects Hub - Online SFX Library They have really high end sound effects, check out their "niche" section because they have a few collections with war and gun sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeDR Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Heres a list I posted ages ago on a video related forum...." A selection of useful Sound effect resourcesa1 free FX Sound dogs Free sound Find sounds PACDV Acoustica (limted ammount of SFX)Ljudo Pachd Nature downloads (Nature SFX)Simply the best (A small selection)GRsites-CLaims to have 1,980 SFXFree sound database I would like to thank member "ZVI" For posting this link. Seems to contain thousands!"sounds" Another one from another member "trog". seems to have alot to :unsure: Frogstar Suggested by chapman photography. Yet another good linkHope this keeps you going. I aim to update it and maybe even given more details about each link.Cheers Luke *I hope members from other forums appreciate the time took in creating this list and I ask them not to copy and paste it onto their forums. Thanks " Sorry about the credit to random members tht you wont understand :o But you get the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternewman Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I've added the links and advice in this thread to some of the existing ones that were in the sound FAQ and moved the whole lot to its own page on the wiki, so I give you the BR Wiki's Sound Effects article! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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