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Michael Best · December 25th, 2004, 08:16 PM

Hi - Looking for an arsenal of sound effects, not music or spaceships sounds but real life sounds such as foot steps, glass breaking, doors slamming, etc, any recommendations?

Ty Ford · December 25th, 2004, 10:03 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Michael Best : Hi - Looking for an arsenal of sound effects, not music or spaceship sounds but real life sounds such as foot steps, glass breaking, doors slamming, etc, any recommendations? -->>>

I have a document with a fairly long list of library sources on my site in the Artiles Archive.

Smiles,

Ty Ford

Glenn Chan · December 25th, 2004, 11:05 PM

Hollywood Edge has 100 free SFX, excellent quality.

The main Sound Ideas library (6000 series IIRC) is fairly good. It has a pretty decent range of sound effects. Their search tool is great, but it includes SFX from libraries you don't own which can get annoying.

Sound Ideas is buyout. If you own it, you should digitize the stuff to your hard drive (I recommend iTunes, but use a format your programs like; vegas for example won't play well with VBR mp3s). This can save time if you work with SFX frequently.

I haven't worked with libraries other than Sound Ideas so I can't say how they compare, but Sound Ideas will work well.

There's also sounddogs.com, a searchable online SFX library. I see a lot of the Sound Ideas stuff on there.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · December 26th, 2004, 02:02 AM

Look around the web, you'll find my review of Sony Pictures sound FX library. I've got dozens of effects libraries, but I've yet to hear any that are as good as the recently released library from the Sony Pictures archives. They're pretty unusual, too.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · December 26th, 2004, 02:03 AM

<<<<vegas for example won't play well with VBR mp3s). >>>>
Of course it does.
Turn of "Import at Project Tempo" in your Options/Prefs/Audio preferences.

Dave Frank · December 29th, 2004, 02:10 PM

Sounddogs.com

simply the greatest

great prices, wonderful customer support

and no i don't work for them

Ian Corey · January 1st, 2005, 10:14 PM

I'm backing up Dave in suggesting sounddogs.com. I've used them for years. They almost always have what I need or at least something I can use.

Stay away from the production music though. Mostly old 80's buyout stuff. Unless you want that kind of thing. I've actually used some of the cheesier stuff because it has that 'edge'.

Best of luck.

December 25th, 2004, 08:16 PM	#1
Michael Best Major Player Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oceanside Harbor, CA Posts: 446	Sound effects Hi - Looking for an arsenal of sound effects, not music or spaceships sounds but real life sounds such as foot steps, glass breaking, doors slamming, etc, any recommendations?

December 25th, 2004, 10:03 PM	#2
Ty Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Posts: 2,337	Re: Sound effects <<<-- Originally posted by Michael Best : Hi - Looking for an arsenal of sound effects, not music or spaceship sounds but real life sounds such as foot steps, glass breaking, doors slamming, etc, any recommendations? -->>> I have a document with a fairly long list of library sources on my site in the Artiles Archive. Smiles, Ty Ford __________________ Ty Ford's Audio Bootcamp Field Guide Ty Ford's Audio Video Blog

December 26th, 2004, 02:02 AM	#4
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	Look around the web, you'll find my review of Sony Pictures sound FX library. I've got dozens of effects libraries, but I've yet to hear any that are as good as the recently released library from the Sony Pictures archives. They're pretty unusual, too. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

December 26th, 2004, 02:03 AM	#5
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	<<<<vegas for example won't play well with VBR mp3s). >>>> Of course it does. Turn of "Import at Project Tempo" in your Options/Prefs/Audio preferences. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

December 29th, 2004, 02:10 PM	#6
Dave Frank Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 244	Sounddogs.com simply the greatest great prices, wonderful customer support and no i don't work for them __________________ http://www.sleeptightmovie.com

December 25th, 2004, 11:05 PM	#3
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	Hollywood Edge has 100 free SFX, excellent quality. The main Sound Ideas library (6000 series IIRC) is fairly good. It has a pretty decent range of sound effects. Their search tool is great, but it includes SFX from libraries you don't own which can get annoying. Sound Ideas is buyout. If you own it, you should digitize the stuff to your hard drive (I recommend iTunes, but use a format your programs like; vegas for example won't play well with VBR mp3s). This can save time if you work with SFX frequently. I haven't worked with libraries other than Sound Ideas so I can't say how they compare, but Sound Ideas will work well. There's also sounddogs.com, a searchable online SFX library. I see a lot of the Sound Ideas stuff on there.

January 1st, 2005, 10:14 PM	#7
Ian Corey Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Baltimore Posts: 45	I'm backing up Dave in suggesting sounddogs.com. I've used them for years. They almost always have what I need or at least something I can use. Stay away from the production music though. Mostly old 80's buyout stuff. Unless you want that kind of thing. I've actually used some of the cheesier stuff because it has that 'edge'. Best of luck.