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Marcus Martell · April 1st, 2011, 05:05 AM

Guys was thinking about insert a sound fx during the length of the lower thirds on a video. I was thinking about digital matrix style- fx. Those computer sounds that go with the letters that appear

any idea where can i get it for free to insert on a documentary?
thx

Kirk Candlish · April 3rd, 2011, 01:23 AM

Do you mean the sound of someone keying in the text while you have a lower thirds title running ?

If that's what you're after why not just record it yourself ?

Battle Vaughan · April 3rd, 2011, 01:28 PM

If you are talking about DTMF tones (like a push-button phone makes) there is a neat generator in the freeware Audacity program...type in the characters and it generates a tone pattern for you, which you can then save and import into your nle....

Predrag Vasic · April 3rd, 2011, 05:31 PM

I think the OP was referring to the futuristic sounds that are heard when text appears on a computer screen in common SciFi films. It tends to be high-pitched beeps, preceded by a multi-tone sound effect. Some white noise too.

In fact, this sound tends to appear in typical contemporary films whenever computer responds to user input. Obviously, no common computer makes noise when it returns a Google query, or some proprietary-type search command, but this is never convincing or dramatic enough for a movie, so sound effect is used to enhance the effect. In almost EVERY case, this sound effect does NOT exist on any contemporary computer.

Adam Gold · April 3rd, 2011, 06:34 PM

If it's the beeps that accompany type moving across the screen (as in 24 or Hunt For Red October) perhaps something like this:

Type Effect Beeps 03 Sound Clip and Quote

or

Sci Fi Type Beep Cursor Digital Electronic Type Screen Monitor Loop Typing Science Fiction Sound Clip and Quote

Google "computer screen type beep sfx" and you'll get about a million hits. If it's just keyboard sounds you are after, they can be found at the same website. This was the first hit and it came up in less than a second. From browsing around the site it appears they have virtually everything you could ever need.

Edit: In the magical circular world of the interweb, when I hit refresh on the search page as I was editing this note, this post showed up on the first page of Google results. A little freaky...

Marcus Martell · April 5th, 2011, 04:30 AM

Exactly what i was looking.....
I'm responding now from my phone! But cani use these sounds on a doc? Are them royalty free and shuold i pay to download em?
thx

Adam Gold · April 5th, 2011, 11:29 AM

All the details are on the website. Yes, you have to pay for them, but they're less than a Euro each, and yes they are royalty free.

April 1st, 2011, 05:05 AM	#1
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... Guys was thinking about insert a sound fx during the length of the lower thirds on a video. I was thinking about digital matrix style- fx. Those computer sounds that go with the letters that appear any idea where can i get it for free to insert on a documentary? thx

April 3rd, 2011, 01:23 AM	#2
Kirk Candlish Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 198	Re: Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... Do you mean the sound of someone keying in the text while you have a lower thirds title running ? If that's what you're after why not just record it yourself ?

April 3rd, 2011, 01:28 PM	#3
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Re: Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... If you are talking about DTMF tones (like a push-button phone makes) there is a neat generator in the freeware Audacity program...type in the characters and it generates a tone pattern for you, which you can then save and import into your nle....

April 3rd, 2011, 05:31 PM	#4
Predrag Vasic Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Manhattan Posts: 131	Re: Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... I think the OP was referring to the futuristic sounds that are heard when text appears on a computer screen in common SciFi films. It tends to be high-pitched beeps, preceded by a multi-tone sound effect. Some white noise too. In fact, this sound tends to appear in typical contemporary films whenever computer responds to user input. Obviously, no common computer makes noise when it returns a Google query, or some proprietary-type search command, but this is never convincing or dramatic enough for a movie, so sound effect is used to enhance the effect. In almost EVERY case, this sound effect does NOT exist on any contemporary computer.

April 3rd, 2011, 06:34 PM	#5
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Re: Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... If it's the beeps that accompany type moving across the screen (as in 24 or Hunt For Red October) perhaps something like this: Type Effect Beeps 03 Sound Clip and Quote or Sci Fi Type Beep Cursor Digital Electronic Type Screen Monitor Loop Typing Science Fiction Sound Clip and Quote Google "computer screen type beep sfx" and you'll get about a million hits. If it's just keyboard sounds you are after, they can be found at the same website. This was the first hit and it came up in less than a second. From browsing around the site it appears they have virtually everything you could ever need. Edit: In the magical circular world of the interweb, when I hit refresh on the search page as I was editing this note, this post showed up on the first page of Google results. A little freaky... __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

April 5th, 2011, 04:30 AM	#6
Marcus Martell Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: spain Posts: 1,202	Re: Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... Exactly what i was looking..... I'm responding now from my phone! But cani use these sounds on a doc? Are them royalty free and shuold i pay to download em? thx

April 5th, 2011, 11:29 AM	#7
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Re: Typing digital sound fx for lower thirds... All the details are on the website. Yes, you have to pay for them, but they're less than a Euro each, and yes they are royalty free. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."