Anyone know where to get sounds for videos? at DVinfo.net

Dan Measel · April 14th, 2003, 09:41 PM

I am a hobbyist and am looking for dramatical sound effects for my videos. Things like short musical bits that are a few seconds long and can be added to scenes to add drama or humor to a video. It's a little bit difficult to descibe a sound I want with words, but does anyone have any recommendations of websites to look into or CDs for sale? Thanks

Adrian Douglas · April 14th, 2003, 10:00 PM

A good website for sound effects is FindSounds.com

David Hurdon · April 15th, 2003, 05:34 AM

I've used the HulaBear collection for a year now, and as a hobbyist, have yet to run out of useful material. They're quite inexpensive compared to most - www.hulabear.com

David Hurdon

Alex Taylor · April 15th, 2003, 08:34 AM

I was going to recommend Findsounds, but I see Adrian beat me to it :p

There are also lots of good sound effects over at Flashplanet. They're meant for use in Macromedia Flash so they're not really high quality but it's acceptable for most uses.

Justin Morgan · April 15th, 2003, 10:43 AM

Alternatively, there's this one: http://www.sounddogs.com/start.asp

Dan Measel · April 15th, 2003, 07:42 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

Dan

Garret Ambrosio · April 16th, 2003, 11:28 AM

Are these royalty and "truly" free sounds?

Alexis Vazquez · April 20th, 2003, 11:51 AM

Go to www.soundideas.com As a production director this has been my favorite choice when buying music and sound effects.

Also you can check out this other sites:
www.musicbakery.com (buyout)
www.sound7.com (buyout)
www.networkmusic.com (license fee)
Hope this can help.

Cheers!
Alexis

K. Forman · April 20th, 2003, 12:31 PM

I checked out Hulabears, and was pretty impressed by the prices. Then, i read the legal stipulations- the music is royalty free, but only for home video, powerpoint presentations, etc. Anything you planned on broadcasting would violate the agreements. I hate fineprint!

April 14th, 2003, 09:41 PM	#1
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	Anyone know where to get sounds for videos? I am a hobbyist and am looking for dramatical sound effects for my videos. Things like short musical bits that are a few seconds long and can be added to scenes to add drama or humor to a video. It's a little bit difficult to descibe a sound I want with words, but does anyone have any recommendations of websites to look into or CDs for sale? Thanks

April 14th, 2003, 10:00 PM	#2
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	A good website for sound effects is FindSounds.com __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

April 15th, 2003, 05:34 AM	#3
David Hurdon Major Player Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 484	Sounds for Video I've used the HulaBear collection for a year now, and as a hobbyist, have yet to run out of useful material. They're quite inexpensive compared to most - www.hulabear.com David Hurdon __________________ Site:http://www.faceliftmarketing.ca Blog:http://www.websitevideo.blogspot.com

April 15th, 2003, 08:34 AM	#4
Alex Taylor Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 390	I was going to recommend Findsounds, but I see Adrian beat me to it :p There are also lots of good sound effects over at Flashplanet. They're meant for use in Macromedia Flash so they're not really high quality but it's acceptable for most uses. __________________ alextaylor.org

April 16th, 2003, 11:28 AM	#7
Garret Ambrosio Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vallejo, CA Posts: 263	Are these royalty and "truly" free sounds? __________________ "USA Today has come out with a new survey - apparently, three out of every four people make up 75% of the population." -David Letterman

April 15th, 2003, 10:43 AM	#5
Justin Morgan Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 189	Alternatively, there's this one: http://www.sounddogs.com/start.asp

April 15th, 2003, 07:42 PM	#6
Dan Measel Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 196	Thanks for the feedback everyone. Dan

April 20th, 2003, 11:51 AM	#8
Alexis Vazquez Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: USA Posts: 188	Go to www.soundideas.com As a production director this has been my favorite choice when buying music and sound effects. Also you can check out this other sites: www.musicbakery.com (buyout) www.sound7.com (buyout) www.networkmusic.com (license fee) Hope this can help. Cheers! Alexis

April 20th, 2003, 12:31 PM	#9
K. Forman Capt. Quirk Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Middle of the woods in Georgia Posts: 3,596	I checked out Hulabears, and was pretty impressed by the prices. Then, i read the legal stipulations- the music is royalty free, but only for home video, powerpoint presentations, etc. Anything you planned on broadcasting would violate the agreements. I hate fineprint!