Where do -you- obtain click/shaker/pop/snap/crackle/wrinkle type samples?
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4278 posts since 6 Nov, 2009
Do you just collect nice samples you hear and record? I'm curious if many are sampled out of recordings or if there are soundsets designed specifically for this? I actually have a shortage of them, probably a rare problem here?
- KVRAF
- 4870 posts since 4 Aug, 2006 from Helsinki
Most are designed effect sounds. You can buy (or even get some free) these in most of the commercial soundstores e.g. in internet. I love these "comic sounds" and have a big collection. There are also some special dedications such as the Toy Museum series, which includes plenty of extraordinary samples.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 4278 posts since 6 Nov, 2009
Cool, do you have a link?Harry_HH wrote:Most are designed effect sounds. You can buy (or even get some free) these in most of the commercial soundstores e.g. in internet. I love these "comic sounds" and have a big collection. There are also some special dedications such as the Toy Museum series, which includes plenty of extraordinary samples.
- KVRAF
- 4870 posts since 4 Aug, 2006 from Helsinki
- KVRAF
- 25051 posts since 20 Oct, 2007 from gonesville
I have shakers from a number of sources, from VSL to Tonehammer (Small Epic Percussion) to LS Samples 'Small Percussion', to the 'Percussion' addon for BFD2.
Crackles/wrinkles is kind of more Foley. First place I'd look is Freesound.org. I have snapping fingers in BFD Percussion extension with things like clacking hard shoes together and handclaps, which can be as good for a handclap on the beat to 'golf claps' or a small audience applauding.
Once, before I had any Bartok Snap pizz strings, I layered 'tack4' (not sure what it's exactly a sample of really) onto the thing out of something I got from freesound and it totally worked. I like when necessity is the mother of invention like that. That's been a very valuable resource for me.
Crackles/wrinkles is kind of more Foley. First place I'd look is Freesound.org. I have snapping fingers in BFD Percussion extension with things like clacking hard shoes together and handclaps, which can be as good for a handclap on the beat to 'golf claps' or a small audience applauding.
Once, before I had any Bartok Snap pizz strings, I layered 'tack4' (not sure what it's exactly a sample of really) onto the thing out of something I got from freesound and it totally worked. I like when necessity is the mother of invention like that. That's been a very valuable resource for me.
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- Banned
- 1780 posts since 26 Aug, 2012
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- KVRAF
- 2163 posts since 17 Jan, 2008
i just tried something new last night. while working on something, I turned on the mic on my laptop and recorded me crunching tapping and scraping various crap that is on my desk. got some interesting lo-fi sounds that are definitely going to be used in the track.
there are lots of libraries that I have stumbled across on line for this sort of thing as well. i want to say there was a big pack on bedroom producers blog.
there are lots of libraries that I have stumbled across on line for this sort of thing as well. i want to say there was a big pack on bedroom producers blog.
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- KVRAF
- 8414 posts since 4 Jul, 2012 from Alesia
Best thing to do is get a handheld recorder and go nuts!
Smash, break, crumble, crunch, roll, twist, stretch all kinds of stuff and record the sounds in glorious 24bit 48khz.
Best of all it's free if you have a handheld recorder.
Smash, break, crumble, crunch, roll, twist, stretch all kinds of stuff and record the sounds in glorious 24bit 48khz.
Best of all it's free if you have a handheld recorder.
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- KVRAF
- 35098 posts since 27 Jul, 2005 from the wilds of wanny
I think 99sounds have a bunch of stuff like this for free ... or record your own. I got some plastic hand clappers and shakers for xmas they'll get sampled sooner or later.
- KVRist
- 492 posts since 5 Sep, 2011 from Sussex, UK
If you have Kontakt, Soundiron do a nice bunch of percussion in Little Epic Percussion. If you have Geist, there's a bunch in Cinematic Percussion. Those are more traditional percussion stuff, but are good budget options (Soundiron on Xmas sale at the moment). That aside (and 99 sounds and freesound as well), +1 the handheld recorder route. Set one up, go crazy making noise (watch the levels) then get trimming and leveling in Geist or similar. Doesn't take long to find an interesting kit's-worth!
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 27 Dec, 2014 from Brighton, UK
We've made loads before using random objects rather than what you would expect the source to be, for instance hitting different size aerosol cans to create bell type sounds. For clicks/pops/snaps you've really got to get stacking ie. record lots of versions of the source, potentially with any mics you have laying around, in different spaces and distances. Then get chopping and stacking, being sure to layer up using loose spacing and get panning. Getting the right 'punch' at the end is a different story though.
+1 for experimenting with using your laptop mic as well for great lo-if crackle and wrinkle sounds, try running your palms and finger tips across your case, keys and table.
Ps. Amazon/eBay children's percussion toys = jackpot cheapville
+1 for experimenting with using your laptop mic as well for great lo-if crackle and wrinkle sounds, try running your palms and finger tips across your case, keys and table.
Ps. Amazon/eBay children's percussion toys = jackpot cheapville