I was recently watching oldschool SciFi Series (oldschool as in last 10 years) and I always hear the same sounds:
- airlocks open/close
- mechanical doors open/close
- sound of elevators (that click-whoooosh-click sound)
Stuff that was used in videogames (warhammer and Turrican Soundtrack), TV series (from Lexx to Star Trek to Viper), movies, and so forth.
Is there a dedicated sample CD or an onlinesource where to get those samples from? Maybe BestService Blue/Black/Red Box?
Somebody fill me in, please. There has to be a source for all those cheezy oldschool sounds.
Those classic scifi sounds - sample CD available?
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- KVRAF
- 14740 posts since 19 Oct, 2003 from Berlin, Germany
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- KVRist
- 357 posts since 24 Jul, 2005 from Toronto ON
A bunch of possibilities -
You can see the libraries the pro's use here:
http://sound-ideas.com/
Guaranteed to find what you want there, but like $30 to $100 per CD...
Here's another site of mostly pro sounds that you can buy online and download individually:
http://sounddogs.com/
For free sounds, you can Google away and find lots.
Here's a repository of free sounds:
http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/
... and you can find various and sundry CDs/CR-ROMs of sound effects in record stores or in multimedia bundles at computer stores. The quality of the FX can be uneven, but the CDs are usually not expensive.
One of my prized possessions is a CD of sounds from the original StarTrek series, with all the doors, transporters, phasors, the bridge, etc etc. Beam me up...
You can see the libraries the pro's use here:
http://sound-ideas.com/
Guaranteed to find what you want there, but like $30 to $100 per CD...
Here's another site of mostly pro sounds that you can buy online and download individually:
http://sounddogs.com/
For free sounds, you can Google away and find lots.
Here's a repository of free sounds:
http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/
... and you can find various and sundry CDs/CR-ROMs of sound effects in record stores or in multimedia bundles at computer stores. The quality of the FX can be uneven, but the CDs are usually not expensive.
One of my prized possessions is a CD of sounds from the original StarTrek series, with all the doors, transporters, phasors, the bridge, etc etc. Beam me up...
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14740 posts since 19 Oct, 2003 from Berlin, Germany
Well I can still remember if you bought the "First Contact" OST, then you also got tons of Star Trek FX, or was it Insurrection? Well then again I still have the old DOS game lying around from Star Trek.
The problem is, I don't know which of those SCIFI sounds to get. Those mentioned in my first post are classics, and I guess they're on every other major CD. Dunno, ever played Tunnel B1? There're tons of FX in there that're classic (those elevator sounds, etc).
If I'd know how to create them myself, no problem, but this is why I'm not an sounddesigner, but an audio engineer - my focus is just somewhere else.
Thanks for the links though. Might come in handy some time.
The problem is, I don't know which of those SCIFI sounds to get. Those mentioned in my first post are classics, and I guess they're on every other major CD. Dunno, ever played Tunnel B1? There're tons of FX in there that're classic (those elevator sounds, etc).
If I'd know how to create them myself, no problem, but this is why I'm not an sounddesigner, but an audio engineer - my focus is just somewhere else.
Thanks for the links though. Might come in handy some time.
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- KVRAF
- 2070 posts since 2 Apr, 2004
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
Careful if you use these in a commercial release. The Star Trek franchise are very touchy about their materials. I remember some severe restrictions on Star Trek fonts, for crying out loud. :-S
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- KVRian
- 1399 posts since 29 Feb, 2004
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Jeff
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- KVRian
- 1055 posts since 19 Feb, 2003
Actually it's a lot of fun doing foley stuff....
Last year my son's high school robot club did an 3-D animation. I wrote and performed the music, then we did the foley sounds (laser blasts, whale songs, construction equipment, etc.) Had fun doing it and they won a regional award for the film.
Do it yourself and have some fun!!
Last year my son's high school robot club did an 3-D animation. I wrote and performed the music, then we did the foley sounds (laser blasts, whale songs, construction equipment, etc.) Had fun doing it and they won a regional award for the film.
Do it yourself and have some fun!!
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14740 posts since 19 Oct, 2003 from Berlin, Germany
yeah but how? I mean, those sounds didn't came from nowhere in the first place either, did they?
Okay, creating klunks with metal is easy, but laser blasts and that "elevator" sound - either I'm not made for this, or the creatos back in the day (and even today) are just plain geniouses. Like I said, I'm not an FX designer, I can do mixes better.
Okay, creating klunks with metal is easy, but laser blasts and that "elevator" sound - either I'm not made for this, or the creatos back in the day (and even today) are just plain geniouses. Like I said, I'm not an FX designer, I can do mixes better.
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- KVRAF
- 2356 posts since 30 Sep, 2003 from Sunny Staffordshire
Alot of the time, I find its about layering up different sounds to get a much more grande composite. For sci fi zaps and stuff, I would use several elements, probably:
- a fast sine or FM synth sweep
- a background whoosh (maybe some dopplered, filtered noise)
- some kind of deep drum hit
- maybe some found sounds, clanks and whatnot
BB
- a fast sine or FM synth sweep
- a background whoosh (maybe some dopplered, filtered noise)
- some kind of deep drum hit
- maybe some found sounds, clanks and whatnot
BB
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 14740 posts since 19 Oct, 2003 from Berlin, Germany
Well it's not only about blasts and the like, I kinda need the full spectrum, airlocks, elevators, noices, fly-bys, etc.
Looks like I really have to get something like Lucas FX or "Universal Studio FX"
Looks like I really have to get something like Lucas FX or "Universal Studio FX"
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- KVRian
- 1055 posts since 19 Feb, 2003
Yup. I used the synthesis function in SoundForge for laser blasts.
Most everything in Star Wars was either from banging on metallic objects or taping mechanical factory equipment and speeding it up or slowing it down dramatically.
Do some research and you'll find articles on how to do foley...
Most everything in Star Wars was either from banging on metallic objects or taping mechanical factory equipment and speeding it up or slowing it down dramatically.
Do some research and you'll find articles on how to do foley...
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- KVRAF
- 2356 posts since 30 Sep, 2003 from Sunny Staffordshire
For elevators and 'big' sounds tend to have lowend and deeper pitch. So I often try to use a few metalic recordings, then try to enhance the bottom by pitching one or two of them down or adding a really deep filtered hit (or sine wave).
Ofcourse, you have other elements to consider to. The elevator is quite a complex sound. There are motors on the doors, the sliding open motion, the wires and cables. You could quite easily use more tracks than you'd have for the average piece of music!
TB
Ofcourse, you have other elements to consider to. The elevator is quite a complex sound. There are motors on the doors, the sliding open motion, the wires and cables. You could quite easily use more tracks than you'd have for the average piece of music!
TB