SOT: Looking for two sound effects

Tech Diver wrote on 9/29/2009, 1:50 PM

I'm looking for two specific sound effects that I am having trouble finding:

The first one is a sort of deep Whoosh or Woof with a sudden stop that I want to use for zooming in on a miniature scene from the main scene. An example being, two people having a conversation when the camera very suddenly zooms in a pair of wires inside a wall socket that are shorting out. This sort of effect is sometimes used on the shows CSI and House when they show how someone was injured.

The second sound effect sounds something like FFFFT. Kind of like an arrow being shot from a bow that hits a target. I plan to use this much like the Whoosh example to change scenes.

Peter

Comments

Jay Gladwell wrote on 9/29/2009, 2:39 PM

Have you tried Sound Dogs?

It'll take some time, wading through all the clips to find what you want.

Former user wrote on 9/29/2009, 2:54 PM

http://www.audiomicro.com/free-sound-effects

Try these.

Dave T2

Ethan Winer wrote on 9/29/2009, 3:02 PM

> The first one is a sort of deep Whoosh or Woof with a sudden stop
> The second sound effect sounds something like FFFFT.

Don't laugh, but I've created sounds very much like that by mouth and a little creative effects. When I needed a "Ploink" sound to accompany a graphic of a push-pin being put into a map, I did three different sounds with a microphone very close to my mouth, then mixed them together. You cannot tell it's mouth sounds! I even panned each sound out a bit to make the effect stereo. :->)

If the mouth sounds seem to obviously human, pitch shifting down a few half-steps or even most of an octave in Sound Forge (uncheck "preserve duration") can help a lot.

--Ethan

Former user wrote on 9/29/2009, 3:06 PM

the FFFT sound can also be created by hitting something like a drum and running it backwards slowed down.

Dave T2

Tech Diver wrote on 9/29/2009, 4:03 PM

Dave, I may resort to doing what you suggest.

By the way, I know lots of places that have free sound effects; that's not the issue. The problem is how to find the sounds that I'm seeking on those web sites. What do you write in the search box "FFFFT"? I've tried it and it doesn't work. "Whoosh" kind of works but I still haven't found exactly what I'm looking for.

Peter

Sierra Nomad Photography wrote on 9/29/2009, 10:53 PM

In looking for a specific sound effect, ry sending an email to support. I've found support at Sound Dogs to be excellent; even though often I am lookiing for sounds that only cost a few bucks.

Al Min wrote on 9/29/2009, 11:20 PM

I use a program called "Find Sounds Palette" (http://www.findsounds.com/palette.html) It usually finds what I want. I think there is a trial version and it costs $19.99 to register.

Tech Diver wrote on 9/30/2009, 6:16 AM

Thank you all for your suggestions, particularly the one for Sound Dogs. They seem to have the largest selection and best description of all the sites I have come across. I will also try to create the sounds myself. Both are essentially synthesized impacts that are reversed.

Peter

craftech wrote on 9/30/2009, 8:03 AM

This sort of effect is sometimes used on the shows CSI and House when they show how someone was injured.
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Do you have Tivo or a DVR or a VCR?

John

Tech Diver wrote on 9/30/2009, 9:02 AM

Good suggestion Craftech. I don't have any of those capture devices but Hulu (and others) do have television shows that you can watch online. Then all I need to do is start a recording with Sound Forge while I'm watching on my PC.

Peter

vtxrocketeer wrote on 9/30/2009, 9:47 AM

Before I purchased DigitalJuice sound effects (which would likely satisfy your needs), I grabbed plenty of (free) sounds from www.freesound.org . You might find several that, when layered, give what you want, e.g., a whoosh layered on top of a rumble mixed to taste.

Steve

Dan Sherman wrote on 9/30/2009, 10:27 AM

Sound Dog

Julius_ wrote on 10/1/2009, 7:19 AM

I like http://www.findsounds.com/
free and easy