Sounds

Archulas · #1 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 01:43 PM

I want to create sound affects for my site, but I don't know how to make them. Can anyone help me?

jaressloo · #2 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 07:56 PM

What kind of sounds? Sound effects and songs are usually I try to steer clear from...

drjerm · #3 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 08:36 PM

I once made a space game (in C++) with my twin brother. He did most of the programming and I did most of the design. My wife and I did the sound effects. She made the pow pow pow sound of shooting missile weapons and I just rustled my tongue and made some explosion sounds. I can also implode my cheeks in a weird sort of way that makes a sound like a cross of donald duck and a creaky old door. This was used for some weird alien ships we created.

We were able to do the sounds pretty good once we wrote down a list of what we needed. I was surprised at the many sounds we did.

TechieGuy · #4 (**permalink**) 05-01-2008, 06:02 AM

Be careful about including sounds on your Web page. Many visitors don't like them and may not return.

Archulas · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2008, 09:45 AM

I didn't want to do anything like clicking links sounds, more like sound effects for games that I am thinking of. Or really cool music. Is there a program that morphs sounds that you make? Because I have a really nice electric piano and I am pretty good at plunking those keys. But I would have to be able to make those sounds sound different, you know what I mean?

drjerm · #6 (**permalink**) 05-01-2008, 02:11 PM

The only program I used for making sounds was windows sound recorder (built into windows) and a microphone, so not much in the way of major software there. I'll see if I can find some good sound programs to reommend to you.

Archulas · #7 (**permalink**) 05-01-2008, 02:57 PM

Thanks.

drjerm · #8 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 01:11 PM

One program I found that is free is called Audacity. I've been told that this is a good sound recording program and you are more than welcome to try it out. Here is the URL:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Daniel_j · #9 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 04:48 PM

Hi Archulas

Are you talking about re-sampling a piece of your own music with a synthesizer and or special effects?

Because there are programs that can do that for you if thats what you are looking for. If I am on the right path let me know and I can probably help you as I have done some basic producing of songs in the past.

Dan

Archulas · #10 (**permalink**) 05-05-2008, 01:12 PM

YES!!! That is exactly what I am talking about.

Daniel_j · #11 (**permalink**) 05-05-2008, 01:47 PM

If you are looking to use samples from your keyboard and need to get them recorded onto your laptop you can use a program called sound forge, all you will need to do is connect the keyboard into your line-input on your sound card (ensure the keyboard is turned down at first) you should hear the music through your laptop now. Then with sound forge you can hit the record button and record your music into a wav file (no time limit like the basic windows recorder).

once you have recorded the sound you will see it visually on the screen, then all you do is highlight the areas of that sample with your mouse and use the menu to select the type of effects you want to use (echo, distortion,pitch,flange and so on). You can get sound forge with a 30 trial from download.com, I guess if you have not done this type of thing before it could seem daunting but this really is a simple way to do basic effects and after you just save them as wav files once you have done.

Check out youtube for tutorials and you will see what I mean but if you need more powerful programs then let me know. (here is a tutorial from youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5bjuc_S8dE ) This should give you an idea before you go any further.

Hope this helps

Dan

Archulas · #12 (**permalink**) 05-05-2008, 05:20 PM

Thanks, Dan.

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