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jax_rox

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I've been given the opportunity to do a bit of post sound work on a high quality (high quality, low budget) short.
I'd be working on two sequences, one is a car chase and the other is a shootout scene.

What I'm looking for is anywhere I would be able to find sound effects for these sequences (cars revving, tyres squealing, guns firing etc.)

Any suggestions?
 
Well, you can always make your own. There are also plenty of (pricey) sound effects libraries out there. There are some low-cost libraries, too, but they're generally hit-and-miss on quality and usefulness. There are also websites like soundsnap.com and pond5.com where you can purchase sound effects piecemeal.

Remember that sound effects editing is not about finding the one effect that matches what you see. It's about layering and compositing several sounds into one, larger-than-life effect. And often, the sounds that you hear used in film are not the actual sounds created by what you see. Think outside the box.
 
jax_rox said:
I've been given the opportunity to do a bit of post sound work on a high quality (high quality, low budget) short.
I'd be working on two sequences, one is a car chase and the other is a shootout scene.

What I'm looking for is anywhere I would be able to find sound effects for these sequences (cars revving, tyres squealing, guns firing etc.)

Any suggestions?
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Sounddogs.com is a good start
 
SoundDogs and Sonomic allow you to purchase by-the-sound so you don't have to invest in the entire library.

Also to reinforce C2V... You use multiple layers of sounds to create a sonic illusion. Each layer has different, often automated, EQs, effects and volume. (I just finished an article on "Inception"; some portions of the film had over 1,000 tracks of audio - seven PTHD rigs, one dedicated to reverbs and effects.)

If you are not mixing be sure to contact the rerecording mixer on how s/he wants the deliverables.
 
What they said. There is a sticky above that covers a lot of post info.

Cars you can record, maybe. Guns you should probably get. Freesound.org sometimes has useful stuff? and it's free. Sound Dogs is the best single cut source I know of. Sonomic is cheaper for long FX but they don't have as big a selection. If you find your going to use a lot off one CD you might be better off buying the CD than a bunch of cuts.

The other thing you could do is find some local folks and use some of their sounds. Depending on where you are that might be a good choice.
SFX CD's that are for the public are generally of no use at all. THe Hollywood Edge "Super Single" CD's are a decent cost effective starting point. Not a lot of sounds but good quality. Another quality source at a good price are the BBC disks. But they don't really relate to you needs on this project much.
 
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