What sort of free online resources are there for quality audio samples? [more inside]
posted by philip-random on May 27, 2009 - 6 answers

Basic Sound Processing: Using software, how would I process recordings of the human voice to achieve the effect heard so wonderfully throughout George Lucas' THX 1138? [more inside]
posted by Beautiful Screaming Lady on Mar 7, 2009 - 9 answers

How do professionals handle sound effects? [more inside]
posted by lore on Nov 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Make writing more satisifying with sound effects! *Tahtikkatakkatahtakkatikkatitakkatahtitakkatitatakka-ka-CHUNG* [more inside]
posted by Citizen Premier on Oct 27, 2008 - 4 answers

I want to download my own sound effects onto a multi-button keychain. If they don't already exist, how would I build one? [more inside]
posted by TimeTravelSpeed on May 21, 2008 - 5 answers

What software can I use to design sounds for a user interface? [more inside]
posted by ciocarlia on Apr 15, 2008 - 6 answers

Are there any free programs that allow me to hotkey audio clips to keys on my keyboard? [more inside]
posted by CXImran on Sep 13, 2007 - 4 answers

Care to help me find a ringtone I heard on "The IT Crowd"? [more inside]
posted by Wild_Eep on Apr 15, 2007 - 7 answers

What songs use the "song on the radio within the song" effect? [more inside]
posted by Iridic on Aug 30, 2006 - 80 answers

What instrument is used to make the fast, tinkly, skin-crawling picking-on-a-harp high-pitched sound effect that accompanies spiders and other insects in movies? [more inside]
posted by hoverboards don't work on water on Apr 23, 2006 - 17 answers

I recently met someone (male, mid 20's) who could create sounds like a crying baby. If you close your eyes, you really can't tell it's not a baby crying. I just recently saw someone do it on Comedy Central's "Distractions". How is this done?
posted by Ekim Neems on Feb 14, 2006 - 4 answers

Need spooky Halloween sound effects for party tonight. Help! [more inside]
posted by donovan on Oct 29, 2005 - 6 answers

Can sound effects be trademarked? [more inside]
posted by pzarquon on Sep 23, 2005 - 14 answers

How do I do a wookie roar with only my voice?
posted by brownpau on May 18, 2005 - 26 answers

Is there a name for the synthesized "werdert" or "wiggit" sound that's overlaid, every other beat, on exceptionally cheesy disco records and incidental music of that era? It almost sounds like a precursor to hip-hop turntable spinning, but it's distinctly disco.
posted by Saucy Intruder on Jan 1, 2005 - 8 answers

AnnoyFilter? Believe it or not, I'm looking for a PC utility that should've gone the way of the MARQUEE tag and animated GIFs. I need to assign a short WAV sound effect to each and every keypress on my PC. If anyone remembers the old "Typewriter" widget on old Macs, that's what I'm looking for. Shareware sites show me stuff from 1998 that costs $19-29, but I'm hoping there's an easier way -- even, a way built into XP (maybe an Accessibility tweak)?
posted by pzarquon on Dec 6, 2004 - 11 answers

Does anybody know what guitar tone is used in certain TMBG and U2 songs? The most prevalent example is in the TMBG song "Ana Ng." During the chorus of the song, the guitar goes into this tremolo rapid-fire tone that maintains an even volume and has this nice rhythmic effect. It occurs at around 0:36 in the song. Any help would be appreciated.
posted by dagnyscott on Nov 19, 2004 - 12 answers

I watched Donnie Darko again recently and I thought it was a damn shame that Tortoise didn't do the soundtrack. I became ever-so-briefly obsessed with the idea of replacing some of the musical sequences with Tortoise music, but I wouldn't know how to do this without completely removing any sound effects and dialogue from those scenes. Is there a way for a non-audio-geek to separate these audio elements? Assume I'm starting with a DVD.
posted by scarabic on Jul 17, 2004 - 17 answers

Godzilla roar, the making thereof. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by plinth on Jan 26, 2004 - 5 answers