Category Archive for ‘sound effect’

A cell phone in vibration mode can serve as a nice base for a more subtle robotic servo sound. Record a cell phone’s long vibration tone once at close distance.… read more →

Try lightly shaking some bushes – Andrew Scott

Snow blower dragged over ice for metal sounds. Local bus for the engine drone. – Mike Rooke

For ‘Mission Backup Earth’ (Sci-fi series), an ice volcano was modeled using impulses from real ice cracking. A trash bag dropped with snow on the top simulating a large rock… read more →

Put a sheet of new and straight aluminium foil on a pillow, and cover with a thin cotton sheet (e.g. kitchen towel or similar), then push on the surface using… read more →

Water through pipes. – Paul Arnold

For something walking around in the swamps or wet mud, try: – A big heap of totally wet toilet-paper on your desk… – Mount the mic close up… – “walk”… read more →

Lay a strip of carpet on top of some gravel, then pace over it to make a cool walking on snow effect. – Martin Severn Flour, great for walking/driving on… read more →