SOC Professor Greg Smith has previously provided the AU Library with an expansive sound effect library free for anyone free for anyone to use – AU community member or otherwise. It’s a very useful resource, especially for people working off-campus who are looking for sounds for one of their projects. Today we added over 400 […]
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How to lengthen your sound effects by looping in Audacity
Here’s a short tutorial that show you how to lengthen a sound effect by looping it in Audacity. Audacity is free Mac, PC, and Linux compatible audio editing software you can download from here.
Continue readingWONK TV Ad Stars AU Talent
American University, “All The Wonks Are Talking” from American University on Vimeo. Some or all of the sound effects used in this ad came from Media Services’ sound effects collections. You see her in a bus shelter, juggling a landline, cell, iPad, and digital camera — the Connected WONK. There he is in the metro […]
Continue readingWhat kind of sound does a 1,500-sound-effect donation make?
Sound recorder Greg Smith catalogued his recordings as part of a master’s thesis. “It was a tedious process,” Smith says. “After I finished this project, I thought, ‘It doesn’t make sense to me to return it to a shelf. . . . A sound effect is a living thing. It runs, pops, squeaks, rumbles, roars. For it […]
Continue readingGreg Smith Sound Effects Collection Presentation & Reception Thursday, September 15, 2011 – 2:35–3:15 PM in Ward 2
Greg Smith Sound Effects Collection Presentation & Reception Hosted by: University Library & School of CommunicationSeptember 15, 2011, 2:35–3:15 PMWard 2 On Thursday, September 15, the Library and SOC will come together to introduce and celebrate the Greg Smith Sound Effects Collection, a resource comprised of 1450 sound effect tracks recorded by SOC adjunct professor […]
Continue readingFrom the Fun Film Jobs Files: Foley Artist
SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker – Veteran Foley Artist from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
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