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What Are Sound Effects?
What Are Sound Effects?
By Sharon Housley
Learn the ins and outs of using a sound
effect to polish your presentation or podcast.
What Is A Sound Effect?
A sound effect is a ready-made sound for podcasters
or producers. Typically, podcasters need to only incorporate
the sound into their production for instant success.
This can be done with various editors running in a very
short amount of time. Sound Effects make the creation
of a podcast easier and professional. Sound effects
are usually easy to edit and customize using any sound
editor, occasionally more sophisticated sound require
precise tuning.
Examples of sound effects can be found
at Digital Sound Effects - http://www.digital-sound-effects.com
How Much Do Sound Effects Cost?
It depends on many variables. Sound effects can range
from $ .99 for a single effect to hundreds of dollars
for a custom created sound. The price varies, depending
on the complexity and length of the sound. The licensing
can also influence the pricing structure. Most sound
effects are available for non-exclusive use, and exclusive
effects tend to be much more expensive.
If A Sound Effect is Purchased, Can
I Edit It With Another Audio Editor?
In most cases a sound effect can be edited with another
audio editor, but it is best to read the licensing agreement
from the company you purchased the sound effect from.
This will give you a clearer understanding of how the
file can be utilized and manipulated.
What Is An Audio Editor?
An audio editor is piece of software or equipment that
allows you to modify or enhance a recording.
Do You Have To Be a Sound Engineer
to Use Sound Effects?
The proper use of sound effects, while sometimes complex,
can be done by amateur podcasters and presenters to
enhance their podcasts and presentations. Sound effects
make the resulting show or presentation much more professional
and credible.
Are there any size limitations to sound
effects?
There are no maximums or minimums when it comes to sound
effects. Obviously, the larger files might make your
file size grow and intimidate listeners with a slow
connection. Balance the file size and the quality of
the effect to determine what will best meet your needs.
What are ID3 Tags?
ID3 tags consist of meta data that describe the contents
of the audio file (typically ID3 tags relate to MP3
files). ID3 tags generally contain information related
to the audio file, including things like the title of
the audio file, the artist, album, or any other relevant
information. There is speculation that in the future
podcasting search engines and directories will use the
information contained in the ID3 tags to categorize,
search, and group podcasts. What file formats are acceptable
for sound effects? It really depends on your needs,
and many sound libraries now offer effects in a wide
variety of formats.
About the Author:
Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com
software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds
and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for
RecordForAll http://www.recordforall.com
audio recording and editing software.
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