Sound Effects for Music and Film

Why do I need them?
Sound effects and production music are used to give information without the use of dialogue. For example, in a movie, we see a couple inside a cabin but we HEAR a winter storm sound effect coming from outside. Additionally, we HEAR tension-filled background music to create a real atmosphere.
Professional, cleanly recorded sound effects / production music highlight or punctuate an idea or emotion in your production. It is very noticeable when it is omitted or a poor quality sound has been used - an excellent sound effect should blend in seamlessly.

Using sound effects in music has been a trick of the trade forever.
An effect in a song can bring out more expression in a song. Some people load tons of sounds in MPC workstations or a sampler keyboard.

This site can help you find the right sound for any situation from music videos to motion pictures to a hot song!

What are Production Elements?
Production Elements - also called imaging elements - are audio clips used to sweeten a recorded production, usually for radio broadcast intros, promos, transitions and attention grabbers.

They are provided as either backgrounds or punctuation to highlight the message, and are often relatively abstract sounds, not actual identifiable ones.

Production Elements consist of certain specific types of sounds - examples include:
- accents
- alarms & beeps
- attacks & sustains
- beds
- bumpers
- dissolves
- drones
- enhancers
- fanfares
- hits
- IDs
- intros
- lasers
- licks
- logos
- pads
- punctuators
- rewinds & scratches
- segues
- sounders
- stagers
- stingers
- sweepers
- swipes
- transitions
- underscores
- whooshes
- wipes
- work parts
- zaps and zips

Production Elements can also contain communications FX like computer, fax & modem sounds, electronics, microphone feedback, radio tuning & static, record groove noise, signals & interference, tape recorders, telemetry and telephone dialtones and ringtones.