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In need of high end, Hollywood sounding swishes, impacts and other great sounds? You know, the same sound effects traditionally found in high end movie trailers and promos? Let Creative COW Contributing Editor Stephen Smith point you towards a must have sound effects album, Designer Sound FX.
Designer Sound FX
Ever since I started editing IÂ’ve been on the look out for swishes and impact sound effects just like the ones you hear during a movie trailer. After years of looking for these killer sounds my search is over, thanks to Video CopilotÂ’s Designer Sound FX. ItÂ’s chock full of those big sound effects youÂ’ve become accustomed to. Whether youÂ’re making movies in your back yard or a seasoned professional, this product will help elevate the production value of your next project and get it noticed.
The Goods
The Designer Sound FX album comes with 500 must have sound effects and audio elements. And these arenÂ’t just any sound effects: these are the kind you hear in most Hollywood movie trailers. These high impact SFX will be a sure fire hit for your next project and are sure to grab your audienceÂ’s attention. And best of all, these sounds are royalty-free.
Sound Categories
The library is broken down into five main categories that include 100 sounds per category. To see how well the sound effects work with one another, just take a look at how much they enhanced the feel of the Star Wars Hologram tutorial I created.
I. Impacts
Just as the category implies, you get tons of cinematic bams, slams and hits that call attention to what you have on your screen. Mix this category with the swish category and youÂ’ll have unbeatable sounds that will make your visuals seem a lot cooler.
II. Swishes
This category is my favorite. These are the sounds that can make animated text flying on and off the screen pack a real punch. In my opinion this category alone merits the purchase of the product.
III. Drums
Often when you see an action or epic movie trailer youÂ’ll hear drums build to a climatic ending. The drums are broken up into three categories which are drum hits, build ups and cymbals. The drum sounds are a great way to add meat to your projectÂ’s score.
IV. Ambience
These add great background music that helps sell the mood of your project. Mix these sounds with the drums and youÂ’ll have a fantastic music bed that can drive your next commercial, promo or trailer.
V. Abstract
Here youÂ’ll find lots of foley sound effects such as record scratches, wet splats, breaking glass, heart beats and my favorite, bell reverse sounds.
Extras
If 500 SFX werenÂ’t enough, this product also comes with 80 minutes of training. These tutorials will teach you how to organize your sounds, create an audio score, add motion graphics to the audio score, create a powerful ice shattering effect, create movie trailer titles and share some professional advice on mixing.
In addition to the training, youÂ’ll also get After Effect project files that go along with the training. That way youÂ’ll be able to see how the eye catching promo on the Designer Sound FX web page was created for this title.
Conclusion
I think this is an end all be all product that will enhance any video itÂ’s a part of and deserves nothing less than five COWs. To find out for yourself check out the commercial Video Copilot built to showcase many of the great sounds that come with this product. Besides, who doesnÂ’t need big Hollywood sounding swishes, impacts and great background sounds? So be sure to grab your audienceÂ’s attention with Designer Sound FX, a must have for every editors arsenal.
About Stephen Smith
Stephen graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Communications Technology. “I picked the degree because it had the longest name,” says Stephen. Since then, he’s gone on to produce internationally distributed DVDs, some in 21 different languages. As a producer and lead editor at Lone Peak Productions, he has won over a dozen awards using Final Cut. Stephen got fed up with boring training books he could never get through, and decided to make this DVD to save others from the same fate.
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