So i guess you've been wondering, why can't I make my own sound effects instead of downloading them? Also, why should I be obligated to go through the whole licensing issues and whatnot.
Never worry again. If you don't have a microphone, go get one now! For now, it doesn't matter which kind of microphone you buy, just buy one. Preferably, you should buy one with a windsheild (i know that cheap ones dont count as windsheilds, but they do their job). If you cant find a microphone with a windsheild, then buy the windsheild seperately. The 2nd one will do, but you might need to get an extension cord
Also if you don't have a studio or you don't have a friend who owns one, chances are that you will not be able to use a big microphone because of impedance issues(the mic needs an amplifier to work).
Now that you've got your microphone, you should start thinking of what noises or sound effects you might want. You can start by making noises by your mouth, and yes, i did say mouth. Believe it or not, your mouth is a sound effects machine. If you are skeptical about such a point(as well you should be), then i will recommend that you not only record noises you made with sound effects, but to also play with them.
I recommend using one of several audio mixing programs:
Never worry again. If you don't have a microphone, go get one now! For now, it doesn't matter which kind of microphone you buy, just buy one. Preferably, you should buy one with a windsheild (i know that cheap ones dont count as windsheilds, but they do their job). If you cant find a microphone with a windsheild, then buy the windsheild seperately. The 2nd one will do, but you might need to get an extension cord
Also if you don't have a studio or you don't have a friend who owns one, chances are that you will not be able to use a big microphone because of impedance issues(the mic needs an amplifier to work).
Now that you've got your microphone, you should start thinking of what noises or sound effects you might want. You can start by making noises by your mouth, and yes, i did say mouth. Believe it or not, your mouth is a sound effects machine. If you are skeptical about such a point(as well you should be), then i will recommend that you not only record noises you made with sound effects, but to also play with them.
I recommend using one of several audio mixing programs:
- Mixcraft
- Audacity
- FL studio
- Cool Edit (Pro)
The reason that I stated fl studio is because it does have built-in mixing and layering capabilities. All of which are starred in the aforementioned applications. Pick one of the stated applications and start learning it. I recommend using FL studio because it would teach you most of the stuff that you would need in creating soundtracks or music for your film, so it's like taking out two birds with one stone.
To get started you might imitate the sounds of guts flying around by making nasty sounds with your mouth(The sort of noises that you used to make when you were a kid). And you might do some grunts or shout noises if you want. The point here is that you can do a lot of things with your mouth, but you just need to experiment and improv.
The next step is to try making some gun noises or explosions. What you can do is get some random firecrackers and start blowing them off near your mic(just make sure that there aren't any wind/unwanted noises while you're recording). To create a huge explosion, you might record a firework and then layer it with other firework noises and slow it down a bit in the end.
Yeah, sure that the sound effects you might create using such a microphone wouldn't have top-notch quality, but it's a great way to start if you want to get through the licensing issues and creating the sound effects you specifically need.
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