Soundtracks, sounds, musics & sound effects

Soundtracks; sounds, musics and effects (sfx) design, editing and creation; ideas and examples here ..

There is a sound environments section and
- a soundtrack design 'DIY' section - design your own soundtracks;

- a section of existing soundtrack pieces and created acoustic places

- a section of sound effects & sound design, 'logos, stings, fillers and idents'

Sound Environments

Many of the 'sam' library sounds are sound 'environments'; they are particular to place

There are many identifiable foreground sounds, but overall, each particular piece is unique, both in its landscape/cityscape 'place' - and its sonic character, as you can hear here ..

3631 nature	8243 nature
river enviro	frogs & ckts
3106 nature	3321 nature
sea and gulls	wind in trees
3575 mechanical	3918 urban
industrial	city traffic

These recordings are very 'full' or 'busy' - there is a lot going on !
Pieces like these don't leave much room for adding voices or music, they are good as 'stand alone' radio, cd and music pieces though ..

The later two city soundscapes are indicative of the sound environments in which many of us now live; the affect that such noise has on people is pretty drastic !
They might be heard as being the 'soundtracks that dominant our lives' - and whether or not there are any further sounds, music of sfx that can compete with - let alone compliment - these enviros is most debatable ..

more info here - Stories

There are many such sound enviro recordings to be found in the 'sam' library - especially the 'nature', 'ocean', 'city and machines' categories ..

Soundtrack design - DIY

Here are several sparser sound enviros that offer many composite soundtrack possibilities

Simple manipulation of such sounds as these may be all that's needed, occassionally we might add a few simple musical 'pads' or atmospheric musics over the top ..

(You may play both the sounds and the music at the same time - mix n match!)

(SFX) are different; they are the individual components of a sound environment or a ‘soundscape’ once removed - and are very useful in constructing soundtracks, making samples

Many sound effects are usually general - and often universally recognizable - squeaks, bangs, whistles, honks, bells .. all rather over-used .. there are a myriad of web sites and sound libraries offering these already

Most of these sound effects have been created by (just) removing them from their environment, like these:

and a couple of created fx ..

The best way of obtaining sounds, for any production we embark upon, is to go and get them ourselves - finding new ones, finding 'angles' and ideas that often open us up to a world of possibility, rather than filling up tracks with inconsequential noises

Sound design for film, theatre and radio can be fun !
These soundtracks are most often 'composites' - collections of sound effects and environments that have been manipulated and shaped into new and unique acoustic spaces ..

Some examples:

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