When watching programs (e.g. dramas) considering the following:
Ambient noise - indoor and outdoor atmospheres
Diegetic sounds - sounds or music from 'within' the scene
Practical sound effects
Creative sound effects
Royalty Free Music
jamendo.com free lower quality mp3s, pay for higher quality
creativecommons.org - look for this tag online
splice.com - high quality, paid-for sounds
Royalty Free Sound Effects
freesound.org User curated & searchable archive
Adobe Sound Effects 11GB+ of high quality free sound samples
Foley room (CM.G50)
can be used stand-alone or with the Pro Tools HD suites
a selection of props to use, but why not bring your own
Field recordings
loan a portable sound recorder and mic from the Asset Store
go out and record a specific and unique sounds
DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)
● Pro Tools (soon to be everywhere)
● Adobe Audition
Free options
● Audacity
High quality formats required: WAV 48kHz 24-bit
Studer Desk
Best-used for short sounds fx i.e. doorbell, creaking door
Prepared files can be loaded into the 8 Jingle buttons
Naming convention is important: J01_NAME_OF_FILE.WAV
Adobe Audition on VTA/GFX1 machine
Best-used for longer background atmospheres
Multi-track audio session - each virtual audio track in the software can be mapped to a channel on the Studer
Written by JS