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Started April 30th, 2015 · 3 replies · Latest reply by Headphaze 8 years, 11 months ago
Hey guys, i'm very new to this site and i'm need of sounds and i don't really know how this works? I'm in the middle of writing a post-apocalyptic short film for my YouTube channel, So thats where i need your help i need all kinds of apocalyptic sounds, not zombies on anything just like ambient SFX, background music, Anything! Just leave your name when you send me the sounds and i'll credit you for it in my film, Thanks alot guys!
Hope this is the right way of doing it, if not please tell head me in the right direction haha!
Also feel free to check out my channel already.
www.youtube.com/MattyGadeke
This is how the site works:
1) Search for the sounds you need. Thee is a search box on the top right corner.
If you are looking for ambient SFX try searching for "ambient sfx", also try "spooky", "scary" "horror", "cinematic"...
Use keywords or combinations of keyowords that relate to what you are looking for.
Note: this site is for sounds, not music. You should not find much/any music here.
2) It pays to be patient when searching. As I said. Try different keywords, look through the sounds you find, maybe refine your search...
Try different keywords that mean the same "horror", "scary", "spooky" and maybe also related words like "sci-fi".
3) If you find what you want, download it (press the download button for each sample you want).
When you use it, give attribution. Typically best way to do this is to include a link to the original sound.
4) If you can't find what you are looking for after searching CAREFULLY, then post a SPECIFIC request. Ideally give examples (i.e., sounds that are close to what you want). "Can someone make me a sound like this one [link to example sound here] but without the screams? Just want the background strings/synth sound."
Vague requests like "all kinds of apocalyptic sounds, not zombies on anything just like ambient SFX, background music, Anything!" are unlikely to get a reply because people do not really know what you want. And shows also that you have not searched before asking for people to create sounds for you.
Good luck with your searching. Ask for help again if you still cannot find the sounds you are looking for.
Just to add to what AlienXXX has just said: It might be worth spending an hour or two browsing the database, be sure to utilise different filters (on the right hand side on results page) to tailor your search and maybe it's worth sorting the results by rating or downloads. Also, try browsing the tags section for keywords you might not have thought of, here: http://www.freesound.org/browse/tags/
Now would be a good time to plug this pack of mine, for your needed PO-Horror style ambient SFX:
http://www.freesound.org/people/Headphaze/packs/14423/
This user pack too:
Just note that when you come across a user profile, on the right hand side at the bottom will be the packs they have organised sounds into. Trying to browse through sometimes thousands of sounds on the main user profile is not practical, so maybe the author of a sound you come across has more packs to offer which will refine your search more.
Good luck!