What is a Sound Effect?

 Introduction 

A sound effect is an artificially created or enhanced sound. It is used to emphasise artistic or other content for:

  • live performance
  • films
  • television
  • animation
  • video games
  • music
  • other media

 Where Do I Find Sound Effects? 

They can be recorded at the original source using microphones and recording equipment. Sounds can include things like:

  • street scenes like in your local high street
  • dogs barking
  • thunder

Or they can be found in sound effect libraries which are available online.

Person in the rainforest recording sound
[Photo credit: https://blog.nimsound.ru/]
You can download sound effects from places such as: freesound.org