U-96
10-03-07, 01:30 AM
Yup, friends and I are gonna do a drama that takes place on a U-Boat in the form of a Radio show. Though I would love some ideas from people about producing sound effects in this particular genre that sounds realistic and not 'movieish' I've already produced some that work very well, if any of you are interested in this sort of thing.
1. Depth Charges or explosions while submerged.
Very simple, Recordings of thunder work very well for this, to have that subtle rumble. Also a much more creative way is recording the initial stage of a toilet flushing, then rework it with sound software.
2. Sound of compressed air being used or Torpedoes firing.
Again, Very simple, Take a 1 litre bottle of something carbonated. Shake it violently 5 minutes before use. Then twist the plastic cap very slowly to produce different levels of liquidy hissing sounds. Also vocally hissing works as well.
3. Sound of rain.
having a small fan and a plastic bag works well, just let the bag hang and put the fan up and let the bag flutter. To make it sound a little more violent, let a sheet of aluminum foil flutter as well. You can reverb this with sound software to fine tune the effect.
4. Rain hitting clothing.
As simple as they come, soak a cloth, then slowly wring it out over a piece of denim or leather.
5. Propeller sounds.
A little embarassing to do, But works extremely well. Fill a bucket halfway with water, and kneel over it with a microphone at the rim of the bucket, Stick your head in the bucket. Then bite down on your lower lip and huff continously at different paces. The sound is reflected off the water to give it that liquidy quality to it as well.
6. The drone of Diesel engines.
This works pretty well. Put your microphone behind a washing machine or a dryer while it's doing it's cycle. This can be tweaked with software to fine tune the effect.
7. The electic engines
The motor of a battery powered drill toned down, or just barely pressing on the trigger. An even better sound is that of a mosquito flapping it's wings, but that's very hard to get.
These are a few I've come up with that work very well. Though I would love to hear all of your ideas as well
1. Depth Charges or explosions while submerged.
Very simple, Recordings of thunder work very well for this, to have that subtle rumble. Also a much more creative way is recording the initial stage of a toilet flushing, then rework it with sound software.
2. Sound of compressed air being used or Torpedoes firing.
Again, Very simple, Take a 1 litre bottle of something carbonated. Shake it violently 5 minutes before use. Then twist the plastic cap very slowly to produce different levels of liquidy hissing sounds. Also vocally hissing works as well.
3. Sound of rain.
having a small fan and a plastic bag works well, just let the bag hang and put the fan up and let the bag flutter. To make it sound a little more violent, let a sheet of aluminum foil flutter as well. You can reverb this with sound software to fine tune the effect.
4. Rain hitting clothing.
As simple as they come, soak a cloth, then slowly wring it out over a piece of denim or leather.
5. Propeller sounds.
A little embarassing to do, But works extremely well. Fill a bucket halfway with water, and kneel over it with a microphone at the rim of the bucket, Stick your head in the bucket. Then bite down on your lower lip and huff continously at different paces. The sound is reflected off the water to give it that liquidy quality to it as well.
6. The drone of Diesel engines.
This works pretty well. Put your microphone behind a washing machine or a dryer while it's doing it's cycle. This can be tweaked with software to fine tune the effect.
7. The electic engines
The motor of a battery powered drill toned down, or just barely pressing on the trigger. An even better sound is that of a mosquito flapping it's wings, but that's very hard to get.
These are a few I've come up with that work very well. Though I would love to hear all of your ideas as well