Category: Sound Effects for Video

  • Free Jungle Sounds

    Every now and then I come across some sounds that might be of use to other video hobbyists.  These are pretty clean, high quality recordings taken with a Rode Videomic.  Feel free to download the sounds and use them for whatever you want. Frogs Sound – the sound of African bullfrogs croaking.  Recorded at Kempinski Mokuti…

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  • Easy Ways to Improve Sound in Your Videos

    You could go out and spend a wad of cash on all the latest high-tech sound recording equipment money can buy. Or you can do some easy things that will go a long way toward improving the sound quality of your videos: – invest in an external microphone – it doesn’t have to be a…

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  • Mi35 Helicopter Sounds

    I have been asked for the soundtrack-less sounds from the footage used in this video clip, showing the Afghan Air Corps firing Mi-35 helicopters last year.  I wasn’t using anything beyond the built-in mic on my camera, and the firing is from some distance away; but if you can use them, here they are: mi35…

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  • Searching for a Soundtrack

    Debunking common myths about music for video editing, followed by a long list of free and / or inexpensive sources of music for your video project.

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  • In search of raw materials…

    Those of us who aspire to make video on a budget that is significantly less than, say $100 million have our own challenges. One of these is finding raw materials – legally – to incorporate into our work. Music is the obvious shortcoming- unless you’re also a songwriter and musician, you probably can’t afford to…

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