I need a recording of people applauding, just applauding none of the big
concert screaming etc. Is there anything I could get online as a free
download?
I don't need much maybe 5-6 different types of applauds with different
reactions.

Also how can I make a spoken voice sound as if it was coming over the
telephone?

Thanks

IS

IS wrote:
I need a recording of people applauding, just applauding none of the
big
concert screaming etc. Is there anything I could get online as a free

download?
I don't need much maybe 5-6 different types of applauds with
different
reactions.

www.findsounds.com has a bunch. Most of it is crap but i've found some
decent clips there. The search is nice too because you can search by
sample rate, bit rate, size, etc.

There's also www.soundrangers.com. This is a pay-per-sound site but it
has this flash setup where you can move the mouse over little orange
triangles next to the sounds in the listings and it plays it over the
computer. You can't download the flash sounds but if you have something
like wiretap (www.ambrosiasw.com) that records all audio coming out of
your computer and saves it as an aiff file, you can grab the sounds
easily. Of course the sounds are slightly downgraded in quality from
the actualy pay-file (it's hard to tell with some but I think they add
a little bit of white noise around 2.5khz). But if you aren't too
picky, I think most of them will sound fine for you. I use them all the
time.


Also how can I make a spoken voice sound as if it was coming over the

telephone?

Use an equalizer. Cut out almost all frequencies below 400-500 hertz,
and almost all frequencies above 3000-3500 hertz. Vary the frequencies
as necessary for your mix, but usually I use a sharp high pass at 450hz
and a sharp lowpass at 3.5khz. Then add a LOT of compression. I rarely
give phone voiceovers any dynamic range, because you rarely hear any on
actual phones.


Thanks

IS

No problem.--Matt

I also find that, if you can, adding a slight distortion effect to the
voice really compliments the equalizer nicely for a good phone
sound.--Matt

IS wrote:
I need a recording of people applauding, just applauding none of the big
concert screaming etc. Is there anything I could get online as a free
download?
I don't need much maybe 5-6 different types of applauds with different
reactions.

Probably not with rights. But I think Hollywood Edge will sell you a short
loop over the web for not much money. If you do a lot of this, it might be
worth it to buy one of their CDs.

Also how can I make a spoken voice sound as if it was coming over the
telephone?

With a telephone line simulator box. I have one around here somewhere.
Basically it's a combination of bandlimiting and distortion, and the
bandlimiting should preferably be done with something like a mechanical
filter that rings like hell. You could probably simulate it with an
equalizer and a distortion pedal or a slightly overloaded input stage.
Just add a little distortion in, not too much.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"IS" wrote ...
I need a recording of people applauding, just applauding none of the big
concert screaming etc. Is there anything I could get online as a free
download?
I don't need much maybe 5-6 different types of applauds with different
reactions.

Very unlikely if you are looking for something legal. OTOH, you can
poke around my favorite online SFX vendor www.sounddogs.com
and likely find exactly what you want and quite reasonable prices
(a very few bucks per cut). You can pay and download right online.
Instant (and legal) gratification.

Also how can I make a spoken voice sound as if it was coming over the
telephone?

Bandwidth limit it by rolling off everything below 300Hz and above 3KHz.
Add significant distortion (I'd start with 10%) to taste. Add some white
noise in the background and whatever other things you need for the effect
you seek.