sound+effects

SOUND EFFECTS __What are sound or audio effects:__ __What are they used for:__ FILM: In motion pictures and television, sound effects refers to an entire body of sound elements with many different disciplines including: (N.B. the sound of people talking in the background is also considered as a background sound effect but only when the speaker's voice is incomprehensible and the language is unrecognisable. This is known as the 'walla.'
 * artificially created
 * enhanced sounds
 * sound processes
 * to enrich the audio
 * to liven up the audio
 * to emphasise the artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performances, animation, video games or other media.
 * __Hard sound effects:__ common sounds that appear on screen, such as a door slamming or cars driving by.
 * __Background sound effects:__ sounds that may not synchronise with the picture but indicate setting to the audience, such as the sounds of the forest and the buzzing of fluorescent lights.
 * __Foley sounds:__ sounds that coincide on screen and require the expertise of a Foley artist to record it properly. For example, footsteps and the movement of hand props.
 * __Design sound effects:__ do not usually occur in nature or are impossible to record in nature. These sounds are used to suggest futuristic technology in a science fiction film or used in a musical fashion to create an emotional mood.

The process: __Step 1:__ The recoding of the effects __Step 2:__ Processing the effects
 * often sound effects are custom recorded for each project.
 * there are pre-recorded commercial sound effects available.
 * once the sound effects are recorded or captured, they are usually uploaded onto a computer integrated with an audio non-linear editing system.
 * this editing system allows a sound designer or a sound editor to manipulate a sound to suit his or her needs.