Unit 17 - Assignment 1 - Sound and Picture

Sound Effects and Ambient Sound

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My task was to create sounds for a rocket launch. I selected a small clip from this video and created my own sounds using the things around me.

Equipment

-       =  Shure SM58

-       =  XLR lead

-       =  Cubase 6

I started my clip with the astronauts in the spaceship. This was a sample I downloaded of the crew talking from Apollo 11 and included this where there was a shot of the astronauts.

The next shot was of the countdown on a field where the American flag was waving and spectators were watching. For the wind I blew into the microphone from a distance and I also included a small voice over of the countdown.

Countdown audio file above.

There was then a close up of the rocket engines where the rocket was preparing for take-off. To create a realistic sound but not too heavy I dragged the Shure SM58 across a fabric chair softly.

When the rocket launches and we seen the engine fire I used a bin and kicked it to create an explosive sound to represent the power of the flames and the engine.

I then created the engine with someones voice and time warped it to extend the length of the recording.

As the rocket gradually moves further away it also moves towards the right. To give the listener the most realistic sounds I panned the rocket sounds towards the right.

Circled shows that I gradually panned the audio to the right so it wasn’t a sharp change.