Sound Effects for Websites and Hover over buttons
by
Brett Bumeter
This week I have had a some opportunity to go into the web and understand sound effects better. Sometimes sound effects are used on hover over buttons or are used as background music or effects for certain websites.
This normally runs on sites that are designed with flash, but can be used on any site. They are not necessarily popular for sites that are text heavy, but for sites that are designed specifically to advertise products or to host video or audio media they can be quite popular.
But just like any type of content, you have to insure that you own the media rights to the sound effects before you run them on your site.
This week while I’m in Laughlin Nevada (attending the Laughlin river run biker rally), I’m using the opportunity to record a number of sound effects with a stereo microphone and Sony digital recorder.
Amazingly, there is a complete little marketplace of sound effects for sale or lease. You can upload sound effects and resell the rights to them for prices ranging from a few dollars per license to hundreds of dollars. Recordings should be performed in wav format if possible or in some other high quality format.
You can literally record anything from your car engine idling to the dripping of your new Pedestal sinks to revving Harleys or boat engines or casino slot machine bells and whistles.
I was hoping for some links!!!
I have been all over the web for SFX, but I wanted to get to the heart of the newest and coolest.
Hope Nevada wasn’t too hot. It’s 901 degrees here in Los Angeles!
Brian
Hey Brian,
Sorry about that, guess the sun got to me a bit out in Nevada.
I use and have had great success with AudioSparx.
They can license you many types of sound effects and music for very reasonable rates (one time charge, recurring charge, or through a subscription).
You can also record, upload and sell your own sound effects through them as well.
I definitely like the way their system works, and their search function always helps me to find what I’m looking for.
Thanks man!
I checked out the site and it was cool.
What I am really looking for is some sweet, new and interesting clicks and beeps for website development.
I must have hunted for days now to no avail. Considering making my own. If you wanna go in “havies,” I will find the funding, you record!
Let’s Do It!
B
Ok, I stumbled upon this one…
Even has a search function!
http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/