51In the Audible Mood:Sound Effects and Music—Evocative, Legal andInexpensive
Armand Ensanian
Imagine Popeye without toot toot, Casablanca without As Time Goes By, Jaws without bum BUM bum BUM bum BUM. The soundtrack is the very lifeblood of a video, setting the mood and enlivening each scene of your work.
The trick is to find the right set of sounds to accompany your video. The options are many, from creating sound effects yourself—a la old-time radio—to buying mood music from a music library. In this chapter, we’ll explore these options, and discuss the legal and financial ramifications of your choices.
The Copyright Challenge
The availability and affordability of a simple special effects generator (SEG) with built-in audio mixing ...
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