How to do a Sound Effects Story (You can see my story here):
- Go to freesound.org. Make sure you have an account.
- Search and listen to all the files that have been uploaded. There are a lot of options, so if you’re struggling to come up with what you want your story to be about, think of a simple tasks and what sounds would narrate it. Or maybe think of a sound or a place that you would like to incorporate and go from there. This can be a time consuming process!
- When you find a sound that you like, download it. A good story needs at least 5 different sounds.
- Once you have all the sounds you want to use, open up Audacity and import all your sound files.
- Organize the sound files in the order that you want them to appear.
- Trim the audio if necessary to the specific sounds or time length that you need.
- Play through your sound story to make sure it flows nicely and sounds like how you would like it to sound.
- Once you are happy with your creation, export the file.
- Now that you have exported your file as an MP3, upload it to SoundCloud.
- Embed the SoundCloud file in your blog post write-up on the assignment. Share the blog post with all your DS106ers so that they can enjoy your sound effects story too!