whooosh

bangoker · Post by **bangoker** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:19 pm

anybody knows where can you find the tipical "whoooosh" that is created when you swing something?

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:45 am

How believable to you want. Or are yu aiming for the Kung Fu style woosh?

I have some at home

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:40 pm

Well, in real Kung Fu, you don't get any wooshing noises, just "oooff", and "uurogh", and "aieeee", depending on where you've been hit!

It's easy to make pretend woosh noises though! Get a bamboo cane, a skinny one that's about Ã‚Â½" thick'll do, and simply slice the air with it - you'll get wooshing!

If you're after a deeper woosh, use a thicker cane. You can use other implements, but banboo is good, cuz it's fairly lightweight, and wooshes well because of it's rounded shape!

I'm learning Spanish! How's this: "Mi amigo estÃƒÂ¡ pagando la cuenta!"

[Edited on 24-7-2003 by CamClub]

Swampy · Post by **Swampy** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 4:54 pm

Hi, I'm new to these forums.

I think bangoker means the whooosh like you can notice in many hollywood trailers. Or a whoosh of something large hyper-speed pass you.

I also need this sound. Any wav files?

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 5:02 pm

Hi Swampy, Welcome to the forums!

NO-ONE BOTHERED WELCOMING ME!!!

The woosh noise is another one of these Hollywood created myths - Bit like the discussion we were all having recently about bullets making a squiggle in the air when the rush by:

Bullet Squiggle Post

Here's another one: Why does KITT from Knight Rider always screech his (It's?) tyres, even if he's going slow around a bend! DUBBING! That's why!

[Edited on 24-7-2003 by CamClub]

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 4:24 am

In real combat you will get a snap noise as you strike, block and hit ect. But with the hands an dlegs no "woosh" that I have ever heard.
Weaponry is different and with a sword or staff an experienced user will produce very evident "wooshing " sounds.

If oyu need some pm your email and i will see what i can find at home

Swampy · Post by **Swampy** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 9:03 am

Thanks, CamClub. As a matter of fact, I found these forums by searching for a sound effects based forum

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The link you just gave (with spin.mpg) is what I and probably bangoker are looking for - the sound of bullets passing by the victim. How do they make those? What effects are used?

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 12:18 pm

Okay, now I'm getting confused:

How can the victim hear the bullets flying by if he's dead. I have made assumptions here!

Also, the bullet is so small, therefore the noise it would make from the air-displacement would be minuscule, compared with the bang from the gun firing in the first place!

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 3:16 pm

true, but if you are close to the bullet, away from the gun, if the round is close you will hear it. But again the loud bullet is another hollywood folly myth. Still cool as hell though.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Fri Jul 25, 2003 10:08 pm

I wonder if someone could invent a bullet that is designed to have more friction against the air, and make a louder noise?

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:22 am

That would be near imposable, because the shape reduces friction so that it can move, so we can have bullets that work or sound cool, in real life. In the movies we have both, that is why movies are a better reality then real life.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 8:03 am

EXACTLY!

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 9:00 am

I like noise

Swampy · Post by **Swampy** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:13 am

When a bullet is followed by camera and in slow-motion, we can hear a whoosh in hollywood

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But hey, Camclub, you're just making a fool outta me

... heh... dead victim... hear noises...

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:21 pm

All I can say is that it's a good job you're after a woosh sound, and not a swoosh (TM) sound, cuz Nike (R) would sue! (References to Nike (R) are strictly intellectual, and have no commercial relevance)

(C) NIKE (R) and Swoosh (TM) are trademarks of Nike (R). All Rights Reserved By Nike (R)

Movies are for enjoyment - Everyone is entitled to some poetic license! Hollywood does it, so can we!

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:03 pm

Hollywood also churns out cr**, with bad acting and effects, that cost millions so can we? I wash?

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:05 pm

You wash?

I wash to! LOL!:D

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 8:37 pm

I actualy figured out a use for the Whoosh sould. I resently filmed a fight scene at night, and we had our bad guy useing throwing knifes, and when he thows them you can't aways tell what he is doing, because you can't really see the knife, until the good guy pulls it from his arm. So the Whoosh, which i now need by the way, actualy has a use, telling the audeace that a knife was thrown, or that a sword was swung if they can't see it well. Does anybody have that sound effect by chance.

MarkA87 · Post by **MarkA87** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:04 pm

Well you could make it yourselves using a portable recorder! Swing a thin stick for the best noise. Or is this any good -

http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/Cartoon ... /index.php ?

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:06 pm

Thanks, I'm going to go try this out.

MarkA87 · Post by **MarkA87** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:08 pm

Oh actually there's some good one's here -

http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/Cartoon/Whooshes/

- the 'whish' one would be good for knivves i think.

These -

http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/Cartoon ... /index.php

and

http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/Cartoon ... /index.php

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:10 pm

You are my sound efftect savior.

MarkA87 · Post by **MarkA87** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:12 pm

lol! yea i think the bottom link i gave is probably the best one for knives actually. - for some reason i cannot sign in - but my password is ok when i post!!

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:15 pm

Most hollywood sound effects are added in because they are trying to tell the viewer what is happening in a complicated scene that the viewer doesn't completely comprehend! Like when they screetch tyres - It makes people realise "Oh I see, that car is going rather fast, he must definetly be in a hurry"

... And of course bullet swoosh sounds "Oh my gosh, that bullet gor really close to that geezer! Gosh, just think if that had his him, it wouldn't have made a swoosh sound, but would have splattered blood everywhere! Phew, this film is really taxing on my mind"!

SEE!

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 10:18 pm

Ya, well it was in the back of the brain, just had to have the need for it before it just poped out and smacked me across the face, saying I f-ing told you!