Hi Bob

Sound effects are really cool. I used a lot of it in my recording.

My favorite band A-ha use sound effects mostly in their recording. The classic is Crying in the Rain they revive the songs from the 60 by Everly Brothers. They used thunder storm and rain effects

Another is the Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel la la lie.... Pooosh!!! La lala la lalalie lalalaie and so on.

Sometimes when Im producing our published songs I try to emulate one of the sounds using electric guitar especially if the lyrics or the story pertains to a certain place where this particular sounds exist.

My co writer Stan also love to use sound effects too. When im reading his lyrics in the lyric board if he feels he likes to put sound effects in the song he will write it like "ka ching" "vroooom!!!"

If you hear a lot of intro during screening make sure the long intro is the main hook for that song. For me if they use the intro as the hook I tick them. Sometimes long intro can move me.

But poorly done intro like sounds like a loop i turn it down.

If they using sound effects just for fun of it and you cannot associate it to the songs click next.

So far in my assignment I rarely encounter this soundeffect thing.

Lynman

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