Sounds For Open Source Projects?

wmulvihillDxR asks: "In searching for more fun games to play on Linux, I have found that many developing projects need sounds for their games. FreeCiv and FreeCraft are two big projects that are definitely in need of sounds. My question is what can be done to help sounds become easier to integrate into games or programs? Are there 'Sound Archives' around that are free to use for anyone?"

Comments

Making sounds isn't that hard...

[cr0sh]

I made sounds for a game I created several years back - it just isn't that hard. Most of the sounds I created with my mouth alone. Some sounds were mixed, reversed, sped up or slowed down - sometimes all forms were used.

When I am out and about, I try to listen for cool sounds, or sound locations - where I might be able to get a sound I couldn't get otherwise (one of the labs at MetroTech here in Phoenix has an air conditioner that rumbles like you wouldn't believe - the sound would be perfect for a background ambient loop for corridors in, say, a starship).

The majority of sounds can be had for free - just go and get a good cassette deck, and a good microphone, and have some fun (BTW - try using other things instead of a microphone, like wiring a speaker in reverse - also, remember to use 60Hz hum to your advantage - near a motor, things can get wacky - like a fan).

Getting sounds is the easy part - it's knowing when and where to integrate them into the game that is tough...

Worldcom - Generation Duh!

dmoz knows

[po_boy]

yes

Sound production

[theglassishalf]

I don't know about standing, free librarys. I do know, however, that with a little bit of creativity, you can create almost any sound. For instance, if you place a Mic inside a paper bag and crush the bag, just by turning up the treble, it sounds just like a 2x4 being smashed over someone's back. (I did that for a video a few years ago.) Sound is so easy to create via Foly effects, it seems a waste to worry about finding an already existing library.

Maybe what is needed is a "creativity exchange". Is there a site where open-source projects can submit requests for sound effects or artwork that is better handled by creative types? I have always been a beleave in the open-source/free software movement, but have never known how to contribute because I am not a coder. Does anyone know if this site exists? Someone want to start one and let me (us) know?

-Daniel