Sorry to ask, I've tried google and the sound resources but my luck has been bad. I asked here before and it turned up some good results so I was hoping it would happen again. I am looking for a powerful laser beam sound. Perhaps a birth, loop and death sounds or just a single sound would be great. If someone has run into such a sound, any info is appreciated.

Edit: a charging sound for such a laser would also be welcome ^_^'.

In case a picture of what it's for could help.
http://yfrog.com/bfultimatep

Thanks

[Edited by - Antonym on November 6, 2010 12:57:42 PM]

DrPetter made a nice tool to generate sounds: http://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html
There's even a web version of it: http://www.superflashbros.net/as3sfxr/

Thanks for the reply. Interesting tool, I'll start messing with it to see if I can come up with something.

You can also try out SimSynth. It comes with various ready-made template sound effects that you can use for reference to make your own.

It's not the final solution though; you'd use SimSynth to generate the various layers for your effect, and later on sweeten them to a polished result in your favorite DAW.

Try searching royalty SFX sites that offer an a la carte purchasing method - like www.sounddogs.com. Then you could browse and find something that will fit your needs. That or contract out a sound designer from here to design one custom for you. I'm sure there are a wide variety of people out there with different rate options for you.

Thanks,

Nate

I actually made a little tutorial a while back on making laser sounds on Youtube.




Might not be the sound you are going for, but it's a start

Tons of low-priced laser sounds on soundsnap.com. I have got some from here before.

Thanks for the help guys.

That sound tutorial is really neat.

I haven't had to pay for the sounds I've used so far and I'd like to stretch it aslong as possible :P.

I started working with some of the sounds I already had and found that one of them with a lowered pitch did the trick quite well. The wonders of pitch. I got the idea from the suggestions.


Thanks.

If all else fails, go the Ben Burtt way and whack some bridge suspension cables with a wrench. Et Voila - instant X-Wing!