{"id":2225,"date":"2026-10-09T00:16:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demoblogs.ecuad.camrose\/?page_id=2225"},"modified":"2026-10-09T00:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T00:16:06","slug":"the-sound-effects-library-at-emily-carr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/palette.ecuad.ca\/mrose\/resources\/sound-for-animation\/the-sound-effects-library-at-emily-carr\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sound Effects Library at Emily Carr"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Carr has an extensive sound effects library, with clips that you can use for the sound design of your animation and media projects. The University pays an annual fee to license the effects, so you don\u2019t have to worry about obtaining copyright usage. However, you will have to cite the sources in the credits of your piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s quite straightforward to use the effects library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emily Carr\u2019s Library is at &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecuad.ca\/library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.ecuad.ca\/library<\/a>&gt;.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Referring to the Front Page, click the \u201cDatabases\u201d tab. From that page, click \u201cA-Z Databases,\u201d choose \u201cW\u201d for \u201cWestar Music and Sound Effects\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A browser page will then open, titled \u201cWestar Music and Sound Effects\u201d&nbsp; Click on the button called \u201cAccess Database\u201d. The Westar site should then open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By clicking on the Sound Effects tab, you will be taken to the Sound Ideas section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use the search menu (which includes Advanced Search options), to seek particular sounds. Similarly, there are filters you can apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To <b>evaluate a sound<\/b>, once you have located a certain clip, click on the \u201cplay\u201d button and take a listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it is a sound you would like to use, then click the \u201cdownload\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You will typically be asked to choose a \u201cwav,\u201d \u201caif,\u201d or \u201cmp3.\u201d Choose \u201cwav\u201d or \u201caif\u201d as they are lossless compressions. Don\u2019t choose \u201cmp3,\u201d as that format is compressed. For production, you will want to use best-quality lossless and uncompressed formats. Then, when you export a final version, the software you use will compress everything, to render a movie file that is ideal playback purposes.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Downloading will occur from the Sound Ideas site, once the permission settings are evaluated. Allow a few moments of time for the download to occur.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The file will go to the Downloads folder on the workstation you are using. From there, move the clips to the Sounds folder in your overall Production Folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emily Carr has an extensive sound effects library, with clips that you can use for the sound design of your animation and media projects. The University pays an annual fee to license the effects, so you don\u2019t have to worry about obtaining copyright usage. 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