If you don't hire someone to make custom sound effects, what are some good sites you go to for sound effects and music? I need some for my upcoming game. Thanks.
I always recommend hiring a professional if you have the budget, as they'll be able to customize a sound world that helps players immerse themselves in your game. However, if that's not an option then there are a few high quality SFX/Music libraries out there I could recommend. Send me a PM with the sounds/music style you're looking for and I can help point you in the right direction.
For clients who have a project with zero budget, I've been recommending Audio Jungle for music. Shop carefully and you can find some cool tracks for cheap. http://audiojungle.net/
you can also check out http://8bc.org/music/ and ccmixter.org/ obviously you have to check the licenses and cant just take it, but they are good sources.
Music is usually best done by a professional, however certain sound effects you may be able to make yourself. For some other projects on PC I've used Audacity and various free audio sources such as http://www.freesound.org/ to create new sounds. With a bit of editing and mixing a few sounds together you can get some nice effects. For retro sounds you can always use SFXR which is great for that kind of thing: http://www.drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html
Hey, that's great! Thanks! To give people a better idea of what the 500 .WAV files sound like, I started a new series at my website. It's called... "Free .Wav Wednesday". This week's free sample is "Heart Monitor" http://photics.com/free-wav-wednesday-heart-monitor The post is also a basic sound tutorial. There's also some great feedback on the GameSalad forum... http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=13007
I used musicloops.com to find music and soundsnap.com and freesound.org for sound effects. Pretty decent, but you'll have to dig through a lot to find what you want.
