Favorite Sound Effect?

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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by neowl » Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:35 pm

The high-pitched "burst" sound that is made when someone uses a lower-energy ki attack. I think it was used in later seasons, and altogether removed from some dubs if I recall correctly.

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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by goku the krump dancer » Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:46 pm

Another one I really like besides the squeaky footsteps might be Ocean dub exclusive. When Butta shoots a blast at Goku out of frustration/trying to scare him, he does this sorta light reptilian roar, it's pretty badass.
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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by Levlik » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:40 pm

From the show? That elongated siren-esque sound that plays every time after a huge explosion, usually in a really quiet scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuVsmat11Uk#t=14m23s
Best example of it I can find on a whim.

In general? Movie 12's sound design as a whole. Every sound Janemba makes has this really cool sounding synthesized effect. Like his teleportation sound and especially the sword
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebE-cCpoO-c#t=1m59s

And this is more of a stock sound effect but I've always loved how Gogeta's kick used Mega Man X4's buster charge sound effect (Even though movie 12 predates that game by several years, it's just what I assosiate the sound with)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzfpyrgCYao#t=2m2s

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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by DragonBoxZTheMovies » Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:37 pm

Really emphasises the power behind their attacks (0:35):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WMGfkdgqf4#t=35

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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by SingleFringe&Sparks » Wed Feb 05, 2014 10:02 pm

goku the krump dancer wrote:Another one I really like besides the squeaky footsteps might be Ocean dub exclusive. When Butta shoots a blast at Goku out of frustration/trying to scare him, he does this sorta light reptilian roar, it's pretty badass.
I actually did like a lot of the cartoony extra sound effects they adde to their Dub, made the show a bit Funnier.
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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by kenisu3000 » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:49 am

Dbzfan94 wrote:Another one of my favorites is when a character is really surprised and it goes like DUN DUNN
thatdbzguy wrote:The "Oh Shit!" sound effect that plays whenever a character gets surprised or comes to some kind of startling realization.
That's my favorite as well, but I REALLY love it when it's preceded by that "suspenseful build-up" sound. You know the one, that tinny, "oh crap they're about to reveal something horrifying" noise that gets gradually louder. I took a quick look through some of the sound effects videos on YouTube but couldn't find it, so I hope you guys know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, the combination of those two sounds happens in Episode 147 of the original DragonBall, after Goku slams Piccolo with a great big Kamehameha. Goku lands back on the ground and takes a small breath, then after a couple of crowd reaction shots, the camera slowly pulls back to reveal the giant crater Goku's made (accompanied by the "build-up" sound), and then we get a scrolling close-up of Piccolo lying unconscious in the crater with his mouth hanging open (accompanied by the "payoff shock" sound).

The impact the audio here (when combined with the visuals) has on the audience is simply jaw-dropping, especially when you consider that the moment in question comes right after a VERY silent few seconds.
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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by kei17 » Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:59 pm

kenisu3000 wrote:That's my favorite as well, but I REALLY love it when it's preceded by that "suspenseful build-up" sound. You know the one, that tinny, "oh crap they're about to reveal something horrifying" noise that gets gradually louder. I took a quick look through some of the sound effects videos on YouTube but couldn't find it, so I hope you guys know what I'm talking about.
Do you mean this sound? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ITdULh9Xw

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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by kenisu3000 » Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:05 pm

kei17 wrote:Do you mean this sound? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-ITdULh9Xw
Very close, but that's not quite it. The sound I'm thinking of is a little longer and has a "tinny" noise backing it up, almost like someone's rattling a hi-hat on a set of drums.

Here, I've uploaded both sound effects from the scene in ep. 147: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkOYSo9nztU
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Re: Favorite Sound Effect?

Post by SupaSaiya-jin » Thu Feb 06, 2014 6:00 pm

It has to be the Super Saiyan aura sound, there's just something about it that makes it sound so powerful.
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