Is there some kind of library where cartoons get their sound effects? Is this available to the general public? How does the sound effects business operate?
For instance:
The first time I heard the Proton Beam sound effect WAS on Real Ghostbusters. However, since then, tons of shows have re-used it for various scenes, including on Yu-Yu Hakusho if memory serves.
Or, are studios allowed to modify existing sound effects? Just by coincidence, I downloaded 'Trust Doesn't Rust', from the original Knight Rider series. Karr's scanner has a very distinct sound to it. When turning on an episode of the original Ninja Turtles series, in this case, 'Big Rip Off', there is a sound effect that sounds just like that. When Bebop and Rocksteady stop peddling on a bike powered generator, the 'shut down sound' of the generator sounds an awful lot like KARRs scanner effect only a bit modified.
It could be an interesting subject if anyone knows more about it. I've always wondered if there was a vast sound effects library out there....and if any new sound gets created, it instantly gets added so studios can re-use it down the line.
For instance:
The first time I heard the Proton Beam sound effect WAS on Real Ghostbusters. However, since then, tons of shows have re-used it for various scenes, including on Yu-Yu Hakusho if memory serves.
Or, are studios allowed to modify existing sound effects? Just by coincidence, I downloaded 'Trust Doesn't Rust', from the original Knight Rider series. Karr's scanner has a very distinct sound to it. When turning on an episode of the original Ninja Turtles series, in this case, 'Big Rip Off', there is a sound effect that sounds just like that. When Bebop and Rocksteady stop peddling on a bike powered generator, the 'shut down sound' of the generator sounds an awful lot like KARRs scanner effect only a bit modified.
It could be an interesting subject if anyone knows more about it. I've always wondered if there was a vast sound effects library out there....and if any new sound gets created, it instantly gets added so studios can re-use it down the line.