Shotgun Reload SFX

Watch me break down the making of some shotgun SFX.

It's been a fun one, although really hard to pull off. There were massive amounts of effects and edits needed to get this to sound right, but in the end you gotta say "good enough" and just upload to youtube and pray, lol.

Thank you, GamingEngine for making the animation.

Q:
Why tho? Why not use real guns?
A:
Because Im not based in USA and do not have easy access to guns. Gun ranges are not optimized for recording sound. Buying an ASG would be an option, but an expensive one. And well, recording something isn't as fun as playing around with lots of sounds and trying to match them. This is an art called foley, and its really fun. Recording an ASG would be very uncreative an boring i my humble opinion. Also, I wouldn't be able to record a live gun in the field, because my recording gear is 0% mobile from my PC, through the boom arm and mic, to the audio interface. There were a lot of comments asking this question, so I decided to put it in description so that nobody reads it (ex dee).

Q:
Is this really how SFX are made?
A:
Yes... and no.
Depends on what the sound designer is going for. The best result is achieved by combining foley art (what you see in the video) with real-life recording of the desired object (in this example it would be a shotgun). Some SFX are made solely by recording the real-life object (ie. cocking a shotgun, shooting it, etc.), some SFX are made by recreating the desired sounds with other objects (ie. shaking keys, medicine, punching stuff, crumbling stuff, etc.). But most SFX are made by combining the two techniques mentioned above. Now I've got a quesiton for you. How do you think Sci-Fi weapon sounds are made (Example: Volt SMG from Apex Legends)?

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[scrapped]

I dont even know why, but im laughing af about how the shotgun sound is made of door closing and a dough going into the next dimension

[chernobylthing]

"I am not the messiah"
Indie game devs: "HE IS THE MESSIAH"

[admiraldesto]

Remember what AveragePixel said?
“The sound design is arguably the most important part of a reload animation.”

[freedomfighter]

Meanwhile in Tarkov:

*Makes shotgun sounds by firing a real shotgun*

[Bluprint_Husky]

As someone who wants to do foley as a career, this is wildly interesting and informative.

[andyfamboi_]

YOU CANT JUST MAKE SHOTGUN SOUNDS WITH RANDOM HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS

haha door go brrrr

[DinnerForkTongue]

Foley is just an art. It's fun to do and hilarious to see in retrospect.

[jacobgracia]

Sound designer: Why not just use a real shotgun?
Other sound designer: MEASURING TAPE

[TiernanWilkinson]

This: making shotgun noises with household objects

Next up: making a shotgun out of household objects

Fun fact a shotgun actually is an object found in many households in America. Could've had a bit of a shortcut (for everything but the actual firing sound)

[sgd]

Can’t wait to see this will over million views.

[MegaDman]

It’s good if you’ve never heard the sound of an actual shotgun racking the slide. It’s way more metallic and “heavy”.

[wishyourlife]

Now I think SFX Artist's work is seriously being underappreciated. This is creative as hell!

[GoEvenHarder]

Now every time I use a shotgun in a videogame I will think I’m closing the door in my enemy’s face

[theinflasian]

This masterpiece will be in everyone’s recommended

[commissarthorne]

I remember goofing around in school with writing utensils thinking that they sound like weapons when I play with them. Now I'm rocked to my very core.

[masinvida]

nice creativity. gonna see you in movies in a couple of years

[subber]

The way he closes the door and the way he dropped the dough...




*Killed me* 🤣

[asincereman]

The virgin "just use real guns" vs the chad "Holy shit he makes gun sounds with normal stuff"

[DoctorStrangeIA]

This sound guy is incredibly talented 👏👏

[thewrathofrevan]

I saw your first one about the rifle foley from YouTube recommends. Was hoping you had another one of these, and quite frankly this one's even better than the other! I love the creativity of the door, seeing all of these in action really makes you go "Huh, it kinda DOES sound like that!" Good work man, you got a subscribe from me.