When sound effects are required in theatrical productions, shows can use recordings found on the internet. But back when radio was the primary entertainment source, Foley artists had to create every ...

The comedian Fred Armisen has a thing for sound. He’s a former punk musician and a master of accents, and he is now releasing a new album of sound effects. “I was lamenting that there aren’t ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tom Keith, a longtime sound effects man who was the source of creaking doors, clucking chickens and more on "A Prairie Home Companion," has died. He was 64. Keith's death was ...

Ora Nichols was the first — and only — woman to run a radio sound effects department during the Golden Age of Radio. Remembering Ora Nichols, A Pioneer Of Radio Sound Effects Ora Nichols was the first ...

Dec. 24—For many people, Christmas conjures up visions of Santa Claus in his red suit, reindeer dashing across the sky, snowmen in top hats, and presents under twinkling trees. Yet it's also rich with ...

One day last week German listeners, tuned to their home stations, caught the cultured enemy accents of First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill himself, coming over the same Nazi radio that ...

A new Web site lets musicians and sound designers share free samples, sound effects and music loops. Designed as a resource and community, Soundsnap is a platform that provides user-driven content for ...

Radio sound effects are the topic of the next Princess Cafe coffee hour Aug. 14 at the Olmsted County History Center, 1195 West Circle Drive S.W. Bob Nowicki of the Rochester Radio Theatre Guild will ...

Ora Nichols was the first — and only — woman to run a radio sound effects department during the Golden Age of Radio. She led the CBS sound team and, along with her husband Arthur Nichols, is credited ...