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Hi, There are many great radio static sounds on this website but I was wandering if anyone had any tips for me?, I have a recorded voice over and am trying to achieve the effect that it is coming from a radio source with all the static etc, does anyone have any suggestions on how to achieve this many thanks.

take your sound source. If you are after a sort of short-wave effect then filter the source high-pass at 300Hz and low-pass at 3800Hz. It should then sound like it is coming from a telephone. you could fade the original sound source slowly in and out over about 3 - 10 seconds to give it a feel of HF radio fading. Then mix in some of this

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=3628

this

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=23503

and this

http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=13734

you could always wait till nightfall, turn your PC off and tune an am radio cross the band and fish for radio static - record that and add it in.

I work for a radio station and often need to achieve this effect... What I normally do is use a BP filter so the source is nice and tinny, then apply a grungelizer or some other digital distortion effect until it sounds crunchy and right.... Hope it works for you too