Available as CDs or tapes, these collections come with a license that allows you to use the music in your productions. Don't overlook local musicians. You may know a band or a talented individual who can record custom music for a small fee or in exchange for credit at the end. Voice-over Narration can give your story a framework. Every punch thrown, every outdoor vista, every smoking getaway car needs sound to help us believe the action.
Native sounds satisfy the bulk of the home producer's needs.
But there will be times when the recorded sounds need some help, or when you'd like to add a totally new sound. You can even use inappropriate or exaggerated sounds for comic effect. A play-VCR is used to play the original tape. A recording VCR is used to record the resulting signal on a blank tape. If you don't do this, the VCR will record whatever channel it is set to.