Editing Stock sound effect (section)

{{Short description|Prerecorded sound effect intended for reuse}}

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| caption1 = {{Center|The oft-used [[Wilhelm scream]]; ''~by WikiWorld;'' is a prime example of stock sound effect usage and can be found in over a hundred media productions since 1953}}
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A '''stock sound effect''' is a prerecorded [[sound effect]] intended to be reused with an entertainment product, as opposed to [[Foley (filmmaking)|creating]] a new and unique sound effect. It is intended to work within a sound effect library.