Editing Sound effect (section)

== History ==
[[File:A live rooster in the studio, 1930s..jpg|thumbnail|A live rooster in the [[Yle]] recording studio in 1930s Finland]]
The term ''sound effect'' dates back to the early days of radio. In its ''Year Book 1931'' the [[BBC]] published a major article about "The Use of Sound Effects". It considers sound effects deeply linked with broadcasting and states: "It would be a great mistake to think of them as analogous to punctuation marks and accents in print. They should never be ''inserted'' into a program already existing. The author of a broadcast play or broadcast construction ought to have used Sound Effects as bricks with which to build, treating them as of equal value with speech and music." It lists six "totally different primary genres of Sound Effect":

:* ''Realistic, confirmatory effect''
:* ''Realistic, evocative effect''
:* ''Symbolic, evocative effect''
:* ''Conventionalised effect''
:* ''Impressionistic effect''
:* ''Music as an effect''

According to the author, "It is axiomatic that every Sound Effect, to whatever category it belongs, ''must'' register in the listener's mind instantaneously. If it fails to do so its presence could not be justified."<ref>{{cite book |title=The BBC Year Book 1931 |page=194 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/BBC/BBC-Annual/BBC-Year-Book-1931.pdf}}</ref>