The sound of a lighter clicking is very key within the opening. In a sense, it is the first contact the audience has with the character. I therefore thought that it might be a good idea to record the sound effect properly. Here's how I did it along with a couple of screen shots...
1) I recorded the sound using a simple microphone and Audacity which is a freely available, easy to use recording and editing package.
2) Once I'd recorded a whole mess of samples, I picked out the best ones; one of the lighter clicking, and one of the lighter actually igniting.
3) I then exported these samples into Ableton Live which is a
more professional audio program. Here, I used compressors and equalisation to remove
background noise from the budget microphone, and make the sounds sound altogether more
realistic and of better quality.
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