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sound effect
An artificially created or recorded sound used in film, television, theater, radio, video games, and other media to enhance the production. Includes everything from footsteps and explosions to ambient background noise.
効果音を付ける。
I add sound effects.
この映画は効果音がリアルだ。
The sound effects in this movie are realistic.
ゲームの効果音を消して音楽だけにした。
I turned off the game's sound effects and left only the music.
Often abbreviated as SE (エスイー, from the English "sound effect") in media production contexts.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 効果音を付ける (to add sound effects)
- 効果音を入れる (to put in sound effects)
- 効果音を消す (to turn off sound effects)
- 効果音を作る (to create sound effects)