I've been after some really good whoosh SFX for a while now, the sort used in Spooks, N3mbers, et al.
I recently discovered this:
http://www.videocopilot.net/products/dsfx/
However I was wondering if there is a cheaper (legal) way to get hold of good whoosh SFX. Sadly most of the ones I've found in audio libraries in the last few years have been pretty poor.
Incidentally I did note that Creative Cow (http://library.creativecow.net/articles/smith_stephen/designer_sound_fx.php) gave this package the thumbs up while a subsequent poster said the clips were clipped. However elsewhere I've read good things about this product and perhaps he was referring to the degraded demo version.
Many thanks.
A cheap way of doing whoosh sound FX and the way we did it on the scifi channel promos is to take a gunshot or cannon shot or even a rocket launch.
You make a recording of it backwards and join it to the forward playing one and put a cross fade across the join.
I hope that makes sense as its easier to do than explain.:D
There is always the manual way too:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1Yzq3ACtb8&feature=related Slow it down for more effect.
VC has good stuff. I have that product.
Digital Juice might have a special on their SoundFX libraries. Can be quite cheap, eg US$79/vol, if lucky. Can preview all their clips via install of their Juicer software.
Best quality trailer effects I've heard: http://search.musicbeyond.com/
http://www.audionetworkplc.com/content/uk/rate-card/sfx-licence
They have individual SFX's from a couple of pounds. These are some of the 'wooshes'
Try The Freesound Project: http://www.freesound.org/
The search for the whoosh!:D
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f1fb270652/whoosh