Applause Sound Effects

About applause sound effects

Applause is hundreds of tiny cracks. Each clap is a short, bright burst, and once enough people join, the bursts blur into a dense hiss that sounds a lot like heavy rain. What tells a listener where they are is the crowd size and the room: a small group lets single claps poke through, a concert hall wraps the clapping in a warm tail, and a stadium spreads it wide with almost no echo.

English keeps it simple with clap and applaud. A round of applause is the polite version, an ovation the big one, and a standing ovation is when the crowd gets to its feet.

How to write it in Korean

Which one to pick

Pick by venue first. The biggest are Standing Ovation, Large Crowd Applause, Trophy Applause and Tribute Applause, wide and open with no walls around them. Halls and theaters add warmth: Theater Applause, Concert Applause, Ceremony Applause, Graduation Applause, Plenary Applause and Foyer Applause, with Chapel Applause in a stone chapel. Classroom Applause, Village Applause, Diner Applause and Bar Applause sound like dozens rather than thousands. Distant Applause, Market Applause and Busker Applause are public spaces rather than venues, Distant Applause far across a park.

Crescendo Applause is the one to use when the clapping should start shy and grow. Most of them swell in and fade out on their own, so they drop onto a timeline without manual fades. None of them is a single person clapping; this set is all crowds.

Uses

The last slide of a presentation or a webinar replay. Podcast intros and outros, or a mock award between segments. School play and graduation videos, where Graduation Applause or Classroom Applause matches the room. Quiz games and learning apps, with a burst of Crescendo Applause when a player finishes a level.

File details

• −1 dBFS
• MP3 320 kbps stereo