Hi, I'm looking to find written sound effects that I can use when I write my comic book and any other writing piece that would benefit from the inclusion of sound effects. I prefer to use an app that has an extensive encyclopedia of written sound effects, because I want to search for what I need through keywords to make the process faster. Does an app like this exist and is it well-made enough to use for professional comics and manga? I searched but couldn't find anything on this topic. The only thing I found that comes somewhat close to it was a book with the title KA-BOOM!: A Dictionary of Comic Book Words, Symbols & Onomatopoeia by Kevin J. Taylor. This book lacks the sound effects that I need, so it's insufficient. Also, I prefer to use something like an app instead of a physical book because I need to be able to look up sound effects wherever I am without having to carry a book around. Additionally, it's easier and faster to use a search bar to search for keywords than it is to look for related sound affects that are alphabetically organized. I want to be able to find sound effects that I often see in manga and webcomics. For example, in these comics, you find some sound effects that aren't actual words such as "Tsssss" to represent food frying in a pan, "Grk Grk" to represent the sound of walking on wet ground due to the rain, and "Bzzzzt!" to represent someone getting electrocuted. But you also find sound effects based on actual words that describe actions or body language of someone such as "Gasp" to show that someone is surprised or shocked by something, "Pause" to show a momentary stop to something such as pausing while writing to recollect thoughts, "Pull" to show pulling on something or someone, "Knock Knock Knock" to show that someone is knocking on the door, "Shatter" to show that something falls on the ground and breaks, etc. I currently use an iPhone, so I prefer an app available on iOS. However, if there is one available only on Android, then I can try to install it on an older phone. I just hope a good app on this topic exists because I'm terrible at guessing how sound effects should be written. Secondly, in addition to the app described above, I'd also love to know if you recommend any apps for learning interjections and searching for them in categories. It would help if they are organized in groups because that would make them easier to learn. Plus it would make things faster when I'm looking for an interjection with a certain meaning but just can't think of the exact word I want. Thank you for your time!
This is very niche and Im not sure anything like it exists. Im not saying there wouldnt be a use for it, but I admit I am confused on why you would need it. Otomotopoea is just a textual version of a sound and you are free to make them up as you go. Swack, jiong, loowee, whatever you like. Wouldnt you know better than an app what sounds are heard in your work?
Bam, kablooee, kachow, etc. No offense, but if you can't come up with basic onamotapeia and interjections maybe you should spend a little more time reading in your genre.
Somewhere here is a bad joke about iFart apps for the Charles Dickens era. For penance in payment for such an unworthy thought I did a Google search and found this - http://www.writtensound.com . Some entries there might have sated Dickens' scatological tastes, assuming he had any.
Japanese onomatopoeia is bizarre. It bears no real resemblance to actual sounds. shiku shiku - crying zuru zuru - slipping and sliding don - a gunshot doki doki - heart thumping goki - the sound of a bone breaking
