Loud noises can scare people.
Noises and sounds can play a big part in scaring people. For example, when a villain pops out of a hiding place in a movie, you'll often hear a sudden orchestral hit. Quick, loud noises can startle people, making them jump. Luckily, you don't have to be a Hollywood sound expert to use recorded noises to scare people.
Instructions
1. Compile short and loud recorded noises. Avoid recordings that take a while to really get going in volume or intensity. Look for a quick "BOOM!" This will startle people more quickly than a long, drawn-out noise.
2. Hide the speakers from sight. Ideally, the speakers will be close to the people you're trying to scare but not visible to them.
3. Hide the controls for this noise, as well as the controller. Likewise, check to ensure turning on the sound won't make additional noise. You'll find it harder to scare people if they can hear the sound of a cassette player turned on, for example.
4. Set the volume for the recorded noise; make it extremely loud. Volume plays a big part in scaring people, as the loud volume will help overwhelm and startle them.
5. Make the room calm and relaxed. To scare people with noises, they generally must be relaxed or focused on something else. Make the room quiet and empty, or distract them with something that's not scary, such as a video of kids happily playing. Ideally, create a relatively quiet environment for your recorded noise to have the most impact.
6. Turn on the recorded noise. If you set it up right and your audience was calm and unsuspecting, you'll scare people. The fright will likely only last a few seconds, however, as they will soon realize what is happening, but you will still have successfully scared them.
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