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A sound effect not wrapped in stars

Warning sound-effect.asterisks Previewed fix

The braces wrap a recognized sound-effect phrase. Confirm the contextual classification before replacing the wrapper.

Convention: Asterisks mark produced sounds, not vocals.

Example

Flagged by this rule
[Verse]
{laughs}

In the workbench this reads: Use asterisks around this likely sound effect.

Accepted by this rule
[Verse]
*laughs*

The fix

In the workbench this finding carries one control, labelled Replace with *laughs*. The change is contextual, so it is previewed as a diff in your document first and applies only when you confirm it.

The convention and its limits

This check detects the pattern shown above. An accepted example passes this check; it is not a review of the whole transcription.

Source

The source cited by this check:

Sound effects (opens in a new tab) verified Use asterisks rather than braces for sound effects
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Filters
Ad-libs and backing vocals
4 results in Ad-libs and backing vocals