10 Great New Sound Effects Libraries: Beetles, Bullet Shells, Barbershops, British Lawnmowers, And More!

Posted February 28, 2023 by Adriane Kuzminski in New sound effects libraries

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This week we have some new libraries with unique source material.

For the vehicles, you can hear sounds of various motorcycles, from off-roaders to highway kings, a 2018 Tesla Model X, a classic '60s Volkswagen Beetle, and a swath of vintage lawnmowers.

You can also hear interesting textures, like a classic ARP AXXE synth, cybernetic and liquid whooshes, and cinematic sci-fi glitches.

Also, be sure to check out the ambiences from city streets and barbershops, as well as falling bullet casings, too. Happy listening!

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Tesla Model X

'Tesla Model X electric vehicle sound effects library' by Watson Wu features a 2018 Tesla Model X (100d) with onboard sounds in several formats (Binaural, Stereo, Ambisonic A Format, Ambisonic B Format aka AmbiX, 5.1 Surround, and 7.1 Surround). IT also has external perspective and Foley effects in XY Stereo.

Mechanical Sound Effects Tesla Model X electric vehicle sound effects library Play Track 151+ sounds included, 77 mins total $149

The following is a 2018 Tesla Model X (100d) electric vehicle
single license sound effects library (with Metadata).

Onboard perspective sounds are in several formats (Binaural, Stereo, Ambisonic A Format,
Ambisonic B Format aka AmbiX, 5.1 Surround, and 7.1 Surround).
External perspective sounds and Foley Effects are in XY Stereo Format.
Use a plugin like HarpEx or similar to modify how you want the onboard perspective takes to
sound.

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The Motorcycle Collection

'The Motorcycle Collection' by Dramatic Cat contains a variety of sounds of bikes, from off-road warriors to street ninjas and highway cruisers. It has onboard and exterior recordings with pass-bys, start-stops, idles, revs, driving, constant loops at various RPM and acceleration-deceleration ramps.

Motorcycle Sound Effects The Motorcycle Collection Play Track 1492 sounds included $249

Our Motorcycle Sound Collection contains an extensive selection of recordings for a wide variety of bikes, ranging from off-road warriors to street ninjas and highway cruisers.

The detailed recordings comprise multiple tracks of onboard and exterior recordings with pass-bys, start-stops, idles, revs, driving, constant loops at various RPM and acceleration-deceleration ramps for use with granular synthesis tools, helping you design your vehicle sounds both for linear media as well as for interactive engine needs such as games or simulators.

Get a total of 9 individual motorcycle libraries, including 3 that are exclusive to this bundle, all in one attractively priced package.

Featured Motorcycles

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KTM ECX 300 – 2002 2-Stroke 297cc

ENDURO – 129 FILES • 1.4 GO • 11 CHANNELS

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Pit Bike YCF F125 – 2020 4-Stroke 125cc

PIT BIKE – 93 FILES • 907 MO • 7 CHANNELS

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GasGas EC 250 – 1998 2-Stroke 249cc

DIRT BIKE – 146 FILES • 1.2 GO • 7 CHANNELS

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Aprilia SL1000 Falco – 2001 V-twin 997cc

SPORT TOURING – 278 FILES • 2.5 GO • 14 CHANNELS

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KTM 1290 Super Duke R – 2016 V-twin 1301cc

ROADSTER – 180 FILES • 1.6 GO • 12 CHANNELS

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Aprilia RS 125 – 1998 Sport Bike

SPORT BIKE – 104 FILES • 1.3 GO • 9 CHANNELS

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BMW S1000RR – 2015 4-Stroke 999cc

SUPERBIKE – 125 FILES • 1.4 GO • 12 CHANNELS

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Beta 520 RR – 2010 4-Stroke 498cc

ENDURO – 211 FILES • 3.1 GO • 10 CHANNELS

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BMW F800R – 2010 4-Stroke 798cc

ROADSTER – 156 FILES • 2 GO • 10 CHANNELS

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Multiple mic perspectives

This sound pack includes the recordings of 9 motorcycles with synchronized channels of exterior and onboard perspectives. The exterior recordings are mono and stereo, while the onboard microphones capture the engine and the exhaust. The library also includes some custom mixes of onboard mics for an easy integration.

‍Gear used

Sound Devices MixPre-6 II • Zoom F6• Zoom H6 • Sound Devices 722 • Neumann Kmr81i • Rode NTG5 • Rode NTG3 • LOM Usi Pro • LOM MikroUsi • Sennheiser MKH 8040 • Sennheiser MKH30 • Oktava MK012 • Rode NTG1• Shure SM57

‍Metadata

This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadatas compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.

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Designed Glitch Scenes I

'Designed Glitch Scenes I' by Video Trailer has 30 cinematic sci-fi SFX sequences, ambiences, drones, pads, textures and more - from heavily designed to basic elements. Created with modular synths and effects from Rossum Electro-Music, Qu-Bit, Make Noise, Mutable Instruments.

Drones & Mood Sound Effects Designed Glitch Sequences I Play Track 30 sounds included, 21 mins total $15
Designed Glitch Sequences I features 30 cinematic sci-fi sound effect sequences, ambiences, drones, pads, textures and more, that range from heavily designed to basic elements.

Created with modular synths and effects (Rossum Electro-Music, Qu-Bit, Make Noise, Mutable Instruments), processed with digital effects.
Designed Glitch Sequences I highlights:

30 24bit/96kHz WAV files / UCS (Universal Category System) Meta-tagged Meta-tagged (Soundminer)

8 Harmonics

4 Interferences

5 Malfunctions

6 Organics

7 Static Clicks

21 Minutes in total
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Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds Vol. 2

'Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds Vol. 2' by Select Mood gets you electric, hand-pushed, and gasoline-powered lawnmower sounds dating from the late 1800s to mid/late 1990s. Most are British made with a few from the USA and Japan.

Mechanical Sound Effects Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds Vol.2 Play Track 53 sounds included $53

Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds – VOL 2
All dating from the late 1800’s through to mid/late 1990’s.
Most are British made, with a couple of exceptions (USA, Japanese).
Most are very rare and hard to come by
Petrol
Battery/Electric
Electric
Hand Push

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AXXE // the sound of the ARP AXXE

'AXXE // the sound of the ARP AXXE' by BØLT gets you a classic multi-sampled ARP mono-synth.It has a single oscillator, one envelope generator, a simple low-pass filter, white noise generator, and pwm, but it manages to achieve that delightfully gnarly and unique ARP sound.

Instruments AXXE // the sound of the ARP AXXE Play Track 2220 sounds included $13
A classic ARP mono-synth, meticulously multi-sampled.
As a minimalist monophonic synthesizer from the 70s, the ARP AXXE is as straightforward as it gets: Single oscillator, one envelope generator, a simple low-pass filter, white noise generator, pwm… However, it still manages to achieve that delightfully gnarly ARP sound that’s so unique to everything this little New England-based synth manufacturer put together.

This pack of carefully multi-sampled AXXE patches is a tribute to this simple synth’s greatness and contains tons of musical and useful sounds that are just as relevant today as they were back when this little synth hit store shelves. From solid basses to quirky plucks, from noise crashes to surprisingly competent synth drums – this pack is sure to inspire you.

No corners were cut during the sampling process and every single patch was recorded one semitone at a time for consistent timbre and maximum authenticity. Additionally, each note was tuned individually to make sure this pack can work along all your other instruments and samples.

Recorded with Rheingold music cables and high-end Antelope Audio converters, these samples are pristine and endlessly tweakable. To make sure that this pack is useful for everyone, I’m offering you these patches in a whole load of different formats so that you can bring them into your favorite sampler. Even hardware workstations are accounted for with a full MPC Expansion and files for various KORG machines.

Pack contents

34 multi-sampled patches in multiple formats (see below)

2,160 individual samples (24 bit / 44.1 kHz, 500 ≈ 900 mb)

60 one shot samples (24 bit / 44.1 kHz, 12 mb)

Included formats

.exs for Logic Pro Sampler (10.5+), Alchemy, exs24 (legacy), and DecentSampler (via import)

.nki for Kontakt (not compatible with free Kontakt Player)

.adv for Ableton Sampler (Live 10 Suite or newer)

MPC 2 Expansion with Keygroup instruments, pre-programmed inserts, patch previews, and a drum kit with all one-shots.

.sfz SoundFonts for Ableton Sampler (Live 10 & earlier), UVI Falcon, Kontakt 5 & older, Sforzando, NN-XT, NN-19, Halion Sonic & others

Reason ReFill containing NN-XT sampler patches

.multisample for Bitwig Studio

.korgmultisample for KORG WaveState and ModWave
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Barbershop Vol. 2

'Barbershop Vol. 2' by 344 Audio has candid recordings captured in a Mancunian Barbershop (Speak Easy Barber Club). It features hums, buzzes, and handling sounds created using a range of clippers, trimmers, shavers and razors, plus sounds of metal hair scissors, head brushes and beard brushes.

City Life Sound Effects Barbershop Vol. 2 Play Track 51 sounds included $23

Barbershop Vol. 2 is the second instalment in a series of candid recordings captured in a Mancunian Barbershop (Speak Easy Barber Club).

Featuring a variety of hums, buzzes, and handling sounds created using a range of clippers, trimmers, shavers and razors. Additionally, it includes sounds from metal hair scissors, head brushes and beard brushes.

Check out Barbershop Vol. 1 for sounds from a hair-washing station, the movements from a barber’s chair, the rustle of a hairdressing gown and more!

These sounds provide you with natural, unprocessed sounds that can be used for barber-specific projects or manipulated further for a variety of film, TV, game, and soundscape projects.

All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

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Bullet Shell Falling Sound Effect Pack

'Bullet Shell Falling Sound Effect Pack' by Debsound contains 24 sounds of metal bullet shell falling on concrete or hard surfaces. It is great for action-packed games where there is a lot of shooting.

Destruction & Impact Sounds Bullet Shell Falling Sound Effect Pack Play Track 24 sounds included, 1 mins total $7.90

Debsound – Bullet Shell Falling Sound Effect Pack

This sound collection contains 24 pieces of high quality metal bullet shell falling on concrete or hard surfaces.
It can be great for action-packed game developments where there are a lot of shooting.

This sound effect collection is ideal for use in game software, applications, commercials, movies, TV shows,
videos, animation, and any other entertainment industry where a high-quality audio effect is essential.

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Distinct Whooshes

'Distinct Whooshes' by Rescopic Sound features 400 whoosh, swoosh, and movement sounds with odd mutations, devious and imaginary sweeteners, dramatic movements of burning and cybernetic objects, and airy or liquid motions.

Universal Category System (UCS) Distinct Whooshes Play Track 400 sounds included $49.99

Distinct Whooshes by Rescopic Sound features 400 super-versatile and ready-to-use sound effects full of whoosh, swoosh and movement sounds to push the boundaries and enhance your productions.

This unique collection was produced for a variety of scenarios and uses. Includes whoosh sounds for odd mutations, devious and imaginary sweeteners, dramatic movements of burning and cybernetic objects, and airy or liquid motions.

CURATION APPLIED
Our top priority is always to deliver an exceptional experience to our end users. To achieve this, we have invested considerable time and effort into perfecting the audio content, customizing it to meet your specific production needs. Additionally, we follow rigorous editing protocols to guarantee seamless performance in every possible use-case scenario.

CREATIVE FREEDOM
All our sounds have been meticulously created to be 100% dry, without any application of reverb. Our ultimate goal is to empower you with the complete freedom and endless possibilities to craft your own distinctive masterpieces, without any limitations or boundaries. We aim to enable you to unleash your creativity and imagination to the fullest extent. Our dry sounds serve as a canvas for you to give life to your vision.

DRAG-AND-DROP READY
Our extensive collection of high-quality sounds has been pre-mixed and mastered with the utmost attention to detail, ensuring that they meet industry-leading quality. This means that you can easily incorporate them into your project without the need for any further edits. With a simple drag and drop, you can effortlessly integrate these sounds into your production, saving you time and effort while maintaining the desired level of excellence.

UCS COMPLIANT AND DETAILED METADATA EMBEDDED
Distinct Whooshes is fully universal category system (UCS) compliant. Additionally, to optimize your workflow and enhance productivity, our audio files are equipped with detailed metadata, allowing you to locate and access the sounds you require easily. Leading audio management software such as Soundminer and BaseHead are fully equipped to read and process the metadata, providing an intuitive and seamless user experience.

WHAT’S INSIDE

70 Airy Whooshes • 95 Deviant Whooshes • 33 Eerie Whooshes • 74 Fantasy Whooshes • 33 Pure Sci-Fi Whooshes • 51 Synthetic Flare Whooshes • 44 Watery Whooshes

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Street Ambience

'Street Ambience' by Celine Woodburn has 10+ ambiences that include walla and atmospheres from cities and towns recorded in 96 kHz / 24-bit and 192 / 24-bit. Be sure to check out the demo to hear these happy crowds.

City Life Sound Effects Street ambience Play Track 10+ sounds included, 12 mins total $19

Ambience of the streets

Walla of Salem during an average day

Easy to implement into a scene

Recorded in 192Khz 32bit float using the zoom f3

And exported in 192/32 and 96/24

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Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle 1967 compact car

'Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle 1967 compact car' by Krampfstadt Studio was captured in 32bit / 192 kHz and gets you sounds of driving, Foley, and more. recorded with RØDE and FEL mics and a MixPre-6 II.

Car Sound Effects Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle 1967 compact car Play Track 168 sounds included, 26 mins total $65

All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, RØDELink Lav and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.

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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Shine And Glitter Play Track 150+ sounds included $21.75

Shine and Glitter brings shiny, elegant sounds to your local sound library. Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

About Shine and Glitter SFX Pack

From glittering transitions and fairy dust to tonal sparkle sounds in 150+ stereo 24bit/96kHz .WAV files.

This pack has designed transitions, resonance, shining, synth, particles, tonal sparkles and doppler of magical shine and glitter elements; crunchy, noisy, glassy.

The texture of the sounds is realistic and flexible for customization. Great for film, video, game, advertisements, and suitable further as sweeteners outside of the magic genre as well.

Here’s a studio-grade pack for all your projects and games with the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail.

Keywords, Elements, Mood and Style
Shine, magic, effect, glitter, star, dust, doppler, transition, spell, angelic, supernatural, synth, tonal, sparkles, long, double, LPF, HPF, movement, reverse, underwater, chime, crunchy, crackle, particles, noisy, free, reed, glassy, envelope, classic, shining, motion, coin, purse, tabletop, alarm, precious, stone, pitch, oil, can, resonance, drop, downward.

What else you may need
You may also want to check out our Cinematic Whooshes & Transitions for 294 files of organic and processed sounds of transitions and whooshes, including swipes, futuristic sci-fi sounds, tonal, pass by, power ups/ downs, movement, machine, and more. Essential Magic SFX Pack may also help with 182 files of the dark side of essential 4 elements of fire, water, earth, air as well as electricity, cyber-magic, magicka, hits, buffing, whooshes, squeaks, sparkling, explosions, bubbles, chimes and selective green magic sounds.

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Funny / Comedy / Cartoon Cartoon Volume 5 Play Track 100 sounds included $50

AudioHero’s Cartoon collection Volume 5 features 100 professionally produced sound effects, ready for use in your productions. This library includes everything you need to turn your production into a cartoon masterpiece! These sounds are all hand-picked from the Sound Ideas Cartoon Express, General HD and Digiffects Complete libraries.

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Funny / Comedy / Cartoon Cartoon Volume 4 Play Track 200 sounds included $50

AudioHero’s Cartoon collection Volume 4 features 200 professionally produced sound effects, ready for use in your productions. This library includes everything you need to turn your production into a cartoon masterpiece! These sounds are all hand-picked from the Sound Ideas Cartoon Express and Hollywood Edge Cartoon Trax 1 and 2 sound effects libraries. Included are musical accents, bells, boings, hits, skids, honks, squeaks, bounces, crashes and more.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Raw Buffers Play Track 14 sounds included, 23 mins total $25

RAW BUFFERS – a Discman glitch library.
Abrasive glitch clicks, scrambles, tones and bursts.

Harvesting the glitches from short-circuiting the “electronic skip protection” chip on a late 90’s Discman player.
Connecting the legs of this chip mangles and scrambles the buffer data, resulting in abrasive digital clicks, stutters, tones and bursts.

23 minutes (1.6GB) of 192kHz/24 bit recordings
UCS compliant and with relevant metadata.

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Foley Sound Effects Aprilia Mojito 2004 scooter motorcycle Play Track 74 sounds included, 34 mins total $55

All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, Line Audio Omni1 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving, foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.

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Cloth and Fabric Sound Effects Character Fabrics Sound Effects Play Track 196 sounds included, 4 mins total $14.99
Enhance your projects with our 196 Carefully Recorded and Designed Fabric Sound Effects. This diverse collection of high-quality fabric sounds is perfect for adding realism and dynamic movement to your characters and environments. From the rustling of clothing to the swishing of fabrics in motion, each sound has been meticulously recorded and designed to bring your scenes to life. Ideal for game developers, filmmakers, and sound designers, these fabric sound effects will add depth and authenticity to every wardrobe, interaction, and environmental detail. Whether you’re working on character animations, environmental design, or immersive storytelling, these sounds provide the perfect touch to elevate your work.

Features:
- Body Armor Mesh – 70 SFX
- Clothing / Textile Drops – 61 SFX
- Fabrics – 57 SFX
- Zips – 8 SFX
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City Life Sound Effects City & Suburbs Ambiences Play Track 135+ sounds included, 340 mins total $22

City ambiences, downtown ambiences, suburbs, residential area, harbor, industrial area.. traffic, people in background, urban birds, nocturnal-quiet ambiences etc.

Check the sound list for additional info.

High quality recordings recorded in MS, XY, AB; NOS, etc., mostly with Sennheiser MKH microphones and Sound Devices recorder/mixer. Files are without any dynamic manipulation (compression) with max. peak around -5dBFS.

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Bird Sound Effects Birds Ambiences Play Track 7 sounds included, 22 mins total $8

Immerse yourself in the serene and captivating sounds of nature with Birds in Various Ambiences – Field Recordings Collection. This compilation features a rich assortment of bird sounds captured in diverse environments.

Each recording transports you to a different setting, featuring a wide array of bird species communicating in their natural habitats.

Perfect for sound designers, filmmakers, meditation enthusiasts, or anyone seeking to enhance their space with natural ambiance, this collection offers a diverse range of audio clips for relaxation, creativity, and inspiration.

Whether you’re creating a calming atmosphere, enriching your audio projects, or simply appreciating the beauty of birdsong, this collection brings the natural world to your ears with unmatched authenticity.

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