10 New Sound Libraries: Worldwide Ambiences, User Interfaces, Bone Breaks, Car Doors, And More!

Posted April 24, 2023 by Adriane Kuzminski in New sound effects libraries

This week on A Sound Effect we have a small but mighty selection of libraries to share with you with everything from calm soundscapes to crushing impacts.

If you are looking for sounds of nature, check out the Ambisonic collection of meadows and streams, recordings of Nordic mountains and waterfalls, and babbling brooks from the Pacific Northwest. For those who prefer the city, we also have a collection of urban ambiences from around the world.

To flesh out a new interface you're designing, check out the futuristic UI beeps and boops, a general collection of button and notification sounds, and an 8-bit pack with everything from laser guns to coin drops.

And for those who love to crunch, we have sounds of visceral bone breaks, heavy stone and rock movements, and a collection of doors from Jeeps, trains, military vehicles, and more! Happy listening!

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Cascadia: Flowing Water

'Cascadia: Flowing Water' by Nick McMahan is a collection of pure water sounds recorded in the Pacific Northwest. The library includes a variety of water movement sounds, from babbling brooks to thundering waterfalls. The sounds are captured from various perspectives, making for a diverse and immersive library.

Environments & Ambiences Cascadia: Flowing Water Play Track 49 sounds included, 155 mins total $50

Cinematic Rivers Creeks Streams & Waterfalls

From across his homeland in the Pacific Northwest Nick brings you Flowing Water. A curated collection of pristine water flowing down mountains and through valleys of the Cascades, Olympic alpine, and beyond. This library is pure water and free of other creature or external sound. Recorded over years while hiking this vast wilderness these creeks, streams, rivers, and falls are carefully selected as the most musical and dynamic. Almost completely loopable, Flowing Water comes with extensive metadata and is UCS-compliant.

The focus of this collection is to include a variety of water movement sounds; a babbling brook, a rushing river, a gentle stream, building into the full cacophony of thundering waterfalls make for a diverse library. These sounds are captured from various perspectives, such as close-up recordings of individual drops or rivulets and wider recordings that portray an ambiance of a waterfall or a riverbank.

Gear Used:
• Recorded with Sennheiser, Lom, and Audio Technica, microphones
• MixPre and Sony audio interfaces

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Nordic Spheres

'Nordic Spheres' by Sonuscore is a granular instrument that creates vast, frozen soundscapes and musical spheres. It features an unpolished, ambient sound perfect for creating ambiences as palpable as a thick fog. With Nordic Spheres, freeze forlorn, mysterious scores in the tracks of modern cinematic music.

Instruments Nordic Spheres Play Track $199
Fusing musical instruments and sound effects TO CREATE FASCINATING SCORES

From the frozen reaches of the North, icy spirits reach out across the eternal expanse to seize the listener in their song. NORDIC SPHERES captures the frosty tone of the ancients, a transportive granular instrument that creates rough, pulsating atmospheres echoing through time and desolation.
- NORDIC SPHERES features an unpolished, ambient sound perfect for creating ambiences as palpable as a thick fog
- NORDIC SPHERES blends layers of musical spheres and sound effects together with easy but complex arpeggiators
- With NORDIC SPHERES, freeze forlorn, mysterious scores in the tracks of modern cinematic music
- NORDIC SPHERES seizes the essence of the beautiful Icelandic nature: from almost infinite icy fields to the fiery horrors of volcanic rage.
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City Perspectives & Ambiences

'City Perspectives & Ambiences' by Vadi Sound Library provides urban ambiences in varying activity levels. It includes 56 sounds of city life, from busy intersections to back streets, vibrant parks to rooftops, and more. It's perfect for creating realistic atmospheres in films, games, and other media.

City Life Sound Effects City Perspectives & Ambiences Play Track 56 sounds included, 180 mins total $49

A good range of everyday city sounds. Different perspectives. High quality urban ambiences will serve as ideal background tracks. Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

About City Perspectives and Ambiences

From busy intersections to back streets, vibrant parks to rooftops, this pack of 56 sounds is an indispensable toolkit to create the perfect atmospheres without being in the foreground.

It gives you access to 3 hours of city ambiences in varying activity levels, with loud and calm spaces of the endless locations in a large city.

You will at once get a hold of elevated and underground spots, freeways, intersections, bridges, viaducts, parking lots, parks, streets of all sizes, rooftops, window views and the city rumble and hum at its best. There are varying levels of horns, sirens, vehicles pass-by, school backgrounds and so forth at different times of the day.

These meticulously recorded sounds of 5.87 GB in size have clarity and lots of room for further usage and sound design. They are compatible with all DAWs, middleware and video editing tools and 100% royalty free.

56 high-resolution soundscapes in 24bit/96 kHz .wav format with detailed, easy to navigate naming and thorough metadata. Recorded with patience and sometimes in stealth and guerilla style.

Keywords including Location, Activity, Style

City, ambience, soundscape, field recording, metropolis, urban, rumble, hum, road, industrial, street, highway, freeway, intersection, viaduct, window view, distant, calm, noisy, busy, loud, calm, underground, elevated view, rooftop, bridge, park, car park, top floor, ventilation, horn, siren, vehicle, pass by, bus, truck, car, train, motorcycle, downtown, rain, schoolyard, royalty free, game, film, video, music.

Recorded with our favorite DPA 4060 stereo pair microphones.

What else you may need

You may also want to check out our City Ambiences Series; London, China, Japan and Istanbul for access to many ambience essentials. Room Tones and Interior Ambiences is another option for quieter spaces in 84 pristine sounds.

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Natural Soundscapes Vol 2 – Ambisonic

'Natural Soundscapes Vol 2 – Ambisonic' by IVO VICIC SOUND LIBRARIES has immersive, long-form recordings of natural soundscapes from winter, early spring, and spring. Its variety includes birds, wind, and more recorded with a Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic.

Ambisonic Sound Effects Natural Soundscapes Vol 2 – Ambisonic Play Track 74+ sounds included, 307 mins total $30

Natural soundscapes in Ambisonic recorded in Winter, early Spring and Spring. Forests, meadows, lake, river, streams ambiences. Long recordings. Birds, wind, background wind in trees, branches, dead grass… Winter (quiet) ambiences. Spring ambiences with intense birds song. Immersive recordings.

Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic (Rycote blimps) and Sound Devices recorder

(all ch. matched with noise generator). Metadata tagged with info. Mic position is upright.

RAW files: B-format, Ambix (4 ch.) and Binaural stereo (preview is in Binaural stereo).

Check the sound list for add. info.

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8 Bit Sound Pack

'8 Bit Sound Pack' by ProAudioSFX is a collection 8-bit sound effects from 10 categories. It has everything from laser guns and weapons to explosions and footsteps, as well as positive and negative sounds, risers and downers, and more. You'll have everything you need to create your own 8-bit masterpiece.

Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries 8 Bit Sound Pack Play Track 311 sounds included $19.99

Are you looking for retro 8-BIT sound effects for your next project? Look no further the 8BitSoundPack has everything you need from LASER GUNS & WEAPONS , EXPLOSIONS & BLOW UPS, RING OUTS & RHYTHMIC FEEDBACK, FOOTSTEPS, POSITIVES & ACHIEVEMENTS, RISERS & LIFTERS, NEGATIVE & ERROR SOUNDS & DOWNERS & FALLS AND MUCH MORE.
With 311 unique sounds & 10 sub folders you will have more then what you need to get going on your project.

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The Ultimate Bone Break SFX Pack

Are you looking for eerie spine chilling bone break, neck snaps chest & limb rips, gory impacts and much more for your next project? Look no further! 'The Ultimate Bone Break SFX Pack' by ProAudioSFX will bring your project to the dark place you are looking for. 105 files included!

Gore Sound Effects The Ultimate Bone Break SFX Pack Play Track 105 sounds included $14.99

Are you looking for eerie spine chilling bone break, neck snaps chest & limb rips, gory impacts and much more for your next project? Look no further! The The UltimateBone Breaks SFX Pack will bring your project to the dark place you are looking for. 105 Files included!

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Futuristic Interface

'Futuristic Interface' by My Sound Crib is a collection of 228 futuristic sound effects. It includes alarm beeps and loops, button clicks, glitch loops and one-shots, and processing loops and one-shots. All of the sounds are royalty-free, making them perfect for use in any project.

Game UI vol.2

'Game UI vol.2' by My Sound Crib is a collection of 264 new UI sounds in different styles, perfect for any PC, mobile games, and apps. It includes button sounds, positive and negative sounds, selections, and notifications - all ready to drag and drop into your project.

Stone and Rock Friction

'Stone and Rock Friction' by SoundFellas is a library of classic sounds of movement and friction between stones, gravel, dust, and debris. With 420 sounds, it is perfect for horror, history, and fantasy projects needing stone material Foley - from simple oneshots to particle systems of destruction and rubble.

Foley Sound Effects Stone and Rock Friction Play Track 420 sounds included $15

A library of classic sounds of movement and friction between stones, gravel, dust, and debris. Perfect for any stone material Foley from simple oneshots to particle systems of destruction and rubble.

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Vehicle and Transportation Doors

'Vehicle and Transportation Doors' by SoundFellas is a granular instrument that creates vast, frozen soundscapes and musical spheres. It features an unpolished, ambient sound perfect for creating ambiences as palpable as a thick fog. With Nordic Spheres, freeze forlorn, mysterious scores in the tracks of modern cinematic music.

Door Sound Effects Vehicle and Transportation Doors Play Track 1030 sounds included $15

A comprehensive collection of sounds from various doors of vehicles and transportation, like cars, jeeps, trains, buses, trucks, electric trains, metro wagons, military SUVs, and many more.

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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects CIRCUS Horror Strings Play Track 180 sounds included $7.80

Strident and Demonic

Expand the timbre of your horror violins and cellos with CIRCUS, a sinister sample pack featuring 180 WAV sounds of screeching or high-pitched string noises, perfect for horror music and dark sound design.

Creative Tension

This collection offers a curated selection of screeches, high-tension tremolo, heavy jeté strokes, dark demonic textures, finger patterns, chaotic string elements, clock loops and bow accents.

Haunting and Experimental

Create haunting atmospheres, perfect for horror, thriller or experimental soundtracks. Every element has been designed to unsettle and disturb, blurring the line between music and noise.

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Animal Sound Effects Collections Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV Play Track 2096 sounds included, 78 mins total $153

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Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files. The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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Roomtones Roomtones Play Track 125 sounds included, 375 mins total $80

125 pristine roomtones from locations including offices, universities, schools, apartments, hotels, laboratories, bathrooms, stairwells & garages. Unwanted background sounds have been removed through the use of Izotope Spectral Repair, resulting in a wide variety of refined roomtones. All sounds were recorded using the Sound Devices Mix-Pre 6 and a stereo pair of Sennheiser 8020s.

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Car Sound Effects Compact Cars 3 Play Track 2385 sounds included, 412 mins total $250

Compilation of 10 different compact cars. Sounds are recorded with RØDE NTG1, RØDELink Lav, Line Audio Omni1, Shure KSM137, Shure VP88, Sonorous Objects SO.3 FEL Pluggy XLR EM272 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II, Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds.

Packs included:
Automobilwerk Eisenach Wartburg 1.3 1988 compact car
BMW 1 Series E87 2004 compact car
Kia Ceed 2006 compact car
Lada Riva 1980 compact car
Opel Astra H 2004 compact car
Renault Megane 1999 compact car
Seat Leon 2005 Compact Car
Skoda Octavia 2004 compact car
Volkswagen Golf 2008 compact car
Zastava Florida 1988 compact car

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Car Sound Effects Hyundai Tiburon 1999 sports car Play Track 236 sounds included, 47 mins total $65

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, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is only available in UCS.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Massive Soldering Play Track 426 sounds included, 15 mins total $29.99

MASSIVE SOLDERING – 426 files of solder sound effects, from several component repair sessions. From quick zips and zaps, to burning, sizzling and melting sears. Massive Soldering comes in at over 15 minutes, of metallic hisses and harsh bubbling. Bring the power of metallic vapors to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Massive Soldering filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.
Don’t need a Massive amount of Solder sound effects? We offer ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Mini Soldering Play Track 50 sounds included, 2 mins total $6.99

MINI SOLDERING – 50 files of solder sound effects, from several component repair sessions. From quick zips and zaps, to burning, sizzling and melting sears. Mini Soldering comes in at over 2 minutes, of metallic hisses and harsh bubbling. Bring the power of metallic vapors to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Mini Soldering filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.
Looking for a Massive amount of Solder sound effects? We offer ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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Foley Sound Effects Cards and Dice Play Track 930+ sounds included $14.99

Cards and Dice is a winning collection of tactile tabletop sounds. Shuffle, riffle, deal, flip and fold through two distinct decks — one old and soft, one crisp and snappy.

Roll D20s, D6s and mini D6s by hand or with a dice tumbler across felt, wood and cork tabletops.

Stack, slide and scatter poker chips with satisfying weight and precision.

Perfect for games, animations and interface feedback.

Includes 930 files recorded in 24bit / 96khz.

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