This week on A Sound Effect, we have sounds ranging from in-your-face bold to subtlely familiar.
For new locations, you can look forward to exploring the rich, urban sounds of two European capital cities: vibrant Warsaw and lively Vienna. You can also hear streams and waterfalls across Austria and Slovenia, as well as sounds from around a recycling facility in France.
If you are looking for vehicles, we have a Kawasaki cruiser motorcycle and a Mercedes Benz luxury family car. And for animals, you can hear barking dogs, ranging from Terriers to Dobermans, quacking ducks, and aggressive cicadas from Ohio.
If you want textures that will give your sound design a unique touch, check out the collections of graceful drones, EMF recordings from nearly 70 devices and appliances, and a huge 5-liter metal tin that handled destruction like a champ!
Happy listening!
Periodical Cicadas
'Periodical Cicadas' by Evocative Sound and Visuals features the sounds of millions of periodical cicadas singing en masse. There are extended drones and screeches, up-close wing-fluttering pass-bys and multiple pharaoh, and mating calls from southeast Ohio.
Electromagnetic Fields
'Electromagnetic Fields' by Evocative Sound and Visuals has 163 EMF sounds captured with a Sony PCM D100 recorder and two induction coil mics. It includes hums, drones, beeps, bleeps, buzzes, glitches, pulses, static, and indescribable sounds from lights, electronics, power tools, radios, and more!
Drones (SB112)
'Drones (SB112)' by Sound Brigade is a collection of drone motors, control beeps, hovers passbys, whooshes, and flight movement. It will let you soar above the rest with subtle sounds of control beeps, the powerful hum of motors, graceful flight movement, thrilling whooshes, and zipping fly-by’s.
Warsaw
'Warsaw' by Dramatic Cat will immerse you in the vibrant sounds of Warsaw with a carefully captured collection of urban ambiences. It showcases the rich diversity of Poland’s capital, with a variety of locations, including lively Old Town squares, quiet parks, different types of public transport, and bustling streets.
Vienna City Ambiences
'Vienna City Ambiences' by Sound Response has ambiences recorded from all over Vienna — the Austrian capital and one of the most beautiful European cities! Restaurants, cafes, stores, busy city streets, city parks, the airport, subway stations, trains, buses, etc., will bring your production to life.
Streams, rivers, waterfalls
'Streams, rivers, waterfalls' by zazz covers a wide range of flowing water. From the gentle bubbling of small mountain streams to the terrifying roar of gigantic waterfalls. The extensive collection includes 125 tracks with a total length of approximately 99 minutes, recorded in more than 10 locations across Austria and Slovenia.
Five Litre Metal Tin
'Five Litre Metal Tin' by Hidden Sound features this huge olive oil tin that was pushed and pressed resulting in metallic bending, folding and crumpling sounds, resulting in excellent design source material for metallic sound effects - all in a high-quality 24-bit / 192kHz format.
Scrap Metal Factory
'Scrap Metal Factory' by Remejie provides 64 sounds recorded in a recycling factory based in the North of France. It includes ambiences from bulldozers, cranes, and forklifts, cars being shredded, crushed, and launched, metal objects, the sorting room, destruction, impacts, and more!
Mercedes Benz C Class W201 1982
'Mercedes Benz C Class W201 1982' by Krampfstadt Studio features this luxury large family car recorded in 32-bit / 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272 and SO.3 mics and Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Get sounds of driving, interior and exterior foley, and more.
The Animal Symphony – Duck
'The Animal Symphony – Duck' by Khron Studio offers a collection of 78 audio tracks, each with multiple variations (between 6 and 15). The library is organized with an intuitive nomenclature, allowing you to easily exchange the different microphone jacks to choose or combine the best recordings of common and Ruddy Selduck ducks.
The Animal Symphony – Dogs Vol 1
'The Animal Symphony – Dogs Vol 1' by Khron Studio offers 251 tracks of barks, whines and growls from Yorkshire Terriers, Bulldog mixes, German Shepherds, Dachshunds, and 12 other breeds and mutts. From Sennheiser MKH 8050 and EM258, it captures every detail and nuance.
Kawasaki EN 500 1990
'Kawasaki EN 500 1990' by Krampfstadt Studio features this cruiser motorcycle recorded in 32-bit / 192 kHz with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. It contains sounds of driving, foley, mechanical and electrical sounds.
