13 new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, you can dive into a diverse soundscape of libraries and bring your creative visions to life!

We have upbeat and whimsical music that will infuse your games with playful orchestral melodies and charming casual music. Also, check out cinematic textures of roaring fire and otherworldly ice.

If you're looking to get outdoors instead, immerse yourself in the beautiful soundscapes of coastal African cities, explore three new volumes of windy valleys, forests, and grasslands, and bring the world to life with sounds of airplanes landing in California.

And finally, if you're looking for everyday sounds, check out the familiar hums and buzzes of refrigerators, recreate playful childhood brick knickknacks, or go for a touch of whimsy with fantastical steampunk contraptions. Happy listening!


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Art Machines – Fantasy apparatus and kinetic engines

'Art Machines – Fantasy apparatus and kinetic engines' by Sound of Essen is a collection of sounds from fantastical, kinetic machines. These 23 multi-mic recordings capture the whirring gears, clanging metal, and humming motors of these artistic contraptions designed for use in fantasy or steampunk settings.
 
  • This library contains sound from 23 multi-miced kinetic machines and wounderous apparatus split into mixdowns and construction kits of each machinery.

    The mechanisms have been designed and build by and recorded in collaboration with the kinetic artist Willi Reiche in a quiet setting at the Kunstmaschienenenhalle.

    Spinning gears, squeaky leather belts, grinding metal, humming motors, tonal elements and rattling parts construct an imaginative factory ambience. It can be perfectly used to design a magical lab, an inventor workshop or a steam punk industrial complex. Of course any tiny to big gear and machines can be brought to live with these sounds. You can easily layer different parts from various machines to create the desired mood and characteristic of your visuals or story.

    There are both electric machines driven by servo motors and machines that have to be handled by hand. Additional emf content has been captured from the electronic devices.

    Gear used: Up to 10 microphones have been used on each machine, including Schoeps MK41 / CMC1, Dpa 4060, Neumann KMR81i, Earthworks QTC50, AKD D112, Lewitt 540s, Ambient ASF1 and EMF microphones.

     

     

     

     

Brick Toys

'Brick Toys' by Krampfstadt Studio offers a collection of Foley sound effects specifically designed for brick toys. It includes sounds for various popular brands like Lego, Duplo, and Playmobil. Each sound is recorded in high quality at 32bit / 192 kHz, and the library is compatible with UCS.
 
  • Foley Sound Effects Brick Toys Play Track 69 sounds included, 17 mins total $35

    Foley sounds of brick toys, like Lego, Duplo, Gobriks, Sluban, Playmobil, Abrick, Minibricks, Mega, Nanoblock, Cobi, Mould King, Wange, CaDA, Nifeliz, JMBricklayer, Fun Little Toys, Fischertechnik, Burgkidz, Unico, BlueBrixx, Zurus, Light Stax, Cutedeer, Feleph, Artor Bricks… All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Sonorous Objects SO.3 microphone & Zoom F3 recorder. Library is also available in UCS.

World Atmospheres – Gabon

'World Atmospheres – Gabon' by Moon Delight Sound features over 6 hours of field recordings capturing the essence of West Africa. From the roar of tropical thunderstorms to the buzz of vibrant markets, you'll find a diverse range of soundscapes, including cityscapes, beaches, unique industrial ambiences, and more.
 
  • Get the authentic sounds of West Africa with over 6 hours field recordings from Gabon.

    This library features a broad range of unique field recordings covering tropical thunderstorms, vibrant markets, walla, bustling city/beach soundscapes, a selection of unique industrial ambiences and even some rainforest atmospheres. The sounds were all recorded over a two week period in 2023 in the capital Libreville and the surrounding areas.

    All sounds were recorded using a Sound Devices Mixpre6ii with either a Rode NT5 stereo pair or a more covert DPA 4060 stereo pair, as well as 3 bonus mono sounds.

    All sounds are UCS compliant with burnt in metadata and PDF spreadsheet with sound list.

Ice & Fire – Cinematic Sound Effects

'Ice & Fire – Cinematic Sound Effects' by Gregor Quendel has fire and ice sound effects, both realistic and creatively designed. With over 300 sounds, it features impacts, crackles, ambiences, and more, catering to diverse needs, from subtle crackles to dramatic whooshes.
 
  • Bundles Ice & Fire – Cinematic Sound Effects Play Track 300+ sounds included, 42 mins total $40

    Ice & Fire contains 300+ cinematic Ice and Fire sound effects. It features impacts, cracks, ambiences, drones, textures, swooshes / wooshes, glitches, sequences, and more.

    Fire features 255 cinematic fire sound effects, ambiences, swooshes, whooshes, fly-bys, drones, textures, glitches and more, that range from heavily designed to basic elements. It explores the further sonic realms of a powerful element.

    User reviews:

    “”Designed Fire” is an absolutely fantastic collection. It provides a wide assortment of dynamic and believably exaggerated flame perspectives that are very well suited for portraying hyper-realism. If you need to portray flames in rather dynamic detail, you’ll appreciate having this in your library.”

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    Ice features 47 cinematic ice sound effects, designed field recordings and evolving textures, that combine the natural sounds of ice with otherworldly and experimental digital post-processing. The sounds range from heavily designed to basic elements.

    User reviews:

    “‘Designed Ice’ is an experimental library based on our favorite frozen liquid. These sounds of ice have been mangled and distorted beyond recognition to give their ‘essence’ through textures and moods for otherworldly experiences. These sounds crackle, tear, shatter, evolve, excite, glitch, and emote, imitating both living things like aliens and insects and instruments such as bells and horns. These sounds are designed to be used straight out of the box; however, don’t think they won’t inspire you to play with their 96kHz sample rate—or see what new effects you can achieve in your own recordings! If you are looking for an experimental or design inspiration, give this library a listen.” – A Sound Effect

     

    Fire Previews: https://soundcloud.com/gregorquendel/designed-fire-sound-effects-library

    Ice Previews: https://soundcloud.com/gregorquendel/designed-ice-sample-pack

     

    Content: 

    302 24bit/96kHz WAV files / UCS (Universal Category System) Meta-tagged (Soundminer)

    Designed Fire – 255 files / 1.17 GB

    Designed Ice – 47 files / 276 MB

    40+ Minutes in total

     

    Fire highlights:

    255 24bit / 96kHz WAV files / Meta-tagged (Soundminer)
    89 Swooshes / Wooshes
    75 Short elements
    29 Impacts
    28 Winds
    34 Textures

    Ice highlights:

    47 24bit / 96kHz WAV files / Meta-tagged (Soundminer)
    20 Elements
    17 Sequences
    10 Source Recordings

Cute Casual Music Pack

'Cute Casual Music Pack' by SwishSwoosh provides 10 loopable music tracks to add a light and cheerful mood to your casual games. With various themes like upbeat, fun, and happy, this royalty-free pack is perfect for puzzle games, card games, or any casual and lighthearted project.
 
  • The Cute Casual Game Music & SFX Pack offers a delightful collection of fun and friendly tunes specifically designed to add charm and whimsy to your casual game. This gem offers a total of 15 minutes of playful and enchanting themes in the form of ten loopable music tracks giving you the perfect creative setting for your ideas. Generate a light and happy ambience for puzzle games, card and board games and anything that’s casual and fun. Cuteness overload!

Funny Orchestra 2

'Funny Orchestra 2' by Sun Sound Studio delivers a diverse pack of humorous music and sound effects for cartoons, games, and videos. It includes 50 catchy melodies in various styles like horror, humor, and fun, along with 27 loopable tracks spanning jazz, classical, and electronic music.
 
  • “Funny Orchestra 2” is here! More music, more hilarious melodies, more loops! And of course, there are amusing cartoon voices too! Whether it’s for cartoon animations, video games, or videos, this music is sure to satisfy you! One catchy melody that you can use at the beginning and end of your videos or games. We have 50 short tracks, encompassing various styles like horror, humor, and fun! Additionally, there are 27 loop tracks, including jazz, classical, and electronic music! And don’t forget the 53 adorable, silly, and entertaining cartoon voices!! With a total duration of 46 minutes, there are 203 WAV audio files in 96000Hz, 24-bit quality. We hope you’ll enjoy them!

Windy Nature Vol 2

'Windy Nature Vol 2' by Soundscaper complements the first volume, offering another exploration of wind's diverse sounds across Tuscany, Italy. It features 24-bit/96kHz stereo recordings capturing the wind in various natural settings like valleys, forests, and grasslands, across all four seasons.
 
Fridge Hums Bundle

'Fridge Hums Bundle' by Jake Fielding Sound is a collection of refrigerator sound effects, like hums, buzzes, rumbles, and clicks. Combining sounds from "Fridge Hums" and "Fridge Hums Pt. 2," this bundle provides over 90 minutes of audio in various styles, from subtle background ambiences to deep, sci-fi tones.
 
Windy Nature Vol 1

'Windy Nature Vol 1' by Soundscaper immerses you in the diverse sounds of wind across Tuscany, Italy. This collection features stereo recordings capturing the wind's movement through various natural environments like valleys, forests, grasslands, and the countryside in each of the four seasons.
 
SANTA MONICA AIRPORT (SB107)

'SANTA MONICA AIRPORT (SB107)' by Sound Brigade features 129 recordings of take-offs, landings, and taxiing of various small aircraft like Cessna, Pilatus PC-7, and Steerman Bi-Plane from a small airport in Santa Monica, California. You can also hear rare military helicopters, pushback tug noises, and more.
 
  • SMALL AIRPORT AVIATION SOUNDS FOR YOUR PROJECT
    The SB107 SM AIRPORT Sounds Effects Library is a collection of helicopters, small commuter jets, single propeller, twin propeller sounds and more all recorded on a small airport runway.

    YOUR SECRET FOR SMALL AIRPORT AVIATION SOUNDS
    We spent a few days on the runway of the Santa Monica, California airport capturing a bunch of small aviation sounds not normally found in sound effects libraries. We then edited down the hours of recordings to come up with the most useful 129 sounds for you. This includes recordings of take-off and landing passbys from Cessna, Pilatus PC-7, Sia Marchetti Turbo, Steerman Bi-Plane, T-28 Trojan and other aircrafts. There’s even a plane landing tire chirp included this library. These sounds are focused on take-off, landings and engine taxiing at a small airport – including long tails on take-off and landing for realistic placement in your project. We even captured a few neat recordings of the pushback tug tractor and sounds from some rarely recorded military helicopters. Every file has Soundminer compliant metadata embedded, and an organized file naming structure, so you can spend less time searching, and more time creating.

Windy Nature

'Windy Nature' by Soundscaper provides a collection of wind recordings in diverse natural settings. Captured in Italy across four seasons, the library offers 24-bit, 96 kHz stereo recordings of wind sweeping through valleys, forests, woods, grasslands, and the countryside.
 
Casual Fun Music Pack

'Casual Fun Music Pack' by SwishSwoosh offers 12 loopable music tracks and 2 variations, perfect for adding a cheerful and upbeat mood to games and trailers. You get a variety of positive and energetic themes like joy, motivation, and happiness.
 
  • Casual Fun Music Pack is a great way to add a light, happy and energetic ambience to your game. Create an instant sense of fun, adventure and carefree joy with these happy, energetic, and loopable music tracks with their variations. Casual Fun Music Pack is ideal for cute fun and fast games, and is also a perfect companion for game trailers. Add a calypso-like bright and happy shine to your project with Casual Fun Music Pack. It’s packed with fun and smiles!

Fridge Hums Vol.2

'Fridge Hums Vol.2' by Jake Fielding Sound offers a diverse collection of over an hour of fridge hum recordings. Building on the original library, this expanded version features 26 files, including deep hums, electrical sounds, and unique natural textures.
 


 
 
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  • Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Four Elements Play Track 3050 sounds included, 251 mins total $112.49
    FOUR ELEMENTS - Rock The Speakerbox Professional SFX

    Master the Art of Bending the Elemental Forces

     

    Unleash the raw power of fire, water, earth, and air with this comprehensive 9 GB sound library featuring 3050 high-quality sound effects across 630 files. Whether you’re designing cinematic soundscapes or enhancing video games Four Elements delivers the tools you need to harness the energy of the natural world.

    Construction Kit – 2443 Sounds

    A treasure trove of raw, organic, and processed sounds including seamless loops divided into Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Explosion categories. Customize every detail with an extensive selection of sound components.

    • Organic Fire: Campfire sizzles, torch whooshes, and flame bursts.
    • Processed Fire: Distorted impacts and unique crackles.
    • Organic Earth: Rock crashes, gravel scrapes, and heavy stone hits.
    • Processed Earth: Stylized rumbles and granular textures.
    • Organic Water: Ocean waves, hydrophone bubbles, and fluid splashes.
    • Processed Water: Underwater whooshes and stylized liquid smashes.
    • Organic Air: Bamboo swishes, cloth movements, and pressure bursts.
    • Processed Air: Filtered gusts and dynamic noise sweeps.
    • Explosion: Firework detonations, Butane bursts, and cinematic impacts.

    Building Blocks – 416 Sounds

    Game-ready sound layers featuring Impacts, Whooshes, and Textures as seamless loops. Elevate transitions and enhance atmospheres with loops and pre-designed sound layers.

    • Fire: Explosive bursts, blazing infernos, and warm embers.
    • Earth: Ground-shaking impacts, crumbling terrain, and heavy collisions.
    • Water: Cascading waves, serene rivers, and underwater ambiences.
    • Air: Whispering breezes, stormy turbulence, and slicing gusts.

    Design Kit – 192 Sounds

    A collection of ready-to-use sound effects divided into Attack, Bend, and Explosion categories for quick integration into your projects. Perfect for high-energy scenes and immersive storytelling.

    • Fire: Crackling flames, fiery bursts, and roaring infernos.
    • Earth: Crushing impacts, shifting ground, and massive land eruptions.
    • Water: Splashes, fluid manipulations, and crashing tidal waves.
    • Air: Slicing winds, swirling currents, and thunderous gusts.

     

    Four Elements gives you complete creative control, blending organic recordings with processed sound layers to meet the demands of any project. Master the forces of nature with Four Elements. Let your creativity ignite.

     

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  • Train, Train Station, Railway Ambience

    Including: train sounds, trains passing by, different perspectives and distances, In urban and remote area etc.; Many types of trains, locomotives, service train vehicles etc.; Train horns;

    Mechanical, pneumatics sounds. Train stationary sounds.

    Train station/railway ambience, both interior (inside building, room tone) end exterior. Crowd. PA announcement, train operator whistling etc.. Train station soundwalk. Restaurant…Train station in city and in rural; Rail crossing; Train room tone. Locomotive room tone; 

    Structure borne sound of train passing by, sound recorded with contact mics on railways; Recorded in daytime and nighttime, all year round. Total time is approx. 280 mins. Comprehensive train FX library. European railways, trains, recorded in Europe.

    Various microphone setups used as well as microphones. Depends on application. Description and equipment info in metadata chunk.
    Edited RAW recordings ready to use. No dynamic manipulation (compressors/limiters) used, max. peak level: -5dBFS. No recorder’s limiter used during recording – full dynamic recordings.

     

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  • Metal Sound Effects Just Chains Play Track 973 sounds included $14

    As you’ve probably guessed from the title, this SFX library is all about metal chain sound effects. Various sizes of chains were pulled, dropped, shaken, rattled, whipped, hung, dangled and jingled.

    These sounds could come in handy for a wide range of purposes like morning star swings / whips, coin ringing, chain metal armor movements, hoists, addons for footstep movements and many more.

    So if you’re after any kind of metal chain sounds, this SFX library is one to get!

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  • Unleash your creativity with out-of-the-box loops and tones.

    HorrorSound’s Deep Tock is a unique collection combining two sample packs in one, offering a dynamic selection of stylized clock loops and signature sonic elements.

    Signature Sounds

    The Signature section boasts 145 modern horror abstracts and unsettling tones. These tormented and unique bleeps perfectly punctuate modern horror trailers and scores.

    Featuring: Twisted Vocals, Signals, Alarms, Bursts, Processed Toy Piano and Glissato Strings.

    Clock Loops

    The clock loops are organized into 8 folders, featuring over 270 tempo-synced loops from 60 to 140 BPM. Spanning classic to experimental, you’ll find everything from ticking mechanisms to haunting chimes and plucks. These incredibly realistic and pristine loops are ready for action horror trailers and suspense underscores.

  • This sound library boasts a comprehensive collection of door sound recordings taken around a Willerby Granada XL two-bedroomed static caravan on a quiet resort in Cenarth, Wales.

    As well as interior and exterior door sounds, this library also features sounds of furniture and cabinet doors.

  • Jaguar F Type SVR

    Probably the most extreme sounding Jaguar you could buy as of 2025, and since the future of company is electric – probably most extreme exhaust sound on any Jaguar ever.

    This SVR version has a supercharged 5-litre V8 engine with 567bhp.

    Exhaust is titanium, vs stainless steel on F Type R version, meaning a different and more agressive/much louder sound.

    The library consists of vehicle track day recordings with 2 exhaust mic configurations (different runs different rigs) – Shure SM58 dynamic mic and DPA 4062 rig and engine mic array capturing various engine sound perspectives.

    External recordings were made with Sennheiser 8060 shotgun mic.

    Library consists of startups, revs, onboards and variety of passbys.

  • This premium collection of sound effects was recorded over 3 years in the foothills and lowlands around the Southern Carpathian Mountains in Romania. This is the sound of the eastern and southeastern European countryside – meadows and hedgerows thrumming with the sound of insects and birds.

    Recorded in a spatially-open, exciting and realistic-sounding quad-surround NOS-based format*, these are ultra-low-noise recordings of cinematic quality. They are fully ‘rotatable’ for next-level sound editing options or alternative perspectives. Also available in stereo version.

    Key Features

    • 20 wildlife-rich atmospheres
    • detailed Soundminer and BWAV metadata including species lists
    • available in quad (4.0) or stereo (2.0)
    • ultra low-noise
    • fully rotatable surround format for alternate perspectives (4.0 version only)

    Featured Habitats

    Lowland rural meadows, scrub edges and hedgerows.

    Wildlife Vocalisations

    Some of the many birds to be heard include turtle dove, golden oriole, blackcap, buzzard, jay and great-spotted woodpecker. The birds have a range which extends across southeastern Europe.

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    Technical

    Sennheiser MKH8040 based 4.0 microphone setup recorded into Sonosax SX-R4+

    Recording Characteristics

    • Ultra-low-noise
    • Carefully mastered to remove any unwanted artefacts whilst preserving low-frequency energy
    • Spatially balanced to ensure a coherent and immersive image appropriate to the recording.
    • Continuous, unedited and uninterrupted, preserving the natural rhythms of the biophony.


    All sounds recorded by Nicholas Allan, a Jackson Hole and BAFTA-nominated sound designer who, along with his team, has created the natural soundtracks for countless natural history TV documentaries and feature films for National Geographic, BBC, Discovery, Animal Planet, Netflix and others.

    Special thanks to: Christoph Promberger, Andrew Wilson and Jolanta Brdej-Allan.

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    * tracks 19 and 20 are recorded in double mid/side

  • Roomtones and ambiences recorded in ambisonic B-format (ambix) and binaural.
    Including some actions like elevator in use, door open-close etc.
    Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices recorder. See the track list for additional info.

    B-format (RAW-4ch.) and Binaural files. Audio preview is in Binaural (best with headphones). Metadata tagged.

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