21 new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we're not just scratching the surface – we're diving deep into the sonic ocean!

Need a dose of automotive adrenaline? Hear the purr of an '04 Volvo V50, the sporty growl of a '96 Alfa Romeo 156, the zippy charm of a '08 Kia Soul, and the compact feel of a '12 Renault Megane. And while you're on the road, check out the bustle of honks, whistles, and beeps that are ready to punctuate your journeys.

For something more aquatic, give a listen to the underwater whispers of a secret world, a symphony of rain, the rushing currents of rivers, lakes, and streams, and crashing waves from dramatic clifftops..

While you're in the outdoors, we also have a new rock Foley bundle, electrifying chants and thuds from a futsal match, city sounds of demolition, rhythmic rumble of French trains, and the bustling charm of Dutch city life.

Plus, you can hear sounds of individualized humanoid creatures, a punchy Saiga-12 shotgun, a collection of airsoft cannons and water guns, realistic bodily functions, Foley bundles with squeaky cabinets and household tools or dropping and falling sounds, and a collection of all the pirate sounds you can muster!

So, whether you're building worlds, scoring films, or simply adding a touch of sonic magic to your day, this week's A Sound Effect has something for everyone. Dive in, explore, and let the sounds take you away! Happy listening!


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Ocean Waves Sound Pack

'Ocean Waves Sound Pack' by Sylvain Livenais features 67 stereo recordings captured across France, Spain, and the UK, giving you a diverse palette of crashing waves - from gentle lapping to powerful roars, recorded close to the shore and from dramatic clifftops.
 
Drop & Fall

'Drop & Fall' by Vadi Sound Library is a collection of 927 pristine impact sounds. From gentle bounces to shattering crashes, you'll find the perfect drop for any object, material, or surface. These sounds capture every nuance and will elevate your creations.
 
  • Here’s an indispensable toolkit of more movement and handling sounds; falling, dropping, bouncing, smashing and debris sounds of different objects made of wood, plastic, metal, stone, ceramic, glass on various surfaces. Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

     

    About Drop & Fall

    927 pristine files that are clean, impactful and capture pretty much every material, surface and action.

    The sounds are broadly grouped as:

    Action: Fall, Drop, Bounce, Debris, Smash, Shatter, Break

    Material: Rock, Wood, Metal, Plastic, Cloth, Ceramic, Stone, Porcelain, Styrofoam

    Object: Household Objects, Furniture, Tools, Kitchenware, Office Objects, Food, Clothes

    Surface: Stone, Glass, Ceramic, Metal, Concrete

    Style: Close-Up & Distance Perspective, Fast, Hard, Medium, Slow, Soft, In Intervals, Single & Multiples, Rattle, Tonal, Squeaky

     

    What makes this collection handy is the clarity and diversity of the sounds. These meticulously recorded sounds have both practical usability and room for further sound design.

    You will get intuitive, detailed naming, UCS compatibility and the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail in 927 pristine sounds. Recorded in 24bit-96kHz.WAV format on our favorite Sennheiser MKH 8040, DPA 4060 and Zoom F3 in A/B and ORTF.

     

    What else you may need

    You may also want to check out Drag and Slide Pack for 477 sounds of dragging, sliding, scraping and friction sounds of different objects made of wood, plastic, metal on various surfaces. Our bestseller Crafting and Survival Pack is another option with 1000+ survival, gathering, movement and crafting sounds.

Pirate Game

'Pirate Game' by Epic Stock Media is a treasure for your audio projects! Dive into 3200+ swashbuckling sound effects, from cannon blasts to seagull squawks. Build immersive pirate worlds with island ambiences, wooden ship groans, and treasure sparkles. Even raise the dead with bonus music loops and stingers!
 
  • Cloth and Fabric Sound Effects Pirate Game Play Track 3200 sounds included, 266 mins total $103.20

    Lower the sails, man the cannon and prepare yourself for an epic journey across the open sea! Dead men tell no tales so join us now before Davy Jones takes you to his locker with the perfect collection of handcrafted premium Pirate Game SFX featuring 3200 game ready audio assets made up of 555+ sound sets across over every sound type needed to completely pillage and plunder your next game audio experience! Dig for treasure, explore undiscovered islands, captain your wooden galleon, drop anchors, ignite TNT barrels, collect the ancient magic relics, and more importantly build an immersive audio experience for your projects.

    • 3200 game ready sound effects
    • 555 sound sets / glued files
    • 9.2 GB of samples
    • All in 96k 24bit .wav
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Real Farts and Poop

'Real Farts and Poop' by Orange Llama Audio offers a collection of 53 realistic bodily sound effects, meticulously recorded in stereo for immersive sound design. The library captures a range of flatulence and defecation noises, from subtle "silent farts" to explosive toots, "sharts," and satisfying toilet plops.
 
Suburban Amsterdam Vol. 1

'Suburban Amsterdam Vol. 1' by 344 Audio was captured across the sprawling Vondelpark. From chirping birds and rustling leaves to bustling trams and bustling streets, experience the city's rhythm. Delve into serene apartment ambiences and bring the soul of Amsterdam to your project.
 
  • Suburban Amsterdam Vol. 1 is a collection of recordings captured in the beautiful Vondelpark and the surrounding Amsterdam South District.

    Our Audio Craftsmen captured a variety of settings, at different times of day within the sprawling Vondelpark. Including sounds such as birds, pedestrian walla, rusting trees and more. You’ll also find the surrounding streets bustling with trams, bikes, pedestrians etc. Plus, Internal apartment ambiences.

    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.

Volvo V50 2004

'Volvo V50 2004' by Krampfstadt Studio takes you on a sonic journey through this classic vehicle. With 32bit / 192kHz recordings from pro mics and recorders, the library covers every detail: driving ambience, interior and exterior Foley, mechanical whirring, and electrical buzzes.
 
  • Car Sound Effects Volvo V50 2004 compact car Play Track 223 sounds included, 31 mins total $65
    All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, Line Audio Omni1, Shure KSM 137, FEL Pluggy XLR EM272, FEL Clippy XLR EM272 and Sonorous Objects SO.3 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Humanoid Creatures 3

'Humanoid Creatures 3' by Epic Stock Media boasts 375+ fearsome sound effects for 15 unique creatures. From guttural roars to bone-chilling cries, this collection provides everything you need to bring your project to life with creatures that each have their own diverse set of attack, pain, death, and special effects sounds.
 
  • Creature Sound Effects Humanoid Creatures 3 Play Track 375 sounds included, 17 mins total $28

    Have no fear creating that monster or otherworldly creature in your next audio project! Humanoid Creatures 3 is a monster sound FX library featuring 15 versatile creature types – all designed & styled for video games, monster background sounds, video applications and any creative audio project. Inside you’ll find 370+ distinctive, immersive, game optimized, humanoid creature sound effects, vocalizations, attacks, death sounds, pain hits, grunts and groans, special SFX and more. Organized in a variety of sound sets or monster types with multiple variations of each sound. Creating compelling cinematic game characters and outstanding gameplay audio experiences has never been easier.

    • 591 MB of designed creature sound effects
    • 375 sound effects
    • 15 different creature and monster sound sets
    • Each SFX set includes: deal damage, pain hit, death, alert, special FX
    • All in 96k 24bit .WAV file format
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Alfa Romeo 156 1996

'Alfa Romeo 156 1996' by Krampfstadt Studio lets you breathe life into this classic Alfa. Immerse yourself in pristine recordings capturing every detail: engine purrs, tire hums, interior squeaks, and door slams. From thrilling drives to intimate cabin moments, this library transports you into the heart of the 1996 Alfa 156 experience.
 
  • All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, Line Audio Omni1, Shure KSM 137, FEL Pluggy XLR EM272, FEL Clippy XLR EM272 and Sonorous Objects SO.3 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Rock Bundle

'Rock Bundle' by Nolan Sound Library is a sound pack featuring over 100 recordings of rocks in various situations. Expect to find sounds of bouncing rocks, stones falling, gravel textures, and even small rocks tumbling over trees.
 
  • NSL – Rock Bundle is a 105 Files Sound-Pack essentially composed of Rock sounds. You will have access to many samples: Bouncing Rocks , Stone Falling, Break-ups, Moving Gravel Textures, Small Rock Falling over trees, and many more…

Construction Ambience

'Construction Ambience' by Airborne Sound captures the vibrant soundscape of evolving cities. Hear the relentless pounding of demolition machinery, the whirring of drills, and the chatter of busy crews with 250+ minutes of content.
 
Ambisonic – River, Lake, Stream

'Ambisonic – River, Lake, Stream' by IVO VICIC SOUND LIBRARIES features aquatic environments captured in immersive ambisonic format, from tranquil whispers to powerful currents. Explore various perspectives, both panoramic and intimate, across all seasons.
 
  • Rivers, Lakes and Streams recorded in Ambisonic

    Many different sound perspectives. Ambisonic or “immersive audio” approach kept in mind while recording. Ambiences as well as close up (“surrounded by medium”) recordings. Recorded in all seasons, during all year.

    Clean recording without birds and other unwanted sounds and recordings (ambiences) recorded with birds and other ambient sounds intentionally. 26,5 GB or 544 mins of  high quality recordings.

    Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic. (Rycote blimp) and Sound Devices recorder. Audio files included: B-format, Ambix and Binaural. Preview is in Binaural (stereo).

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Futsal Match Ambience

'Futsal Match Ambience' by Sonic Bat captures two vibrant soundscapes captured from top Portuguese leagues, both men's and women's. From the scrape of a shoe to the crack of ball, jubilant cheers to tense whistles, diverse chants to casual chatter, this library delivers the full spectrum of futsal drama.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Futsal Match Ambience Play Track 16 sounds included, 135 mins total $20

    Futsal Match Ambience provides two distinct soundscapes spread through long, evolving and captivating sound recordings from Portugal’s primary masculine and feminine leagues.

    Futsal is a fast-paced and dynamic indoor sport that combines elements of soccer with unique features tailored to smaller, enclosed spaces; promoting close ball control, quick passes, and rapid transitions, making it an ideal platform for honing individual technique and teamwork.

    All recordings were attained from a centered front-row seat position in crystal-clear stereo, meaning you have all the necessary field-of-play interactions, in addition to varied crowd reactions ranging from diverse support chants, booing, casual conversations, goals from both teams, clapping, referee whistles and air horns. This versatility of content guarantees full immersion, drama, excitement, intensity and realism for film, television, videogames, podcasts and more. Your audience will be transported courtside in no time.

    With over two hours of content, this library is your all-access pass to the electrifying, skillful world of futsal.

Kia Soul 2008

'Kia Soul 2008' by Krampfstadt Studio puts you behind the wheel of this quirky crossover. Immerse yourself in pristine recordings capturing every detail: engine hums, tire swooshes, interior squeaks, and door thuds recorded with professional microphones and detailed UCS metadata.
 
Toy Guns

'Toy Guns' by SwishSwoosh is an arsenal of playful yet high-quality sounds: dart blasters, airsoft cannons, water guns, slingshots, and more. Blend these distinctive toy sounds with real weapons for unique weaponry, from gritty battles to fantastical skirmishes.
 
  • In the Toy Guns Sound Effects PRO Pack, every detail is meticulously crafted and delivered in high-quality format for sound professionals. This comprehensive library includes Dart Blasters, Paintball Guns, Rubberband Shooters, Slingshots, Sticky Dart Guns, Airsoft Weapons, Water Guns, and more. Elevate your creative endeavors effortlessly, as each recorded gun sound becomes an accelerator for your film or game projects.

Renault Megane 2012

'Renault Megane 2012' by Krampfstadt Studio plunges you into the heart of this compact car with everything from engine purrs and tire hums to interior squeaks and door slams. Whether you're crafting a thrilling chase scene or a serene road trip, this library provides the authentic soundscape you need.
 
  • 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.
Car Horns

Honk if you're ready for 300 diverse car horn sounds! 'Car Horns' by Krampfstadt Studio offers 50 unique models captured from both inside and outside the vehicle, in three distinct styles. From playful toots to ear-splitting blasts, your audio projects will never be stuck in silence again.
 
  • Car Sound Effects Car Horns Play Track 300 sounds included, 9 mins total $45

    50 models, 300 car horn sounds! 3 different styles from both interior and exterior perspectives. All files are recorded 24 or 32bit, 96 or 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1 microphone, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II, Zoom F3 and Zoom H4n recorders. The library is also available in UCS.

French Trains – NSL

'French Trains – NSL' by Nolan Sound Library lets you bring every aspect of train travel to life. Feel the rumble of wheels on tracks, hear the whoosh of high-speed TGVs, be alerted by crossing signals, and navigate bustling stations filled with announcements and passenger chatter.
 
Hidden Sounds Series: Aquatic Plants

'Hidden Sounds Series: Aquatic Plants' by David de la Haye lets you witness nature's unseen symphony through patient hydrophone recordings. Uncover a mesmerizing realm of pops, clicks, and pulses, where photosynthesis becomes an otherworldly soundscape.
 
  • Marvel at sounds of the natural world that have rarely been documented.

    The first library in the Hidden Sounds Series explores the magical and unexpected sound of aquatic plants. These truly fascinating sounds have been patiently recorded in natural habitats using a selection of hydrophones. The collection features a wide variety of plant photosynthesis sounds, from intense pulses to arrhythmic percussive patterns. The delicate underwater pops and clicks are perfect for realistic documentaries, but also reminiscent of early glitch music – let your imagination go wild. Sounds have been recorded in mono or stereo and are categorised into short, medium, and long durations to fit your project requirements. This is what it’s like to hear with ears underwater!

     

    Equipment used: Zoom F8 and Sony PCM-M10 recorders. Aquarian Audio H2a, Aquarian Audio A5, and AquaBeat hydrophones.

    All files are UCS compliant and fully meta-tagged. Recorded by internationally recognised sound recordist, David de la Haye.

Saiga-12

'Saiga-12' by Dramatic Cat offers extensive shotgun sounds: powerful shots, Foley from mag in/out to trigger pulls, and crafted assets like urban tails and punchy effects. Recorded in a shooting range and studio with 16 mic positions, this library is as realistic as it gets.
 
  • Library of a SAIGA-12 IPSC, 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by the Izhmash weapons division. This rotating bolt, long-stroke gas piston operated firearm is visually modelled on the Kalashnikov assault rifle series.

    Using a large array of various microphone configurations, we recorded shots from several distances in an open shooting range near Warsaw. We then moved to our studio to capture an extensive range of foley, including mag in and out, chamber cycles, selector switches, trigger actions and more.

    This library also comes with carefully designed assets in stereo and 5.1, created from our raw files. It includes powerful shots, 3 meticulously crafted types of tails (Wide, Urban and Interior) and punchy foleys.

     

    Multiple mic perspectives

    The raw shots feature a total of 16 recording positions, from shooter perspective up to 80 meters, with a total of 25 channels. Among these you will find high SPL microphones attached to the weapons for mech sounds, CO-100k for ultrasonic content, large-diaphragm microphone close to the ground for punchy low ends, ambisonic perspective and much more! We also recorded the foley with multiple microphones, including a CO-100k for drastic pitch changes.


    Designed and Game Ready assets

    The library also includes “game ready assets”, which are edited versions of our designed sounds, with individual variations allowing easy implementation into your game engine or audio middleware.


    Gear used

    Sound Devices 722 • MixPre-6 II • Zoom F6 • Sanken CO-100K •  NTG1 • MKH416  • TLM103 • Usi Pro • MikroUsi • MKH 8040 • MKH30 • MK012 • SM57 • MK21 • CM4 • KmrB1i • DPA 4062 • NT-SF1


    Metadata

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

Foley Bundle First – NSL

'Foley Bundle First – NSL' by Nolan Sound Library packs 200 high-quality Foley sounds across doors, lightswitches, sinks, tools, and beyond. Imagine squeaky cabinets, clanging drawers, and satisfying tool clicks – all meticulously recorded in 44.1kHz, 48kHz, and 96kHz options.
 
Rural Rain II

'Rural Rain II' by GainWalkers is a curated collection of pure rain recordings, untouched by human noise or wildlife. Gentle drops on leaves transform into heavy, cascading downpours, all captured on diverse surfaces from leaves and metal roofs to mud and plastic.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Rural Rain II Play Track 70+ sounds included, 500 mins total $75

    Rural Rain II is the second series of a unique assortment of rain recordings captured in rural environments, far from human-generated noise.

    • These recordings feature various intensities of rain, from gentle drops on leaves to heavy downpours and storms.
    • The absence of human-related noises, wildlife, and the focus on rain hitting diverse surfaces like leaves, bushes, metal roofs, plastic and more contribute to the purity of the soundscape.
    • No wildlife either in any recording. If present, it has been cautiously edited out in RX.
    • Rain falling on surfaces such as leaves, bushes, dirt, mud, puddles, metal roofs, patio tiles, cars, concrete, plastic and so on.
    • Gear used: Sound Devices MixPre 6-II, Sennheiser 8040s in ORTF, Sennheiser 8040s & 30 in DMS, LOM Usis in Quad & AB, Sony D100.
    • All files are in 96 kHz / 24 bit and come with embedded Soundminer metadata.
    • Number of Files: 19 Quad WAV files & 51 Stereo WAV files
    • Total Duration: Approx. 130 minutes in Quad & 370 minutes in Stereo.
    • File types: Quad (recorded in Quad), DecodedQuad (recorded in DMS and decoded to Quad), DecodedStereo (recorded in DMS and decoded to Stereo), ORTF & AB (Stereo recordings with no Quad version).
    • UCS Compatible Metadata embedded. Fields included CatID, Category, Subcategory, FX Name, Filename, Description, BWDescription, Library, RecType, Microphone, Designer, Manufacturer, Keywords.


 
 
THE WORLD’S EASIEST WAY TO GET INDEPENDENT SOUND EFFECTS:
 
A Sound Effect gives you easy access to an absolutely huge sound effects catalog from a myriad of independent sound creators, all covered by one license agreement - a few highlights:

  • The Seagulls sfx library includes 28 tracks of both single, isolated seagull screams, and bigger flocks of nesting seagulls, calling out to each other and their chicks. There are plenty of classic call sounds, but also some weird throaty and raspy screaming, and what could sound like seagull laughing sounds.

    All tracks are recorded with the very useful zoom function of the Telinga microphone and dish.
    Library includes both untreated tracks, and noise reduction processed tracks in two separate folders. Noise reduction processed tracks have carefully been cleaned up with a CEDAR NR system.

    Though these birds are in an abundance around most harbours and industry around here, they are not always easy to record. You mostly hear them from a distance, or from places not easy to access. When you try to get close to them, they will usually fly away.

    Many hours have been spent on rooftops, gardens, backyards, a junkyard, and different harbours to get this material.

  • This foley collection features the unique sounds of “Animal Footsteps” across diverse terrains. From the soft padding of paws and the scuttling of insects to the rhythmic clop of hooves and the delicate patter of birds, you’ll find every sound you need to bring your wildlife scenes to life.

    Each sound has been captured in studio and divided into specialised categories including Paws With Claws, Paws Without Claws, Reptiles, Rodents, Crustaceans, Arachnids, and more.

  • Materials & Texture Sound Effects Glacier Ice Play Track 300+ sounds included $40

    Glacier Ice is a library containing over 300 high quality sounds of ice cracking, breaking, shattering in various sizes of blocks – recorded entirely in the Italian Alps over the course of two winters.

    The library contains sounds of all dimensions, from ice cubes being dropped in a drink to a designed iceberg collapsing.

    The majority of the material was recorded at 192 KHz with a Sanken CO100K and a stereo pair of Sennheiser MKH8040, making this library greatly flexible for pitch shifting and all sorts of heavy processing.

    A small section recorded at 96KHz features sounds recorded exclusively with contact microphones placed directly on the surface of a frozen water stream.

    Bonus: Two extra libraries included for free:
    This library also includes two additional releases from Mattia Cellotto - for free: Crunch Mode delivers 230 crunchy sounds made with a variety of vegetables, fresh bread, pizza crust and a selection of frozen goods. The Borax Experiment gets you 158 squishy, gory, slimy and gooey sounds.
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Latest sound effects libraries:
 
  • Car Sound Effects Ford Puma 1997 sports car Play Track 206 sounds included, 48 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.

  • Ambisonic Sound Effects Red Deer Play Track 13+ sounds included $80

    A small collection of High quality, close up red deer recordings.

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  • Take full control of your interface sound design with the Ultimate UI Click & Select SFX Bundle — a massive collection of 1,054 professional-grade UI sound effects across seven expertly crafted libraries by RawAmbience.

    From crisp button clicks and smooth menu transitions to RPG-style selects, denies, and toggles, this all-in-one bundle gives you everything needed to design intuitive and immersive UI audio for games, apps, web, or interactive media.


    Your complete UI sound design toolkit.

    The Ultimate UI Click & Select SFX Bundle delivers a polished collection of responsive interface sounds, including:

    • Click & Select UI RPG SFX 1 & 2 – Over 456 sounds tailored for RPG and interactive UI: selects, hovers, alerts, cancels, access-denied, and more.
    • Click Menu Sound Effects 1 & 2 – 281 high-quality menu interaction sounds for toggles, clicks, opens, closes, and confirmations.
    • Click Sound Effects – 110 versatile UI clicks designed for modern app and game interfaces.
    • Essential Menu Click Sounds – 107 precise and minimal click sounds, ideal for clean, modern UIs.
    • Essential Menu Select Sounds – 100 select-focused sound effects, delivering clean, modern UI feedback for toggles, confirms, menu navigation, and precise user selections.

    Perfect For:

    • Game menus and HUDs (RPGs, mobile, indie, AAA)
    • Web and app UI feedback
    • Interactive experiences (VR, AR, touchscreen)
    • UI prototyping and UX testing
    • Accessibility-focused sound design
  • 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.

  • Sirens VEHICLE SIRENS – Europe Play Track 450+ sounds included $115

    VEHICLE SIRENS: EUROPE is the ultimate emergency siren collection, featuring more than 20 authentic tones from across Spain, France, Italy, the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. From police, ambulance, and fire services, every signature tone has been captured with clarity and precision to deliver the most comprehensive European siren library ever made.

    Every wail, yelp, hi-lo, polytone and air horn has been captured from multiple perspectives: static takes in close, medium and distant, pass-bys, approaches, aways, ambisonic interiors, and natural reflections across diverse environments – from narrow village alleys to vast mountain valleys – all carefully captured to deliver true-to-life acoustics.

    A year of research, field recording, and editing – distilled into a single library.

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