22 new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


Welcome to a new sound library recap! We hope you enjoy what you hear.

This week you can experience sounds of water with everything from lush waterfalls and underwater recordings to raindrops in a chimney and aquatic whooshes.

For sounds that will really leave an impact, check out the sounds of bones cracking, realistic fights, sci-fi energy weapons, dropping chains, and massive trees falling!

If you're looking to transport your audience to a unique place, we have ambiences from steeling working sites, the city center of Taipei, the deserts of South America, and even morgues!

If vehicles are on your search list, be sure to listen to recordings of a Mazda CX-5 SUV and 2010 Nissan Qashqai SUV, as well as the slightly cuter 2020 Safaa 909 electric toy car and 2015 Glory tricycle.

Finally, for your unique needs, we have a new physical buttons collection, sounds from a microwave, and an evil space general who will lead your enemies to their glorious doom. Happy listening!


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Atacama Desert

'Atacama Desert' by Mindful Audio s a collection of stereo and quad soundscapes recorded in the driest desert on Earth on the border between Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. It features a wide variety of sounds, from the lightest of desert airs to heavy gusting winds - perfect for portraying the barren expanse of the Atacama Desert.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Atacama Desert Play Track 40 sounds included, 246 mins total From: $220

    Atacama Desert is a collection of stereo and quad soundscapes recorded in the barren but amazingly beautiful desert plateau of Western Chile. This is the most arid desert on Earth, with some weather stations here having never recorded any rain. It’s a breathtaking place with incredible silence and powerful winds. The soundscapes in this collection were recorded around giant rock pillars, endless rock plains and fields of sparse dry vegetation.

    This library is the perfect way to portray the barren expanse of the Atacama desert. Some of the soundscapes recorded are the lightest of desert airs. The others feature wind, from light and soft to heavy and gusty. Lastly, some of the recordings also include flies buzzing around.

    This library was recorded in several locations on the border between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia . Reaching this part of the world was no easy task, as you can see in the second part of the teaser video.

Rain by Mark Mangini

'Rain by Mark Mangini' by Pro Sound Effects features rain captured from inside cars, room tones with distant rain outside, traffic in the rain, water flowing down storm drains, raindrops in a chimney, and much more. The sounds are available in Ambisonic, 7.1, 7.0, 5.1, Quadraphonic, LCR, and stereo.
 
Buttons

'Buttons' by Sound Armoury contains over 2100 files of buttons, switches, dials, and joysticks. The library includes both multi and one-shot files, and all files are metadata-tagged and UCS compliant. The library is available for commercial or personal use without attribution.
 
Bone Cracking

'Bone Cracking' by Celine Woodburn is a collection of high-quality sound effects of bones breaking, cracking, popping, and tearing. The library is ideal for use in fight scenes, horror movies, and other gory projects. The recordings are available in both 32/192 kHz and 24/96 kHz formats.
 
Microwave Vol. 1

'Microwave Vol. 1' by 344 Audio is a collection of high-quality microwave sound effects. The library includes a wide variety of sounds, including hums, beeps, door open/closes, and crockery handling. The sounds are delivered in 24bit / 192kHz and have been meticulously edited and tagged for ease of use. The library is ideal for use in film, TV, and video productions.
 
  • Microwave contains an array of recordings covering all actions and sounds you’d expect to hear from one of the most popular kitchen appliances in the world.

    Our Audio Craftsmen performed and captured a wide variety of authentic Microwave sounds including Hums, Beeps, Door Open/Closes, Crockery handling and much more. Giving you the freedom of creative control for any scenes your appliance might want to get involved with!

    All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation, and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

Symphony of Steel – Steelwork Ambiences & Sound Effects

'Symphony of Steel – Steelwork Ambiences & Sound Effects' by Jake Fielding Sound is an immersive collection that transports you to construction and steelworking environments. From rhythmic hammer thuds to the hum of machinery, it brings the atmosphere of a working warehouse to life.
 
In The Traffic

'In The Traffic' by Level Up Sound captures the sounds of Taipei city traffic, including scooters, cars, buses, and motorcycles. The library was recorded with a quiet electric scooter and features 58 stereo files recorded in AB at 96 kHz. Bird sounds and human voices have been carefully removed, providing you pure recordings.
 
  • City Life Sound Effects In The Traffic Play Track 58 sounds included, 44 mins total $49

    In Taiwan, immersing in traffic of scooters and cars is a daily occurrence. Waiting for the green light in the sea of scooters, and VROOOOOOM, all the scooters simultaneously rev their engines and accelerate forward as the light turns green. These are the sounds of the rush hour traffic in Taipei.

    IN THE TRAFFIC is a sound library that makes you feel like you’re in the middle of the traffic in Taipei city.

    It features the sounds of scooters, cars and buses passing by, the idle scooters sea at red lights, and the eager acceleration of scooters and motorcycles as they compete to speed forward when the light turns green. Additionally, the sounds of riding through tunnel and underpass can also be found in this sound library.

    IN THE TRAFFIC adopts a slightly experimental approach, placing the microphones on the front sides, and riding a relatively quiet electric scooter with almost no engine sound in the traffic of Taipei.

    Bird sounds and human voices have been carefully removed, providing you pure useful recordings for your creative works.

    This library includes 58 stereo files recorded in AB at 96 kHz. Approx. 44 minutes total.

    Additionally, this library was carefully tagged with rich Soundminer metadata, including marks in the recordings highlighting interesting sounds.

    And of course, all the recordings were recorded, edited and mastered with care and love.

Chamber of Shadows – Morgue Room Tones

'Chamber of Shadows – Morgue Room Tones' by Jake Fielding Sound is a collection of 21 eerie ambiences and room tones taken from the depths of an active morgue and its freezers. Create the chilling, mysterious, and somber atmospheres of haunted hospitals, asylums, and more!
 
AAA Game Character Evil Space General

'AAA Game Character Evil Space General' by Epic Stock Media is an aggressive, wheezing and angry collection of designed human voice over created for sci-fi MMORPG games and trailers. It includes 375 male voice-over for a total of 8 min of game ready & optimized audio.
 
  • Enlist the menacing fleet commander of the galactic star force in your next game audio production with our AAA Game Character Evil Space General voice library featuring an aggressive, wheezing and angry collection of designed human voice over sound files created for sci-fi MMORPG games & trailers. This voice-over sound library features a cyborg, male antagonist game character inspired by space, otherworldly futuristics, MMO, adventure & more.
    • 375 male voice-over audio files
    • 304 MB of voice samples
    • All in 24bit/96k .wav file format
    • 8 minutes of game ready & optimized audio
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Safaa Toys 909 2020 electric ride - on toy car

'Safaa Toys 909 2020 electric ride - on toy car' by Krampfstadt Studio ontains 20 high-quality sounds recorded in 32bit, 192 kHz. The library includes wav files of driving and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
 
Natural Water Vol. 1

'Natural Water Vol. 1' by 344 Audio is a collection of authentic water recordings from around Manchester. It includes sounds of rivers, streams, waterfalls, and more. The library is ideal for creating immersive backgrounds and atmospheres for film, TV, and documentary productions. It can also be used for meditation or relaxation.
 
  • Natural Water Vol. 1 is a collection of natural recordings from various locations around the outskirts of Manchester.

    Our Audio Craftsmen captured authentic water sources of varying sizes and intensities such as Rivers, Streams, Waterfalls and more to create this collection of calming, beautiful running water sounds.

    This library is ideal for building authentic and immersive backgrounds and atmospheres for your Film, TV and Documentary productions. Or just some good old meditation assistance.

Nissan Qashqai 2010 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle

'Nissan Qashqai 2010 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle' by Krampfstadt Studio contains 233 high-quality sounds recorded in 32bit / 192 kHz. The library includes wav files of driving, interior and exterior Foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
 
Tree Felling

'Tree Felling' by Ankers Audio features high-quality recordings of trees of all sizes being felled. The library includes sounds of felling cuts, creaks, crashes, branches falling, and timber impacts. It is ideal for crafting scenes of catastrophic destruction.
 
  • Ankers Audio presents a collection of sound effects which detail the felling of trees of all sizes – up close and personal. Felling cut hinges, creaks, crashes, branches falling and timber impacts are all included giving you the perfect library to craft scenes of catastrophic destruction!

    Recorded in 96kHz/24bit by a fully qualified arborist, this library brings you directly into the danger zone of one of the worlds most dangerous jobs.

    By removing all chainsaws from the recordings you are left with the intricate sounds of wood fibres being severed and torn – a rare place for a microphone to be…

    All works to trees were carried out by professional arborists following sustainable best practice.

    5% of 2023 sales have been donated to the Woodland Trust! 

    5% of 2024 sales have been donated to Trees for Cities! 

Water in Motion

'Water in Motion' by Just Sound Effects has raw and designed water sounds that can be used to create a variety of aquatic audio effects. It includes sounds of simple bubbles to roaring waterfalls, rain, and ocean waves, as well as liquid whooshes, magic spells, and more!
 
  • THE ULTIMATE WATER SOUND RESOURCE
    Discover the versatile world of aquatic audio with WATER IN MOTION, a sound library designed to provide sound designers and game audio professionals with an extensive array of water sounds. This library equips you with the tools to create your very own sound effects and design water foley scenes right out of the box.

    Putting sound quality and versatility at the forefront we captured every detail of the water sounds with highest precision. The result is a collection of extremely clean sounding water recordings that let you shape the sonic character to your specific needs! Every sound was recorded with a mono center microphone (MKH 8050 or Sanken co-100k) and a matched stereo pair of MKH 8040s by Sennheiser (note: only the nature-sounds and the designed tools have no mono file).

    DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF WATER SOUND DESIGN
    The library is split into two main sections: RECORDINGS and DESIGNED TOOLS. The RECORDING folder has every water sound you need ranging from simple bubbles to roaring waterfalls, rain, ocean waves, tons of everyday sounds, experimental water recordings, various movements and tiny to huge splashes. The DESIGNED TOOLS section comes with a vast array of pre-designed water sounds from big splashes, liquid whooshes, magic spell elements and morphing sounds to underwater ambiences and short textures.

    Watch the walkthrough video to dive deeper into the world of WATER IN MOTION!

    WHAT’S INSIDE (FILES / SOUNDS)

    • Bubbles (84 / 440+)
    • Everyday (172 / 830+)
    • Experimental (77 / 370+)
    • Movements (60 / 420+)
    • Nature (46 / 55)
    • Splashes (36 / 310+)
    • Tools – Ambiences (21 / 21)
    • Tools – Impacts / Hits / Splashes (21 / 190+)
    • Tools – Movement / Whooshes (40 / 320+)
    • Tools – Short Textures (48 / 48)
Lots Of Chains

'Lots Of Chains' by Vadi Sound Library contains 566 sounds of chains being pulled, dropped, shaken, rattled, hit, dangled, pulled, stomped, jingled, stepped on, and more. The sounds are grouped by material, action, and style, and are available in 24bit / 192kHz and 24bit / 96kHz .wav format.
 
  • This one is off the chain! Boost your scenes with impactful metallic sounds of “Lots Of Chains”. Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

    About Lots Of Chains

    566 sounds in 150 SFX files that are clean, impactful and capture pretty much every material and action of the chain. You will get an average of three variations of each sound in different proximity, size, and style of action.

    The sounds are broadly grouped as:

    Metal link chains in various sizes: Elongated, Round, Cable, Twisted Curb, Heavy Elongated, + Bonus Necklaces

    Action: Pull, Drop, Shake, Rattle, Hit, Dangle, Pulley, Stomp, Jingle, Footstep, Add-on, Tension

    Action on/ with: Rock, Wood, Sand, Metal Plate, Hand, Hammer, Sword, Whip, Axe

    Style: Fast, Hard, Medium, Slow, Soft, Rattle, High, Low, Multiple, Single

    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 for medieval warfare and chainmail, hoist, swings and more.

    You will get the intuitive, detailed naming, UCS compatibility and the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail in 566 pristine stereo sounds. 1.78 GB in size, recorded in both 24bit-192kHz and 24bit-96kHz .WAV format on our favorite Sennheiser MKH 8040 stereo pair.

     

    What’s Inside

    Chain, Metal, Metallic, Steel Foley, Elongated, Round, Cable, Twisted Curb, Heavy Elongated, Link Chain, Necklace, Pull, Drop, Shake, Rattle, Hit, Dangle, Pulley, Stomp, Jingle, Footstep, Add-On, Tension, Rock, Wood, Sand, Metal Plate, Hand, Hammer, Sword, Whip, Fast, Hard, Medium, Slow, Soft, Rattle, High, Low, Multiple, Single, Medieval, War, Warfare, Armor, Impact, Fight, Axe

    What else you may need
    You may also want to check out Medieval Warfare Sound Effects Pack for 350+ medieval sound effects and Crafting and Survival Sound Effects Pack for 1000+ survival, gathering, movement and crafting sounds.

Asia City Vol.1 – Taiwan Taipei – Stereo

'Asia City Vol.1 – Taiwan Taipei – Stereo' by Star Sky Audio contains 33 ambiences from Taipei. It was recorded in Ambisonic and converted into stereo and more. Hear sounds of city traffic, stores, quiet parks, street basketball courts, and afternoon heavy rain.
 
  • This library contains 33 city ambience from Taiwan, Taipei. Recorded in ambisonic format then convert into various formats. From city center traffic, department stores to quite park, street basketball cout and afteroon heavy rain. It can fit perfetfly into any film or game production set in urban asia city.

    – LOOP READY –

    All sounds are edited into a perfect loop for easy editing.

    – INCLUDING BINURAL VERSION –

    In addition to the Stereo files, the ambisonic edition also contains all files Binural format.

     

UNDERSEA – Underwater recordings

'UNDERSEA – Underwater recordings' by IVO VICIC SOUND LIBRARIES features underwater recordings of the sea, including sounds of waves, shallow points, the deep sea, ports and harbors, diving, ships, sea traffic, and more recorded with one or two hydrophones.
 
  • Underwater recordings of the sea recorded with one or two hydrophones.

    Geophony and anthrophony underwater sounds: sounds of the waves, shallows, deep sea, port, harbour, diving, ship, sea traffic and other. Underwater ambiences and textures.

    Note that the background crackling of the sea is present in the majority of the recordings. 

    All recordings are recorded with Aquarian audio H2-a XLR hydrophones and Sound Devices field mixer (preamps are Lundahl input transformers for warmth of the sound). Special suspension for the hydrophones is used to avoid (handling) rumble. For “stereo” recordings hydrophones were spaced 1m apart  to get some time difference (or Depth of field). There is a mono recordings recorded with one hydrophone too. 

    Max peak level is around -5dBFS. No compressors or dynamic tools were used in editing.

Sci-Fi Energy Weapons

'Sci-Fi Energy Weapons' by Rescopic Sound has 655 designed and 441 source sounds, including plasma and pulse weapon shots, reloads, projectiles, robotic morphs, mechs, robotic glitches, and synth whooshes. The sounds are fully optimized and versatile, and come with detailed metadata for easy use.
 
  • Sci-Fi Energy Weapons is a complete arsenal of futuristic, modern and sci-fi weaponry. We approach this collection with both a highly experimental and practical touch. Further, we aim to give you source material from real-world objects as well as synthesized sounds to design your unique ideas and a variety of fully designed energy weapons for use in your game, film, TV, advertisement or other media.

    After months of development and countless source recording and editing sessions, these highly practical and ultra-modern energy weapons are perfect for futuristic machine pistols, small or medium-sized handguns, rifles, shotguns, carbines and big launchers.

    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.

    MULTIPLE VARIATIONS
    We made many versions of each sound to ensure versatility and variety in sound programming. The sounds may sound alike at first glance but have slightly different pitch, duration and position. As a result, you get a satisfactory realistic experience.

    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.

    UCS COMPLIANT AND DETAILED METADATA EMBEDDED
    Sci-Fi Energy Weapons 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

    655 Designed Sounds • 441 Source Sounds • 33 Plasma Weapon Shots (5 variants, 165 files) • 38 Pulse Weapon Shots (5 variants, 190 files) • 20 Plasma Recharge/Reloads (3 variants, 60 files) • 20 Pulse Recharge/Reloads (3 variants, 60 files) • 20 Compact Recharge/Reloads (3 variants, 60 files) • 20 Plasma FlyBy/Projectiles (3 variants, 60 files) • 20 Pulse FlyBy/Projectiles (3 variants, 60 files) • 137 Charge Up Sounds • 131 Robotic Morphs • 66 Mech Processed Sounds • 24 Robotic Glitches • 83 Synth Whooshes

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British Train Station Ambiences

'British Train Station Ambiences' by Jake Fielding Sound gets you ambiences from iconic train stations across the UK. It includes authentic soundscapes from London King's Cross, the Underground, Manchester Piccadilly, and Overground.
 
Glory Bike TR8088W 2015 tricycle

'Glory Bike TR8088W 2015 tricycle' by Krampfstadt Studio contains 12 high-quality sounds recorded in 32bit, 192 kHz. The library includes wav files of driving and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
 
Realistic Fight Vol. 1

'Realistic Fight Vol. 1' by 344 Audio contains sounds of punches, slaps, grabs, bodyfalls, vocal efforts, whooshes, and bone breaks. The sounds were recorded using a variety of props, surfaces, and voices, and they can be layered and combined to create immersive combat sequences and moments of pain.
 
  • Realistic Fight Vol. 1 contains everything you need to intensify your gritty, realistic fight scenes.

    Using a collection of props, surfaces and their own voices, Our Audio Craftsmen recorded textured impacts, punches, slaps, grabs, bodyfalls, vocal efforts, whooshes and bone breaks. They channelled a natural, intimate approach while performing, providing you impactful, pain-inducing sounds.

    The included sounds can be layered and combined to create immersive combat sequences and moments of pain in Film, TV and Game projects.

    All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation, and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

Mazda CX - 5 2012 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle

'Mazda CX - 5 2012 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle' by Krampfstadt Studio contains 32bit / 192 kHz recordings of driving, interior and exterior Foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. The library was recorded using professional equipment, including RØDE NTG1, RØDELink Lav and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 mics, etc.
 
 

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  • Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Magic – Alchemy Play Track 4213 sounds included From: $135 From: $108

    SONIC SPELLS WITH REAL PERSONALITY

    MAGIC – ALCHEMY is a professional sound effects library built from real chemical reactions and elemental forces. It delivers short, character-rich magic sound effects perfect for spellcasting, magical UI design, and fantasy storytelling. Designed to sit cleanly in a mix and shimmer with personality, these spell sounds are ideal for games, trailers, audio dramas and more. Real reactions, recorded with obsessive detail.

    MAGIC - ALCHEMY | Sound Effects | Trailer

    Magic Sounds from Real Chemical Reactions

    No digital fakery here. Every sound in MAGIC – ALCHEMY began as a live experiment — alcohol burning in jars, butane growling through pipes, fuses igniting, water swirling in glass. These are true-to-life textures, captured in a lab-grade recording setup. The result? Magical sound with depth, realism, and spark..

    Short, Sharp, and Ready to Use

    These are not long, cinematic flourishes. This library is about immediacy — short, dry, punchy magic effects that are easy to slot into your project. Ideal for game asset design, magical feedback sounds, and trailer moments where clarity counts.

     
     
     

    Three Spell Flavours: Holy, Cursed, Neutral

    Need a healing chime, a cursed hex, or something more ambiguous? The Designed section is grouped into Holy, Cursed, and Neutral categories — giving you emotional options that match your scene’s intent, whether you’re crafting a fantasy RPG or a subtle magical interaction.

    Built for Professionals, Whatever You Create

    Whether you’re layering magic for a fantasy film, adding interactive audio to a mobile game, or creating rich textures for audiobooks or theatre, MAGIC – ALCHEMY fits right in. It’s mix-ready, flexible, and full of sonic character.

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  • ‘Tiny Transitions’ deivers 275 short Whooshes and other Transition sounds. Instead of the huge, more cinematic transitional sounds that you are accustomed to hear from SoundBits, this sound pack focuses more on the smaller, not-so-intrusive production elements that come in very handy for any Sound Designer, All-In-One Film Editor or Web-, App- and Game-Developers.

    All these small motion-supporting elements that you need in your everyday work for game menus, apps, general motion designs, … or as parts of more complex moving stuff.

    You get 275 designed sounds + a selection of 290 cleaned and edited source sounds that were used to design the Tiny Transitions. These sounds are mostly different props that are scraping or sliding on different surfaces and also some vocalized whoosh attempts.

    All source sounds were recorded with Sonosax SX-R4+ and Sennheiser MKH8050+MKH30 M/S rig.

    All sounds come with embedded Soundminer Metadata.

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  • Unbox your creativity with Professional Boxer: Cardboard. This comprehensive library features 244 high-quality Cardboard Box sound effects with various gestures ranging from single boxes sliding, handling, rubbing, opening, closing and squeaking to multiple boxes being stacked, moved, and dropped. This collection provides a diverse range of sounds and textures and can serve as great source material for sound design work, recorded at 96kHz/24 bit for ultimate sound manipulation.

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  • UI Interaction Elements by Cinematic Sound Design delivers a meticulously crafted sound effects library designed to enhance every click, swipe, tap, and notification in your user interface. This collection brings your apps, games, websites, and software to life, providing a rich auditory experience that makes every interaction feel responsive, intuitive, and satisfying.

    Inside this library, you’ll find over 200 high-quality sounds, ranging from subtle, crunchy clicks and soft taps to layered futuristic swipes, innovative button presses, toggle switches, and alert notifications. Each sound has been professionally recorded and mastered to ensure clarity, balance, and versatility across any platform or device.

    Whether you’re designing a mobile app, developing an interactive game, or building a modern web interface, UI Interaction Elements provides sounds that seamlessly integrate with your visual design, enhancing user feedback and engagement. The library has been meticulously designed, with each sound layered down and optimized for a maximum performance.

    Bring your interfaces to life and create a tactile, immersive experience for your users. Make your UI unforgettable, one sound at a time.

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  • Animal Sound Effects Forests and Mountains Play Track 96+ sounds included, 220 mins total $110

    Forest and Mountains features nature and wildlife sounds from California, Washington, and Oregon.  Included are a number of bird recordings and forest ambiences, along with some insects, winds, rivers, and rain.  

    These were recorded over the past three years in various forests, foothills, and mountain environments.   A lot of these took place in or near Southern California’s Angeles Forest and San Gabriel Mountains, an area that spans 1200 Square Miles and varies vastly in terrain.

    Also included are some sounds from Northern California, along with recordings from the Pacific Northwest.

    The recording techniques for this varied as sometimes I went with the recorders running unattended to capture night, dawn and early morning.  Other times I’d record while being close by.

    Working as a Sound Effects Editor I’ve curated this collection with Editors in mind.  Background Ambiences and Spotted FX can really bring a location to life and give it so much story and character and that was a lot of the inspiration behind putting this all together. 

    Forests and Mountains

     

    The Locations

    California (61 Files) – This is where a majority of the sounds from this library were recorded and specifically Southern California.  Variety of areas and different environments, mostly around Angeles Forest, from Lower Elevation Foothills to more rugged mid-elevation Mountain Canyons and then much Higher Elevation and more remote terrain.  Also included are a few recordings from the Eastern Sierras and Northern California.

    Washington (19 Files) – Southern WA in Gifford Pinchot Forest and various Northwest Forest areas near Puget Sound.

    Oregon (16 Files) – Lakeside Recordings in forest and marsh at Klamath Lake in SE Oregon. 

    The Birds 

    Prominent / Specific Birds (36) (Closer Mic Perspective and more detailed) (* denotes multiple versions)

    Acorn Woodpecker, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, California Towhee, *Canadian Geese, *Fox Sparrow, *Great Horned Owl, *House Wren, Northern Flicker, Oak Titmouse, Pacific Wren, Pileated Woodpecker, *Raven, Robin, *Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Swainson’s Thrush

    Other Birds Featured (17) (Mixed together from various perspectives, calm to busy depending on time of day, and then closer to more medium and distant sounds.)

    Acorn Woodpecker, American Coot, California Quail, California Towhee, Cassin’s Finch, Fox Sparrow, Great Horned Owl, Hose Wren, Mallard, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Poorwill, Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Towhee, Steller’s Jay, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wilson’s Warbler, Wrentit, Yellow-throated Blackbird, Zone-tailed Hawk

    General Forest (9) – A mix of some wildlife (Chipmunk, Deer, Bullfrogs), and more general lighter forest ambiences.
    Insects (7) – Crickets from various perspectives and different forests along with some Grasshoppers.
    Rain (4) Light to heavier in a canyon with dense vegetation, some with distant birds.
    Rivers (5) Smaller detailed creeks to faster moving rivers.
    Wind (11)  A mix of calm to heavier with gusts, vegetation, and tree creaks.
    Metadata
    Detailed with descriptions and markers and photos to easily navigate and allow for options when searching.  UCS was used to categorize and various bird species are identified.  I’ve also labeled the metadata with what I consider Lower Elevation (up to 1500 feet), Middle Elevation (2000-5000 feet), and Higher Elevation (above 5000 feet).   Included are the season of the year which was mostly Spring and Summer.  Using Open-Tier in Soundminer you can use these to help get a bit more specific to particular environments.

    The Gear

    Sound Devices MixPre-3 & 6 | Zoom F3 & 6 | Sony PCM-D100

    Mics

    Sennheiser MKH 8020 | Sennheiser MKH 8040 |

    Sennheiser MKH 30 | Clippy EM 272

  • Hello Creators!

    Here’s my new pack: “General UI Sounds“

    General UI Sounds  ·  The Sound Guild

    I wanted to create a sound pack to cover different situations in an user interface.
    I hope you enjoy implementing this sounds in your project!

    Making-Off

    All this sounds were originally recorded with a Zoom H6 (cardiod microphone), and were processed in Logic Pro X, mainly editing the recorded material but also I used the Logix Pro X sampler.

    Some considerations

    1. Keep in mind this sounds can be used in a variety of situations, I put a name to the SFX but this doesn’t mean it can’t be used in other contexts.

    2. The sounds are in 44.1Khz/16 bit format. I have the original files at 96khz/24bit also, if you need this format, please contact me.

    Check all my packs on Asoundeffect

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  • Car Sound Effects BMW Z4 E89 2009 sports car Play Track 221 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 also available in UCS.

  • Toy Quadcopter is a focused mini library capturing the playful and high-pitched character of a toy drone in motion. Perfect for film, TV, games, and interactive media, it offers a variety of flight sounds, close fast pass-bys, slow passes, motor modulations, and essential electronic signals.
    This collection includes take-off and landing sequences, beeps for syncing, calibration and low battery warnings, as well as servo engine textures and detailed proximity recordings. Recorded with precision and clarity, it’s a compact but rich toolset for designing scenes that call for small UAVs, gadgets, or sci-fi elements.


   

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