24 great new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we have so many new libraries for you to dive into, that you'll be swamped with possibilities!

If you are looking for vehicle sounds, you are in luck. We have sounds of 2 military vehicles, an Audi family car, an electric scooter, and a '90s motorcycle. For other types of conveyance, you can hear a massive Embraer jet airliner and tiny RC toys.

For weapon sounds, we have energy swords, medieval melee and archery combat, and acoustic lightsabers for your sci-fi and fantasy projects.

For sounds of environments, check out the vibrant energy of Istanbul, the serene beauty of Norway, plus thunderstorms, seaside ambiences, room tones from a furniture workshop, and wind through a chimney.

And if you're looking for something different, give a listen to the sounds of majestic reindeer, vaccuum cleaners, sci-fi textures, RPG interfaces, industrial and household machines, massive movements of bridges and trains, and sounds for your anime shows and movies. Happy listening!


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Acoustic Lightsaber

'Acoustic Lightsaber' by Nicolas Titeux offers a unique collection of sci-fi sounds created using a tuneable rubber band sword. With versatile stereo and mono recordings, this pack provides a wide range of expressive textures for crafting futuristic soundscapes in film, games, or music.
 
  • Found of sci-fi sound effects? Get whoosh, hum, drone and wing sounds performed with a tuneable rubber band sword (also called wind wand). This musical instrument was used in any possible way to bring you a wide range of expressive textures.

    Sound material can be used to create any type of futuristic sound effect: space ships, helicopters, wings, laser, hum, ambiances, engines. It’s up to you.

    Recorded with Sennheiser MKH 8040 in ORTF configuration and a mono MKH 8050, you can choose whether you want a wide stereo image or a restrained mono sound. Stereo and mono mics are coincident so you can mix both files without phase issues.


    SPECS:

    • 96KHz/24bit
    • Both stereo and mono recordings
    • Recorded with Sennheiser MKH 8040 and MKH 8050
    • Metadata UCS-compliant

Energy Swords

'Energy Swords' by Rogue Waves offers 2300+ sounds for energy weapons. Featuring 9 distinct sword types, this collection provides everything you need from weapon ignites and retractions to pulsating drones, doppler slashes, and energy clashes.
 
  • Energy Swords is a scintillating selection of Sci-Fi Energy Swords sounds. Bring energy weapons to life with 9 different sword types.The library provides the perfect arsenal of pulsating drones, doppler slashes, energy clashes, ignites and retracts. Includes 2300+ files.

Massive Movement

'Massive Movement' by Collected Transients captures the raw power of massive structures and machinery. From the thunderous impacts of bridges to the screeching of high-speed trains and the grinding of colossal gears, these recordings provide a unique collection of enormous sounds for your project.
 
  • Mechanical Sound Effects Massive Movement Play Track 155 sounds included $100

    Massive Movement is a collection of enormous sound effects from gigantic structures and machines. It features:

    • Colossal groans, rumbles, and creaks from Chicago’s many liftable bridges
    • Thundering bridge impacts and piercing screeches from high speed trains to grinding public transit
    • Massive clattering gears that lift a bridge and a funicular’s large groaning machinery
    • A couple extra “large sounding” props ;)
Savage Steel: Intense Medieval Melee Weapons Combat Sound Pack

'Savage Steel: Intense Medieval Melee Weapons Combat Sound Pack' by Cyberwave Orchestra has intense medieval melee combat from weapon swings and powerful attacks to defensive maneuvers and critical hits. With separate sound elements for swings, attacks, and defense, you can customize and combine sounds.
 
  • Create some intense medieval melee combat fight scenes with this unique weapons sound pack. Perfect for sword, hammer, axe, and spear critical hits, special attacks, boss battles, shield defense, and more.

    Experience unparalleled intensity in your realistic or fantasy melee combat scenes with this unique sound pack. Perfect for critical hits, special attacks, boss battles, and savage finishing moves. Includes swings, attacks, shield defense, predesigned attacks, and parry/block sounds for ultimate flexibility and immersion.

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    Included Files List

     

    WHAT’S INCLUDED?

    • Swings

    This category includes various swing sounds for melee weapons, with variations in speed, pitch, and some featuring metallic elements. These sounds are designed to convey the motion and movement of swinging a weapon.

    • Attacks

    This category contains sounds for different types of attacks, including blade or axe slashes, mace or hammer maul type of strikes, and blade or spear stabs. Attacks contain blood and gore elements, with or without armor strike sound included. Spear or blade stabbing types of attacks have been separated into stab and pull elements for maximum flexibility.

    • Defense

    This category includes sounds for parry and block, which represent the collision of weapons during combat, and shield defense sounds. These sounds can add realism and immersion to your melee combat scenes by simulating defensive maneuvers and can be great as a part of the finishing move combos.

    • Predesigned Attacks

    These attacks are ready-to-use and provide a quick solution for games that don’t require separate actions for swinging and hitting. Perfect for games where there is no possibility of dodging the attack or missing the target.

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RC Toys

'RC Toys' by Sound Armoury features 500+ audio files of remote-controlled toys, including cars, tanks, trains, drones, and more. With various file formats (multi, one shot, loop) and detailed metadata, this versatile collection provides the perfect sounds for your projects.
 
Reindeer/Caribou

'Reindeer/Caribou' by Niklas Eurén offers over 500 individual sounds across 150 audio files. Capture the essence of these majestic creatures with isolated vocalizations, body sounds, herd behavior, and environmental interactions like bells, footsteps, and feeding.
 
Anime Essentials

'Anime Essentials' by BOOM Library has sounds designed specifically for anime production. With a focus on unique tonality and dynamic impact, this collection provides a versatile toolkit for creating immersive and exciting anime soundtracks.
 
  • Genres Anime Essentials Play Track 3386 sounds included $179

    BRING YOUR ANIME TO LIFE

    Infusing synthesized tones with distorted effects and tonal sweeps, the sounds in ANIME ESSENTIALS resonate with the surrealism and over-the-top dynamism found in modern-day masterpieces like One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, or Cowboy Bebop. Be it thunderous impacts and explosions or mesmerizing shimmers, each intricately crafted sound holds the power to pump up any anime-style artistic pursuit.

Chimney Wind

'Chimney Wind' by In Motion Audio captures the raw power of wind roaring through a chimney. Recorded during a massive storm, these deep, rumbling sounds are perfect for creating atmospheric ambiences and has bonus reverb-enhanced versions.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Chimney Wind Play Track 30 sounds included, 93 mins total $7

    There was a massive storm going on outside and we could hear the wind from the chimney so we popped our field recording kit up and extended the microphones to as far as they would go up the chimney and pressed record. We managed to capture the low end and rumbles of the wind interacting with the chimney.

    We then tried adding some reverb on to the samples to give space and context which wasn’t exactly part of the plan for this sample pack but we thought it added something so decided to add these samples to the sample pack for no extra cost.

    Chimney Wind will give you enough audio to give your project the authentic sound of wind from a chimney stack, boosting your project to the next level. Chimney Wind has been edited to allow a drop in ready and Royalty Free sample pack. These Samples can be used in a variety of projects from Sound Designing/Compositions for TV, Film, Documentaries and Video Games. UCS Compliant and Metadata is attached to the samples

Norway – NSL

'Norway – NSL' by Nolan Sound Library captures the stunning beauty of Norway - from cascading waterfalls and crashing waves to bustling city life and charming harbors, it immerses you in the diverse soundscapes of the Nordic country.
 
Embraer E175 Jet Airliner

'Embraer E175 Jet Airliner' by Airborne Sound captures the full flight experience, from cockpit to cabin, including pilot chatter, engine roars, and cabin ambiance. This collection is perfect for elevating your flight simulator, film, or game audio.
 
Yamaha Virago XC125 1997

'Yamaha Virago XC125 1997' by Krampfstadt Studio gets you the classic rumble of a 1997 Yamaha Virago XC125. Recorded in pristine 32-bit / 192 kHz audio, this collection includes a variety of driving, foley, mechanical, and electrical sounds.
 
Audi A4 2012

'Audi A4 2012' by Krampfstadt Studio captures the authentic essence of a 2012 Audi A4 in stunning detail. It offers a comprehensive collection of driving, interior, and exterior sounds, including mechanical and electrical components.
 
  • Car Sound Effects Audi A4 2012 large family car Play Track 260 sounds included, 57 mins total $65
    All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272, Sonorous Objects SO.3 and JrF C-Series Pro+ 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.
7Plus City Coco HB1 2021

'7Plus City Coco HB1 2021' by Krampfstadt Studio features recordings in 32-bit, 192kHz of a 7Plus City Coco HB1 2021 electric scooter/motorcycle. Capture the essence of urban mobility with driving, foley, mechanical, and electrical sounds with UCS compatibility.
 
Golden Istanbul

'Golden Istanbul' by Jeremy S Bloom Presents captures the vibrant sounds of Istanbul. Feel the essence of bustling city life, tranquil islands, and hidden courtyards. From bustling markets to peaceful mosques, this collection offers a diverse range of soundscapes for your projects.
 
Vacuum Cleaners

'Vacuum Cleaners' by Vadi Sound Library dives deep into the world of vacuum cleaners! Featuring 5 popular models, this collection captures every aspect of vacuum operation, from cleaning and suction modes to movement and bumps recorded with a variety of microphone setups.
 
  • Bringing you the hypnotizing sounds of 5 high performance vacuum cleaners.

    With 136 files, this one has all the sounds of Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Absolute 2, Philips Powerpro Compact, Dyson Cyclone V10, Dyson V8 and Samsung Jet 60; cleaning, moving, running, suction mode, switching, plugging, unplugging, hitting, sliding, stable and more.

    You will get varying intensity, captured on different surfaces and in close, medium and distant perspectives in mono and stereo.

    All organically recorded in-studio at 96kHz with a Sennheiser MKH8040 stereo pair, F3 and Sony D50 and a lot of fun.

    The resulting spectrum is rich and allows for manipulation of the sounds for complex sound design. Use these for engines and motors for enhanced sound design.

    136 sounds/ 1,55 GB/ 100% royalty-free / comes with detailed naming / UCS compatible

    Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

    What’s Inside

    Vacuum cleaner, cleaner, cleaning, household, vacuum, vacuum fan, broom, dust cleaner, cleaner machine, house cleaning, wheel, motor, cleaning, moving, running, suction mode, switching, plugging, unplugging, hitting, sliding, stable.

     

    What else you may need

    You may also want to check out Clothes for 725 performances of everyday clothes, textile, and accessories of 30+types of clothes, and Room Tones and Interior Ambiences for 3 hours of room tones and quiet or low activity ambiences, ranging from loud industrial spaces to quiet domestic rooms.

    Kitchen Foley is another great option with 750 sounds that capture pretty much every action in the kitchen.

RPG Interface Essentials – Pop-Ups

'RPG Interface Essentials – Pop-Ups' by Khron Studio has sounds for pop-up menus in RPG and MMORPG games. From experience points to new discoveries and quest completion, these diverse sounds enhance the player experience and cater to various in-game scenarios.
 
  • RPG INTERFACE ESSENTIALS – CHARACTER & HUB
    RPG INTERFACE ESSENTIALS – INVENTORY & DIALOG
    RPG INTERFACE ESSENTIALS – MAP & PRINCIPAL MENU

    This is the fourth and final installment in our sound library series, “RPG Interface Essentials – Pop-Ups“, an essential collection of interface libraries designed especially for RPG or MMORPG games. With a total of 135 sounds carefully distributed in various categories, this installment will immerse you in a unique sound experience.

    You will find these nine types of Pop-ups:
    – Enter Or Discover New Territory Pop-Up
    – Experience Popup
    – Insufficient Resources Popup
    – Neutral Pop Up
    – Item Received Popup
    – Journal Updated Pop Up
    – Mission Or Quest Complete Pop Up
    – Overwrite Saved And Save Game Pop Up
    – Special Event Complete Pop Up

    Exceptional Audio Quality:
    With 135 sounds presented in 192 kHz and 24-bit, enjoy exceptional quality and clarity in every detail, immersing players in a captivating audio experience.

    Designed for versatility:
    This versatile sound set is ready to enhance any gaming project, whether it’s a classic RPG or a unique adventure.

    More about the package
    – Intuitive file naming.
    – Use sound effects over and over again, in any of your projects or productions, forever with no additional fees or royalties. Use these SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need it, as much as you want.
    – Full mono compatibility.
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound in an action other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.

    Technical details:
    – 135 RPG interface sounds
    – Number of audio waves: 135
    – Format: 192kHz/24bit
    – Sound Effects Loop: No
    – Total duration: 6 minutes and 38 seconds

Essentials 13 – Seaside

'Essentials 13 – Seaside' by InspectorJ lets you immerse yourself in the sounds of the seaside with this affordable library. Featuring 100 recordings of ocean waves, seagulls, and coastal ambience, this collection provides essential elements for creating realistic beach scenes in your projects.
 
  • Animal Sound Effects Essentials 13 – Seaside Play Track 100 sounds included, 41 mins total $20

    Low-price. High-quality. Essential.

    An essential collection of 100 seaside beach sounds, including ocean waves from various perspectives with seamless loops, as well as seagulls.

    Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.

    Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)

Essentials 12 – Machines

'Essentials 12 – Machines' by InspectorJ offers 400 machine sounds, including common household appliances and industrial equipment. Recorded at 96kHz/24-bit, these essential sounds are perfect for various projects and are compatible with the Universal Category System for easy organization.
 
  • Foley Sound Effects Essentials 12 – Machines Play Track 400 sounds included, 60 mins total $20

    Low-price. High-quality. Essential.

    An essential collection of 400 machine sounds, including carpet cleaners, irons, sewing machines, toasters, vacuums, washing machines, woodchippers, escalators, printers, air pumps and more!

    Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.

    Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)

Sci-Fi Textures and Loops Vol.1

'Sci-Fi Textures and Loops Vol.1' by Master of Dreams offers 240 sounds to create dark, atmospheric sci-fi soundscapes. With 10 variations of each sound, including loops and non-loops, it provides versatile tools for crafting immersive sci-fi worlds for film, games, or music.
 
OSHKOSH – M-ATV MRAP

'OSHKOSH – M-ATV MRAP' by Diegetix Sound LLC features 110 high-quality sound effects (93 files) captured from the Oshkosh M-ATV, a U.S.-made MRAP vehicle. All audio is recorded at a professional 96kHz/24-bit resolution, providing realistic and detailed sound for various applications.
 
Small Furniture Workshop

'Small Furniture Workshop' by White Crow Sound Production lets you dive into the world of furniture creation with this sound library! Recorded in a real workshop, it captures the sounds of sawing, drilling, and general activity with varying mic placements and a contact mic for detailed sounds.
 
  • Door Sound Effects Small Furniture Workshop Play Track 17 sounds included, 52 mins total $30

    This library is recorded in a small furniture workshop where office furniture is sawn and created. We recorded the sounds of the factory so that they can be easily combined together to create a workshop of any scale.

    Here’s What We Recorded:

    • Large circular saw

    • Drill

    • Doors

    • General work noises

    • Industrial Spaces

    Microphones were placed at varying distances from the recording subjects. Many recordings were created using a LOM Geofon contact microphone.

     

     

Thunderstorm Rain Vol.1

'Thunderstorm Rain Vol.1' by Master of Dreams offers 73 WAV files that capture the immersive sounds of thunderstorms and rain in various urban and rural settings. Perfect for creating dramatic and atmospheric weather conditions in film, games, or music.
 
  • City Life Sound Effects Thunderstorm Rain Vol.1 Play Track 73 sounds included, 150 mins total $15

    Rolling thunder, rain in the city or in the countryside – these are the sounds that are included in the collection “Thunderstorm Rain Vol.1”.

    These sounds are well suited for creating a stormy, rainy atmosphere for movies, games and other audio-visual content.

    All sounds are recorded in WAV format, 96 kHz, 24 bit.

     

    The following sounds are included:

    • Atmosphere of Thunderstorm in City Outside Window
    • Drops of Thunderstorm Rain on Windowsill
    • Heavy Rain
    • Pouring Rain
    • Rain Hurricane Rattle Metal Plate Loop
    • Rain in the Gazebo
    • Rain In the Village
    • Rain on Windowsill and City Traffic
    • Rain Thunderstorm on City Traffic Background
    • Rainy Atmosphere with Thunderstorm in City
    • The End of the Thunderstorm
    • Thunderstorm
    • Thunderstorm Rain Intensifies
    • Thunder FX

     

    Product Details:

    • 5.82 GB
    • 96kHz/24-Bit
    • 73 WAV files

    Thunderstorm Rain Vol.1 – Sound List

Medieval Archery Combat – Crossbow, Bow and Arrow Sounds

'Medieval Archery Combat – Crossbow, Bow and Arrow Sounds' by Cyberwave Orchestra brings you the thrill of medieval archery. Immerse your players in the sounds of bows, arrows, and crossbows in combat, and enhance gameplay with inventory and item interactions like picking up, dropping, moving, and crafting.
 
BAE SYSTEMS – CAIMAN MRAP

'BAE SYSTEMS – CAIMAN MRAP' by Diegetix Sound LLC offers sounds captured from the Caiman MRAP, a BAE Systems vehicle built on an FMTV chassis. Engineered for superior audio quality, all sound effects were recorded at 96kHz/24-bit for immersive and realistic sound reproduction.
 
 

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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:

  • Foley Sound Effects Grenade Foley Play Track 1374 sounds included $15

    A focused collection of grenade foley, captured with precision using replica units. This library provides the essential, clean sounds of tactical handling, interaction, and impacts.

    Recorded at 96kHz/24-bit across various surfaces including steel plates, carpet, wood floorings, soil, and grass, this library offers variation for different environments. The recordings feature grenade shakes, surface impacts and rolls, pin pulls, spoon lever ejections, spoon drops, and tactical gear foley, all captured with Lewitt LCT 540 S and Shure SM7B.

    This is a practical toolkit for sound designers working in film, games, and other media, providing a tonal and versatile foundation for building realistic military action.

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  • Car Sound Effects Toyota MR2 1984 sports car Play Track 228 sounds included, 44 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.

  • Animal Sound Effects Collections Botswana Play Track 49+ sounds included, 136 mins total From: $60

    Botswana Faunethic sound library is a unique collection of 49 sounds recorded through several national parks of the country (Okavango, Chobe,…). All these sounds has been recorded and produced with high quality equipment in multichannel.

    This collection offers a wide diversity of soundscapes and animals sounds such as:

    -Bush, savanna and forest soundscapes.
    -Hippopotamus grunt and vocals.
    -Elephants vocals, showering and drinking.
    -Zebras and impalas fighting.
    -Lion chasing an elephant during one night.
    -Birds and insects at different perspectives.
    -Villages

    If you want to hear more about this field recording trip, feel free to check this post.
    The multichannel version contains 40 tracks in native 4.0 and 9 tracks recorded in stereo only.

    This library provides authentic and interesting sounds, recorded with DPA, MBHO and Neumann mics powered by an Aeta 4minX.
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  • Quietsub FX Complete Bundle

    Quietsub FX is a library of 15,055 sound effects at 24 bit 96,000 BWF. The library is organized into a number of collections related to specific categories, and a large miscellaneous category. The library was recorded to be as comprehensive as possible with an emphasis on quality and choice for users.

    The Complete Bundle includes the following parts:

    Quietsub FX gives you a wide ranging library of sound effects. Production of the library focused on creating high quality and choice for users, which ultimately is what creators want. This package is ideal for film, video, radio, podcast, and wherever sound effects are used.

    All files include metadata.

  • Quietsub FX Transportation

    An extensive collection of 1,321 Transportation sounds. If it has means of movement to carry people or goods, whether by engine or human propulsion, you’ll likely find it here.

    This collection comes in two parts. The transportation portion, and Transit Chimes.

    Transit Chimes: Transit Chimes are the sounds you hear all the time on public transportation. Dings, dongs, attention getters. This collection of 70 sound effects gives everything you need to satisfy your craving for these noises. Use them in your productions, or start your own transit system.

    Transportation: People are always going somewhere. And they sure make lots of noise doing it. Just about anything that moves people or freight can be found here.

    Recording for this category is outside the studio affair. A tremendous amount of time driving and walking around, as well as planting yourself in strategic locations where vehicles do their thing.

    • Cars general
    • Classic cars
    • Sports cars
    • Boats
    • Aircraft
    • Bicycles
    • Buses
    • Motorcycles
    • Trucks general
    • Garbage Truck
    • Highway and street backgrounds
    • Traffic sounds

    This extensive collection touches all the bases.

    Files are 24-96000 BWF with metadata.

  • Quietsub FX Video Transition Sound Effects

    A great collection of 128 Video Transition Sound Effects. These are designed to be used at video edit points to add impact.

    Video Editors will enjoy these video transition effects. In recent years, sound effects began appearing in videos to accompany the actual visual edit. This was the inspiration for creating this collection.

    There’s no better way to add depth to video edits than with short sounds and ramps. These work great with short video breakup visuals and flashes.

    This collection is made up of various wipes and transitions.

    Cut away. Chop, Hack etc. These sounds will make those video transitions more interesting.

    Files are 24-96000 BWF with metadata.

  • Quietsub FX Sci-Fi Sounds

    A collection of 192 Sci-Fi Sounds.

    There’s lots of science fiction out there, but still no little green men. Possibly that’s what makes sci-fi so popular. The dream of something you think may exist, but cannot be proven. Sci-Fi, of course, has its own sounds. In this collection of 183 sound effects, you will find most of what you will need to outfit your next spacecraft.

    Included in this collection:

    • Alien interiors
    • Blasters
    • Backgrounds
    • Space ship sounds

    Files are 24-96000 BWF with metadata.

  • Quietsub FX Mechanical Parts

    A collection of 159 mechanical sounds made by small motors. This is the result of a massive editing job involving small metal and plastic parts, and any other item made by humans and others.

    Stuff that clicks, winds, and moves by itself.

    This collection covers the world of small mechanics. Sounds in this collection include:

    • Clicking
    • Cranking
    • Metal levers
    • Metal movement
    • Winding
    • Running
    • Slowing
    • Squeaking

    You can get all wound up with this kind of thing. Something for any mechanical mind.

    Files are 24-96000 BWF with metadata.


   

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