This week on A Sound Effect, we've got a vast range of sound libraries to explore!
For those needing precise firearm sounds, the detailed "MASTERGUN" series offers the Colt M4A1 Block II, AK-74, and AK-12 (with even more new entries if you need other types of weapons), plus a versatile collection of gunshots, reloads, and handling noises.
For new ambiences, give a litsen to immersive mountain winds, peaceful Japanese cicadas, vibrant Parisian city life, intimate sounds of magpies, genuine retail atmospheres, stylized sci-fi soundscapes, and dynamic volcanic ambiences from New Zealand.
If you're looking for powerful impacts, hear booming low-frequency effects and realistic wood sounds.
And for sounds that are in their own genre, check out dissonant horror pings, detailed spinning tops, metallic guitar manipulation, precise ticking clocks, emotional screams of agony, raw electromagnetic sounds, sharp activations of mouse traps, subtle paper handling effects, authentic German compact cars, a mini and massive collection of chemical noises.
Happy listening!
Chops and Logs
'Chops and Logs' by Sabrina Fedele Audio offers 149 UCS-compliant, 24-bit/96kHz recordings of log chopping and splitting. Recorded with a Rode NTG5 and Mix-Pre 6 ii, it features Douglas Fir wood sounds from Port Orchard, Washington.
Magpie Studio – An Intimate Bird Sound Library
'Magpie Studio – An Intimate Bird Sound Library' by Clovis Tisserand offers detailed magpie vocalizations and foley sounds, capturing young magpies' development. It features chirps, calls, wing flaps, and preening categorized by chick age and call complexity.
Geothermal – New Zealand
'Geothermal – New Zealand' by Dramatic Cat captures New Zealand's volcanic North Island sounds, featuring steam vents, mud pools, geysers, and hot springs. It includes raw SOURCE recordings with natural fauna + edited DESIGNED versions.
Mousetrap
'Mousetrap' by Hayden Blocker SFX provides 96kHz/24bit recordings of two mousetrap types, capturing the sharp crack of their activation. Ideal for film, games, or shorts, these sounds convey surprise or comedic impact with authentic, detailed mousetrap effects.
INTRUSIVE
'INTRUSIVE' by MatiasMacSD offers 120 dissonant ping sound effects (24bit/48kHz) designed for horror and trailer productions. These unsettling sounds create tension and fore-shadow danger, and includes a bonus LOW POINT trailer boom collection.
Massive Acid
'Massive Acid' by Massive Sound FX provides 426 acid sound effects with varying distances and intensities. It features even more sears, pops, and melting sounds with dry and wet versions and UCS metadata.
Screams of Agony
'Screams of Agony' by Tyler Quinn offers diverse vocal screams, from horrific to comedic, recorded from nearly 20 people. Ideal for horror or comedy, use these in the foreground or background, layered for impact, or processed for surreal effects, for powerful emotional range.
Automobilwerk Eisenach Wartburg
'Automobilwerk Eisenach Wartburg 1.3 1988 compact car' by Krampfstadt Studio features this compact car, recorded at 32bit/192kHz. It includes driving, interior/exterior foley, mechanical, and electrical sounds in WAV format, and is also available in UCS.
Mini Acid
'Mini Acid' by Massive Sound FX offers 40 acid sound effects, totaling over 16 minutes, with varying intensities and distances. It features sears, pops, and melting sounds, using basic acids and Foley techniques. Each sound has dry (A) and wet with FX (B) versions.
NSL – Clocks & Bells
'NSL – Clocks & Bells' by Nolan Sound Library offers 65 ticking sounds in 96kHz/24bit from watches, clocks, and mechanical timepieces. Ideal for game audio and immersive sound design with diverse ticks, tocks, and mechanical noises.
Supermarket Ambience
'Supermarket Ambience' by Hidden Sound captures authentic supermarket ambiences from 3 locations, recorded binaurally with DPA 4065 microphones and a Zoom F3. Hear cash registers, bag packing, fridge hums, and indistinct chatter, all recorded discreetly.
Steel Strings
'Steel Strings' by New Sound Lab offers 150 unique sounds from a manipulated Fender Jaguar, using unconventional objects for percussive, resonant sounds. Recorded with contact mics, it captures metallic scrapes, impacts, and rattles from detuned strings.
Foley – Books and Magazines
'Foley – Books and Magazines' by Amplar offers 52 detailed effects for books and magazines, capturing realistic sounds like page flipping, book placements, and paper handling. Ideal for scenes in libraries, offices, or reading environments to enhance storytelling with subtle sounds.
Wind Textures IV
'Wind Textures IV' by GainWalkers offers immersive winds from Spain's Guadarrama Mountains with sweeping forest gusts, roaring grassland winds, and turbulent high-altitude buffeting. Hear these winds go up to 120kph in ORTF, AB + Quad.
Spinning Tops
'Spinning Tops' by Krampfstadt Studio features close-perspective recordings of 6 spinning tops on 12 surfaces, captured at 32bit/192kHz. It provides detailed spinning sounds across various materials to offer diverse spinning top audio.
Futurescapes
'Futurescapes' by Soundopolis delivers 4 hours of stylized 5.1 surround soundscapes for sci-fi, horror, and thrillers. It includes 10 evolving soundscapes and a toolkit of stereo elements like drones, rumbles, and metallic textures.
Cicadas
'Cicadas' by Anti-Node Design captures Japanese cicada sounds from various locations, using OMNI, XY, and ORTF microphone setups for optimal audio. Combining XY and ORTF recordings, this collection provides diverse cicada ambiences, ideal for natural soundscapes.
MASTERGUN – Colt M4A1 Block II
'MASTERGUN – Colt M4A1 Block II' by Aftertouch Audio features 28 raw audio channels, including stereo and mono sources, recorded in Nevada. Foley includes a Sanken CO-100k mic. Includes designed mixes with and without tails.
MASTERGUN – AK-74
'MASTERGUN – AK-74' by Aftertouch Audio offers raw and suppressed recordings from Nevada, with 20 channels including 10 stereo sources. Foley is recorded at 192kHz. Designed mixes, with and without tails, are provided for game-ready use.
MASTERGUN – AK-12
'MASTERGUN – AK-12' by Aftertouch Audio offers extensive recordings from the Nevada Desert, featuring raw shots with 20 channels, including 10 stereo sources, and foley recorded at 192kHz. It provides designed, game-ready mixes with UCS metadata.
Powerful Impacts
'Powerful Impacts' by Master of Dreams delivers 250 low-frequency impact sounds for film, games, and videos. It includes Boom, Huge, Powerful, Reverse, Sub, and Thunder impacts, enhancing action scenes and special effects.
Ambiences from Paris, France
'Ambiences from Paris, France' by Robert Kubicki delivers an immersive soundscape of the city, from bustling streets and metro rides to iconic landmarks like the Louvre and Versailles. Hear cafes, gardens, and theme park excitement, and more.
Electromagnetic SFX Bundle
'Electromagnetic SFX Bundle' by Vlada Sova offers EM soundscapes, including raw recordings (plasma zaps, hums) and designed effects (pulses, glitches). Recorded at 192kHz/32-bit, hear electric hums, glitches, and pulses, perfect for sci-fi, game audio, and electronic music.
