9 Indie Sound Effects Libraries That Were Particularly Popular In August:

Posted August 31, 2017 by Asbjoern Andersen in A Sound Effect, Sound community highlights

Interest in indie sound effects just continues to grow to amazing new heights – and with August coming to an end, here’s an overview of 9 of the indie SFX libraries that were particularly popular this month.

But before we begin… an overview of this month’s indie sound effects releases:

Click to read more about the libraries:

Moscow, quiet nights, magical powers, old buses, mimicked animals, huge debris – and lots of cats
Desert winds, AI, mechanisms, Buddhist nunneries & more
Mopeds, European forests, Formula 1 cars, silenced guns & more
Race cars, retro 8-bit, fighter jets – and tons of ambiences
Norwegian ambiences, semi-trucks, boats, wine glasses & more
Fights, sci-fi UI, trains, Jeeps & more
Emotive droids, Ambisonic ambiences, and unexplored savannas

Particularly popular in August (in no apparent order):

Drones & Mood Sound Effects Kalipso Atmospheric Drones Play Track 61 + Bonus sounds included, 121 mins total $10

Kalipso Atmospheric Drones is a collection of 61 crafted ambient sounds using various recorded sources such as trains, planes, water, various metallic objects and designed sounds.

The duration of each sample varies from a minute to almost two minutes which should give you enough room to create the needed loops if you desire so. Combine and layer provided drones to create bigger, deeper and more intense ambiences.

Kalipso Atmospheric Drones are designed to complete any sci-fi or dark ambient setting in video games, movies or animation projects.

Update volume 1
Update vol. 1 brings 14 additional atmospheric drones.

Bonus – Free whooshes:
When you buy this library, you also get the Whooshers SFX pack for free – a collection of 150 long, medium, short and ricochet whoosh type sounds which can be used for all purposes.

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects High Tech Interface Sounds Play Track 290 sounds included
Rated 4.50 out of 5
$30

Looking for futuristic interface sounds? The High Tech Interface Sounds library is a targeted solution for just that. It features 280 sound effects in categories like Beeps, Buttons, Clicks, Data Processing, Micro High Tech and more – created by Sergey Eybog, who recently won an award for his user interface sound design.

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Mechanical Sound Effects Cameras Play Track 100+ sounds included $16

The Cameras sound library features sounds of no less than 20 different cameras. Everything was recorded with Sound Devices 702, Rode NTG3 and Oktava MK012. The Camera library delivers sounds of different camera shutters, pulling film advance levers, handling noises, self timers, AF mechanisms, pushing buttons and rotating dials. This sound library features camera models from companies like Kodak, Polaroid, Nikon, Olympus, Yashica, Minolta, Fujica, Halina or Pentax.

Includes recordings from the following cameras:
Canon 5d Mark II • Canon Eos 3000n • Fujica AZ1 • Halina H160 • Kodak Brownie 127 • Kodak • Coloursnap 35 • Kodak Eastman Pocket camera • Kodak Instamatic 55x • Kodak Instamatic 200 • Kodak Six 20 Brownie D • Minolta Dynax 303 • Nikon D5000 • Nikon D5500 • Nikon FM2n • Olympus Newpic XB AF • Olympus SP510UZ • Pentax SP1000 • Polaroid Spectra • Yashica Minitec Super

This library will be updated in the future, so you will receive free update link every time I’ll record new cameras.

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Rock / Stone Sound Effects Just Stones Play Track 578 sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$19.50

The “Just Stones” sound effects library brings you a huge amount of sounds created with stones. Ranging from impacts, shatters and rolling stones to scrapes, slides, water hits and tickling fine derbis.
All sorted in sub folders and with embedded metadata, and recorded with Sennheiser MKH8050 + MKH30 mix setup in 24Bit and 192kHz, cleaned, edited and downmixed to stereo. Since many of the sounds are quite mono-ish you can download the complete library also as mono files from only the MKH8050 mic.

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Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Magic and Spell Sounds Play Track 682 sounds included, 29 mins total $19

Magic and Spell Sounds is a custom designed sound library covering many types of magic and spells. From shining in the light to bringing darkness.

Elements: electricity, energy, fireballs, ice, vines, rock, wind and water. Covering actions such as: blasts, casting, conjuring, impacts, healing and more.

682 total sounds (422 magic and spell sounds, 260 bonus sounds from Pro Sound Collection).

ALL sounds from this library Magic and Spell Sounds are included in our full sound library Pro Sound Collection. So if you need more sounds be sure to check it out before purchase.

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Firearms Sound Effects Sci-Fi Weapons (Principle Sound) Play Track 2626 sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$50

The Sci-Fi Weapons library delivers more than 2600 futuristic weapon shots, charges, ricochets and other related sounds.

All of them were designed using exclusively recorded Foley sounds, synthetic layers, various sound manipulation and morphing techniques.

Single shots and automatic fire, reloading ammo, energy blasts, impacts and explosions, surface hits – it’s all there, ready to be used in your sci-fi projects!

Version 1.5 is out:
In v1.5 update we add 11 new weapons and two new reloads/ricochets packs. The total number of sounds in the library comes up to 2626.

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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Gamemaster Pro Sound Collection Play Track 8076 sounds included, 189 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$49

Pro Sound Collection is the highest quality and most affordable sound library you will find. The ultimate collection of 8076 ready to use sound effects!!!

This is the perfect collection of sounds for all types of sound designers, game developers and video editors who need a large range of high quality sound effects ready to use. Designed specifically for games, film and other media by award winning sound designers.

What’s included? EVERY sound Gamemaster Audio ever made! ALL our other other sound libraries (plus other sounds) have been packed into in this amazing sound collection.

Pro Sound Collection Includes:

Gun Sound Pack $19
Bullet Impact Sounds $19
Human Vocalizations $25
Magic and Spell Sounds $25
Punch and Combat Sounds $29
Sci-Fi Sounds and Sci-Fi Weapons $25
Silenced Gun Sounds $25
Troll Monster Vocalizations $10
Explosion Sound Pack $10
Footstep and Foley Sounds $10
Fun Casual Sounds $15
Fun Character Voices $10
Retro 8 Bit Sounds $15
Fun Animal Voices $25
WARFARE SOUNDS $39

Total value $301!!!

Sound Categories:

• Alarms • Ambience • Animals • Beeps • Bullets • Buttons • Cartoon • Cinematic • Collectibles • Comedy • Doors • Electricity • Explosions • Fire • Foley • Footsteps • Guns • Hums • Items • Levers • Magic • Misc. • Nature • Powerups • Punches • Retro/8Bit • Sci-Fi • Snow / Ice • Switches • User Interface • Voice • Water • Weapons • Whooshes + MANY MORE!

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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Game Jingles & 8-bit SFX Play Track 174 sounds included $15

This pack consists of 86 Positive/Neutral/Negative Jingles, 29 UI SFXs, 6 Coins SFX, and 53 other SFXs (Consist of impacts, alarm, swells, explosion, and jump sounds!)

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Creature Sound Effects WINGS Play Track 1444+ sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
From: $99

We are extremely proud to present our first library, WINGS – a one-of-a-kind sound library.

From tiny insects to small birds, from fairies to dragons, WINGS offers a creative palette with a diverse range of sounds to choose from.

With over 1400 files (more than 4 GB for the 192 kHz version ) we’re confident you will find the perfect sound.

When purchasing WINGS you get 2 packs, our Design category that includes 180 files and the Source category that offers more than 1200 sounds. Featuring the very best of our foley sessions.

All single flaps have been careful edited, allowing for unique speed or rate adjustments.

Pick your preferred version at the introductory prices below:

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And here are 3 indie SFX libraries that are trending right now:

User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Motion Graphics Play Track 650+ sounds included $9

Introducing MOTION GRAPHICS, a complete Motion Graphics sound effects library from SoundMorph!

Motion Graphics focuses on all the elements you might need for sound design on a trailer, a cinematic scene or a visual that is heavy with motion graphics, whether it be abstract or straight forward, Motion Graphics has all the elements and textures you could think of. Motion Graphics are something all of us sound designers run into at one point or another, so this library is an excellent addition to your sound effects tool box.

Motion Graphics was created by and in collaboration with sound designer Rostislav Trifonov (SoundMorph Elemental library contributor).

Motion Graphics features 650 24bit/96 kHz .wav files, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer & Basehead metadata.

The library features:
• 450 + designed sound effects
• 190 + source audio files
• Whooshes
• Impacts
• Risers
• Stingers
• Low end and Sub Bass
• Impulse Responses
• Passbys
• Textures – noise, grit, glitch
• Ambiences
• Buttons and Clicks
• Mechanical Elements
• Granular effects

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Featured Sound Creators Modular UI Play Track $9

Modular UI is an advanced user interface library designed by world-renowned sound designer and musician Richard Devine.

Designed and sourced entirely from Richard Devine’s personal and exclusive Eurorack modular synths and processors collection, the Modular UI soundpack combines the retro, clean sound of analog with the futuristic tech of the new wave of advanced analog and digital synthesis from modular synths, evoking flashbacks of iconic sound design heard in both classic and modern sci-fi films.

The Modular UI soundpack gives you access to sounds created by one of the masters of modular synths and sound design, and is sourced from equipment that would take a lifetime to purchase and assemble, giving an incredible value to this soundpack both artistically and financially.

Utilizing many Eurorack modules that have not yet been released to the public and containing samples equally suited to sound designers and electronic musicians alike, Modular UI is in a class by itself!

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Animal Sound Effects Collections Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV Play Track 2096 sounds included, 78 mins total $153

⏰ For a very limited time:
Add this library to the cart and enter ah4launch in the cart coupon field – to sprinkle an extra launch discount, on top of the current discount!

Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files. The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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