Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we have five new libraries that cover a variety of places and subjects. You can hear sounds of lifting weights in an indoor gym or enjoy ambiences of suburban Chicago. You can also hear SFX of bashing a wooden fence or artfully striking a piano with a wooden mallet. Plus, we have a new car library featuring a BMW 325i. Whether you need cinematic sounds, peaceful ambiences, or specific sound effects, we’ve got you covered!
The Gym – Sounds of Bodybuilding
 
  • You want to get big? You want to get strong? Want muscles? This library brings the (sounds of the) gym – straight to your DAW!

    The Gym is a sound effects library containing recordings of typical weight room sounds (deadlift barbell, benchpress, dumbells and more), and of course the foley that you bring in the weight room (belt, gloves and similar)

    You can also use the sounds for totally other things, like the sounds that have been made in the included pre-designed folders – so let your imagination guide you, and don't forget: No pain, no gain!

'The Gym – Sounds of Bodybuilding' by Christophe Davaille gets you the sounds of pumping iron in a gym. You'll hear the clings and clangs of placing weights on the barbells, bench pressing, lifting dumbbells, power lifting, and more. You'll also hear what goes on before and in between workouts like getting water, putting on lifting gloves, and attaching a phone armband. If your characters like to lift things up and put them down, this is the library for you.
 
Wooden Fence Destruction
 
  • This library delivers a huge number of recordings of various snaps, drops, scrapes and impacts created by venting anger on a large wooden fence panel. 471 of the 519 included sounds were recorded at 44.1KHz/24-bit stereo and the remaining 48 were recorded at 44.1KHz/16-bit stereo. Ideal for any destructive sound!

    Also included in the “2017 InspectorJ Bundle” for 50% off!

'Wooden Fence Destruction' by InspectorJ has over 500 sounds of just what the title says. With sounds of bashing, dropping, scraping, snapping, cracking, and shaking a wooden fence, you'll get tons of SFX for wooden debris and impacts in your projects. The library also includes recordings of sawing and rummaging through the pieces, as well as raw and designed sounds. If you need the sounds of wood being demolished, this library should have you covered.
 
Piano, Mallet Strikes and FX
 
  • Destruction & Impact Sounds Piano, Mallet Strikes and FX Play Track 463-972 sounds included, 104 mins total From: $25

    Have you ever dreamt of attacking a piano with a metal mallet? Dream no more! This library is available in two versions, a discounted bundle, and also in the further discounted “2017 InspectorJ Bundle” for 50% off!

    Piano, Mallet Strikes: (1.44 GB)
    Recorded at 96kHz/24-bit stereo, this collection of sounds brings you 463 sampler-based metal mallet strikes with five variations. As opposed to playing the piano normally, these sounds were created by striking the string with a metal mallet, creating a harsher attack and a unique plucky percussive sound.

    The sounds have been mapped to Kontakt 5 patches for quicker playing (requires the full version of Kontakt 5), but the raw files are also included. The five different samplers offer you a wide variety of durations:

    Damped instantly (84 sounds; five octaves)
    Damped after 1 second (97 sounds; seven octaves)
    Damped after 2 seconds (97 sounds; seven octaves)
    Damped after 5 seconds (88 sounds; six octaves)
    Sustained fully (97 sounds; seven octaves)

    Piano, Mallet FX: (1.62 GB)
    This collection of sounds brings you 509 FX sounds of various scrapes, hits and glissandos across the piano strings with a metal mallet, offering significant number of variations. Every sound was recorded at 96kHz/24-bit stereo.
    Piano, Mallet Strikes and FX: (3.06 GB)
    This collection of sounds is a discounted bundle of two libraries – “Piano, Mallet FX” and “Piano, Mallet Strikes” – to give you 509 FX sounds of various scrapes, hits and glissandos across the strings, as well as 463 sampler-based mallet strikes with five variations. Every sound was recorded at 96kHz/24-bit stereo.
'Piano, Mallet Strikes and FX' by InspectorJ is a library that will show you where all those cool, creepy cinematic sounds come from! Using a metal mallet and a piano, this surreal hand-made library has nearly 1,000 sounds that include strikes, scrapes, and glissandos, as well as metal strikes that cover the full range of the piano and give you five types of natural reverb, from instant dampening to full sustains. For musical use, you can map this library to your own sampler, or use the Groove Agent files to create some memorable solos!
 
Suburbs of Chicago: Spring
 
'Suburbs of Chicago: Spring' by All You Can Eat Audio shows off the residential areas of this great city. With sounds of distant cars and motorcycles, roaring lawnmowers, dogs and bird calls, rustling leaves, wind chimes, and even a tennis match, you'll get a sense of peaceful Midwestern living. Each file ranges from 2 minutes to 55 minutes, so you'll have plenty of options for how you choose to use them! If you're looking for sounds of people enjoying spring after a long winter, check this one out.
 
BMW 325i – 2006
 
  • BMW 325i – 2006 contains various engine sounds from interior and exterior revs, single rpm revs from 1-6k, and engine starts and stops. This library also contains a variety of Foley sounds of the car's trunk, hood, doors, windows, ashtrays, seat belts, and more.

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'BMW 325i – 2006' by TS Sound gets you the sounds of a 2006 BMW 325i from its interior and exterior perspectives. This library includes sounds of engine starts and stops, revving, and shifting, as well as tons of foley of the doors, windows, seat belts, hood, trunk, windshield wipers, ashtrays, and much, much more! And with detailed metadata, you'll easily find your way around. If you need sounds of a luxury car from the driver's perspective, this library has what you need.
   

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Popular sound effects this week:

 
  • Khron Studio - Spells Variations Vol 4

    Spell Variations Vol. 4 marks the grand finale of our magical sound series, delivering a diverse and powerful collection of spell effects. Inside, you’ll find summonings, blood spells, petrifications, healing spells, dark incantations, and much more!

    This volume includes 255 high-quality sound effects, organized into 27 distinct spell types, each with multiple variations (3 to 17) to ensure no spell sounds the same, even when reused across your project.

    Each spell type is carefully named and sorted into individual folders, giving you intuitive navigation and maximum flexibility for magical scenes, game effects, or cinematic transitions.

    Recorded, edited, and mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit, these sounds deliver exceptional clarity and full adaptability for pitching, layering, or creative processing.

    A must-have library for professional sound designers seeking drag-and-drop magical sounds for video games, trailers, animations, or any audiovisual production.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding magical sounds [Use them again & again
    Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    – For any questions or problems: khronstudio@gmail.com

    Features
    – 255 spell sounds
    – Number of Audio Waves: 255
    – Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
    – Win/Mac: Yes
    – Minutes of audio provided: 19:21

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  • Fancy a vocal cat? Introducing the first 20 cats of the Istanbul cat federation! Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

    About Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1

    With Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1, you can bring out a strong character of any cat in your projects. Angry, happy, distressed, and hungry! From loud meows to long purrs, through wild growls, cries, hisses and yummy eating. These are cats at their most expressive!

    98 files and 200+ sounds in 24-bit / 96kHz Wav format with easy to navigate naming. Go ahead and reflect the world of cats and kittens, indoors and outdoors. Complex tones of meowing, growling, screaming, mewling, purring, munching on various food, hissing, chattering, and howling and even digging in a litter box – in short, long and varied takes. Plus, you get the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail!

    Starring 20 cat friends, namely;
    Oglus, Biyikli, Duduk, Disko, Zeytin, Puantiye, Paspas, Misa, Sans, Cinko, Kaju, Ucgen, Gunes, Teri, Eylul, Pofuduk, Ozmo, Ceku, Pusi, Lola.

    These meticulously recorded sounds have clarity and room for further usage and sound design with the flexible texture of the sounds for further customization. You can now set the bar higher for all your film, game, motion and video projects, advertisement, animation and all kids related projects.

    We donate 50% of this pack’s profits to animals in need.

    Keywords including Actions, Mood, Style
    Animal, Cat, Kitten, Indoors, Outdoors, Meowing, Growling, Screaming, Screaking, Fighting, Mewling, Purring, Munching on various Food, Hissing, Chattering, Howling, Snarling, Digging in a Litter Box, Short, Fast, Slow, Long, High-pitched, Relaxed Agitated, Mad, Angry, Tired, Aggressive, Happy, Distressed, Nervous, Hungry, Wild, Hostile, Dry Food, Cat Food, Water, Milk, Eating, Drinking, Crunching, Chewing, Tingling, Collar, Bell, Biting, Subtle, Gulping, Licking, Threatening, Kicking, Warning, Pleading, Complaining, Trilling, Welcoming, Attention-seeking, Street Cat, Stray, Sleeping, Snoring, Crying, Chattering, Dreaming, Wailing, Pinging.

    What else you may need
    You may also want to check out our Toys SFX Pack for access to 215 carefully recorded sounds effects of Toy Story-like ambiences.

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  • Uncategorized Overkill – Gore And Splatter Play Track 3390 sounds included, 160 mins total $149

    Unleash pure audio carnage with OVERKILL – a brutally detailed 5.7 GB sound library featuring 3390 hyperreal gore sound effects across 607 files. Whether you’re designing subtle, skin-crawling tension or full-blown splatter mayhem, Overkill gives you the raw, visceral tools to cover the entire spectrum of gore – from nuanced realism to over-the-top brutality.

     

    DESIGN KIT (360 Sounds – 60 Files)

    A collection of brutally crafted, drag-and-drop sound effects, organized into game-ready actions and categories.

    • Stab: Precise, piercing attacks with bladed weapons like knives, daggers, and swords.
    • Hit: Brutal strikes using blades such as machetes, katanas, and sabres.
    • Cut: Clean or messy slices delivered by weapons like katanas, knives, machetes, and sabres.
    • Slam: Heavy, crushing blows with blunt weapons like warhammers, morning stars, flails, crowbars – and even axes used with brute force.
    • Crush: Full-on head or body crushes – whatever happens when too much pressure turns flesh and bone into pulp.
    • Explode: Full-on body explosions – when guts, bones, and blood violently erupt in every direction at once.

    All of these categories are featured in both a realistic, organic style and an exaggerated, highly stylized, over-the-top version.

    In addition the Design Kit features Projectile Impacts from Guns, Shotguns and Arrows.

     

    BUILDING BLOCKS (384 Sounds – 64 Files)

    The goal behind our Building Blocks is to provide pre-designed sound layers that streamline your workflow. We’ve created straightforward, easy-to-use categories that let you quickly build new sounds or enhance your own designs.

    All following categories are available in both Wet and Dry:

    • Impact: Ideal as punchy sweeteners for heavy weapon hits and brutal moments.
    • Whoosh: Quick, clean lead-ins to enhance any kind of gore sound.
    • Crack: Perfect for highlighting the snap of shattered bones and broken bodies.
    • Tail: Drag and drop to add lingering, gruesome sustain to your gore effects.

     

    CONSTRUCTION KIT (2653 Sounds – 483 Files)

    For our Construction Kit, we wanted to give you the best of both worlds to meet (or should we say meat) all your needs. You’ll get cleaned raw recordings for full flexibility in your own processing, plus pre-processed and layered sounds to spark creativity, fuel inspiration, and give you everything you need for hyperrealistic gore design.

    Our Construction Kit includes:

    • Blood: Vile drips, juicy splatters, and bone-chilling squeezes.
    • Gut: Rich with drops, impacts, squishes, and visceral movement.
    • Flesh: Brutal impacts, rips, strains, and movements.
    • Bone: Crisp breaks and sharp snaps.
    • Texture: Hyperrealistic wet and dry constant textures.
    • Weapon: Resonant metal slices, stabs, and hits, as well as whooshes for weapon hits and ricochets.

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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:

  • Music Impressionism Play Track 100 sounds included $5

    Impressionism, masterfully crafted by Ni Sound, is a captivating collection of 100 textural music tracks inspired by the evocative soundscapes of Monument Valley and Journey. This cinematic anthology weaves intricate layers of string ensembles, harp, piano, synthesizers, and flute, creating immersive soundscapes that evoke themes of healing, epic grandeur, warmth, and haunting suspense. Tailored for documentaries, art games, advertisements, and projects inspired by literature, Impressionism invites listeners into a world of introspection, adventure, and profound emotional depth.

    Delivered in pristine 96 kHz WAV format, every composition undergoes professional post-production mastering, ensuring exceptional clarity and impact. With a total duration of 2 hours and 26 minutes, Impressionism is the perfect choice for creators seeking to enchant audiences with sophisticated, emotionally resonant sound.

    Additional Features:

    • Easy to use, drag and drop ready
    • AAA mixing and mastering
    • free updates to higher versions, Forever!

    Technical Details:

    • 100 audio files
    • wav format: 24Bit 96khz
    • unpacked size: 5.09GB
    • total run time: 2h 26m 16s

    The content of our sound fx library is free for use in commercial or non-commercial sound production purposes.

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  • Fancy a vocal cat? Introducing the first 20 cats of the Istanbul cat federation! Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

    About Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1

    With Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1, you can bring out a strong character of any cat in your projects. Angry, happy, distressed, and hungry! From loud meows to long purrs, through wild growls, cries, hisses and yummy eating. These are cats at their most expressive!

    98 files and 200+ sounds in 24-bit / 96kHz Wav format with easy to navigate naming. Go ahead and reflect the world of cats and kittens, indoors and outdoors. Complex tones of meowing, growling, screaming, mewling, purring, munching on various food, hissing, chattering, and howling and even digging in a litter box – in short, long and varied takes. Plus, you get the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail!

    Starring 20 cat friends, namely;
    Oglus, Biyikli, Duduk, Disko, Zeytin, Puantiye, Paspas, Misa, Sans, Cinko, Kaju, Ucgen, Gunes, Teri, Eylul, Pofuduk, Ozmo, Ceku, Pusi, Lola.

    These meticulously recorded sounds have clarity and room for further usage and sound design with the flexible texture of the sounds for further customization. You can now set the bar higher for all your film, game, motion and video projects, advertisement, animation and all kids related projects.

    We donate 50% of this pack’s profits to animals in need.

    Keywords including Actions, Mood, Style
    Animal, Cat, Kitten, Indoors, Outdoors, Meowing, Growling, Screaming, Screaking, Fighting, Mewling, Purring, Munching on various Food, Hissing, Chattering, Howling, Snarling, Digging in a Litter Box, Short, Fast, Slow, Long, High-pitched, Relaxed Agitated, Mad, Angry, Tired, Aggressive, Happy, Distressed, Nervous, Hungry, Wild, Hostile, Dry Food, Cat Food, Water, Milk, Eating, Drinking, Crunching, Chewing, Tingling, Collar, Bell, Biting, Subtle, Gulping, Licking, Threatening, Kicking, Warning, Pleading, Complaining, Trilling, Welcoming, Attention-seeking, Street Cat, Stray, Sleeping, Snoring, Crying, Chattering, Dreaming, Wailing, Pinging.

    What else you may need
    You may also want to check out our Toys SFX Pack for access to 215 carefully recorded sounds effects of Toy Story-like ambiences.

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  • Fun Casual Sounds contains over 600 professionally designed sound effects!

    A perfect collection of fun sounds suitable for all types of sound designers, video editors, game developers or anyone who needs a large range of high quality fun sound effects ready to use out-of-the-box. Great for both quickly prototyping and the finished product. Designed specifically for games, video and other media by award winning sound designers.

    This pack also includes a variety of 150 bonus sounds effects from our full library Pro Sound Collection. ALL sounds from Fun Casual Sounds are included Pro Sound Collection so if you need more sounds be sure to check it out before purchase.

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Latest sound effects libraries:
 
  • Hand Combat Sound Effects Massive Punches Play Track 505 sounds included, 1 mins total $29.99

    MASSIVE PUNCHES – 505 files of punch sound effects, from several sparring sessions. From quiet taps and hits to thudding and cracking impacts. Massive Punches comes in at over 1 minute, of real skin on skin body and head shots. Bring the power of bare knuckle to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Massive Punches filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.

    Don’t need a Massive amount of Punch sound effects? We offer ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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  • MINI PUNCHES – 60 files of punch sound effects, from several sparring sessions. From quiet taps and hits to thudding and cracking impacts. Mini Punches comes in at over 15 seconds, of real skin on skin body and head shots. Bring the power of bare knuckle to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Mini Punches filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.
    Looking for a Massive amount of Punch sound effects? We offer ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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  • Environments & Ambiences Textured Rain Play Track 116 sounds included, 135 mins total $41.30

    Textured Rain features meticulously recorded rainfall on a wide variety of surfaces and objects. Each sound is delivered as a seamless loop, with three distinct intensities per surface for maximum flexibility.

    Captured in a controlled environment using mainly a DIY rain machine, this collection was recorded in both stereo and mono, ranging from light drizzles to heavy downpours and offering consistent, adaptable textures without unwanted background noise.

    The library includes performances on car interiors, metal and plastic props, umbrellas, vegetation, fabric, debris and more. Perfect for layering in film, games, or other audio projects, these rain loops are ideal for crafting atmospheres, enhancing ambiences, and adding realistic environmental detail.

    Loops in mono and stereo

    This sound pack have been recorded using multiple mono and stereo microphone configurations and exported as seamless loops for easy drag and drop in your project.

    Props and textures recorded

    Aluminium plate • Car interior • Fabric • Galvanized container • Galvanized tub • Glass plate • Green and dead leaves • Metal barrel • Metal roof • Metal sheets and plates • Metal scrap • Mud puddle • Newspapers • Plastic container • Plastic roof • Plastic sheet • Plastic tarps • Reed screen • Roof tiles • Shopping bags • Stainless steel sheet • Steel box • Tent • Trash bags • Trash can • Umbrellas • Water • Wheelie bin • Window skylight • Wood floor • Wood planks

    … and more!

    Gear used

    MixPre-6 II • F6 • MKH8040 • MKH30 • C411 • MKH416 • LOM Usi Pro • Oktava MK012


    Metadata

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

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  • Destruction & Impact Sounds Extra Crunches Play Track 74 sounds included, 27 mins total $9.99

    EXTRA CRUNCHES – is an auxiliary sound library containing 74 unique sound effect files of crunches. From close up scratching and popping to loud and rough breaking and chomping. Whether it’s crunches or crumbs you’re looking for; This Extra sound effects library will help supplement the snacks and cracker needs, of your next project. Extra Crunches comes in at over 27 minutes and was recorded at 192kHz / 32bit using an ultrasonic microphone. All of our libraries comply with the Universal Category System naming convention standard, allowing for accurate and easy granular searches.

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  • Industrial Ambiences Airflow Collection Play Track 36+ sounds included, 157 mins total $48

    Moody wind drafts for game & cinematic sound design can always give depth and realism to your production. This collection of airflow sounds covers structural air pressure, howling and whistling wind through doors, rattling frames and cracking stuff. Perfect for creating bunker-like atmospheres, tense survival settings, or immersive environmental layers, these sounds bring authenticity and emotion to your projects. Whether you need subtle drafts creeping through an abandoned shelter or violent gusts shaking a refuge, this library delivers a versatile toolkit ready for games, trailers, and film sound design.
    Only acoustic recordings are used, no designed sounds. UCS compatible file names and embedded file descriptions for your comfort.


   

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