12 Great New Sound Libraries: Medieval Swords, Icelandic Winters, Country Rainfall, Cats And Dogs, Parrots And Alpacas, Footsteps, Lawnmowers, And More!

Posted June 25, 2024 by Adriane Kuzminski in New sound effects libraries

This week on A Sound Effect, we've got a nice collection of new sound libraries that have the detail and high quality you are looking for.

Want to add crisp, realistic nature sounds to your project? We have recordings of French countrysides with their rainfall and tranquil ambiences (complete with roosters!), Scottish streams and creeks, and the icy solitude of an Icelandic winter.

Need some unique animal sounds to bring your characters to life? We have purrs and meows from adorable cats, calls from majestic parrots, sharp cries and neighs of cute alpacas, and even the barks of ferocious guard dogs.

Looking for something that can be used across genres and projects? We have a library packed with versatile footsteps for any situation, lawnmowers creating freshly cut grass, the menacing slashes of swords clashing, and the atmospheric hum of urban drones.

So whether you're working on a video game, film, or just want to add some sonic spice to your project, we've got you covered. Happy listening!

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Rural France – 2

'Rural France – 2' by Celine Woodburn will immerse your listeners in the tranquility of rural France. It captures the essence of the countryside with rooster crows, chirping crickets, buzzing flies, and the nocturnal symphony of twitters and hoots.

Animal Sound Effects Rural France – 2 Play Track 48+ sounds included, 145 mins total $24

The sound of rural France

High-quality recordings will transport your audience to the heart of rural France, where the sounds of nature is ever-present.

Cockerels crowing loudly in the distance

The chirping of crickets and buzzing of flys

The tweeting of nocturnal birds

The gentle hum of crickets and the occasional hoot of an owl as night falls

Recorded and exported in 32-bit 192Khz

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Sword – Medieval Swords

'Sword – Medieval Swords' by Cyberwave Orchestra offers classic slashing sounds and hard-to-find stabbing effects. Wood, flesh, and plate variations let you create realistic battles for any era, from medieval clashes to fantasy RPGs.

Cold Weapon Sound Effects Sword – Medieval Swords Play Track 138 sounds included $28
Introducing the ultimate sword-themed sound effects pack, perfect for game developers and enthusiasts looking to take their melee combat scenes to the next level. With 138 high-quality sounds, this pack is a must-have for anyone looking to add realistic and immersive sword sound effects to their games.
- What sets this pack apart is the inclusion of hard-to-find sword-stabbing sounds, in addition to the classic slashing sounds. Each sound is recorded in high quality and expertly separated into swinging and impact sounds, with unique materials such as wood, flesh, and plate, providing maximum flexibility for any combat scene.
Whether you’re creating a medieval battle scene or a fantasy RPG, this sound pack will help bring your game to life. With its vast array of sounds, you can create unique and dynamic combat sequences that are sure to captivate your audience. Multiple variations of each sound effect will ensure the best possible results for those looking for great realism.

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Drone Sounds Vol. 6

'Drone Sounds Vol. 6' by Ferreira the Sound Guy will bring your projects to life with urban ambience! It offers 10 unique soundscapes crafted from recordings of city metals (signs, road dividers) using a LOM Géofon mic.

Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Drone Sounds Vol. 6 Play Track 10 sounds included, 8 mins total $10

This soundlibrary arises from recordings in the city with the LOM Géofon microphone on metals such as signs, road separators, among others.

After working these sounds in post production, this library comes with 10 incredible drone sounds that will bring your vídeo, trailer or movie to life.

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The Animal Symphony – Cats Vol 1

'The Animal Symphony – Cats Vol 1' by Khron Studio purrfectly captures feline communication! It features a variety of meows from two distinct cats recorded in 24-bit, 192kHz/96kHz for exceptional clarity.

Animal Sound Effects The Animal Symphony – Cats Vol 1 Play Track 36+ sounds included, 4 mins total $12

THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WHITE HANDED GIBBON
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – LOVEBIRD
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – CROWING ROOSTER
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – GOAT & SHEEP
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – DONKEY
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – PARROT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – ALPACA

“The Animal Symphony – Cats Vol 1” offers a collection of 36 high-quality audio tracks, each with multiple sounds (between 3 and 5 variations). The audios are organized with an intuitive nomenclature, allowing you to easily exchange the different microphone jacks to choose or combine the best recordings. Using high-end microphones, such as the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and EM258, along with a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound, we have captured every detail and nuance of these sounds. Recordings were made at 24-bit and 192kHz/96kHz, ensuring professional clarity and depth.

This collection offers a wide variety of meows from two different cats, perfect for adding realism and authenticity to your projects. With multiple takes and variations, this library provides the flexibility needed for any type of production that requires sounds from these cats. All recordings have been carefully edited to eliminate external noises, such as birds, wind or people. Furthermore, thanks to the ultrasonic microphones used, it is guaranteed that by lowering the tone the frequency richness will be maintained.

Ideal Applications:
– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrich your audiovisual productions with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.

Technical details:
– Total Audios: 36 (Each audio contains between 3 and 5 variations)
– Format: 192kHz – 96kHz/24bit
– Equipment Used: Zoom F6 recorder with Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and EM258 capsule microphone, plus a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound.

License:
The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – Cats Vol 1” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing their use in multiple projects at no additional costs. You can use these sound effects in your games, trailers, Kickstarter campaigns, and more, as many times as you like.

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Water Flowing – Scotland

'Water Flowing – Scotland' by Dramatic Cat takes you on a sonic journey through the Scottish Highlands. It captures the majesty of waterfalls, the gurgling of streams, and the peaceful trickles of creeks.

Environments & Ambiences Water Flowing – Scotland Play Track 21 sounds included, 46 mins total $23

Immerse yourself in the enchanting natural landscapes of Scotland with this collection of water flowing sounds.

Recorded during hikes through the Scottish Highlands, our high-quality sounds capture the essence of majestic waterfalls, the gentle babbles and robust currents of winding streams, and the serene trickles of tranquil creeks.

‍Gear used

Sound Devices MixPre-6 II • LOM Usi Pro • LOM MikroUsi • Oktava MK-012 MS

‍Metadata

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

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Sound of Nature: Iceland-Winter Ambiences

'Sound of Nature: Iceland-Winter Ambiences' by FENNEC FX immerses you in a secluded Icelandic winter wonderland. Crystal-clear recordings capture the biting wind, pristine snow, and occasional bird calls.

Environments & Ambiences Sounds of Nature: Iceland-Winter Ambiences Play Track 11-44 sounds included, 198 mins total $34

This library offers a collection of recordings from Iceland during the winter season. The landscape is cold and blanketed in snow. You can hear the biting icy wind, the pervasive chill, and, occasionally, the calls of a few birds and a solitary raven. These recordings capture the serene, remote and stark beauty of Icelandic winter ambiances.

All recordings are clear and entirely devoid of external noise and human disruptions. This is why this library is particularly valuable for productions set in the past, such as medieval and ancient times as well as for historical and nature documentaries.

All these nature ambiences are recorded using two microphone setups: a Double MS Stereo setup and a spaced omnis setup, the latter also providing extended frequency response. This results in four variations for each recording: Stereo, Wide Stereo, Wide AB Stereo, and 5-channel 5.0 surround. The variances between these options range from subtle to more pronounced, offering flexibility for crosscutting within scenes.

Get more than 3 hours of unique, royalty-free and notably high quality recordings with this library. Recorded in 24 bit / 96 kHz. Accurately edited and mastered to sound as natural as possible. With an average duration ranging from 2 to 7 1/2 minutes per file, there’s ample time to integrate them seamlessly into longer scenes without the need for looping. For more detailed descriptions of the ambiences within this collection, please refer to the metadata provided in our file lists or listen to the preview montage.

This library is UCS compliant (universalcategorysystem.com). In this new category system, all files contain extensive metadata like file description, Category & Subcategory. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio libraries management tools.

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Essentials 11 – Footsteps 01

'Essentials 11 – Footsteps 01' by InspectorJ offers 500 footsteps for just $20! It features a variety of walking, jogging, and running sounds on different surfaces like carpet, grass, and even glass.

Foley Sound Effects Essentials 11 – Footsteps 01 Play Track 500 sounds included, 14 mins total $20

Low-price. High-quality. Essential.

An essential collection of 500 footsteps sounds, including various walking, jogging and running steps, both as a continuous take and as individual steps, on various surfaces (carpet, concrete, dry leaves, glass, grass, gravel, ice, snow & wood).

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!)

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The Animal Symphony – Alpaca

'The Animal Symphony – Alpaca' by Khron Studio offers a collection of alpaca sounds for your creative needs. Featuring 15 audio tracks with over 50 variations, it captures the full range of alpaca vocalizations.

Animal Sound Effects The Animal Symphony – Alpaca Play Track 54 sounds included, 2 mins total $10

THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – GOAT & SHEEP
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – CROWING ROOSTER
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – LOVEBIRD
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WHITE HANDED GIBBON
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI

Product Description:

“The Animal Symphony – Alpaca” offers a collection of 15 high-quality audio tracks, with a total of 54 individual sounds. The audios are organized with an intuitive nomenclature, allowing you to easily exchange the different microphone jacks and choose which one to use or combine them all. Using two high-end microphones, the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and an EM258 capsule microphone, along with a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound, we have captured every detail and nuance of these sounds. Recordings were made at 24-bit and 192kHz/96kHz, ensuring professional clarity and depth.

This collection offers a wide variety of cries and other sounds made by alpacas. These sounds are perfect for adding realism and authenticity to your projects. With multiple takes and variations, this library provides the flexibility needed for any type of production requiring sounds from these animals. All recordings have been carefully edited to remove external noises, such as other birds, wind or people. Furthermore, thanks to the ultrasonic microphones used, it is guaranteed that whoever decides to tone it down will still get a rich frequency.

Ideal applications:

– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrich your audiovisual productions with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.

Technical details:

– Total audios: 15 (With a total of 54 individual sounds)
– Format: 192kHz – 96kHz/24bit
– Equipment used: Zoom F6 recorder with Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and EM258 capsule microphone, plus a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound.

License:

The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – Alpaca” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing their use in multiple projects at no additional costs. You can use these sound effects in your games, trailers, Kickstarter campaigns, and more, as many times as you like.

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The Animal Symphony – Parrot

'The Animal Symphony – Parrot' by Khron Studio features parrots - with screeches, cackles, and other sounds at close and medium distances. Recordings are edited and mastered in professional formats (192kHz/ 96kHz, 24-bit) for exceptional clarity.

Animal Sound Effects The Animal Symphony – Parrot Play Track 87+ sounds included, 7 mins total $12

THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – GOAT & SHEEP
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – CROWING ROOSTER
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – LOVEBIRD
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WHITE HANDED GIBBON
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI

Product Description:

“The Animal Symphony – Parrot” offers a collection of 87 high-quality audio tracks, each with multiple sounds (Between 3 to 6 variations). The audios are organized with an intuitive nomenclature, allowing you to easily exchange the different microphone jacks, so you can choose which microphone to use or combine them all. Using two high-end microphones, the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and an EM258 capsule microphone, along with a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound, we have captured every detail and nuance of these sounds. Recordings were made at 24-bit and 192kHz/96kHz, ensuring professional clarity and depth.

This collection offers a wide variety of screams, cackling, and other sounds at close and medium distances, perfect for adding realism and authenticity to your projects. With multiple takes and variations, including African Parrot, Macaw, and Eclectic Parrot sounds, this library provides the flexibility needed for any type of production requiring sounds from these birds. All recordings have been carefully edited to remove external noises, such as other birds, wind or people. Furthermore, thanks to the ultrasonic microphones used, it is guaranteed that whoever decides to lower the tone will continue to obtain frequency richness.

Ideal Applications:

– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrich your audiovisual productions with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.

Technical details:

– Total Audios: 87 (Each audio contains between 3-6 variations)
– Format: 192kHz – 96kHz/24bit
– Equipment Used: Zoom F6 recorder with Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and EM258 capsule microphone, plus a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound.

License:

The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – Parrot” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing their use in multiple projects at no additional costs. You can use these sound effects in your games, trailers, Kickstarter campaigns, and more, as many times as you like.

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Dog Barks

'Dog Barks' by Celine Woodburn features real guard dogs, capturing a range of emotions from ferocious growls to sharp barks. Perfect for adding realism to any project featuring canines, from horror films to animal documentaries.

Animal Sound Effects Collections Dog Barks Play Track 100+ sounds included $27

Unleash the fury of Our Dogs Sound Effects collection

High-quality capture the intense emotions and reactions of real guard dogs Growls, snarls and barks

Add realism to your animal and creatures from horror movies to animal dramas

Recorded and exported in 32-bit/192kHz

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Lawnmower

'Lawnmower' by Celine Woodburn has sounds of lawn-mowers in action from various distances in the French countryside. Transport your listeners to the fresh-cut grass of the great outdoors.

Mechanical Sound Effects Lawnmower Play Track 13+ sounds included, 36 mins total $25

Take your audio projects to the next level with our “Cutting Edge” lawnmower sound effects pack!

A collection of high-quality sound effects will transport your listeners to the great outdoors, where the sweet scent of freshly cut grass fills the air.

Sound effects of mowing the lawn from various distances in the French countryside which can be used effectively for a variety of projects.

Recorded and exported in 32 Bit 192Khz

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Rainfall

'Rainfall' by Celine Woodburn offers a high-fidelity rain ambience from the French countryside. It features the calming sounds of rainfall along with drips and drops from a roof - all mastered in a high-quality format.

Environments & Ambiences Rainfall Play Track 15+ sounds included, 39 mins total $20

A beautiful rainfall ambience perfect to be used in any project.

Recorded in the french countryside on a rainy day with some lovely drips and drops coming from the roof

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City Life Sound Effects British Sirens Play Track 48 sounds included, 12 mins total $25

This library consists of sounds of authentic British sirens recorded during a 3 month period in London including while in Covid-19 lockdown. The sirens’ source vehicles include ambulances, police cars, and fire trucks. Recoding techniques include recording with a spaced pair of 2 DPA 4060’s in DPA BLM6000 Boundary Layer Mount with wind protection as well as following the source with Sennheiser 8060 shotgun when opportunity allowed. As a result, the library offers 48 sounds recorded in 24bit/96kHz format delivered in 64 files with a total runtime of approximately 12 minutes. The sound was edited in RX7 to remove the occasional sounds of birds.

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Roomtones Hospital Ambiance Play Track 24 sounds included, 59 mins total $33

Hospital Ambiance is 59 minutes/1.80 Gb of ambiance recordings from an old hospital. 24 separate files – recorded in 24bit/96kHz A-B stereo. All sounds are UCS-compatible.

Hospital Ambiance was recorded in the rooms and corridors of the old (now defunct) Aarhus County Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark. A prominent feature is the lack of acoustical treatment in corridors and hallways, giving a rather hard and reverberant sound, which is typical of Danish public building styles of the 1930’s and 40’s.

Elevators and automatic doors are heavy and noisy; humming and clanking as patients and staff pass through them. Electric vehicles used to move patients and supplies around inside the complex are old and not exactly noiseless either. Finally, while I did not have access to operating rooms or the like, I did get into a couple of basement corridors, where there were less people and more Hvac noise (yay!).

In some of the recordings, faint, muffled or smeared voices can be heard. While I have removed passages with distinctly Danish words (which might also be connected with specific, recognizable persons), there is still a certain tone and pitch to the Danish language, which may come through on occasion.
All in all, this is the sound of a place that is no more, as this old hospital is being turned into expensive apartments or something to that effect.

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Door Sound Effects Locker Doors Play Track 104 sounds included, 4+ mins total $12

This is a collection of 5 different metal lockers, opened, closed, banged and handled for all of those school hallway situations you’ll come across. They are super clean and were recorded with close and “roomy” perspectives for all but one.
Multi-channel, mono close, stereo room.

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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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Hand Combat Sound Effects Mini Punches Play Track 60 sounds included $6.99

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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