The winners and runners up of the contest were announced last week on a livestream on Airwiggles: a social platform for audio designers. Let’s take a look at the winning entries:
Here are the prizes:
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Featured Sound Creators Gearbox – Mechanics And Machines Play Track 3551 sounds included, 279 mins total $149We’ve ventured to obscure boutiques, prop houses and vintage shops to capture mechanical contraptions from around the world. Ranging from bizarre creations, to steampunk gadgetry, gizmos and machines, GEARBOX clocks in at over 10 GB of high definition, precision mastered sounds spanning across 2987 construction kit sounds and 584 designed sounds.
GEARBOX equips Sound Designers with a literal toolbox of mechanical gadgetry. Ranging from tiny to huge, GEARBOX‘s machines and gizmos provide coverage for interacts, mechanism, machine or device in your scene or game.
INTRODUCING BUILDING BLOCKS
In addition to CONSTRUCTION KIT and DESIGNED SOUND content, GEARBOX features BUILDING BLOCKS. This category of sound consists of designed phrases and oneshots utilized for our designed machinery, empowering Sound Designers with maximum flexibility when trying to get that particular phrase from an existing DESIGNED SOUND. GEARBOX features over 468 BUILDING BLOCKS ranging from levers, hits, grinds, snaps, and more.
KEYWORDS:
Mechanical sounds, Gear sounds, Machinery FX, Industrial sounds, Machine FX, Mechanic SFX, Gears and levers, Engine sounds, Metal clanks, Heavy machinery, Robotic machinery, Industrial gear sounds, Factory sounds, Engineering FX, Machine clicks, Mechanical movements, Gearbox sounds, Tool sounds, Metal creaks, Robot mechanics, Gear shifts, Industrial atmosphere, Factory machinery, Tool sound effects, Industrial FX, Mechanical toolkit, Engine room sounds, Industrial noises, Factory ambience, Clanking sounds, Wrench sounds, Mechanical environment, Workshop sounds, Engine FX, Mechanic FX, Metal impact, Robotic gear, Mechanical noises, Engineering sounds, Machine room, Machine movement, Metal FX, Industrial sound library, Factory FX, Mechanical library, Engineering toolkit, Industrial pack, Metal machinery, Gears FX, Workshop ambience, Robotic machines
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Award 1: The Creativity Award
Runner ups: Petter Karlsten, Katharina Bär, KVBA
Sound designer Damian Pace took the first award with an incredibly dense soundscape full of details. For added context: contest participants were given over 1gb of sound effects to use in order to design sounds for this clip, including some demos of various A Sound Effect sound libraries, sound effects provided by Airwiggles founders Lewis Thompson and Greg Lester, and some free samples provided by the Airwiggles community. There were hundreds of wacky sound effects provided and most sound designers only used a small portion of them: but Damian set themselves a challenge to use every sound effect exactly once.
“I decided to use every sound provided (all 187 of them)! This forced me to use sounds I wouldn’t normally have picked for this sort of video, which I think resulted in a nice big cinematic sound, while giving the individual grapes character and helping bring them to life.” – Damian Pace
This self-imposed limitation must have been very difficult to pull off without the clip sounding like an incredible mess of eclectic sounds: however, we think Damian absolutely aced the challenge and managed to create something clean and coherent with lots of interesting, subtle textures that you only notice upon listening to the clip multiple times. We think this was a fantastic submission and is a perfect example of how limitation breeds creativity. Congratulations to Damian!
Award 2: The Production Award:
Runner ups: Ben Rohletter, Mackubin Owens, Jakub Rehor
Audio Designer Sam Merryweather blew us away with his entry. Sam elevated the clip to the next level with some incredible cinematic production: transforming the sound effects provided in weird and wonderful ways to create completely unique tones and textures. In order to expand the amount of source material available to him, Sam generated tonnes of new sound effects by running the source material through Granulator II inside Ableton, which gave him a whole bank of fun new sounds to play with.
“Most of these created textures were used as audio [in the session], but some were imported into Phase Plant samplers and further manipulated. One example use case was to create a rattling ball style effect from a low version of the grain-resampled rain, which is a key layer in the grape detaching section.” – Sam Merryweather
Finally, Sam ended the clip with some awesome musical cinematic sound effects which formed an epic sounding synth cadence, perfectly rounding off the video clip. We think Sam managed to use creative production techniques to create a bank of interesting source material that really helped him stand out of the crowd. Congratulations to Sam!
Award 3: The Recordist Award:
Runner ups: Julian Ferreira da Silva, Davide Laurito, Mark Berg
Whilst we provided all entrants with 1gb+ of sound effects they can use in their redesigns, we also allowed people to record and create their own sound effects and synth patches in order to enhance the audio. Pablo Velasco took this to the next level: with almost every single sound you hear being something they recorded or synthesized themselves. Pablo embarked on a field recording trip to the mountains, and took some creative recordings of water splashing and fruits being squished at home.
“I went to a mountain with my H1n to record the sounds of the foliage and rustling leaves” – Pablo Velasco
They then supplemented this with some deep, cinematic synth patches that they designed with TAL-U-No-LX which helped give the clip some direction. Whilst we were very impressed at the quantity of Pablo’s recording efforts: we also think that the quality of these self-made sounds was fantastic and fitted the clip perfectly: and the breakdown video Pablo included at the end was the cherry on top. Congratulations Pablo!
Award 4: The Community Award:
Runner ups: Scott VR, Heli Linnus, Ted Hogeman
Airwiggles is all about the tight-knit audio community! We really wanted our contest participants to have fun, share knowledge, give feedback, and learn from each other – rather than to keep their cards close to their chest in order to win. We had so many Airwiggles users actively participating in the community and helping each other which was awesome to see: but Andrea Carsenzuola really went all out!
“The whole idea of this design was to make it seem bigger than what it actually is, so I tried to get very cinematic and almost over the top (by making big whooshes, deep impacts, and playing around with the stereo field)” – Andrea Carsenzuola
Firstly, Andrea livestreamed their entire contest entry on Twitch for other participants to tune into and learn from. They then also created a breakdown video afterwards showing off their session and how they created certain sounds: complete with a text-to-speech robot assistant narrating for us! Andrea put in a tonne of effort knowledge-sharing for the sound design community and for that reason we have awarded them with the Community Award! Congratulations!
Award 5: The Airwiggles Award:
Runner ups: Cecilia Garciá, Gibson Gillet-Behrens, Kieran Blackstone
The Airwiggles Award simply went to our personal favourite clip: and that was designed by audio engineer Jade Dickey! Jade’s focus was on making the grapes sound fresh: one of the ways they did this was by processing a provided sample of some crackling pumpkin seeds to sound like tiny water droplets.
“I really wanted to focus on making the grapes sound “fresh” via highlighting the sound of the water beads as the grapes are twisting and emphasizing the wave sounds when all the grapes are colliding” – Jade Dickey
We felt this entry nailed the story-telling aspect of the clip. It’s an advert for some form of grape drink, and Jade’s entry sounded smooth, fresh, juicy, tasty: and ultimately, it left us wanting to eat grapes! In our opinion, if this advert was to actually be televised, this is the audio that would be chosen to help sell the grape-based drink. All 153 entries to the contest sounded fantastic, and it was very hard going through them all and picking the winners: however, Jade’s entry stood out to us immediately, and deservedly went on to win. Congratulations to Jade Dickey!
That wraps up the Airwiggles x A Sound Effect Sound Design Contest. Thank you again to all 153 participants: we can’t believe the amount of people who entered! If you haven’t already, make sure to sign up to Airwiggles.com to stay up to date with any future contests and events made for the audio community.
Congratulations again to all of our winners!
– Lewis, Greg, and Asbjoern
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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Magic – Alchemy Play Track 4213 sounds includedFrom: $135From: $108SONIC SPELLS WITH REAL PERSONALITY MAGIC – ALCHEMY is a professional sound effects library built from real chemical reactions and elemental forces. It delivers short, character-rich magic sound effects perfect for spellcasting, magical UI design, and fantasy storytelling. Designed to sit cleanly in a mix and shimmer with personality, these spell sounds are ideal for games, trailers, audio dramas and more. Real reactions, recorded with obsessive detail.
Magic Sounds from Real Chemical ReactionsNo digital fakery here. Every sound in MAGIC – ALCHEMY began as a live experiment — alcohol burning in jars, butane growling through pipes, fuses igniting, water swirling in glass. These are true-to-life textures, captured in a lab-grade recording setup. The result? Magical sound with depth, realism, and spark..
Short, Sharp, and Ready to UseThese are not long, cinematic flourishes. This library is about immediacy — short, dry, punchy magic effects that are easy to slot into your project. Ideal for game asset design, magical feedback sounds, and trailer moments where clarity counts.
Three Spell Flavours: Holy, Cursed, NeutralNeed a healing chime, a cursed hex, or something more ambiguous? The Designed section is grouped into Holy, Cursed, and Neutral categories — giving you emotional options that match your scene’s intent, whether you’re crafting a fantasy RPG or a subtle magical interaction.
Built for Professionals, Whatever You CreateWhether you’re layering magic for a fantasy film, adding interactive audio to a mobile game, or creating rich textures for audiobooks or theatre, MAGIC – ALCHEMY fits right in. It’s mix-ready, flexible, and full of sonic character.
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Forest and Mountains features nature and wildlife sounds from California, Washington, and Oregon. Included are a number of bird recordings and forest ambiences, along with some insects, winds, rivers, and rain.
These were recorded over the past three years in various forests, foothills, and mountain environments. A lot of these took place in or near Southern California’s Angeles Forest and San Gabriel Mountains, an area that spans 1200 Square Miles and varies vastly in terrain.
Also included are some sounds from Northern California, along with recordings from the Pacific Northwest.
The recording techniques for this varied as sometimes I went with the recorders running unattended to capture night, dawn and early morning. Other times I’d record while being close by.
Working as a Sound Effects Editor I’ve curated this collection with Editors in mind. Background Ambiences and Spotted FX can really bring a location to life and give it so much story and character and that was a lot of the inspiration behind putting this all together.
The Locations
California (61 Files) – This is where a majority of the sounds from this library were recorded and specifically Southern California. Variety of areas and different environments, mostly around Angeles Forest, from Lower Elevation Foothills to more rugged mid-elevation Mountain Canyons and then much Higher Elevation and more remote terrain. Also included are a few recordings from the Eastern Sierras and Northern California.
Washington (19 Files) – Southern WA in Gifford Pinchot Forest and various Northwest Forest areas near Puget Sound.
Oregon (16 Files) – Lakeside Recordings in forest and marsh at Klamath Lake in SE Oregon.
The Birds
Prominent / Specific Birds (36) (Closer Mic Perspective and more detailed) (* denotes multiple versions)
Acorn Woodpecker, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, California Towhee, *Canadian Geese, *Fox Sparrow, *Great Horned Owl, *House Wren, Northern Flicker, Oak Titmouse, Pacific Wren, Pileated Woodpecker, *Raven, Robin, *Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Swainson’s Thrush
Other Birds Featured (17) (Mixed together from various perspectives, calm to busy depending on time of day, and then closer to more medium and distant sounds.)
Acorn Woodpecker, American Coot, California Quail, California Towhee, Cassin’s Finch, Fox Sparrow, Great Horned Owl, Hose Wren, Mallard, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Poorwill, Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Towhee, Steller’s Jay, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wilson’s Warbler, Wrentit, Yellow-throated Blackbird, Zone-tailed Hawk
General Forest (9) – A mix of some wildlife (Chipmunk, Deer, Bullfrogs), and more general lighter forest ambiences.
Insects (7) – Crickets from various perspectives and different forests along with some Grasshoppers.
Rain (4) Light to heavier in a canyon with dense vegetation, some with distant birds.
Rivers (5) Smaller detailed creeks to faster moving rivers.
Wind (11) A mix of calm to heavier with gusts, vegetation, and tree creaks.Metadata
Detailed with descriptions and markers and photos to easily navigate and allow for options when searching. UCS was used to categorize and various bird species are identified. I’ve also labeled the metadata with what I consider Lower Elevation (up to 1500 feet), Middle Elevation (2000-5000 feet), and Higher Elevation (above 5000 feet). Included are the season of the year which was mostly Spring and Summer. Using Open-Tier in Soundminer you can use these to help get a bit more specific to particular environments.The Gear
Sound Devices MixPre-3 & 6 | Zoom F3 & 6 | Sony PCM-D100
Mics
Sennheiser MKH 8020 | Sennheiser MKH 8040 |
Sennheiser MKH 30 | Clippy EM 272
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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries General UI Sounds Play Track 136 sounds included $10Hello Creators!
Here’s my new pack: “General UI Sounds“
I wanted to create a sound pack to cover different situations in an user interface.
I hope you enjoy implementing this sounds in your project!Making-Off
All this sounds were originally recorded with a Zoom H6 (cardiod microphone), and were processed in Logic Pro X, mainly editing the recorded material but also I used the Logix Pro X sampler.
Some considerations
1. Keep in mind this sounds can be used in a variety of situations, I put a name to the SFX but this doesn’t mean it can’t be used in other contexts.
2. The sounds are in 44.1Khz/16 bit format. I have the original files at 96khz/24bit also, if you need this format, please contact me.
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