New Sound Effects: Grit, Futuristic Weapons & Soundscapes, Magic, Hybrid Cars And Piping Sounds

New sound effects libraries in February 2016

Posted February 7, 2016 by Asbjoern Andersen in New sound effects libraries

Lots of excellent SFX libraries have been added since the last roundup – check out some of the highlights below:

Grit

Destruction & Impact Sounds Grit Play Track 400+ sounds included $18

An onslaught of movement and force using various granularities of dirt-like substances. It’s all in the name. Dirty, gravelly, and ragged.

In this library you will find a myriad of gritty movement sounds derived from 4 different granularities: Course, Medium, Fine, and Ultrafine. There are sweeps, smears, crushes, scatterings, drops, scrapes, rubs, and more, with multiple variations of each. The assets chain together particularly well so that you can use them to make long continuous runs.

The timbre and dynamics of these sounds lend them to be used for many different designs than just scrapes and scratches, such as movement in snow or sand, powerful bursts, high energy flames, shifting heavy objects, large beast vocalizations (dragons, anyone?), and more. As well, their metadata is organized conveniently to allow you to grab chunks of variations on similar movements and drop them into your favorite audio implementation software for quick assignment to random containers or sequences for an asset or call.

This library will almost always find itself being thrown into a creative media project one way or another. Its full of a particular cornerstone sound that is essential to any sounds designer’s toolbox. And with such a variety and versatility to explore, we promise it will serve you well.

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A really great idea from Eiravaein Works: Gritty movement sounds from 4 different granularities: Course, Medium, Fine, and Ultrafine. There are sweeps, smears, crushes, scatterings, drops, scrapes, rubs, and more, with multiple variations of each.

Future Weapons 2

Firearms Sound Effects Future Weapons 2 Play Track 527+ sounds included $99

The top-selling futuristic weapons series returns with Future Weapons 2: An all-new collection of the most cutting-edge weapon sounds made for the future.

We spent months recording and designing all-new sounds to bring you the freshest set we could. Great-sounding guns, blasters, reloads, foley, and much more!

Includes sounds such as:
Ammunition – Reloads Foley • Bass Layers • Big Friggin' Gun • Bio Gun • Blaster • Blaster Layers • Blaster Layers • Bolt Pomp Gun • Electro Gun • Electro Rocket • Energy Gun • Explosions • Future Hand Gun • Gamma Ray • Impulse Gun • Kerosene Gun • Laser Layers • Machine Gun • Mines • Nine Inch Nail Cannon • Plasma Gun • Power • Random Source • Rifle Laser • Ripper Fast gun • Transform Layers • Weapons Foley

Be sure to also check out the first Future Weapons collection, these two collections are must-haves! Created in collaboration with the Russian sound design team from Principle Sound Design, Future Weapons 2 features more than 500+ sounds and 1.2GB of 24bit/96khz .WAV files, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer and Basehead metadata, including:

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The future weapons series from SoundMorph returns with a vengeance. This one is done in collaboration with Russian sound team Principle Sound Design and features more than 500 powerful, futuristic weapon SFX.

Phantom Magic

Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Phantom Magic Play Track 545 sounds included, 31 minutes mins total $29

Now you can harness supernatural powers in sound design and bring peak levels of mesmerizing magic to your next project. Phantoms in the night, mischievous wizards, sorcerers conjuring black magic, supernatural creatures and telekinetic objects all come to life in fantastic 96k/24bit sound with Phantom Magic. The library delivers game trinkets, spells and sparkles, casts and conjures, potions and power-ups, shields and revives, lightning impacts, transitions, whooshes, and more.

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Get the sounds of spells, sparkles and magic in this new release from Epic Stock Media. More than 500 magical sound effects are included in the pack.

Hybrid Electric Car

Car Sound Effects Hybrid Electric Car Play Track 100 sounds included $39

The Hybrid Electric Car SFX library features a collection of exterior and interior sounds from a 2007 Toyota Prius. A majority of the recording was conducted at El Mirage Lake, a six mile long dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

This barren landscape, unique for its miles of completely flat terrain, is a popular filming location for automobile commercials and feature films. The recording sessions took place late in the evening and early in the morning, when the surroundings were completely silent.

An ample collection of exterior pass bys, starts, and stop recordings on pavement, gravel, and dry lake bed are included. Speeds range from 5MPH to 80MPH from only running on the electric motor/battery pack, to pushing the Prius’ gas engine towards its max. Other sounds such as washer/wipers, electric motor and gas engine idling complete the collection.

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A classic library from New Sound Lab, this one captures the sound of a Toyota Prius hybrid electric car. It was recorded on a dry lake bed in the Mojave Desert, and delivers a large selection of hybrid car sound effects to work with.

Piping Systems

Drones & Mood Sound Effects Piping Systems Play Track 46 sounds included, 110 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$49

Get the sounds of gas and water running through massive and tiny pipes, at three processing sites closed to the public.

This library delivers the sounds of a gas control station, a sewage plant and a waterworks. We recorded the hissing of gas, low drones of water rushing through massive pipes, and the sounds of various stages of sewage processing, recorded indoors and outdoors in multiple locations and rooms throughout the three facilities. The library includes close-up sound effects, indoor and outdoor ambiences, and features ambiences and stereo contact mic recordings of active gas and water pipes, capturing the various resonating pipes in isolation.

Total play time of all recordings is just under 2 hours.

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David Kamp from ShapingWaves got special access to three processing plants that are normally closed to the public. The result is an interesting library that delivers a unique collection of gas, water and sewerage rushing through pipes + some great ambience recordings.

Dreamscape Vol 2

Drones & Mood Sound Effects Dreamscapes vol.2 Play Track 21 sounds included, 22 mins total $10

Dreamscapes is a collection of versatile, carefully crafted drones and textures, that would take you away into the deep unknown realms. The pack includes all kinds of moods: from low-rumbling environmental ambiences and spacey drones, to the divine and transparent textures. All sounds are seamless loops, thus will fit perfectly in any project including games, with no additional tailoring required.

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A new release by Digital Rain Lab, this one gets you a selection of sci-fi drone sounds at a very affordable price.

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Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Anime Magical Girl Play Track 274 sounds included $59

Dive into the enchanting world of Anime Magical Girl with these 274 magical sound effects, experiencing the excitement of transforming into a dazzling, beautiful soldier!

Grab your magic wand and immerse yourself in solo or group henshin moments with sound effects ranging from shimmers, sparkles, and captivating melodies– even your enemies will pause in awe as you undergo your mesmerizing transformation.

Let the sound effects accompany you on a journey where every note is a musical and enchanting spell, and every beat is a step toward a universe filled with wonder!

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Destruction & Impact Sounds Cataclysm Play Track 1482 sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$156

Cataclysm is a vast collection of recorded, synthesized and designed sounds created to support important destructive moments and add a stronger sense of extreme consequence to any sound.

The recorded section of library features elements such as flash powder explosions, propane cannon blasts and artillery cannons recorded in unique natural environments with violent transients and lush, long and varied tails. It also features falling trees, forge burners, large trebuchet wood groans, rock smashes as well as more ordinary items recorded and designed to feel like an over the top version of themselves such as vacuum cleaner suctions, metal vase holders, ground pounders and more.

The synthesized section of the library features equally rich textures in the form of explosion sweeteners, other-worldly environmental reflections, scorching energy risers and more.

Finally, recorded and synthesized content was employed to develop the designed section, where the hyperrealism of the recordings meets the clean yet aggressive textures of the synthesized section in catastrophic assets themed around the library’s title.

Bonus: Two extra libraries included for free: This library also includes two additional releases from Mattia Cellotto - for free: Crunch Mode delivers 230 crunchy sounds made with a variety of vegetables, fresh bread, pizza crust and a selection of frozen goods. The Borax Experiment gets you 158 squishy, gory, slimy and gooey sounds.

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Destruction & Impact Sounds Cracks Play Track 800+ sounds included, 200 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$43

CRACKS is a large exploration of different cracking sound sources – cracking, crunching, breaking and creaking.
I have recorded a number of different materials, designed and processed to create some more aggressive, powerful and ready-to-use destruction sounds.
Bread, Cardboard, Celery, Ceramic, Chips, Glass, Ice, Icy vegetables, Leather, Paper, Pasta, Plastic, Polystyrene, Rocks, Snow, Wood.
The library contains over 444 sound files – around 2,5 hours of sounds included in total.
Originally recorded at 192 kHz with two Sennheiser MKH8040 and a Sound devices 702.

Each sound file has been carefully named and tagged for easy search in Soundminer and is Universal Category System (UCS) compliant.

(see the full track list below).

Update 3 – New sounds added to the library:
Cracks has been updated with 71 new recordings, and completely renamed and tagged in UCS .
A total of 2 GB of free additional content, bringing the total library size to over 7 GB in 515 files.

Update 4 – New sounds added to the library:
Cracks has just been updated with 73 new files, more rock, ice and wood cracks.
A total of 1,8 GB of free additional content, bringing the total library size to over 8,5 GB in 586 files.

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Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Anime Magical Girl Play Track 274 sounds included $59

Dive into the enchanting world of Anime Magical Girl with these 274 magical sound effects, experiencing the excitement of transforming into a dazzling, beautiful soldier!

Grab your magic wand and immerse yourself in solo or group henshin moments with sound effects ranging from shimmers, sparkles, and captivating melodies– even your enemies will pause in awe as you undergo your mesmerizing transformation.

Let the sound effects accompany you on a journey where every note is a musical and enchanting spell, and every beat is a step toward a universe filled with wonder!

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Animal Sound Effects Collections 3D Pacific Tropical Islands Play Track 62 sounds included From: $87
In times of global change it’s nearly impossible to hear places without human sounds. The majestic and old rainforests on the tropical south pacific islands creates an amazing soundscape. We recorded these soundscapes with a variety of organic sounds like exotic birds and animals, light and heavy tropical rain, wind blowing through trees and calm rivers and waterfalls. We also covered day and night moods. Our microphone setup is the amazing immersive Schoeps ORTF3D System powered by the precise preamps of the Sonosax R4+ and AD8+. These Systems allow us to record the incredible soundscapes of the south pacific rainforests in the most iconic way.

The Library include sounds like

AMBIENCE, TROPICAL, WATER, RAINFOREST, RAIN, EXOTIC, ANIMALS, BIRDS, INSECTS, WIND, VEGETATION, VOLCANO, RIVER

Key Features:
- 62 Sounds between 4-6 minutes
- Recorded on Taveuni Island, Fiji & Tanna Island, Vanuatu
- Tropical Rainforest Ambiences
- Exotic Birds & Animals
- Insects at Day & Night
- Vegetation with Wind & Rain
- Sometimes a Volcano in the background
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Quadcopters / Drone Sounds Quadcopter Play Track 38 sounds included, 33 mins total $49

This unique SFX library gets you the close-up engine/rotor sounds of the DJI Phantom 2 multirotor quadcopter. And whether you are working on project that needs the engine sounds of an actual quadcopter drone, or intend to use the recordings as source material for sound design of all kinds of machines – this collection will come in handy:

We recorded static sound perspectives at different speeds, intensities and rotor combinations. The collection includes long recordings at constant speeds, variations on accelerating and decelerating, various maneuvers and random rotor movements.

For even more variety we recorded all of the above with a mix of contact and coil microphones giving you a less realistic, more futuristic sound perspective to the drone’s engine itself, rather than the air movement caused by the rotors. Mix those recordings with the MKH 8040 recordings to create your own blend of engine sounds: be it a drone, spaceship or other types of futuristic vehicles.

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Latest sound effects libraries:

Helicopter Sound Effects Sci-Fi Vehicles Vol. 3 Play Track 65 sounds included $24.80

Sci-Fi Vehicles Vol. 3 is a collection of 4 sci-fi inspired land vehicles, meticulously designed and crafted from the ground up.

Our Audio Craftsmen used a plethora of sound design techniques to create 4 unique land-based crafts, each inspired by a particular shape, size, material, or purpose;

Underwater Explorer – A small 2 person vehicle to explore the treasures below.
Segway – A small personal transporter. Capable of fast, swift movements if used by a skilled pilot.
Chopper – The helicopter technology of the future.
Train – Large public transport of a struggling future civilization

For each vehicle you will find sounds covering engine turn on, idle, speed up, slow down and turn off, alongside 12 pass by’s at various speeds and distances.

This library is a perfect addition to sci-fi Film, TV & Game trailers, or productions with a futuristic, experimental or abstract edge. Use these sounds in projects to inject larger than life, futuristic textures into your vehicle sound design.

All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

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Foley Sound Effects Gold Coins Play Track 26 sounds included $10

The Gold Coins sound effects pack contains 26 high quality sounds of coins, with variations of coin rummaging, shaking, dropping, and more. Perfect for all things fantasy and RPG!

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Uncategorized Next door remodeling Play Track 20 sounds included $10

Next door remodeling sound library is a collection of construction and remodeling noises, meticulously recorded from an adjacent apartment. This compilation covers a diverse range of sounds of hammers, jackhammers, and drills, all amplified by the acoustics of the room in which the sounds were recorded and the concrete panel structure of the building itself.

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Destruction & Impact Sounds Glass Smashing & Breaking Play Track 20 sounds included $7

Glass Smashing & Breaking Sound Library

Unleash the chaotic symphony of destruction with our Glass Smashing & Breaking Sound Library. Immerse yourself in 20 high-quality, meticulously recorded sound effects, perfect for professionals looking to add authentic audio to their projects.

Whether it’s for a dramatic scene or to enhance an audio narrative, our Glass Smashing & Breaking Sound Library is your go-to resource for high-impact sounds.

Explore the sound of destruction like never before. Add the Glass Smashing & Breaking Sound Library to your collection today.

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Destruction & Impact Sounds Ice Cracking & Breaking Play Track 37 sounds included $10

Ice Cracking & Breaking Sound Library

Discover the captivating world of Ice Cracking & Breaking, a meticulously crafted sound library designed for professionals in film, video games, and multimedia projects. Experience the pristine and immersive quality of ice sounds in various textures and scenarios.

This library offers a diverse range of ice sounds, from gentle cracking to the intense breaking of thick layers. Each sound is captured using state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring the highest fidelity and usability in various post-production scenarios.

Perfect for sound designers and audio professionals, this library adds a layer of realism to your scenes involving ice environments. Whether it’s for a documentary set in the polar regions, a suspenseful moment in a video game, or special effects for an animation, these sounds will elevate your production’s audio experience.

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