New Sound Effects: Great Plains Ambiences, Ghostly Whooshes, Ambisonic Singapore, Czech Car Races, And More!

Posted March 3, 2019 by Adriane Kuzminski in New sound effects libraries

There is always something new on A Sound Effect, and this week we have several interesting collections for you to hear!

You can listen to ambiences from all across the Western and Midwestern US, as well in the middle of busy Prague, along the coasts of Spain, and all throughout Singapore. You can also check out sounds designed for your horror movie transitions, creepy howling winds, user interfaces, organic and synth movements, and explosive trailers. Finally, we have sounds of city rain, cars racing in the Rally Bohemia, extensive recordings of a Honda Super Blackbird, lots of snowy footsteps, and a sampler pack to cover your need for variety. Happy listening!

Tonal Wind

'Tonal Wind' by Sound of Essen will sweeten up and add character to your wind sounds. With lots of whistling, squeaking, howling and singing wind, this modular library is the perfect construction kit for creating otherwordly swirls and heavy storms.

Weather Sound Effects Tonal Wind Play Track 60 sounds included, 90 mins total $43.60

These sounds will sweeten and add character to your wind sounds. Lots of whistling, squeaking, howling and singing wind. From low rumbles, mid honks to harsh high frequency blows, this modular library is the perfect construction kit for creating otherwordly swirls and heavy storms.

The sounds were recorded at the windorgan in Vlissingen(NL), at the monument Halde Hohenward and in Zoutelande(NL) & Essen(GER).

In addition to the original wind sounds creating tones on objects, you will get a few rattling flagpoles, waving flags and singing flag cords. And some bonus windmill sounds.

About half the sounds are delivered in stereo, the focus though is on mono sounds. I captured the very sweetspot where the wind created unique tones. To focus on these rare events, I mostly used a single spot mic. In winds up to 48 mph you will have carefully selected mic positions for a broad variety of wind torturing different objects.

The stereo files deliver a symphony of wind with various pitches and broad dynamics.

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Ghost Whoosh

'Ghost Whoosh' by Fox Audio Post-Production is a sound library designed especially for ghost/horror movies and video games. It features lots of male and female whispers with a ghostly, ethereal and demonic air to them and were processed and reversed to set a scary mood.

Singapore City Soundscapes

'Singapore City Soundscapes' by AmbiSonic Libraries lets you explore Singapore as you've never heard it before! This massive library includes ambisonic sounds recorded with the new Zoom H3 VR, binaural recordings with the Soundman OKM II Rock Studio, and stereo soundscapes recorded with the Zoom F8n, DPA 4060 and several LOM microphones.

Honda CBR Super Blackbird 1100cc Motorycle

'Honda CBR Super Blackbird 1100cc Motorycle' by Watson Wu has 103 ready-to-use external and onboard sounds, as well as Foley, for a total of 62 minutes of driving time. The onboard recordings capture the engine and exhausts, plus the external sounds are both static and follow the bike.

Motorcycle Sound Effects Honda CBR Super Blackbird 1100cc motorycle Play Track 103 sounds included $99

This library delivers the sounds of a 1999 Honda CBR Super Blackbird motorcycle(with Metadata).

All 103 ready-to-use wave files were captured in 24 Bit, 96 kHz. Files are divided into External static sounds, External following sounds, Foley sounds, and Onboard sounds. The combined recorded driving time is more than 62 minutes long. The Onboard recordings are in 2 separate mono wave files, channel one for engine and channel two for exhausts. Drag & drop or import each of the files into your audio editing software, then align them for creative mixing. There are also stereo mix versions of the OnBoard recordings. The External recordings are in stereo, one MS (Mid-Side) for following (tracking) and the other MS at a fixed (static) position.

Onboard Settings:
Channel 1 = Engine, Channel 2 = Exhaust

External Settings:
Following (MS Stereo in Left & Right Channels tracking the moving vehicle)Static (MS Stereo in Left & Right Channels from a fixed position)

Definitions:
Onboard: Sounds heard from driver and passenger perspectives (in or on the vehicle)
External: Sounds heard from bystander’s point of view.

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Realistic Snow Footsteps

'Realistic Snow Footsteps' by Eklen Sounds Team has interesting frozen snow footsteps from ski slopes and paths that are clear, clean of clothing noise, gated, and put on individual tracks. It also includes walking on a snowy wooden bridge.

Foley Sound Effects Realistic Snow Footsteps Play Track 347 sounds included, 4 mins total $30

Mini pack of natural snow foley! Frozen type, individual sounds. Cleaned and gated, ready for fast usage.

Few useful sound effects sets of realistic snow footsteps. Non-classic sounding, frozen type snow of ski slopes and paths. Included bonus walking on the snowy wooden bridge. Individual, cleaned and gated footsteps with clarity. Sounds are fully without clothing noises, usage with people moving foley is recomended, so it is pretty universal and elastic.

Recorded with Sennheiser MKH 416 from 40cm distance. Great usage for foley sampling, midi, game audio and more.

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WW Audio SFX Sampler Pack, Vol 1 - General SFX

'WW Audio SFX Sampler Pack, Vol 1 - General SFX' by WW Audio includes a variety of SFX including airplane and helicopter flyovers, an ancient well handle, audience applause, fireworks, footsteps, various birds, wind, rain, metal doors, and more.

Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries WW Audio SFX Sampler Pack, Vol 1 – General SFX Play Track 90 sounds included $38

The first in a series of WW Audio SFX Sample Packs. This is Volume 1 – General SFX and contains 90 high quality, professional random, sometimes eclectic sound effects for your theatre or film projects.

Sounds include, Airbus A380 flying overhead, ancient well handle, audience applause, bar bell, bbq, fireworks, spooky walking with chains, various sound design elements, footsteps, various birds, wind and rain, motor bike starting and driving off, metal door unlocking and opening, police helicopter, radio interference, sledging, comedy farts and burps, various domestic foley sounds, footsteps and much more.

All files include Soundminer, ID3v2.3.0 and Riff Info metadata embedded into the files to make for easy searching in your database of choice.

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Rally Bohemia

'Rally Bohemia' by Eklen Sounds Team is a collection of impressive WRC sports car passbys from three different distances. These recordings are not "whoosh" types, rather the microphones follow the cars as they race in the popular Czech event, Rally Bohemia.

Car Sound Effects Rally Bohemia Play Track 46 sounds included $40

Get the sounds of rally cars competing in the world championships. Pack of very fast speed passbys through the turns. Two general locations and additional recordings further away.

Race to the summit! A collection of impressive WRC sport car passbys in three different distances. Close, further and two bonus far sounds, also usable as ambiences. Recordings are not “whoosh” type – the microphones typically follow the cars. It is easy to pan customization or make it more spatial. Recorded at the popular Czech event Rally Bohemia.

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Head West

'Head West' by Takoma Media is a beautiful collection of ambiences from the Great Lakes, the Dakota Badlands, and Wyoming mountains. It features Yellowstone geysers and mud pots, Bison, Prairie dogs, birds, meadows and more from a 2000-mile aural road trip across the US.

Environments & Ambiences Head West Play Track 57+ sounds included, 133 mins total $29.99

Nature and ambiance recordings across Ohio, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wyoming.

Including the Great Lakes, meadows, the Dakota Badlands (Both North and South) Wyoming mountains, Yellowstone geysers and mud pots, Bison, Prairie dogs, and birds.

Take a 2000 mile aural road trip across the Midwest and west.

Gear Used: Recorded with a Sound Devices 702, Tascam DR680, and Zoom H1, using Sennheiser MKH 30/40 Mid Side, Sennheiser MKH 20 spaced omnis, Sennheiser MKH8040 ORTF and XY, Sanken CSS5.

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Effective Trailer Booms

'Effective Trailer Booms' by Federico Soler Fernández has one-shot sub booms and low-end impacts with dramatic bass, angry and sudden downfalls, big whams, bone-chilling metallic textures, frantic clashes, glitchy futuristic hits, dramatic and disturbing explosions, and epic cinematic bangs.

Interface and Game Sounds

'Interface and Game Sounds' by Sound Spark LLC includes a series of UI button, interface and user action sounds perfect for use in your next game or app. These sounds were built meticulously and slowly over the course of a year, coming from a wide variety of source material and processes.

Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Interface and Game Sounds Play Track 150 sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$19.99
This library includes a series of UI button, interface and user action sounds perfect for use in your next game or app.
While interface libraries are certainly not uncommon, and you’re likely to have plenty in your arsenal already – this one is unique in that it was built meticulously and slowly over the course of a year. Because of this, much of the source material and processes used vary greatly!

Sound types include:
- Button Clicks
- Menu Actions (open and close)
- Glitches
- Simple actions
Get this in a bundle:This library is also included in the Forge Sound Design Toolkit Bundle
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Whooshes Impacts and Transitions

'Whooshes Impacts and Transitions' by Sound Spark LLC is a unique library with sounds from different processing techniques for organic and analog synth movements, often with a natural Doppler effect incorporated.

Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Whooshes Impacts and Transitions Play Track 127 sounds included $19.99
This library includes a series of cinematic and basic whoosh, movement and transition effects. It also includes a number of impactful drops.

What makes this library unique is the varied amount of content and processing techniques used to create the movement effects. Some effects are created totally organically, others manufactured with analog synths and others creatively processed from nothing other than atonal noise.

Another great quality of these effects is a natural doppler effect is often incorporated. This was done by re-recording some source elements and either moving the source or the mic itself.

A slim library, of 127 sounds – it feels much larger in the amount of varied content that it includes. This library is one I’ve personally used a lot and I’m very happy to bring it to you now!

Sound types include:
- Organic Whooshes
- Designed Transition Effects
- Tonal, Atonal and Noise asthetics
- Drops and Impacts
Get this in a bundle:This library is also included in the Forge Sound Design Toolkit Bundle
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Empty City Rain

'Empty City Rain' by PMSFX has drippy gutters, peeling thunder, rumbles, downpour, light and medium rain, puddles, rain on trees, distant city presence and more. All ambiences were carefully mastered to allow for seamless looping.

Weather Sound Effects Empty City Rain Play Track 12 sounds included, 12 mins total $9.99

Empty City Rain is a collection of 12 rain & thunder sound effects.
Drippy gutters, peeling thunders, rumble, downpour, light & medium rain, puddles, rain on trees, aftermath, distant city presence and more.

Collection consists of 12 carefully mastered and rendered rain ambiences.
All audio clips loop seamlessly which makes them perfect for games, meditation apps etc.

All SFX have baked-in Soundminer’s meta data

Download includes additional 44.1kHz 16Bit version for Unreal Engine.
RECORDED WITH: Sony PCM D100
EDITED WITH: iZotope RX, Pro Tools.

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Coastal Spain

'Coastal Spain' by PMSFX has empty, quiet places and loud, bustling streets to include city parks, distant churches, close and distant traffic, restaurants, city hall bells, floating creaky marina docks, birds, old Vespas, railway terminals, playgrounds and more.

City Life Sound Effects Coastal Spain Play Track 21 sounds included, 74 mins total $24.99

Coastal Spain is a collection of 21 ambiances recorded in a Spanish costal city.

From empty, quiet places to loud, bustling streets. City parks, distant churches, close and distant traffic, restaurants, pedestrians, walla, city hall bells, floating creaky marina docks, doves, sparrows, birds, old Vespas, city presence heard from hills, railway terminal, tiny restaurants, playgrounds and more.

All audio clips loop seamlessly.

All SFX have baked-in Soundminer’s meta data

Download includes additional 44.1kHz 16Bit version for Unreal Engine.
LOCATION: Spain, Costa Blanca
RECORDED WITH: Sound Devices MixPre-6 + 2x DPA4060
EDITED WITH: iZotope RX, Pro Tools.

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Old Town VR

'Old Town VR' by Lukás Tvrdon is an ambisonic library that takes us to the historical center of Prague. This collection brings the listener to areas surrounded by international crowds with lots of voices and footsteps in all possible distances and diffused city noises.

Ambisonic Sound Effects Old Town VR Play Track 32 sounds included, 119 mins total $24

This ambisonic library takes us to the historical centre of a magic city of Prague. A listener is surrounded by international crowds with lots of voices and footsteps in all possible distances. The soundscape background is complemented by diffused city noises of all kinds. And you can even meet a procession of Asian tourists!

Highlights:-16+16 crowd ambiences take place in narrow streets and large squares

-from decent pads to significantly sounding moments

-recorded on Sound Devices MixPre-6 and Soundfield by Rode NTSF1 ambisonic microphone

-both first order AmbiX and standard stereo files in the box

-96/24 resolution, 6.2 GB unpacked, 59.5 minutes of the original audio, 119 minutes in total

-all tracks are over 3 minutes length

-convert the Ambix files into any other format, up to 7.1.4 Atmos surround

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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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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Bloody Nightmare Play Track 550 sounds included $9

Bloody Nightmare is a modern horror cinematic library aimed at the most cutting edge bone chilling productions out there.

Whether you work in sound design, as a composer, trailer editor or as an electronic musician, Bloody Nightmare is a valuable new wave of Horror sounds that will surely cause visceral moments of terror and dread!

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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 II Play Track 2000+ sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$180

Animal Hyperrealism Vol II is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 283 files.

The sounds were partly recorded with animals trained for media production, partly recorded in zoos and wildlife centers. The asset list includes but is not limited to: amur leopards, bottlenose dolphins, californian sealions, pacific walruses, red ruffed lemurs, owls, parrots, dwarf little fruit bats, hamsters, guinea pigs and many more.

The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.
A special section of the library features samples recorded at 384KHz. For these sounds an additional microphone was employed, specifically the CMPA by Avisoft-Bioacoustics which records up to 200 KHz. This microphone was actually used to record most of the library but the 384KHz format was preserved only where energy was found beyond 96KHz not to occupy unnecessary disk space.
All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Kawaii UI Bundle Play Track 1339+ sounds included $70

Kawaii UI Bundle is the ultimate bundle for cute user interface sounds.
In this Bundle you get both volumes of our Kawaii UI libraries.
Kawaii UI + Kawaii UI 2

These libraries provide an adorable blend of cute, satisfying interface sounds, crafted to enhance user experience and feedback.
Bring your games and apps to life with the Kawaii UI Bundle.

It’s ideal for creating joyful menus, delightful HUDs, playful navigation and notifications, engaging pop-ups, and expressive text.

What’s Inside?

Designed

The designed portion of Kawaii UI Bundle gives you a selection of ready to use OS sounds, various melodic and synth based sounds, button presses, cursors, notifications, swipes, errors, bootups, app opens, loading loops, etc. We’ve even included an adorable vocal alphabet for character text.

Source

The source recordings inside are a treasure trove of physical button presses, clicks, pops, taps, mouth sounds, toks, shakers, general synthesised UI sounds, FM bells and telemetry style sounds.. Kawaii UI Bundle provides you with the essential building blocks to craft your own distinctive designs. Combining these elements gives sound designers a robust sonic palette to create new UI sounds.

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Footsteps Sound Effects Footsteps Vegetation Play Track 582+ sounds included $59

Vegetation Footsteps is a detailed collection of footwear and movement variations recorded on dry leaves and forest floor textures. Featuring walk, run, sprint, scuff, pivot, and single step actions, this library captures the nuanced crunch and rustle of layered vegetation underfoot. With performances in sport shoes, sandals, leather shoes, high heels, and barefoot, each sound is designed for realistic character movement across natural environments. Ideal for games, film, and animation, Vegetation Footsteps offers clean, focused assets for building immersive terrain interaction.

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Foley Sound Effects Potion Sound Effects Play Track 135 sounds included $19.99

A collection of 135 potion sound effects.

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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Power Up Sound Effects Play Track 140 sounds included $29.99

A collection of 140 individual power up ability sound effects.

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Foley Sound Effects Bowling Sound Effects Play Track 103 sounds included $19.99

A collection of 103 bowling sound effects.

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