9 new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we have a wide variety of sounds for your films, games, animations, and commercials. From creative design of post-apocalyptic action, painful tinnitus, magic spells, tonal whooshes, and inspired vacuums to source material of newborn babies, motorcycle rallies, and inland ports, we have lots of exciting new libraries for you to check out. Happy listening!
This Library Sucks
 
'This Library Sucks' by The Sound Pack Tree may have a cheeky title, but it will certainly make you look at your vacuum differently! This collection shows the surprising range of this household appliance, giving you not a typical "on/off/running" library, but instead complex, textured sounds that will grasp your imagination. With sounds of whistling suction, swirling passbys, flapping wind, ghostly howls, and more, this library begs to have its creativity shine on your timeline. Give the demo a listen and be delighted!
 
Magic Spells, Buffs and Attacks
 
  • The Magic Spells, Buffs and Attacks library contains 507 total spell sounds. Each spell type has been thoughtfully named and crafted into multiple variations making them extremely flexible and easy to use. This library will work great for MMOs, RPGs and other fantasy style games. Of course, it will be great for film or any other form of media also! Many of these sounds are also well suited for Sci-Fi or Futuristic applications.

    Bonus Reaktor Ensemble:

    As if the sounds alone weren’t enough, we’re also including a special bonus in the form of a Native Instruments Reaktor Ensemble. We call it “The Mage”.. it is designed to allow you to take spell types, mash them together and create endless new iterations of material!

'Magic Spells, Buffs and Attacks' by Sound Spark LLC is a collection of 507 fantasy sounds for your MMOs, RPGs, MMORPGs - what have you! With sounds that cover a wide variety of magic, you will have source material to create elemental, arcane, melee, and spiritual spells. Plus, it's all included in "The Mage" Reaktor Ensemble! For lots of mythical blasts, combustions, orbs, powerups, and more, this one will get you on your way.
 
Sounds of Sturgis Motorcycle SFX
 
  • HARLEYS… All the makes & models in one place! Sounds of Sturgis Motorcycle SFX pack features 130 sound effects of Harley V-Twin Motorcycles at the world-famous 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.  Over 700,000 bikers gathered in the town of Sturgis, SD and we were there to record the thundering sounds of thousands of motorcycles…From single bikes rev’ing up to huge packs of bikers riding by.

    If you’re looking for the huge Harley sound, this is a must-have.

    All sounds were recorded at 96k/24 bit with multiple microphones.  Embedded with metadata (Soundminer, Broadcast Wav)

    Library highlights:

    • Large biker groups riding by
    • Big and loud American muscle bikes cranking their engines
    • Harleys showing off their huge fat sound
    • Bike approaches and ride-offs
    • Individual bike sounds

'Sounds of Sturgis Motorcycle SFX' by Rick Allen Creative introduces you to the powerful growling motorcycles that were recorded during the world-famous 75th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. This massive gathering in South Dakota attracted 700,000 bikers who strutted every cubic centimeter, cylinder, and stroke of their engines. In this library you will hear 130 sounds from varying perspectives of these beefy V-twins as they start up, idle, pass by, and of course, rev! For a great collection of Steeds, Victories, and lots of Harleys, look no further.
 
Zwoosh
 
  • Whoosh Sound Effects Zwoosh Play Track 327 sounds included $14.40

    327 swooshes, designed for video transitions, Sci-Fi and game effects. Carefully designed swooshes, synthesised from metal, water and wind source material.

    Many of these effects have differently panned versions, depending on the requirements of the picture.

    All sounds were designed at 24-bit / 96kHz, with embedded meta data.

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'Zwoosh' by 3MAZE is a unique collection of 327 tonal whooshes and passbys. These sounds come from organic sources, like metal, water, and wind, and they've been synthesized into all sorts of textures. You can hear short buzzes, interesting creatures, alien swooshes, and other glitchy, glowing and bubbly characteristics. If you need movements that stick out and leave an impression, give this one a listen.
 
Ukrainian Ambiances
 
  • World Sounds Ukrainian Ambiances Play Track 54 sounds included, 141 mins total $60

    A collection of ambiances and street sounds recorded in ukraine between 2015-2018. With these recordings I tried to grasp the unique character of Ukraine. The distinct traffic sounds, the wonderful nature and the lively language.

    You will find recordings of airport and train station with p.a announcements, street sounds with Russian walla and voices, quiet residential ambiances, Ukrainian village ambiances, supermarkets and markets, schoolyard, school corridor, parade, street traffic, trains, conversations in Russian, prayers, street player talking, pedestrian areas, and more.

'Ukrainian Ambiances' by Rei Elbaz takes you to all across central Ukraine to feature a language-focused ambient library. From indoor areas like train stations and Catholic churches to outdoor schoolyards and parks, you will hear interactions that create both walla and close-up conversations in charming Ukrainian. You will also receive sounds of traffic and nature, and the recordings last from less than a minute to over 9 minutes. To take your audience on a trip from Kiev to Odessa, this one should do!
 
Hybrid Trailer
 
  • Use caution friend. You are now entering a sub atomic superhero war zone. Hybrid Trailer – AAA Game & Movie Trailer Sound Effects Library is the all-new action-packed, adrenaline spiking collection of game and movie trailer style sounds that will tip the scales to give your production an unfair advantage in the ears of your listeners.

    Packed with post-apocalyptic, Tokyo city cinematic sound effects to thrill your audience, Hybrid Trailer includes futuristic heavy bass cinematics, hardcore risers, and hits, earth-shattering trailer impacts, sinister BRAAAMS, and screechers. This wide-ranging collection will outfit almost any genre game or movie trailer, and sweeten any action scene or superhero musical theme.

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'Hybrid Trailer' by Epic Stock Media is an emotive sound library born out a love for a cinematic genre. This library takes you to post-apocalyptic Tokyo with dramatic sounds to shape your sci-fi action scenes, mysterious trailers, and augural storytelling. With thrilling bass, deep rippling BRAAHMs, unyielding risers and hits, and massive impacts, you will have the tools to quickly take your soundscape to the next level. Whether you're designing the next superhero blockbuster or a thoughtful but action-filled neo-noir, check this one out.
 
Babies
 
  • Human Sound Effects Babies Play Track 66+ sounds included, 11+ mins total $19

    Be gentle with these babies, they’re mine. Recorded from when they were 2 weeks old and 3-6 months old. Plenty of cute and cuddly coo’s, baby talk, breaths, efforts, sighs, yawns, coughs, snorts and crying.

    Lots of subtle sounds for when you just need a bit of presence from that baby onscreen.

'Babies' by Big Room Sound Inc. gets you the sounds that make some of us want to say "your turn". In this library, you get the sounds of infants from 2 weeks to 6 months ago as they coo, sigh, yawn, snort, babble, cough, and yes, cry. These sounds are up-close and low-noise, giving you a wide variety of very usable sounds for your films, animations, commercials, games - basically any time you need the unbearably cute prattle of a newborn. For a solid collection of baby sounds, be ready to "aw!".
 
Inland Port
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Inland Port Play Track 42+ sounds included, 104 mins total $26

    Inland Port is an authentic collection of industrial port recordings, focused on the distinct sounds of giant cranes, alarms, trucks, and the ambience of the container terminal. These were captured at Duisburg, Germany, the largest inland port in Europe, which is normally closed to the public.

    Taken in wintertime, these recordings are nearly bird-free. Using Schoeps MK4/MK8 MS microphones and paired with a Sound Devices 702 recorder, the files are also embedded with detailed Soundminer Metadata.

    Featured sounds:
    Container crane, container terminal ambiences, crane alarms, container impacts, reach stackers, straddle carrier, trucks, cargo trains, shipyard ambiences, distant terminal atmosphere & more

'Inland Port' by Tone Glow Libraries takes you to an industrial port to give you immersive sounds of cranes, trucks, stackers, alarms, and more. Captured in the largest inland port in Europe, this exclusive, permission-granted collection was recorded in the German wintertime to give you bird-free industrial ambiences for your scenes. Plus, you get detailed metadata that indicate the machinery involved, their actions, and sometimes distances and perspectives. For over 100 minutes of port and shipyard ambiences, this one should last you!
 
Tinnitus Designed
 
  • Human Sound Effects Tinnitus Designed Play Track 25 sounds included, 11 mins total $20

    ‘Tinnitus Designed’ is a collection of 25 sounds to replicate the noises of tinnitus. The library is a realistic approach at creating some of the sounds experienced by people with tinnitus.

    Suitable for post-production sound designers.

    Please note that my sound libraries do not go on sale (this is so prices are fair all year round), and they are sold exclusively on asoundeffect. :-)

'Tinnitus Designed' by Alexander Gastrell gets you creatively designed experiences of a condition that many of us fear or take action to reduce. With 25 renditions of tinnitus, you will hear a variety of tones and hisses meant to embody its feeling with clever convolution reverb, frequency filtering, and evolving design. Each sounds lasts around half a minute to give you plenty of time to get the point across or to be used in other ways. Whether you want it known your character fired a weapon without hearing protection or you're looking to add some tension to your scene, check this one out.
   

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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:

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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Latest sound effects libraries:
 
  • 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.

    Kawaii UI Trailer
    Kawaii UI 2 Trailer

    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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  • 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.

  • A collection of 135 potion sound effects.

  • A collection of 140 individual power up ability sound effects.

  • A collection of 103 bowling sound effects.


   

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