New Sound Effects: Fast Cars, Ancient Castles, Historic Cottages, Doors, Dazzling Games - And High Fantasy Worlds

Posted March 13, 2017 by Asbjoern Andersen in New sound effects libraries

This week on A Sound Effect, we have six new libraries to enhance your game worlds and scenes with authentic and imaginatively designed qualities. You can hear cars roaring by with memorable engine growls, futuristic doors cracked in cyberpunk missions, and dazzling mobile game SFX that pay homage to PopCap.

There is also a variety of new ambiences and props for all sorts of fantastic worlds, whether they be set in old European cottages, ancient castles, or villages protected from orcs or draugrs.

For sounds you definitely can’t get in your backyard, these libraries have the details to transport your audience to another world.

Cars In Motion

Car Sound Effects Cars In Motion Play Track 561+ sounds included, 340 mins total $56

The Cars In Motion sound library gets you exterior sounds of cars driving at different speeds, slow/medium/fast/very fast pass-bys, reverse sounds, accelerations, braking sounds and a lot of additional files. You’ll find different engines, and cars with different character.

From a small BMW 114i through to a powerful Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8 with Magna Flow exhaust, up to a fast twin turbo BMW 640D F12. In addition to cars there are also files covering big machines like tractors and excavator.

The library features 561 WAV files with total length of 340 minutes, recorded in 96kHz and 24 bits with a Sound Devices 702, two Sennheisers MKH 8040, Rode NTG3 and Sony PCM-M10.

Here are the cars included in this library:

• Audi A4 Allroad 2.0 TFSI – 73 files – 73 minutes
• Audi A4 B8 2.0 TDI Avant – 11 files – 10 minutes
• BMW 114i E87 – 20 files – 10 minutes
• BMW 530D E60 – 55 files – 21 minutes
• BMW F12 640D Gran Coupe – 87 files – 49 minutes
• Excavator MF 860 – 30 files – 20 minutes
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8 – 62 files – 51 minutes
• Renault Kangoo 1.6 16V – 71 files – 32 minutes
• Renault Master II 2.8 dTi – 21 files – 13 minutes
• Renault Master F3500 dCi135 – 30 files – 12 minutes
• Tractor Case II CX90 – 15 files – 10 minutes
• Volkswagen Golf II – 26 files – 13 minutes
• Other Cars – 60 files – 23 minutes

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'Cars In Motion' by Soundholder features 561 sounds of momentum from over a dozen cars. Featuring pass-bys by Audis, BMWs, Jeeps, Volkswagens, Renaults, and even tractors and excavators, each vehicle shows off its distinct engine and turbo to give you accurate qualities for your scenes. These cars not only zoom past, they also come to screeching halts and blast their horns as if they were cut off by another driver. For 340 minutes of focused, useful, extensive, and methodically-recorded car pass-bys, check out this library.

Old Cottages

Environments & Ambiences Old Cottages Play Track 375 sounds included, 332 mins total From: $136

The Old Cottages library was recorded in outdoor museums of old cottage houses and in a remote mountain cottage during quiet winter.
At first, both libraries (Castles and Old Cottages) were planned to create one big old stuff library. But I soon realised that the topic is too wide for one thematic library and sounds recorded in cottages have different character.
It’s dominated by old creaky wood. And the same as in Castles library, I treated specific ambience of wooden cottages as a part of the sound.

So again, lots of old wooden doors, with metal bolts. Starting from small to large heavy barn doors, both INT and EXT. Some Background Activities on different kinds of wooden floors, recorded from different POVs, like one floor below, or next door. Some interesting props movements.

We also performed some of the objects (like doors), creating rhythmic sounds which could work well for any antique rotating, whirling machines.

We also recorded old machines with gears, which could be very useful for sound design. Using some pitch shifting changes them into another palette of antique sounds.

Objects and items include:
Barn door • Bell • Bench • Carriage • Chest • Chimney • Cooker • Curtains • Door • Drawer • Floors, old and creaky • Locker • Old glass • Old wood • Rope maker machine • Staircases • Well • Winch • Windows • Wooden floors • Wooden furniture • Wooden Mechanisms •

Recording locations include:
Old Cottages • Old Cottages, upstairs/next-door activity • Staircase / stairwell • Manor • Barn • Mill

Types of sounds included:
Doors: 258 files • Window: 10 files • BG Activities: 37 files • Furniture: 10 files • Mechanism: 73 files

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You can also get this library along with the Castles library – at a special bundle price. Choose your preferred version below.

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'Old Cottages' by Sound Mind's Michal Fojcik features tons of foley from historic cottages. This library has thick, creaking wooden sounds from heavy barn doors, staircases, windows, floors, and wooden furniture captured as they usually function and performed in rhythms to imitate antique machinery. It also includes squeaking gears, grinding ropes, clanking metal chains, creaking chimney doors, and more for a collection with truly age-old character. Whether you need foley for your scenes at Castle Black or interactive devices in a Bioshock-inspired game, this library will immerse your audience in your world.

Castles

Foley Sound Effects Castles Play Track 243 sounds included, 213 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
From: $136

Sounds for the Castles library were collected in four castles – museums (medieval, renaissance and baroque) in southern Poland. My intention was to record sounds of old doors, furniture and every interesting prop I could find, in authentic acoustic environment. Some of the spaces were very reverberant, some just have a bit of ambience, but all are authentic and add specific colouration to sounds. Also, part of the sounds was recorded outside.

As always, visiting those places, I found many interesting characterful objects – most of them are heavy wooden or metal. So expect a lot of creaks and squeaks. Where I could, I recorded variations and versions from different POVs.

Another important part of the library are Background Activities.
Editing sound for films, I always find myself in need for adding some background life to scenes. We all love great foley, but having isolated background activities recorded in real spaces adds another level of realism. So wherever I found interesting spaces, we performed some activities and movements on old stone or wooden floors.

It’s not supposed to substitute foley, syncing it step by step. But it will help to create separate layer of atmospheres.

We also found medieval Torture Chamber, which inspired us to record some of the tools, distant movements of chains etc. but also some screams, all with real dungeon reverb.

Sounds recorded in locations such as:
An armoury • blacksmiths • cellar • chamber • chapel • corridor • courtyard • dungeon • gothic hall • hallway • stairwell • torture chamber • tower

Objects and activities include:
A chest • chain • crate • door • floor • footsteps • handle • locks • metal objects • movement • stone • tool • trapdoor • window • wooden objects

Sound categories:
Doors – 145 files • BG Activities – 49 files • Props – 20 files • Furniture – 16 files • Screams – 12 files

Note:
You can also get this library along with the Old Cottages library – at a special bundle price. Choose your preferred version below.

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'Castles' by Sound Mind's Michal Fojcik has sounds from four castles in southern Poland. From the thick, defensive Medieval fortresses to lavish and ornate Baroque citadels, this library features their doors, ambiences, and wooden and metal objects from various perspectives. It includes reverberating chains and shackles, squeaking chairs and window shutters, creaking footsteps, and even horrific screams that echo throughout a torture chamber. With 243 sounds and 213 minutes of content, you will have authentic reverb and props for scenes of royal banter and gothic horror.

Dimensions

'Dimensions' by Melee Sound Design has a wide variety of unique, ready-to-go entrances for your interactive project. Taking place in the imaginative worlds found in science fiction, this collection has 459 sounds of doors, lifts, vaults, gates, and elevators that will help set or blend in with the cyberpunk tone of your scenes. It also includes foley of buttons, handles, exhaust, and hydraulics so your entrances will appear as complex as the high-tech, classified information they protect. For detailed futuristic door sounds, this library will quickly find its place in your project.

Vibrant Game

Funny / Comedy / Cartoon Vibrant Game Play Track 503 sounds included, 17 mins total $29

An outstanding collection of gameplay inspired audio assets that are spot on for creating ultra engaging environments for games or motion graphic productions. Vibrant Game is a sound FX library perfect for: 2D, 3D, mobile app, puzzle, cartoon and animated games, trivia, party or logic games, multiplayer board games, card games, arcade and scroller style games. Speed-up your workflow by an x-factor when you use these RTU-OTB (ready to use out of the box) sounds, effects and loops. The Vibrant Game SFX collection includes all sound files in high fidelity 96k 24bit resolution plus 44.1k 16bit files.

Sounds are inspired by hit app games like Bejeweled and Color Switch. From colorful comedic sounds, musical cues and hits, item pick-ups to high energy alerts and notifications, awards, level-ups and treasure unlocks. Get Vibrant Game today, and land your project in the happy zone of sound effects and audio experiences.

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'Vibrant Game' by Epic Stock Media has shiny, happy sounds that will match the colorful and pleasing balance of your gameplay. With musical tones, brilliant textures, and effects that subconsciously indicate a positive or negative action, this library will help you teach and reward your players. Available in both 96kHz/24bit and 44.1kHz/16bit, these 503 SFX can also be further manipulated to match your puzzles or dropped right into your Wwise project. To expedite your workflow so you can start building a fan base, check out this collection.

Fantasy World

Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Fantasy World Play Track 111 sounds included $31.20

Now you can create the perfect mood and sound environment for your fantasy and adventure games, film and audio productions. With Fantasy World you get 52 royalty-free Ambience loops with full and 49 minimal versions and 10 Extra Non-Melodic Loops for a total of 111 dynamic loop-able audio assets. Inspired by massive hit games like World of Warcraft and The Elder Scrolls, Fantasy World is an all original royalty free ambience loop library designed to help you create stunning and immersive audio environments quickly. With over 2 hours of popular location sound loops, you’ll be well equipped with background sound effects and scene setting ambient tones that bring your Fantasy World to life.

Features settings such as:

Assassin Camp • Elven Outpost Haunted Cavern • Mystical Sanctum • Tribal Camp • Desolate Dungeon Ancient Tomb • Forest of the Unknown • Fairy Land • Ominous Jungle Barren Foothills • Shamans Apothecary, • Orc Ruins • Orc Slaughter Den • Werewolf Den • Vampire Spire

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'Fantasy World' by Epic Stock Media is a collection of High Fantasy designed ambiences that will give an instant sense of adventure to your game. Featuring worlds inspired by the beloved landscapes of Tamriel, Azeroth and Middle-earth, this library has over two hours of environments with easy to find names like 'Assassin Camp', 'Cold Tunnel', 'Sanctuary' and 'Travelers Rest'. Each track is thick with atmosphere, and they conveniently loop so as to not break immersion. For sounds that are just begging to give your open-world games a dramatic and touchable quality, give these a listen.

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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects CIRCUS Horror Strings Play Track 180 sounds included $7.80

Strident and Demonic

Expand the timbre of your horror violins and cellos with CIRCUS, a sinister sample pack featuring 180 WAV sounds of screeching or high-pitched string noises, perfect for horror music and dark sound design.

Creative Tension

This collection offers a curated selection of screeches, high-tension tremolo, heavy jeté strokes, dark demonic textures, finger patterns, chaotic string elements, clock loops and bow accents.

Haunting and Experimental

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Mechanical Sound Effects City Bicycles – Extra surfaces Play Track 162 sounds included $30

This is a unique bicycle library that captures road surfaces from the perspective of super quiet bicycle. These are clean, quiet, nicely performed true exterior rides. Including multiple perspectives, speeds and actions. From fast passbys on asphalt to slow onboard recordings and smooth stops.

The Extra Surfaces library provides 162 sounds captured on the following road types Large Bricks, Gravel, Grit, Icy Asphalt.

The four additional ‘onboard road’ surfaces are the perfect extension for your other ‘City Bicycle’ library of taste. Just add it as a layer, mix it and voila your bicycle can move from gravel to bricks to grit or from large bricks to slippery icy asphalt roads.

Speeds and actions:

Three speeds. Departures from slow, medium to fast getaways. Arrivals from slow stops with gently brakes to smooth departures.

Five perspectives:
1. Onboard Front: captures the whirring tire and surface sound.
2. Onboard Pedal: nice overall combination of pedaling, crank creaks, chain rattle, tire and surface sounds.
3. Onboard Rear: close up sound of the rear axle, with chain, sprocket and switching of gear.
4. Tracking shot: mono recording of the passby, keeping the bike in focus while passing by.
5. Static XY shot: stereo recording of the passby that emphasizes speed.

Overview of perspectives and mic placement:

Onboard recordings are 2-3 minutes long depending on speed. Higher speeds > shorter duration.
All 3 onboard mics are edited in sync with one another to make layering easy.
All Passbys, Arrivals and Departures move from Left to Right.

Metadata & Markers:

Because we know how important metadata is for your sound libraries we have created a consistent and intuitive description method that adheres to the Universal Category System. This allows you to find the sound you need easily, whether you work in a database like Soundminer/Basehead/PT Workspace work, or a Exporer/Finder window. We made a video that helps you navigate the library ans find your best bicycle sounds faster and easier.

CategoryFull
A quick way to filter out sounds you don’t need: like handling sounds or vice versa bicycle onboards.

UserCategory
Fastest way to find the type of action you need for all bicycles. Passby needed, just click and voila.

OpenTier
Once you’ve selected the bike you can open up OpenTier and audition and select the perspective you want to use.

Scene & Performer
This field contains the type of bicycle or other sound. So you can find the bike you like fast.

iXMLTrackLayout
This is a neat little identifier you will find in the Waveform displays and you can see in a glance what Listening position you are.

MicPerspective
We have another way to find perspectives but it is more limited to distance to the recorded subject.
So passbys are MED – EXT and handling are CU – EXT. Exterior? Of course: we recorded everything outside!

UserComments
We used this field to create the UserData and give you the minimal set of information about the recording in the filename.

Additionally, we added Markers to some wave files, so specific sound events are easy to spot in Soundminer and other apps.

If you have any questions about this, please contact us info@frickandtraa.com!

Need more?
The GoodBike library is a part of the ‘City Bicycles – Complete Bundle‘ available here in the A Sound Effect store. It consists of all 4 bicycles and includes additional surfaces and extras ranging from one-off bicycle passes captured in the city and bounces and rattles. If you buy the complete bundle you get 1 package for free!

Here’s a handy comparison table:

Responses:

344 AUDIO: ‘City Bicycles has a plethora of content, for a great price. The perfect balance between a great concept, great presentation and outstanding execution, lands them an almost perfect score of 4.9..‘

The Audio Spotlight: City Bicycles is worth getting if you are in need of great sounding and well edited bicycle sounds.

Watch a video created by Zdravko Djordjevic.

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Bicycle Sound Effects City Bicycles – GoodBike Play Track 63 sounds included $30

This is a unique bicycle library that captures this characteristic bike in clean, quiet, nicely performed true exterior rides. Including multiple perspectives, speeds and actions. From fast passbys on asphalt to slow onboard recordings and smooth stops.

The GoodBike is a smooth sounding retro bike that doesn’t rattle or squeak, it has a really nice tire sound for a subtle presence in the mix.

Speeds and actions:
Three speeds. Departures from slow, medium to fast getaways. Arrivals from slow stops with gently squeaking handbrakes to heavy stuttering skids.

Five perspectives:
1. Onboard Front: captures the whirring tire and surface sound.
2. Onboard Pedal: nice overall combination of pedaling, crank creaks, chain rattle, tire and surface sounds.
3. Onboard Rear: close up sound of the rear axle, with chain, sprocket and switching of gear.
4. Tracking shot: mono recording of the passby, keeping the bike in focus while passing by.
5. Static XY shot: stereo recording of the passby that emphasizes speed.

Overview of perspectives and mic placement:

Onboard recordings are 2-3 minutes long depending on speed. Higher speeds > shorter duration.
All 3 onboard mics are edited in sync with one another to make layering easy.
All Passbys, Arrivals and Departures move from Left to Right.

Metadata & Markers:

Because we know how important metadata is for your sound libraries we have created a consistent and intuitive description method that adheres to the Universal Category System. This allows you to find the sound you need easily, whether you work in a database like Soundminer/Basehead/PT Workspace work, or a Exporer/Finder window. We made a video that helps you navigate the library ans find your best bicycle sounds faster and easier.

CategoryFull
A quick way to filter out sounds you don’t need: like handling sounds or vice versa bicycle onboards.

UserCategory
Fastest way to find the type of action you need for all bicycles. Passby needed, just click and voila.

OpenTier
Once you’ve selected the bike you can open up OpenTier and audition and select the perspective you want to use.

Scene & Performer
This field contains the type of bicycle or other sound. So you can find the bike you like fast.

iXMLTrackLayout
This is a neat little identifier you will find in the Waveform displays and you can see in a glance what Listening position you are.

MicPerspective
We have another way to find perspectives but it is more limited to distance to the recorded subject.
So passbys are MED – EXT and handling are CU – EXT. Exterior? Of course: we recorded everything outside!

UserComments
We used this field to create the UserData and give you the minimal set of information about the recording in the filename.

Additionally, we added Markers to some wave files, so specific sound events are easy to spot in Soundminer and other apps.

If you have any questions about this, please contact us info@frickandtraa.com!

Need more?
The GoodBike library is a part of the ‘City Bicycles – Complete Bundle‘ available here in the A Sound Effect store. It consists of all 4 bicycles and includes additional surfaces and extras ranging from one-off bicycle passes captured in the city and bounces and rattles. If you buy the complete bundle you get 1 package for free!

Here’s a handy comparison table:

Here’s a handy comparison table:

Responses:

344 AUDIO: ‘City Bicycles has a plethora of content, for a great price. The perfect balance between a great concept, great presentation and outstanding execution, lands them an almost perfect score of 4.9..‘

The Audio Spotlight: City Bicycles is worth getting if you are in need of great sounding and well edited bicycle sounds.

Watch a video created by Zdravko Djordjevic.

Add to cart

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A year of research, field recording, and editing – distilled into a single library.

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Foley Sound Effects Drawer Open Close Play Track 72 sounds included $8
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Door Sound Effects Door Sounds Play Track 93 sounds included, 3 mins total $9
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