This week on A Sound Effect, we have new sound libraries that value character. You will hear waterfalls that are more than just white noise, creepy forests that croak and howl, and analog synths that will make your listeners nostalgic. You will also hear an unforgettable didgeridoo, protests from Eastern Europe, a one-stop shop impact library, tons of snowy sound effects, and immersive metal impacts. Happy listening!
'Eerie Forest' by Mindful Audio has recordings of Eastern European woodlands for your dark, mysterious atmospheres. Featuring forests in spring and autumn in Transylvania and Moldova, Romania, you will hear ambiences of rustling trees, soft wind, distant barking dogs, and church bells, as well as a variety of birds like owls, ravens, and woodcocks in surround and stereo. All together you will get over two and a half hours of these immersive high-quality recordings. If you are looking for forest ambiences that are more creepy than cheery, this one is for you!
'Analog Synth Volume 1: Bleeps, Sweeps and Creeps' by Sound Spark LLC was created using the Korg MS-20 and Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms 201. With one-shots, hits, evolving textures, and drones, this library has gritty, atonal textures that can add life to your sci-fi weapons, user interfaces, robots, ambiences, and more. Plus, they all have a retro arcade type of feel that will definitely charm your audience. With over 700 of these sounds and a wide variety of creations, this library will last you for projects to come!
'Icy Snow 2 HD' by Soundopolis is the newest installment of clean, crunchy fun in the snow! Recorded on a quiet, chilly winter day in Michigan, this library has over 450 sounds of icy debris, snowball impacts and scrapes, as well as wet and crunchy footsteps to help you get started. These files are delivered in two different formats – individual and consolidated – to conveniently assist your workflows for when you are probing a track for the perfect take or quickly importing them into your middleware. For a massive collection of snowy sounds that you definitely can’t get with cornstarch, check this one out.
'Protesting People' by West Wolf is a collection 26 ambiences from a peaceful protest in Sofia, Bulgaria where crowds of 7,000 to 10,000 people congregated to voice their concerns about protecting nature from construction. You will hear their whistles, drums, and chants - saying ‘Ostavka’ and ‘Mafia’ - as they make their passion known. Plus, you will hear nearby sirens and horns. With over 50 minutes of ambiences straight from the heart of these protests, this library has the perfect ambiences for your crowd noises.
'Metal Hits, Scrapes and Squeaks' by Sound Spark LLC has distinct textures to voice your metallic props and impacts. Using objects like sheet metal, sledgehammers, paint cans, metal buckets, grates, dishware, dry ice, chains, and more, you will get nearly 700 sounds to add tension to your ambiences and voice your construction events. Each scenario has several performances making this a great interactive library, too! If you need sounds of this solid material, give this one a listen.
'IMPACTUS' by 3MAZE is a collection of 423 impacts, smashes, hits and explosions from ice, glass, metal, water, wood, and more. You will hear sounds of chopping wood with an ax, designed bomb explosions, deep and glitchy hits, dull thuds, smashed glass bottles, chain impacts, shattering ice, and much more! Each sound has been cleaned and processed, giving you ready-to-use sounds in 96kHz. If you're looking a wide-ranging impact library, check this one out.
'Didgeridoo' by Thomas Rex Beverly gets you the guttural sounds of a didgeridoo. With over 775 recordings, you'll hear overtones, growls, attacks, and vocalizations from this memorable instrument performed in a variety of ways, each lasting about 30 seconds. You even get some interesting whooshes and drones for unique takes on these elements. Whether you need to add flavor to your ambience or you are looking to create some distinctive character vocalizations, give this one a listen.
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