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After a brief hiatus, the independent sound effects roundups are back – and let’s start out with this look at some new libraries that can be used as literally or as radically as you’d like:

You will find strange contact mic recordings of computers and cars, sounds of handguns, sniper rifles and machine guns, dry ice that screams and whines on metal. You’ll also find European and Latin American birds, quintessential Halloween sounds, metal hitting metal, rain and thunder in stereo and 5.1, and the clanging and ringing of a noisy fairground.

So whether you’re creating a scene with these locations or in someone’s imagination, these libraries are sure to inspire you.

Inner Ambience
 
  • Mechanical Sound Effects Inner Ambience Play Track 60 sounds included, 85 mins total $33

    The Inner ambience sound effects library is a collection of high definition sounds recorded inside various spaces using matched stereo contact microphones.
    Each ambience has its own unique character and natural frequency modulation.

    Some of them has constant velocity like an industrial hum, power block energy field, fans and compressors, while others have weird fluctuations like road columns affected by wind and passing-by cars, bridge columns, fences, water pipes: some of the mechanical and electrical sequences were recorded as well, such as water pump, lawn mowers, automatic window rollers, pool cover mechanism and others.

    The audio files could be used, as they are – for dark, eerie, confusing atmospheres or elements in your game or film projects.

    It is a good source for further manipulation and designing new sounds as it is recorded in 24/96. In addition to the pack there are designed sounds of these recordings to give you an idea of how you can push them in a different creative way and of course use it in your projects as well.

'Inner Ambience' by Protosfx captures reality and twists it into peculiarity. This library features everyday objects like fences, bridges, computers, and cars, but with a twist - they were recorded with a contact mic. These droning, buzzing and wailing sounds each have a 'Twilight Zone' feel perfect for Cold War-era games, dream sequences, and anything needing an internal, lo-fi edge. With almost an hour and a half of content, this library's intriguing sounds may even inspire you to purchase a contact mic yourself. For sounds that evoke feelings of retro-futurism and uncanniness, check out 'Inner Ambience'.
 
Birds Extension
 
  • Bird Sound Effects Birds Extension Play Track 20-61 sounds included From: $21

    Get the sounds of exotic birds – a huge collection of seagull recordings – with the Birds Extension SFX library:

    The Birds Extension Pack

    This collection of sounds contains a nice variety of birds: 18 different species spread across 41 audio tracks – including Chachalaca, Great Kiskadee, Crow, Goose, Great-tailed Grackle, Hen, Macaw Parrot, Magpie, Motmot Turquoise Sourcils, Nestor Kea Parrot, Peacock, Rooster, Snow Owl, Yucatan Woodpecker and more. The sounds have been recorded in Mexico, Finland and France. Seagulls available in a separate pack.

    The sounds have been recorded in 24bit / 96 kHz Stereo or Mono, the Mono tracks have been recorded with a wide-frequency response microphone (30 Hz to 50 KHz).


    Library specs: 41 tracks mono or stereo (mostly stereo) • 949 MB • 29 minutes total


    Chachalaca Group Scream (1:13)
    Crow 1 (1:12)
    Crow 2 (0:23)
    Crow 3 (0:06)
    Crow 4 (0:02)
    Crow 5 (0:03)
    Crow 6 (0:02)
    Crow 7 (0:01)
    Goose Finland (0:12)
    Great Curassow (0:09)
    Great Kiskadee 1 (0:14)
    Great Kiskadee 2 (1:18)
    Great Kiskadee 3 (2:41)
    Great Tailed Grackle, misc Yucatan exotic birds in background 1 (1:06)
    Great Tailed Grackle, misc Yucatan exotic birds in background 2 (0:14)
    Great Tailed Grackle, misc Yucatan exotic birds in background 3 (1:18)
    Great Tailed Grackle, misc Yucatan exotic birds in background 4 (0:10)
    Great Tailed Grackle, misc Yucatan exotic birds in background 5 (2:04)
    Great Tailed Grackle, misc Yucatan exotic birds in background 6 (3:17)
    Hen 1 (0:40)
    Hen 2 (1:05)
    Hen 3 (0:36)
    Hen 4 (0:38)
    Macaw Parrot (1:41)
    Magpie (1:03)
    Misc Finland (0:19)
    Misc Yucatan birds 1 (0:22)
    Misc Yucatan birds 2 (1:03)
    Motmot Turquoise Sourcils (0:30)
    Nestor Kea Parrot (0:28)
    Parakeets (1:00)
    Peacock Female 1 (1:13)
    Peacock Female 2 (0:36)
    Rooster 1 (0:47)
    Rooster 2 (0:06)
    Rooster 3 (0:13)
    Rooster 4 (0:09)
    Snow Owl France 1 (0:05)
    Snow Owl France 2 (0:15)
    Woodpecker (0:22)
    Yucatan Woodpecker Grackle in background (0:18)

    The Birds Extension Seagulls pack

    This collection of sounds contains 20 seagull tracks, and a nice Tern close-up recording. You will find a nice variety of seagulls vocalizations such as calls, scream, screeches. Some single close-up recordings and some large group recordings. All the sounds have been recorded in Finland and France.

    The sounds have been recorded in 24bit / 96 kHz Stereo or Mono, the Mono tracks have been recorded with a wide-frequency response microphone (30 Hz to 50 KHz).


    Library Specs: 20 tracks mono or stereo (mostly mono) • 371 MB • 14 minutes total


    Seagulls and Tern Close Tern (1:03)
    Seagulls Close Agitated Group 1 (0:29)
    Seagulls Close Agitated Group 2 (0:36)
    Seagulls Close Agitated Group 3 (0:16)
    Seagulls Close Agitated Group 4 (0:12)
    Seagulls Close Agitated Group 5 (0:22)
    Seagulls Close Single 1 (0:43)
    Seagulls Close Single 2 (0:39)
    Seagulls Close Single 3 (0:30)
    Seagulls Close Short Screechs (0:08)
    Seagulls Close Long Screechs 1 (0:42)
    Seagulls Close Long Screechs 2 (0:21)
    Seagulls Close Screechs 1 (0:36)
    Seagulls Close Screechs 2 (0:40)
    Seagulls Close Screechs 3 (0:43)
    Seagulls Close Screechs 4 (1:07)
    Seagulls Close Screechs 5 (0:30)
    Seagulls Large Group fight for food (2:34)
    Seagulls Call (0:48)
    Seagulls and Fledging (1:47)

    Birds Extension Bundle

    Contains both packs above, at a special price!


    Bundle Specs: 61 tracks mono or stereo • 1.32 GB • 44 minutes total

'Birds Extension' by JMV features birds both flightless and flittering from Mexico, Finland and France. The stars of this library are the harsh and throaty chachalaca, the talented Foley-like grackle, the smart and peaceful Nestor Kea Parrot, the beautiful and user interface-inspiring Motmot Turquoise Sourcils, and the instantly recognizable Yucatan Woodpecker. The library also includes more common birds like crows, geese, hens, roosters, macaw parrot, and Harry Potter's favorite - the snow owl.

Also included is a big collection of excellent seagull recordings, featuring lots of vocalizations such as calls, screams and screeches. Both single close-up recordings and some large group recordings are covered.

For local authenticity or new sounds to manipulate, check out 'Birds Extension'.

 
Dry Ice Metal Resonance
 
'Dry Ice Metal Resonance' by Glad Sound Libraries is a work of sonic creativity at its finest. This library features the interesting and crazy sounds of dry ice as it resonates on metal. For those unfamiliar with this interaction, this description may not even call a sound to mind! To give you an idea of what to expect, you will hear sounds of screeching, whining, creaking, and what sounds like air coming out of a balloon as well as mutant bees caught in a tunnel. And with 42 minutes of over 250 sounds, this library has more gems to share. 'Dry Ice Metal Resonance' is one you must hear to believe!
 
Fairgrounds
 
  • Over 70 fairground ambiences. Includes fun fair game area atmospheres (plate breaker, BB guns, bingo), exhibition halls, game callers and barkers, and more.

    The collection also includes a handful of fair ride sound fx: The Zipper, a Ferris wheel, and bumper cars.

'Fairgrounds' by Airborne Sound is a pack of sounds from one of our favorite summertime family activities. This library includes 70 ambiences from fairgrounds including sounds of games with trick shooting, bingo calls, buzzers, rings, and announcers. It also includes crowds and children as well as fair rides like the bumper cars, ferris wheel, and The Zipper, a ride that spins you 'round and 'round on several axes for suspense and unpredictability. Whether you're working on a fair-themed zombie film, a creepy clown horror movie, or just a plain old fair scene, check out 'Fairgrounds'.
 
Handgun Essentials
 
'Handgun Essentials' by Glad Sound Libraries features lots of akimbo action. These sounds come from six handguns such as the Colt 1911, Glock 19 and the .22 Long Rifle. It features body handling sounds and shots from a revolver, BB gun, 9mm pistol and more for a collection of almost 100 sounds. These high quality sounds also allow you to stretch them into larger weapons, and their variations of handling sounds make them perfect for interactive use. For a well-rounded pack of handgun sounds, check out 'Handgun Essentials'.
 
Metal Contact
 
  • Metal Sound Effects Metal Contact Play Track 136+ sounds included, 230 mins total $24

    The Metal Contact sound library features the recordings of various metal surfaces tortured with different tools. From touching things with fingers, through hitting with metal bars and up to using blenders or magnets to cause the materials to resonate.

    While recording this library my goal was to cover different needs, not only for sound designers but also editors. Scrapes and squeaks were recorded with different intensity and speeds, just like the impacts. From soft and quiet, through medium up to loud and reverberant ones.

    In addition to the regular approach of just touching, hitting and scraping metal parts, I’ve decided to record few experimental sound effects. Listening to the tons of water flowing through a dam, by sticking the microphones to the building’s wall? You got it. Messing with guitar strings using a blender and magnets? It’s here. Throwing coins and different metal parts inside cast iron cooking dish? No problem!

    Includes recordings such as:

    Different lids, cast iron dishes, metal pots, baking forms and sheets, bullet catcher, different boxes, cooking oven, sinks, fan, pans, grills, coins, small tools, different jugs, electric guitar, buckets, washing machine, metal parts, old doors and walls, road sign, handrails, cages and much more.

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'Metal Contact' by Soundholder is a metal-on-metal cornucopia. This library features sounds of dozens of metal objects - buckets, pans, sinks, grills, coins, doors and more - as they are banged, rubbed, shifted, hit, scraped, shook, and manipulated with blenders and magnets. This massive collection includes nearly four hours of sounds that range from ten seconds to nearly five minutes, and they are created with editors in mind with their different intensities and speeds for easy implementation. For sounds that are both practical and experimental, give 'Metal Contact' a listen.
 
Halloween 101
 
  • Halloween 101 is a great collection of sounds for your spooktacular projects!  Inside are eerie ambiences; ghosts and zombies; human grunts, dying, screaming, and wailing; bloody gore; blade sounds, glass breaks, squeaky floors and doors, and so much more!

    Halloween 101 includes:

    • Strange, haunting ambiences
    • Blades – impacts, hits, chainsaw, war-hammer, battle ax
    • Fighting and Gore – punches, rib cage ripping open, splats, goops
    • Footsteps – glass, creaky wood
    • Glass Breaks
    • Human Sounds – evil laughs, screams (solo and group), grunts
    • Unhuman Sounds – Groups of ghostly voices, zombies (solo and groups), speaking in tongues
    • Weather – thunder & wind
    • Doors – creaking, “Demons Gate”

If you didn't see this library in our Halloween roundup, then here's another chance to hear the classic haunted house sounds of 'Halloween 101' by Soundopolis. This library has the archetypal sounds of our favorite holiday scenes with insane laughter, portent birds, chainsaw-wielding murderers, ghostly voices, zombies, gore sounds, and ritualistic language. It also includes ambiences of spooky weather, creaking doors, and breaking glass to help you create whatever scenario you'd like. For a great mix of frightening and fun, listen to 'Halloween 101'.
 
Gun Sound Pack
 
  • Gun Sound Pack contains 266 gun sound effects. Guns included: Pistol, Revolver Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Semi-Auto Rifle, Sub-Machine gun, Machine gun.

    A perfect collection of gun sounds suitable for all types of sound designers, video editors, game developers or anyone who needs a large range of high quality gun sound effects ready to use out-of-the-box. Designed specifically for games, video and other media by award winning sound designers.

    This pack also includes a variety of 150 bonus sounds effects from our full library Pro Sound Collection.

    Note that ALL sounds from this package Gun Sound Pack are already included in our other premium sound packages Pro Sound Collection and WARFARE SOUNDS. So if you need more sounds including: ambiences, bullets impacts/flybys, explosions, footsteps, silenced guns and other additional weapons, death screams and MANY MORE. Be sure to check out Pro Sound Collection and WARFARE SOUNDS before purchase.

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'Gun Sound Pack' by Gamemaster Audio is a booming library with locked and loaded gunshots. This collection features eight different weapons ranging from a compact pistol to a big ol' machine gun with powerful sniper rifle shots, a semi-auto rifle dry firing, and sounds of handling a pistol, loading a shotgun, and cocking a revolver. Plus, it features sounds of selector switches, unloading magazines, and long beautiful reverb tails. If you need a collection that quickly covers the bases of gun shots and body sounds, give 'Gun Sound Pack' a listen.
 
Thunder & Rain
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Thunder & Rain Play Track 46+ sounds included, 23 mins total $13

    Thunder & Rain is a sound library that delivers the recordings of two storms. It includes a total of 46 audio files, split into three folders: STEREO, MS and UPMIX 5.1. It also comes with 40 audio files in the AS REC MS (NO De-Noise) folder.

    De-noise was applied to most of the recordings, to only preserve thunder FX, but you have the NO De-Noise folder included too.

    Create your own thunder ambiences with the included Winds/Storm/Rain files (in the preview below, I used the Rain file in addition to thunder files).

'Thunder & Rain' by JP Belliard features two storms that boom across urban skies. This library features over 40 sounds of thunder as it booms and cracks from both across the city and building-shakingly close by. The library not only includes stereo recordings but also Mid-Side and upmixed 5.1. Plus, you receive the de-noised and raw files to meet your workflows and experimentation styles as well as sounds of wind and rain for fleshed out soundscapes. For a great pack to start your storm collection, give 'Thunder & Rain' a listen.
   

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Popular sound effects this week:

 
  • 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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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:

  • 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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  • Gore Sound Effects Gore 2 Play Track 5000+ sounds included $45

    Enter GORE 2, The follow up to our first smash hit GORE sound library. Full of the most insane blood explosions, drips, flesh rips, splatters, blood gurgles, and intense fight and ultra violence sounds. Why did we make it? Because we wanted a HUGE collection of bigger, wetter, juicer, and crazier GORE sounds that could be a forever go to for professional sound designers. We recorded over 5,000 sounds and 300+ files to make this a whopping 20+ GB collection with lots of variations for all your scenes, film, gameplay or project. The GORE 2 library is split up into 3 sections, designed, source, and builds. Design – Bone, blood, melee & slaughter categories. Source – Featuring 192Khz 32 Bit Sanken Co-100k mic recordings, allowing you to pitch up ultra high or ultra low without loosing fidelity. Builds – Halfway between source material and designed, allowing you flexibility to start with some sounds that are slightly designed. GORE 2 is a classic giant collection that will serve you for years and years.

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  • Environments & Ambiences Suburban Russia Play Track 56 sounds included, 173 mins total $19

    What could be better than summertime in the country?

    Of course summertime in Russian village!

    Those sweet sounds of hammers, lawnmowers, dogs, neighbors activity, forests, fields, rain and, of course, lots of cicadas!

    This library contains authentic atmospheres of villages and small towns of suburban Moscow, as well as sounds of nature, roomtones and doors of the old Dacha from Soviet era.

    KEY POINTS:

    • Authentic atmospheres of dacha, forests, fields, streams, rains, streets of small towns, night and day suburban activity and roomtones!

    • An excellent addition to your library for film, TV and multimedia – Suburban Russia during summer and autumn time

    • Recorded with Mid-Side Sennheiser MKH8040/MKH30 combo

    • Sorted by location-type categories

    • All files have metadata included

Explore the full, unique collection here

Latest sound effects libraries:
 
  • Metal Sound Effects Military Truck Percussion Play Track 321 sounds included, 14 mins total $10

    A US Military Truck is transformed into a percussive instrument and hit with drum sticks and a variety of mallets ( gong, xylophone and timpani ) and sampled using contact microphones and geophones.

    A unique collection of 321 metallic percussive hits perfect for metal impact sound design and transient shaping.

    Type : Source Files / WAV Mono

    Normalised : -6 dbFS

    Grouped Files for Easy Reference Included

    Recorder : Sound Devices Mix Pre 10II

    Microphones : Stille & Klang Spot, LOM Geofon

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O805cKU_XrE

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  • All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, Line Audio Omni1 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is only available in UCS.

  • Effective Trailer Booms Vol. 2 delivers the next level in cinematic low-end, featuring 232 brand-new one-shot sounds meticulously designed for cutting-edge trailers.

    Building on the original Vol. 1, this new collection is designed for cutting-edge trailers. It moves beyond simple impacts to focus on the deep sub-bass, tonal rumbles, and resonant elements that build anticipation. It’s the perfect tool for setting a dark, mysterious tone at the beginning of a trailer or providing that final, deep punctuation at the end.

    A boom isn’t just a hit, it’s the sound of intrigue. Effective Trailer Booms Vol. 2 delivers the next level in cinematic low-end, featuring 232 brand-new one-shot sounds meticulously designed for cutting-edge trailers.

    Building on the original Vol. 1, this new collection is designed for cutting-edge trailers. It moves beyond simple impacts to focus on the deep sub-bass, tonal rumbles, and resonant elements that build anticipation. It’s the perfect tool for setting a dark, mysterious tone at the beginning of a trailer or providing that final, deep punctuation at the end.

    Inside, you’ll find a massive library of deep tonal rumbles, powerful sub-bass swells, bone-chilling textures, dark resonant drones, and powerful cinematic punctuation, all designed to pull the audience in.

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  • Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects SpellBound Play Track 969 sounds included, 122 mins total $90

    SpellBound is premium sound effects library exploring the intersecting spaces of modern magic and science fiction energy. The result is a polished, designed, and inspiring set of cinematic magic sounds ready to bring new life to your film, game, and media projects. Brian Johnson, the creator of SpellBound and Slipstream is an award winning sound designer who after working in film, and television, has found his home designing sound for the biggest video game franchises in the world.

    SpellBound has 969 total sound effects
    Spells, explos, tails, whooshes, beds, impacts, drones, and more.

    Designed section – 202 designed multi-event show stopping full frequency sound effects.
    Elements section – 767 designed construction kit, layers, sweeteners, and single event effects.

    SpellBound can compliment your fx arsenal with traditional fantasy, modern magic, cinematic impacts, and even as an explosion sweetener. It can take over a fantasy trailer or a compliment a hybrid space magic video game.

    Thank you for licensing SpellBound. I hope it inspires you to create something exciting and magical.

    SpellBound Flyer

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  • 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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