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With so many new libraries at A Sound Effect, we had to do a special bi-weekly roundup to cover them all! In this recap, you will find sounds of antique mills from the 1500s, cartoonish laughs and reactions, gushing waterfalls that envelop your ears, old-fashioned cash registers, vigorous summer rain and thunderstorms, ’90s land cruisers, and ambiences from northern Indian and Senegal. These SFX creators are back in full swing, so we hope you’re as delighted with their sounds as we are!



Antique Mills
 
  • Industrial Ambiences Antique Mills Play Track 65 sounds included, 77 mins total From: $60

    Get the sounds of an ancient water spelt mill from 1529, as well as an antique tannery, also driven by a huge water wheel from 1699.

    Both mills have been working for hundreds of years and continue to work even today.

    This library is recorded in high resolution audio in 24Bit/96kHz on a Sound Devices 702T with Sennheiser 8040 Mics in Mono or ORTF Stereo.

The Soundcatcher released 'Antique Mills', a library that has the sounds of a water spelt mill from 1529 (the year of the Westrogothian rebellion in Sweden, don't you remember?). As the stream pushes the wheel, you hear plenty of creaks, groans, rushing water, mechanic rumbles, rattling chains, pipe resonances, and more. It also has sounds of a 1699 tannery and all its various hammer drops. Whether your sound design goes back in time or has characters who like to work with their hands, be sure to listen to this one.
 
Land Cruiser, 1990
 
  • Vehicle Sound Effects Land Cruiser, 1990 Play Track 4+ sounds included, 84 mins total $100

    This is a 4-channel recording of an old Toyota Land Cruiser driving on dirt roads. It was recorded by George Vlad and Daan Hendriks while attending the 2016 Sonic Mmabolela annual workshop in Limpopo Province, South Africa. 4 DPA 4060 mics were attached to the vehicle’s body to capture engine compartment, exhaust and wheel sounds.

    The vehicle was used for game drives around the reserve and had no windshield, windows or roof as can be seen in the photos. It was powered by a 4 litre/155 hp Toyota 3F petrol engine that did an excellent job despite its age. It also sounded pretty wild for an untuned utility vehicle.

    The recordings cover a couple of failed ignition attempts, a proper ignition with the car starting, some idling, constant driving, revving, some reversing and then the engine stopping. The 4 different perspectives cover the essential sources of sound and offer a lot of flexibility when designing vehicle sounds for any purpose.

Sound designers George Vlad and Daan Hendriks have joined forces in their first collaboration 'Land Cruiser, 1990'. Recorded at the 2016 Sonic Mmabolela annual workshop in Limpopo Province, South Africa, this library features 21 minutes of driving from the perspectives of the exhaust, wheels, and two areas on the engine. Overall, there are 80 minutes of flexible sounds from this dependable sports utility vehicle. Also included are recordings of failed ignition attempts, a start up, idling, revving, reversing, and stopping the engine. If you have off-roading in your project, this might be the library you're looking for.
 
North India
 
  • World Sounds North India Play Track 73+ sounds included, 187 mins total $65

    The North India sound effects library is a unique collection of 73 sounds recorded and produced with high quality equipment in North India.

    From west to east at different seasons over many months, this collection includes:

    North India features sounds such as:

    • Varanasi: The most religious city of the country, bordered by Ganga
    • Cities: Delhi and Kolkata, hyperactive Indian cities
    • Country-side and villages mostly in Rajasthan.
    • Temple: Ceremony, prayer
    • Mountains of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, next to Pakistan
    • Market: from small to big, outdoor and indoor
    • Public space and train stations

    This collection provides authentic and interesting sounds recorded through north west to the north east part of the country!
    All Faunethic tracks include metadata tags filled with Soundminer.

In their new library, Faunethic captures over three hours of beautiful ambiences from 'North India'. Featuring the country's major cities, Dehli and Kolkata, the countrysides and villages of Rajasthan, and the mountainous Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on the border of the Himalayans, this collection has sounds of busy city traffic, Hindu temples, train stations, children playing in villages, mountain ambiences filled by cows and birds, and much more. These sounds will make you wish travel was as easy as it seems in Bollywood movies. For beautiful perspectives of daily life in one the world's oldest countries, check out this library.
 
Electric Cash Register
 
  • Mechanical Sound Effects Electric Cash Register Play Track 1000+ sounds included, 21 mins total $35

    We came across an old Sanyo Cash register which was still working – so we went all-in and recorded it. We used two Sennheiser MKH8040 and a DPA 4060 to get a variety of buttons, switches, and printing noises. They all cover different and unique perspectives.

'Electric Cash Register' by The Soundcatcher features the in-depth recordings of an old Sanyo cash register. This library has over 1,000 sounds in 20 minutes to show off the register's mechanisms, such as its drawers, keys, switches, buttons, paper, panels, and errors. It even has sounds of printing - along with paper being ripped and crumbed - and recordings of the drawer being forced open with a screwdriver. Whether you're designing a heist scene or unique UI clicks and pops, give this library a listen.
 
Fun Character Voices
 
Looking for laughs, baby talk, talking toys, and onomatopoeia? Then 'Fun Character Voices' is a collection for you. Featuring voices from the Pro Sound Collection by Gamemaster Audio, this library has utterances and reactions of all kinds with happy babbling children, semantically expressive adults, classic duck and chipmunk sounds, and squeaky toys that seem to tell you exactly what's on their minds. Also included are bodily functions like snorts, chewing, farts, and burps. If you're looking for something comical and cartoonish, check this library out.
 
Thunder and Rain
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Thunder and Rain Play Track 43+ sounds included, 152 mins total $30

    Looking for sounds that make you want to grab a warm blanket and stay inside? This collection has thunder and rain recordings collected during window-shaking storms from 2012 to 2015.

    Most sounds are recorded in Helsinki, where summers contain a few weeks of hot weather accompanied by dramatic thunderstorms.

    It also features a hot, violent storm captured in France that lasted several hours.

    With recordings that last from 13 seconds to over a half hour, you're sure to get all the drizzling and cracking thunderclaps you're looking for!

'Thunder and Rain' by redSonic has over two and a half hours of its titular sources from storms in Helsinki and France. These sounds were captured over two years during the hot, violent storms of Finland's short summers. The recordings vary from half a minute to 31 minutes, offering lots of transitions, thunder cracks, drizzling, heavy rain, and rainless thunder to meet your various stormy needs. With this library you can save your recorders from the rain and sleep peacefully during nearby the storms knowing you're covered in your collection.
 
Sounds of Senegal
 
  • World Sounds Sounds of Senegal Play Track 41 sounds included, 213 mins total $40

    Get the sounds of Senegal in this interesting collection from Eneas Mentzel. Covering everything from city and village ambiences to night and day atmospheres and much more, this library is a rich source of authentic Senegalese ambiences. More than 3.5 hours of recordings total are included.

    All files in unprocessed M/S format for maximum flexibility in audio post !!!

    Artwork by Annemie Van Roey.

Take a trip to West Africa and enjoy the 'Sounds of Senegal' captured by Eneas Mentzel – Sound Recording & Sound Design. In this library you will hear over 3.5 hours of city and village ambiences that feature the people and wildlife in the coastal capital of this country. With ambiences from the coast of Ngor, children playing in Thiaroye suburbs of Dakar, morning prayers from a Daara, young talibe boys reciting the Quran, busy crowds and traffic in Touba, night ambiences in Yoff, and more, this library presents sounds essential to the city's culture, landscapes, and history.
 
Surround In The Rain 5.1 + Stereo
 
  • Want the sounds of urban rain storms, gutters, drains and wet traffic? Surround In the Rain features 30 HD 24bit/48khz 5.1 Surround Sound Effects with exactly that. Recorded with discrete Quad microphones, and mastered in 5.1 surround (L-C-R-Ls-Rr-Lf Embeded .WAV format). Recording locations are all from center perspective to create the widest possible sound, and a stereo version of each cue is included, as well as embedded metadata. Want a taste of what's included? Download the 5.1 Surround Demo file here and try it out on your own system! From veteran Hollywood Sound Designer Lenny Jones.

'Surround In The Rain 5.1 + Stereo' by 2496 Sound Effects
has sounds of rainy days from all kinds of perspectives. With 30 high-definition 5.1 Surround recordings, you receive 100 minutes of rain pouring on concrete, cars, leaves, umbrellas, and storm drains, as well rainstorms captured behind windows from interior locations. Each recording is taken from a center perspective for wide-open imaging, plus you receive a Stereo version for quick implementation. If you aren't sold on it yet, download the Surround demo file and try it out yourself!
 
New York | Gorges and Waterfalls
 
  • Water & Ocean Sounds New York Gorges and Waterfalls Play Track 48+ sounds included, 70 mins total From: $35

    New York Gorges and Waterfalls has the hidden sounds of waterfalls from the secluded gorges of New York State. The gorge walls shoot upward 150 meters, creating beautiful stone sanctuaries of sound. Rushing water cuts deep through smooth shale outcrops, with the lack of pebbles giving these falls a uniquely polished and frictionless character. In this collection, you’ll receive sounds ranging from murmuring 1-meter cascades to thunderous 65-meter behemoths. If you need waterfalls distinct to the Appalachians, listen to New York Gorges and Waterfalls.

    2% for the Planet:
    Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause. I view it as an “artist royalty” for the planet!

    Key Features:

    • Waterfall sizes ranging from 0 to 1, 1 to 3, 3 to 5, 6 to 25, and over 25 meters
    • Perfectly loopable clips with approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds of audio for each waterfall
    • Close and distant perspectives

    Gear Used:
    Sennheiser MKH 50/30 MS pair
    Sound Devices 702
    Rycote AG MS Blimp
    Mastered Stereo:
    • All 48 sounds included as decoded LR stereo files
    • Specs: 4.92 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit WAV – 48 files, 48+ sounds, Approx. 70 min

    Mastered Stereo + RAW Mid/Side:
    • All 48 sounds included as decoded LR stereo files
    • All 48 sounds included as RAW Mid/Side files
    • The RAW MS audio files are the same sounds as the mastered stereo, just in their original uncut/unmastered/undecoded form.
    • Specs: 10.56 – 192 kHz / 24-bit WAV – 96 files, 48+ sounds, Approx. 140 min

Thomas Rex Beverly has been busy traveling all over the US, and in his new library he features the gorges of the Appalachians in 'New York | Gorges and Waterfalls'. This library contains 70 minutes of rushing waterfalls from 1 to 65-meters tall in the secluded canyons of New York State. These cascades offer a variety of watery textures as they fill the frequency spectrum with hisses, bubbles, roars and thunderous impacts that bounce off the ravine walls. If you need immersive, powerful, flowing waterfalls, this is the one for you.
   

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Popular sound effects this week:

 
  • Metal Core Alliance is a library created to bring colossal machines, futuristic metallic environments, and large-scale robots to life. Ideal for video games, film, or any project requiring high-impact mechanical sound design.

    In this collection, you’ll find 613 high-resolution (192 kHz / 24-bit) sounds carefully designed and organized into categories for easy creative use:
    🔹Auto Deployment Unit
    🔹Biotitan
    🔹Bionic Spike Rotator
    🔹Brutal Metal Assembly
    🔹Malfunctioning Unit
    🔹Mech (robots, mechas, and more)
    🔹Mechanical Shrinking Gear
    🔹Mechanical Shrinking Pillar
    🔹Sci-Fi Doors (locks, heavy, sliding…)
    🔹Turrets
    🔹 Whoosh (cyber, mech, robotic…)
    🔹Bonus 🎁

    Each category was created with those gigantic mechanisms we see in so many science fiction movies and video games in mind. To achieve this, we used real recordings of heavy machinery, metals, and industrial textures that add authenticity and power.

    All sounds have been recorded and edited at 192 kHz – 96 kHz / 32-24 bits, and are delivered in 192 kHz / 24 bits, allowing them to be stretched, distorted, slowed down, or manipulated without losing quality or detail.

    Metal Core Alliance is not just a library: it’s a versatile, creative, and brutally powerful sound design kit, designed to shape mechanical worlds with their own unique personality.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding Robots, Machines, Gears, etc…[Use them again & again]
    Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    – For any questions or problems: khronstudio@gmail.com

    Features
    – 613 sounds
    – Number of Audio Waves: 613
    – Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
    – Do Sound FX loop: Yes
    – Win/Mac: Yes
    – Minutes of audio provided: 25 minutes

  • Environments & Ambiences Geophonic Sound Effects Play Track 98+ sounds included, 23 mins total $15

    This audio library features low-frequency drones, powerful impacts, metallic scrapes, resonant vibrations, and other rare audio textures.
    All sounds were recorded using the LOM Geofón, a device that captures low-frequency surface vibrations that conventional microphones cannot detect.

    The recordings were made with the TASCAM Portacapture X8 at 192 kHz/32 bit, ensuring maximum detail and sound quality.

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  • Forged in Fury Vol. 1: Modular Sounds for Epic Combat

    Break down, customize, and master every detail of your combat effects with Forged in Fury Vol. 1, a collection of 394 brutal sounds in 192kHz/24. Includes katana, heavy axe, metal claws, and layer-by-layer edited vocals for total control.

    🔪 Katana (193 sounds):
    Double whooshes, precise slashes, impacts, blood splatters.
    Mix layers of edge and secondary effects (e.g. combine a quick whoosh with a feminine scream).

    🪓 Heavy Axe (96 sounds):
    Powerful whooshes, crushing blows, equip sounds, blood effects.
    Combine the roar of metal with the sounds of breaking bones.

    🔗 Metal Claws (37 sounds):
    Mechanical opening/closing, scratching, cutting whoosh.
    Ideal for fast movements and surprise attacks.

    🗣️ Male & Female Voices (68 Sounds):
    War cries, moans of pain, grunts of effort.
    Use them alone or synced with weapon effects.

    ✨ Key Feature:
    Each sound includes its own editable layers (e.g. whoosh + impact + blood). Do you want a bloodless ax swing? only the whoosh of a katana?, only blood? Modify it instantly.

    🎚️ Studio Quality:
    Recorded in 192kHz/24-32 bits, delivered in 192kHz/24 bits. Perfect for toning down, adding distortion or manipulating without losing clarity.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding katana, heavy ax and claw [Use them again & again]
    – Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.

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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:

  • Metal Core Alliance is a library created to bring colossal machines, futuristic metallic environments, and large-scale robots to life. Ideal for video games, film, or any project requiring high-impact mechanical sound design.

    In this collection, you’ll find 613 high-resolution (192 kHz / 24-bit) sounds carefully designed and organized into categories for easy creative use:
    🔹Auto Deployment Unit
    🔹Biotitan
    🔹Bionic Spike Rotator
    🔹Brutal Metal Assembly
    🔹Malfunctioning Unit
    🔹Mech (robots, mechas, and more)
    🔹Mechanical Shrinking Gear
    🔹Mechanical Shrinking Pillar
    🔹Sci-Fi Doors (locks, heavy, sliding…)
    🔹Turrets
    🔹 Whoosh (cyber, mech, robotic…)
    🔹Bonus 🎁

    Each category was created with those gigantic mechanisms we see in so many science fiction movies and video games in mind. To achieve this, we used real recordings of heavy machinery, metals, and industrial textures that add authenticity and power.

    All sounds have been recorded and edited at 192 kHz – 96 kHz / 32-24 bits, and are delivered in 192 kHz / 24 bits, allowing them to be stretched, distorted, slowed down, or manipulated without losing quality or detail.

    Metal Core Alliance is not just a library: it’s a versatile, creative, and brutally powerful sound design kit, designed to shape mechanical worlds with their own unique personality.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding Robots, Machines, Gears, etc…[Use them again & again]
    Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    – For any questions or problems: khronstudio@gmail.com

    Features
    – 613 sounds
    – Number of Audio Waves: 613
    – Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
    – Do Sound FX loop: Yes
    – Win/Mac: Yes
    – Minutes of audio provided: 25 minutes

  • The Demonic Pigs audio library features 12 terrifying pig creature squeals, perfect for any horror film or game that is sure to strike fear into your audience.

  • Enter the realm of fantasy, where mythical creatures roam and legends come to life in a symphony of imagination. From the lumbering footsteps of trolls to the haunting moans of zombies, each sound captures the essence of otherworldly beings. Experience the mischievous cackles of goblins and the eerie calls of giant insects echoing through enchanted forests. Whether it’s the ominous presence of a kraken beneath the waves or the skeletal rattles of undead skeletons, these sounds transport listeners to a realm where magic and mystery reign supreme.

Explore the full, unique collection here

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  • Delirium is a sound effects toolkit, lovingly prepared to accompany your unique and personal descent into madness. Bask in the radiance of wobbling washes of muffled screams, or perhaps some swaying, spiralling tones that make you feel dizzy and nauseous!

    Designed primarily using Madrona Labs SUMU, Delirium is perfect for creating tension-filled atmospheres, hypnotic trances, dream sequences, hallucinations and generally unusual, other-worldly situations. Wavering drones that are writhing and moving, fragmented vocal splinters of what used to be human voices before they were dragged into the void, static bursts of interference from a long forgotten transmission that should never have been found… that sort of thing.

    It does cover some areas that are more grounded in the real world (Comms Static, UI Glitches), but the majority of stuff in here is proudly un-tethered from reality.

    The library is broken down into the following categories and sub categories as part of its comprehensive UCS metadata.

    • COMMUNICATIONS: Static, Telemetry – Scrambled, Lofi, Glitch
    • DESIGNED: Distortion, Drone, Eerie, Ethereal, Granular, Rhythmic, Rumble, Synthetic, Tonal, Vocal, Whoosh – Bubbling, Clicks, Demonic, Energy, Evolving, Fizzing, Gloopy, Gritty, Hissing, Metallic, Movement, Muffled, Neutral, Pulsing, Rattling, Riser, Robotic, Scrambled, Spinning, Static, Steady, Submerged, Sweeteners, Swells, Synth, Texture, Throbbing, Tonal, Watery
    • MAGIC: Shimmer, Spell – Fragments, Metallic, Movement, Steady, Swells, Tonal, Vocal
    • SCIFI: Energy – Evolving, Movement, Riser, Steady, Surges, Swells, Texture
    • USER INTERFACE: Data, Glitch, MotionGritty, Malfunction, Movement, Smooth, Watery, Gestures

    The sounds of Delirium will allow you to travel to weird, wonderful and sometimes unpleasant places with your sonic creations whilst maintaining subtlety and versatility. They are layers waiting to be interwoven, a bag of choice ingredients, a palette of strange colours. Go forth and paint!!!

    Artwork by Jeff at Freakshow Industries.

  • Step into a world of spells, mysticism, and creative power with Spells Variations Vol. 2, the follow-up to our acclaimed magical sound collection. This time, we’ve expanded the elemental and thematic range, offering 405 professionally crafted sound effects that are fully categorized and ready to use.
    Inside, you’ll find a wide variety of magical types:
    🔥 Fire
    💧 Water
    🌪️ Air
    🌍 Earth
    Electricity
    ❄️ Ice
    ☠️ Poison, Mud, Rocks
    ✨ As well as Arcane, Dark, Monstrous, and other mystical spell types.

    Each category is organized into individual folders, with multiple variations for every spell, giving you complete flexibility to choose the perfect sound for each moment, All this makes a total of 44 different spells.
    Just like in Volume 1, every sound in this collection was recorded, edited, and mastered at 192 kHz / 24-bit, ensuring top-tier quality and adaptability—perfect for professional sound designers or anyone looking for drag-and-drop magical effects for games, trailers, animations, or any audio-visual production.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding magical sounds [Use them again & again
    – Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    – For any questions or problems: khronstudio@gmail.com

    Features
    – 405 spell sounds
    – Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
    – Win/Mac: Yes
    – Minutes of audio provided: 22:26

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  • Animal Sound Effects Steller Sea Lions Play Track 24+ sounds included, 17 mins total $38

    Steller Sea Lions
    The Steller Sea Lions library is a mini library of stereo recordings from an expedition up the coast of Vancouver Island. In this library you will find a variety of vocalizations from a colony of over 200 Steller Sea Lions.
    It’s everything you’d need for any linear or game media.

    The Herring spawn (or Herring run) happens every spring along eastern Vancouver Island. Adult Pacific Herring congregate in huge numbers along the coastal shorelines.
    This brings an abundance of wildlife to the coastal areas of Vancouver Island.

    Keywords: BARKING, BARK, BREATH, GURGAL, SPUTTER, EXHALE, GROAN, GUTTURAL, SNORT, BELCHES, ROAR, BLEATS
    ZAP Library - Steller Sea Lions
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  • The Master Gun Ultimax 100 Sound Effects library is recorded using a large array of various microphone configurations, we recorded shots from several distances in an open shooting range in the Nevada Desert.

    Raw Recordings

    Our raw shots features a total of 20 channels including 10 Stereo sources. All of our close and mid spaced pair Microphone options can be used as two independent mono microphones. The right side of every spaced pair will have more Mech than its left side counterpart.
    Every single gun has been recorded using the same gain settings on the same recorders, and we have level matched each microphone option between the same calibers so your 50ft microphones will be the same or similar across all libraries that share the same calibers. This makes mixing large amounts of weapons easier as the loudness and character of each gun is predictable.

    Our foley features a total of a stereo A/B pair of Neumann KMR81i mts which are placed on both the left and right of the gun. All of the foley has been recorded at 192kHz for extreme processing workflows.

    Designed Mixes

    Created from the ground up we’ve designed a collection of game-ready mixes for your next project. If you are creating your own custom weapons system and would like to use our designed mixes in your project, you can use our no-tail options which are our realistic designed mixes without our tail layers. Just drag, and drop.

    UCS compatible metadata embedded

    All files contain extensive metadata to provide you with the fastest and easiest workflow possible. Metadata can be read and processed by audio management tools. Some digital audio workstations feature an included search tool that can also read embedded metadata.

  • 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 also available in UCS.


   

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