New Sound Effects: Moscow, Quiet Nights, Magical Powers, Old Buses, Mimicked Animals, Huge Debris - And Lots Of Cats

Posted August 4, 2017 by Adriane Kuzminski in New sound effects libraries

This week on A Sound Effect, we have new libraries that are on the rare side! We have fun human imitations of animals, Moscow ambiences from all seasons, mechanical sounds of the doors and buttons from an old bus, complex designed debris, and more cats than you’ve ever heard before. We also have ambisonic recordings of quiet nights and tons of magic powers and spells. Happy listening!

Meow – Cat Essentials

Cat Sound Effects Meow – Cat Essentials Play Track 272 sounds included $59

Cats are remarkably expressive creatures. And capturing their voices can be a daunting task. Not anymore…

The “Meow” sound library provides all the core cat vocalizations you'll need in a single package.

Using 11 different cats cherry picked for their characters, this library provides over 272 vocalizations for your productions.

From sweet mewls, to longing cries, or vicious shrieks, this library has got you covered.

This library also includes the Sonic Worlds “CAT” sound pack.

Meet the beasts:

JASPER
A lunatic Calico. A treasure trove of enraged vocalizations.

AFORI & FANGS
Sweet natured Russian Blues for that soft gentle character.

BASTARDO
A nasty mean tomcat, hence his name. A Tabby with a rich growl.

BOGART
Deep threatening growls and hisses. A Ginger in a foul mood.

GINGY & LUCIFER
Whiny sounding Ginger cats. For those hungry begging cries.

JESSICA
Classic meows that work like a charm.

MARTY
A sad sounding Tabby cat. For those longing mewls that will break your heart.

SWEETY
An absolute sweetheart black cat. Purry meows galore.

Cat sounds included:
● Screeches and Shrieks
● Snipes
● Yelps
● Mewls
● Cries
● Purrs
● Growls
● Grumbles, Groans and Moans
● Whining and Begging
● Hisses
● Squirms
● Meows in a huge variety of characters
● And more…

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Sonic Worlds has the sound library you've been waiting for! 'Meow – Cat Essentials' features 8 expressive cats and over 150 vocalizations, so you no longer need to rely on those overused cat sounds we so often hear. You'll be introduced to a maniac Calico named Jasper, a sad Tabby named Marty, two whiney ginger cats, a black cat named Sweety who loves to purr, and others. These cats have quite the personalities, giving you plenty of growls, hisses, shrieks, cries, and mews for your expressive felines!

Ambisonic Surround After Dark

Nature & Countryside Ambiences Ambisonic Surround After Dark Play Track 20 sounds included, 120 mins total From: $69

Ambisonic Surround After Dark features 20 HD 24bit/96khz Surround Sound Effects with a large selection of evening Crickets, Cicadas, from urban and residential areas.

Recorded with a Brahma Ambisonic Microphone and a Zoom F8 recorder and mastered in 3 configurations: Ambisonic B format (FuMa 1st Order WXYZ), 5.1 Surround Sound (L-C-R-Ls-Rr-Lf ) and Stereo (L-R) – all with embedded metadata. Most tracks are 2 minutes long.

Want a taste of what's included? Download the B Format Surround Demo file here and try it out on your own system!

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'Ambisonic Surround After Dark' by 2496 Sound Effects has 20 night ambiences all offered in ambisonic, 5.1 surround, and stereo. These quiet, peaceful atmospheres contain lots of clear crickets and cicadas, as well as urban recordings with barking dogs, industrial hum, night traffic, and distant sirens. As always, if you want to hear just how immersive B format is, download their demo file and try it out!

Pedestrian Streets of Moscow

City Life Sound Effects Pedestrian Streets of Moscow Play Track 27 sounds included, 124 mins total From: $44

This sound library was recorded in Moscow’s downtown on 13 locations at different times of the year. 27 samples include the sounds of passers-by, steps and random conversations against the background of distant traffic, singing birds and other casual sounds.

It can be useful for audio post-production when working with movies, trailers or commercials in which it is necessary to convey the routine life atmosphere of Russian cities. All files are carefully selected and prepared. Metadata included in the archive – and the library is available in both a stereo and a surround version.

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'Pedestrian Streets of Moscow' by Hand Rolling has just what the title says, featuring 13 locations from the city's downtown areas. You'll hear pedestrians passing by, lots of distinctly Russian walla, distant traffic and church bells, urban wildlife, and much more. The library also has recordings from all seasons - from snowy footsteps to summer birds - and it's offered in stereo and surround. If you need ambiences from a modern city with a rich history, check this one out.

Crash & Smash – Designed

Destruction & Impact Sounds Crash & Smash | Designed Play Track 450+ sounds included $24.50

The “Crash & Smash – Designed” sound effects library contains 350 sounds of destruction.

You get 5 categories (Glass, Metal, Stone, Wood, Plastic) each with 50 edited, layered and designed sounds of destruction and demolition. Additionally you get 100 mixed heavy Crash and Destruction Sounds in 5.0 Surround.

These were fully created and designed in surround not just upmixed. You also get the downmixed versions in 2.0 Stereo.

All sounds were designed from the original Crash & Smash.

You can easily create a vast amount of new crashes by combining, layering and arranging these sounds. Comes with embedded Sound Miner Metadata.

Available in two versions:

Crash & Smash – Designed (Full):
Number of files: 450 Files (350 in stereo + 100 in 5.0 Surround)
Quality: 96kHz / 24bit / Stereo
Total Size: 2,99 GB

Crash & Smash – Designed (Stereo only):
Number of Files: 350 Files
Quality: 96kHz / 24bit / Stereo
Total Size: 1,45 GB

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From the masters of impacts, SoundBits have a new library that will blow you away. 'Crash & Smash – Designed' gets you 350 sounds of glass, metal, stone, wood, and plastic destruction all mixed for maximum impact. With complex amounts of debris, these sounds are perfect for demolition or apocalyptic scenes. You'll also receive 100 sounds mixed in 5.0 surround. Whether you want your audience to feel like they're in the middle of a falling building or you need more elements to add realism to your scene, definitely give the demo a listen.

Scrap School Bus – Dashboard and Door

Trucks, Buses & Van Sounds Scrap School Bus – Dashboard and Door Play Track 78 sounds included $8

Scrap School Bus is one of our smaller libraries, but it contains many interesting files that are well-worth hearing.

It includes sounds of the buttons and switches on the dashboard, the door handle and the sliding door opening – a total of 78 sounds are included. Each sound has been meticulously edited individually – and all sounds are metatagged.

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'Scrap School Bus – Dashboard and Door' by Mechanical Wave is a quick pack of 78 sounds from an out-of-commission school bus. This library has unique mechanical sounds that include several takes of the bus's easily recognizable sliding door as it opens and closes, as well as the buttons on the dashboard and its multiple light switches. If you need even one of these sounds, this library is worth the purchase!

Magic and Spell Sounds

Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Magic and Spell Sounds Play Track 682 sounds included, 29 mins total $19

Magic and Spell Sounds is a custom designed sound library covering many types of magic and spells. From shining in the light to bringing darkness.

Elements: electricity, energy, fireballs, ice, vines, rock, wind and water. Covering actions such as: blasts, casting, conjuring, impacts, healing and more.

682 total sounds (422 magic and spell sounds, 260 bonus sounds from Pro Sound Collection).

ALL sounds from this library Magic and Spell Sounds are included in our full sound library Pro Sound Collection. So if you need more sounds be sure to check it out before purchase.

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Gamemaster Audio continue to live up to their name, and this time they have a sound library for all your mystical needs. 'Magic and Spell Sounds' has sounds of enchantment and dark sorcery with effects based on fire, ice, rocks, wind, water, electricity... you name it! You'll get dark, windy growls, lightning blasts, horror spells, fireballs, shattering impacts, healing powers, and more. Altogether there are over 680 sounds - and as always, this library is included in their Pro Sound Collection.

Animal Sounds

Creature Sound Effects Fun Animal Voices Play Track 1212 sounds included, 28 mins total $19

Fun Animals Voices is a fun and one of a kind animal sound library. Perfect for comedy or cartoon type projects. It contains a massive 1212 sound effects and consists of both studio recordings (Animal Impersonations) and on location nature recordings.

This sound pack is 2 parts.

1) 1085 animal impersonations by professional voice actors aimed at comedy. Animals included: Bear, Cat, Chicken, Cow, Crow/Raven, Dogs (small, large), Duck, Frog, Goat, Gorilla, Hippo, Horse, Hyena, Lizard, Monkey, Mouse, Owl, Pig, Peacock, Pigeon, Rabbit, Seagull, Seal/Walrus, Sheep, Snake, Sparrow, Tasmanian Devil (comical), Turkey/Ostrich, Tweety Bird, Vulture, Wolf, Zebra.

2) 127 nature recordings of ambiences, birds, swamps and others.

ALL sounds from Fun Animal Voices are included our full sound library Pro Sound Collection so if you need more sounds be sure to check it out before purchase.

Please note this product was originally called “Animal Sounds.”

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Also new by Gamemaster Audio this week is a large, fun collection of human-made 'Animal Sounds'. In this library, you'll hear 1,085 impersonations of farm animals like chickens, cows, sheep, and horses, jungle animals like monkeys, hyenas, and hippos, and forest animals like bears, frogs, owls, mice. You'll also get 127 nature ambiences of swamps, forests, and farms. Whether you're looking for caricature animals for cartoons or a unique user interface, this library has plenty for you to hear.

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User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Motion Graphics Play Track 650+ sounds included $9

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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Featured Sound Creators Modular UI Play Track $9

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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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Bloody Nightmare Play Track 550 sounds included $9

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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User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Motion Graphics Play Track 650+ sounds included $9

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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Featured Sound Creators Modular UI Play Track $9

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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Animal Sound Effects Collections Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV Play Track 2096 sounds included, 78 mins total $153

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Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files. The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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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.
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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.

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The designed portion of Kawaii UI Bundle gives you a selection of ready to use OS sounds, various melodic and synth based sounds, button presses, cursors, notifications, swipes, errors, bootups, app opens, loading loops, etc. We’ve even included an adorable vocal alphabet for character text.

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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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