16 new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we have lots of new libraries – and if you missed our Black Friday & Cyber Monday sale, don’t worry, some of these new libraries are still on sale!

In this roundup, discover a series of new cinematic hits, whooshes, and alarms, as well as two collections of playing cards and a bundle of everything by SKYES Audio.

You can also hear new glitch sounds, abstract water recordings, hauntingly beautiful flute soundscapes, orc vocalizations, and crazy performances on a flexatone.

And for the more real-world collections, check out libraries of HVAC drones, ambiences from a railroad crossing, sounds from a workshop, and Foley of scratching skin and armored body hits. Happy listening!

SKYES Audio Bundle

'SKYES Audio Bundle' by SKYES Audio is a steal of a collection, and it will only be available until January 2nd of 2019, so get it now while you can!
 
Effective Trailer Hits & Impacts

'Effective Trailer Hits & Impacts' by Federico Soler Fernández has one-shot impact hits with aggressive bass, angry and sudden booms, bone-chilling textures, and more.
 
Glitch Sound Effects

'Glitch Sound Effects' by Sound Response brings you highly twisted, glitchy, twitchy, gritty, grimy audio madness perfect for various music genres like dubstep, EDM, IDM, hardcore, darkcore, and more.
 
  • THE GLITCH sound library brings you highly twisted, glitchy, twitchy, gritty, grimy audio madness perfect for various music genres like dubstep, EDM, IDM, hardcore, darkcore, electro-industrial, hardstyle, glitch hop, downtempo, drum‘n’bass, hybrid cinematic music, but also very useful sonic tool for sound designers, editors, and pretty much anyone who likes to play and try different things with sound!

    These warped and mangled glitch sounds always work great as a source of inspiration and new ideas as they tend to induce more experimental approach to music making, thus helping in achieving unexpectedly creative and original results. A must have for every producer, musician or sound designer, these glitch sound effects will instantly find a way into your production and bring some serious edge to it!

    THE GLITCH sound library contains 331MB (340 sound effects) of high definition 24bit/96khz Stereo WAV files, embedded with metadata to speed up your workflow.

    If you like the sound of THE GLITCH sound library then be sure to check out the second installment – THE GLITCH 2 for even more glitched mayhem, and also Signal Interferences sound library that features somewhat similar glitch sound effects!

100 Fans, Hvac, & Mechanical Drones

'100 Fans, Hvac, & Mechanical Drones' by Articulated Sounds is a careful collection of 100 electric fans, HVAC, AHU, and mechanical drones to get you the industrial, domestic, and back-alley ambiences you need.
 
  • Articulated presents here a careful collection of 100 Electric Fans, HVAC, AHU, and Mechanical Drones. After months of capture, we recorded, selected, and edited this unique library featuring rich, varied, and useful assets ready-to-use for any game or movie project.

    These sounds can serve to inspire life inside environments, provide industrial tones, domestic houses, or back alleys, setting moods or atmospheres. They can also serve as elements to design mechanical machine or engine sounds.

    The sonic quality extends a large spectrum from clean, modern, to old and rusty, on rooftop, indoor, flush ceiling-mounted, Bathroom extractor, or floor stand; along with many flavours like metal, plastic, smooth or raspy rattles with gurgling wobbles. Some of the Sounds have useful varied point of perspectives (Close-up, distance), and most of them are ‘loopable’.

    WHAT’S INSIDE:
    124 stereo files
    Highly focused and meticulously edited sounds
    Wide variety
    Different perspectives are included as well

Hidden Voices: Flexatone

'Hidden Voices: Flexatone' by InspectorJ brings you 2,000 sounds with 4 distinct styles of vocalizations that are ready to breathe life into your alien and machine creatures.
 
  • On the eternal search for new sounds, here is a hefty collection of creature voices created solely through the use of a metal flexatone.

    This collection brings you 2,000 original sounds at 96kHz/24-bit stereo offering 4 distinct styles of vocalization prepared to breathe life into your creatures, whether they be alien or machine. Each style has over 450 variations covering over 15 different emotions such as “arguing”, “sad”, “scared”, “excited”, “laugh”, “question” and general “talking”. These 4 vocal styles are:

    1. “Voice A”: The untouched raw voice created by the flexatone, perfect for metallic creatures! (0:55-1:12 in the audio example!)
    2. “Voice B”: A slightly deeper voice with additional upper harmonics for a sci-fi aesthetic, ideal for futuristic machines! (0:02-0:13 in the audio example!)
    3. “Voice C”: A more mature voice with some throaty quivering, suitable for many alien creatures! (0:16-0:32 in the audio example!)
    4. “Voice D”: A brighter, lively, child-like voice perfect for younger, smaller creatures! (0:35-0:52 in the audio example!)

    In addition to these 4 extensive voices, there are also over 150 traditional flexatone sounds such as the iconic comedic “boing” found in classic cartoons, as well as shakes, flicks, rises, falls and quivers!

    Note: The sounds in the audio example have some panning added; the sounds in the library itself are entirely centred.

    Hidden Voices is a sound library series dedicated to finding the voices that are hidden in the most obscure objects. Each library offers an extensive range of sounds created entirely from that object, ready to spice up your creature’s voices and add an original flavour to your sound palette. palette.

    Also included in the “2018 InspectorJ Bundle” for 50% off!

Playing Cards - Basics

'Playing Cards - Basics' by Sonic Worlds was recorded with the most commonly-used card deck used by casinos, magicians and hobbyists alike.
 
  • 20 classic card sounds used in games, cherry-picked from Sonic Worlds' larger comprehensive “Playing Cards” library.
    The library was recorded with the most commonly-used card deck used by casinos, magicians and hobbyists alike.

    The library uses a close Mic perspective for that “in your face” sound used in games or film scenes where you want focus and create an impact.

    INCLUDES:

    • Riffle Shuffles
    • Bridging
    • Overhand Shuffle
    • Natural card dealing
    • Hard card dealing
    • Flipping onto a table
    • Flipping onto a card
Effective Trailer Whooshes

'Effective Trailer Whooshes' by Federico Soler Fernández has frantic reveals, glitchy futuristic flybys, dramatic and disturbing movements, and epic cinematic openings.
 
Abstract Aqua

In 'Abstract Aqua' by Soundholder you'll find whooshes, underwater sounds, and big waves from the Baltic Sea, plus sounds of water Foley and hydrophones.
 
  • Water & Ocean Sounds Abstract Aqua Play Track 300 sounds included, 334 mins total $32

    Abstract Aqua sound effects library is a result of different field recording sessions with more experimental approach.

    It features 208 192kHz WAV files, 92 designed sound effects and 116 RAW recordings. It was recorded with a Sound Devices 702 and Sony PCM-D100, Sennheiser MKH 8040 microphones, Rode NTG3 and Aquarian Audio hydrophone. Total length of the files is 334 minutes.

    The designed files have more abstract feel to it, so you’ll find aqua whooshes, different underwater sounds and big sounding waves. The RAW files includes different wave recordings from the Baltic Sea, water foley sounds and effects recorded with hydrophones. You can find more informations in the library sound list.

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Orc

'Orc' by Sonic Worlds has an unmistakable Orcish character with over 50 vocalizations to cater to all the expressions needed for your game's Orc characters.
 
  • This library has an unmistakable Orcish character! And with over 50 vocalizations, this library caters to all the expressions needed for your Orc characters. Designed specifically with game audio use in mind.

    Includes 3-5 variations of the following:

    • Anger
    • Attacks
    • Special Attacks
    • Hurt
    • Badly Hurt
    • Confusion
    • Death
    • Growls
    • Jumping
    • Laughing
    • Roaring
    • Sadness
    • Satisfaction
    • Orcish Words
    • Orcish Phrases
Playing Cards

'Playing Cards' by Sonic Worlds has articulate close-up and mixed perspective sounds of cards for when you want to create an impact or not draw too much attention.
 
  • Need playing card sound effects? Welcome to the most thorough and comprehensive playing card library in existence. Not only does this library provide an incredible array of card actions with many diverse variations, but it's also provided with 2 Mic perspectives.

    Close Perspective: For that “in your face” sound often used in games or scenes where you want to focus and create an impact.
    Mixed perspective: For scenes where the sound needs to sit naturally without drawing too much attention, yet still sound articulate.

    The library was recorded with the most commonly used card deck used by casinos, magicians and hobbyists alike.

    It was recorded with 2 matched Neumann TLM 103's selected for their outstanding transient response and ultra high SNR, and contains 410 Sounds (205 sounds x 2 perspectives).

    INCLUDES:

    • Bends and Flicks
    • Bridging
    • Cutting
    • Natural and Hard Deals
    • Table Placements
    • Flipping onto a card
    • Flipping onto a table
    • Flourishes
    • Hindu Shuffles
    • Overhand Shuffles
    • Riffle Shuffles
    • Smushing Shuffles
    • Table tapping
    • Card Tapping
    • Thumb Riffles
    • And more…
Effective Trailer Alarms

'Effective Trailer Alarms' by Federico Soler Fernández has industrial, heart-stopping and threatening loops that feature evacuation alarms, hazard alerts, military threat sirens, emergency calls, and distress signals.
 
Rail Track Crossing And Vehicle Pass-By

'Rail Track Crossing And Vehicle Pass-By' by Dilex has a range of sounds captured at a railway crossing with trains passing and vehicles like scooters, cars, buses, and bicycles crossing.
 
Flute

'Flute' by MatiasMacSD is a peaceful, meditative collection great for creating calm moods and fantasy lands with its beautiful sounds of a traverse and bamboo flute.
 
  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Flute Play Track 30 sounds included, 36 mins total $12.50

    Welcome to “Flute” a simple but beautiful collection of 30 atmospheric soundscapes (24 Bit / 96 kHz, WAV, 1,3 GB) created using a tin whistle and a bamboo transverse flute.

    Thanks to his peaceful and meditative tone this collection is great for fantasy productions or for creating a calm mood. You can use the sounds to create a musical bed for music tracks too, making the pack a versatile addition to your collection.

    Each soundscape has a duration of 1:11 minutes.

    As a bonus I included the sources (24 sfx) used to create the sounds in the library.

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The Workshop Audio Playset

'The Workshop Audio Playset' by UberDuo has you covered with saws, drills, screwdrivers, hammers, tape measures and everything you need in your SFX toolbox.
 
  • Looking to elevate your sound design game? UberDuo’s The Workshop Audio Playset is a must-have for sound designers of all levels. From saws and drills to screwdrivers and hammers, this comprehensive set provides everything you need to enhance your SFX toolbox. The Workshop boasts 102 high definition sound clips, 96 kHz, 24-bit mono and stereo WAV files, and includes detailed file lists and broadcast WAV compliant metadata, making it an essential resource for creating immersive audio experiences.

Character Pack 01: Humanoid

'Character Pack 01: Humanoid' by Game Audio Resource contains nearly 5 hours of body falls, impacts and lands, multiple surface types, footsteps, armor movements, and 4 types of vocalizations.
 
  • The Character Pack 01: Humanoid contains nearly 5 hours (2338 files) of high quality body (falls, impacts & lands), multiple surface type texture layers, footsteps, armour movements and 4 types of vocalisation sets.
    Everything needed to bring a humanoid (Human male, Goblin, Ogre & Skeleton) character to life.

    The assets have been designed for use with computer game media that demands high asset variations, however this pack is suited for all forms of audio media.

    The included basic construction kit / original recordings enables further details to be created for more granular focus.

    All assets have been recorded & produced at 96kHz/24bit.

    This pack contains 7 of our humanoid related individual SFX mini packs (Footstep, Body, Armour & 4 vocal sets)

    Included in this pack:

    • Individual Designed assets: Body Fall, Body Lands Body Impacts, Footsteps, Armour Movements & 4 vocalisation exertion types. (including an human male narrator and dialogue)
    • Armour types included Chain-mail, Cloth, Leather, No Armour & Segmented
    • Surface types included: Concrete, Grass, Gravel, Leaves, Metal, Pebbles, Rock, Sand, Snow, Undergrowth, Wood & Water
    • All individual designed asset are also packaged up into single files aiding SFX creation and editing.
    • Basic construction kits of the original content recording with 2 microphone versions (where available, Note: not all CK content has 2 mic recordings)

Skin

'Skin' by Matt Yocum gets you sounds of the human body in everyday situations with touches, pats, scratches, slides, clasps, slaps, and many other common actions involving skin that will help bring realism to your projects.
 
  • Foley Sound Effects SKIN Play Track 3277 sounds included $25

    This idea was created with efficiency and budget in mind. On independent films we don't always have the luxury of budgeting out an extensive amount of foley. There are tons of resources for cutting cloth, props, and footsteps, but there are none for actions of the human body in every day situations. In this comprehensive library you will find touches, pats, scratches, slides, clasps, slaps, and so many other common actions involving skin that will help bring realism to your projects.

 

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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:

  • 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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  • 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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