Asbjoern Andersen

Posted by Asbjoern Andersen in New sound effects libraries


This week on A Sound Effect you’ll find lots of humming, growling, barking, and ticking in libraries that are not easy to capture. You can find recordings from the middle of LA traffic, intimidating seals of all sizes in Namibia and the UK, impulse responses from a secluded cabin, small motors from toys, gadgets and an Arduino UNO, and designed ticks from anything but clocks. You’ll also hear tons of office ambiences, humming HVAC and machinery, and a big, roaring Jeep Grand Cherokee with a boisterous custom exhaust. These sounds can certainly offer you something new for your libraries!
Dark Seals
 
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    Wild Animals Sound Effects Dark Seals Play Track 600+ sounds included, 71 mins total $69

    Dark Seals is a unique collection of close up, expressive seal vocalisations. It includes everything from aggressive growls, funny gargles, snapping snarls, howling wails & disgusting snorts and slobbers.

    Recorded on location in Namibia and the United Kingdom, the library consists of many incredibly up-n-close recordings of individual seals, both adults and pups. The close proximity and large variety in vocal ranges between adults and pups makes this material highly malleable and perfect source for creature sound design. Check the demo to hear examples of these sounds playing at half speed.

    The files are organised per individual seal and often carry on for minutes with continuous vocalisations, resulting in many variations of a similar type of call. The content is therefore very suitable for game audio design.

    Besides individual seals, there are also various recordings of a huge colony of Cape Fur Seals. These will come in useful when designing sounds of creature hordes.

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'Dark Seals' by Daan Hendriks features these pinnipeds who may seem cute and fluffy when they’re pups, but they can be quite intimidating once they gain a little weight. This library captures their growls, gargles, wails, snorts, slobbers and gargles that alone are a trove of interesting material, much less the crazy sounds you could create from them! Recorded in Namibia and the UK, you'll hear seals of all ages, individuals and large groups, and various recording lengths and proximities. For an endless collection of creatures, this is a library you should hear.
 
The Arduino Collection
 
  • Mechanical Sound Effects The Arduino Collection Play Track 756 sounds included $30

    The Arduino Collection is a library of electronic gizmos manipulated through an Arduino UNO, custom built circuitry and code. Clocking in at over 75 minutes, the collection features piezos, motors, servos and fans, all provided at 192KHz.

    Within each category multiple types, actions and variations were recorded. Amongst other assets, motors for instance include quick revs and longer engine drones spread across three different RPM configurations. Perfect for robots, servos have a diverse selection of manual and automated movements, whilst the piezo category features a rich palette of simple and more esoteric tones.

    Recordings include:
    – Stepper Motor
    – Rotary / Cylinder Motor
    – 5000RPM Motor
    – 7500RPM Motor
    – 13000RPM Motor
    – Haptic Motor
    – Vibrator
    – Two Servos
    – Piezo Alarm
    – Piezo Theremin
    – Piezo Transducers
    – Single Fan
    – Dual Fan
    – Mini Buttons

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'The Arduino Collection' by Ronan Quigley gets you over 75 minutes of the custom circuitry and code of an Arduino UNO. Recorded at 192 kHz, this library features sounds of stepper, rotary, and haptic motors running at 5000, 7500 and 13000 RPM, plus servos, vibrators, fans, buttons and piezo alarms, theremins and transducers. These handcrafted sounds are recorded at various lengths, perfect for machinery like evil robots, mini engines, futuristic tools, sci-fi user interface sounds, and more. For a large collection of unique mechanical sounds, give this library a listen.
 
Ambisonic City
 
  • City Life Sound Effects Ambisonic City Play Track 30 sounds included, 231 mins total From: $69

    Ambisonic City features 30 24bit / 96 kHz surround sound effects with a large selection of city center traffic and ambience. 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). From veteran Hollywood Sound Designer Lenny Jones.

    Recorded with a Brahma Ambisonic Microphone and a Zoom F8 recorder in various locations around Los Angeles. Recording locations are all from center perspective, and recorded between traffic lanes on medians, bridges, walkways and tunnels to capture the movement of a city. Most tracks are 2-3 minutes with embedded metadata. Want a taste of what's included? Download the B Format Surround Demo file here and try it out on your own system!

    Available in three versions:
    • 5.1 (LCRLsRsLf) + Stereo. 60 tracks, 8.9 GB
    • B Format Only (wxyz). 30 tracks, 4.39 GB
    • Full Package: B format (wxyz) + 5.1 (LCRLsRsLf) + Stereo. 90 tracks, 13.31 GB

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'Ambisonic City' by 2496 Sound Effects puts you right into the heart of the LA experience - the daily commute. These ambisonic ambiences (also available in 5.1 surround sound and stereo) take place on highway medians, bridges, walkways, and tunnels capturing the veins of Tinseltown with its traveling inhabitants - whether they be drivers, pedestrians, birds, or pilots. Plus, there’s even a B-Format surround demo for you to check out yourself! If you need an up-close and personal perspective of flowing traffic, this is a library to hear.
 
Whirs, Buzzes, Hums & Hiss
 
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    Materials & Texture Sound Effects Whirs, Buzzes, Hums & Hiss Play Track 113+ sounds included $85

    Sometimes you need that background sound to define the mood: The buzzy insomnia of a flickering light, a lost alien transmission, the lazy spin of a fan above, haunting radio static, the violent rush of air as you free fall into terminal velocity…

    With noise sounds recorded from an incredible array of sources, if it goes hum, whir, buzz, or hiss this library has got you covered.

    All natural and organic sounding makes this versatile library an outstanding resource for both film and game sound designers.

    The library includes:

    Generators and Compressors
    • Industrial Machinery
    • Radio static
    • Crackles and glitches
    • Ground hum and buzz
    • Transformers
    • Transportation cabin hums
    • Gas leaks, air leaks and bursts
    • Air conditioners
    • Fans, from tiny to massive
    • Vents
    • Elevators
    • Afterburners
    • Voids
    • Rumbles
    • Force fields
    • Transmissions
    • Sci-Fi Machinery
    • and more…

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'Whirs, Buzzes, Hums & Hiss' by Sonic Worlds has sounds that will add thick, unaltered atmospheres to your insinuating environments. With over 113 sounds, this library has ambient effects like radio static, HVAC fans and vents, machinery, force fields, crackles and glitches, hums and buzzes, gas and air leaks, elevators and more to give your scenes a uneasy outer-space experience or a foggy, industrial atmosphere. It's amazing how connotative our world can be! If you have a film or game that needs tense background noises, this is one to listen to.
 
Motors SFX
 
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    Mechanical Sound Effects Motors SFX Play Track 101+ sounds included $45

    Need the sounds of small motors? The Motors SFX library is packed with recordings of gadgets, which can add some cool and unusual textured motor sounds to your sound design process.

    Sounds include antique, vintage and just plain old machines and motors, many of them half broken and busted, small plastic wind up toys, newer motors, tools, calculators, a 198x fax machine, a screaming Powerball, a massage tripod, and toys running, turning, getting stuck, lifting, driving and screwing.
    As a very unique set of tracks in this pack, one of the oldest Danish cars was recorded and put in here.

    The Hammel car was build back in 1888. It has 2.5 horsepower, and a top speed of 9 kilometers an hour. The startup process is done with matches and a lot of patience. Once this beast starts up, the sound is among one of the most funny and weird sounds ever. The library has a dual perspective recording of this car, and covers the entire startup, going (idling), and shutting down sequence.

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'Motors SFX' by SonicSalute has tons of small motors that surround you, but you may have never noticed. It features buzzing, whirring mechanisms from toys, gadgets, tools, calculators, fax machines, drones, nose trimmers, tripods - and even a vintage 1888 Hammel, a classy Danish car that can go 9 km/h with its 2.5 HP engine. Each motor is recorded starting up, idling, and shutting down, and some are even damaged for more varied sequences. If you need unique motor sounds and a vintage Old World vehicle, check this library out.
 
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8 Magnaflow
 
  • Vehicle Sound Effects Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8 Magnaflow Play Track 85+ sounds included $48

    Get the sound of sheer power with the Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 litre engine, V8 with magnaflow sound library. It features 85 files recorded with a Sound Devices 702, Zoom F8, Sony PCM-M10, two Senneheisers MKH 8040, two DPA 4061 microphones and Rode NTG3. The engine was recorded under the hood with two microphones, on the exhaust and inside drivers cabin at the same time.

    Exterior passes were also recorded with different gear and different perspectives. The mono file was recorded with 8040 following a car all the time, one static perspective with 8040 and stereo with Sony PCM-M10. Additional foley files were captured with one 8040.

    This library includes sound effects like regular driving, accelerations, engine on/idle/off, rpm ramps, reverse, slow and fast pass-by, stopping and driving away sounds and more.

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If you need sounds of a vehicle that always makes its presence known at the gas station, then the 'Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 V8 Magnaflow' by Soundholder is your library. This collection features this V8 powerhouse recorded with several mics around its engine, exhaust, and cabin for the beefy, tearing roar of its 4.7 liter engine. It also includes exterior passbys of various speeds: some at crawling speed, by while others show off the explosive Magnaflow exhaust. For a powerful car, look no further.
 
The Cabin
 
  • Roomtones The Cabin Audio Playset Play Track 89+ sounds included $25

    Immerse yourself in the serene sounds of nature with The Cabin audio playset, the inaugural addition to a series of captivating audio environment sound effects bundles. Crafted in the picturesque landscapes of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, this playset aims to empower producers, sound designers, and post-production audio professionals to effortlessly create immersive audio set designs. The package includes 89 high-definition sound effects and ambiences, along with 7 impulse responses for use with free and commercially available convolution reverb plugins. Delve into a world of rich, 96 kHz, 24-bit mono and stereo WAV files, meticulously curated to elevate your audio environment with authenticity and depth. Enhance your sonic landscape with The Cabin, complete with The Fridge and The Woodstove audio prop sets, and a bonus general sound effects library to enrich your auditory experience.

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In storytelling, cabins can be a place of relaxation or horror, but if your characters don't sound like they're actually there, how are we supposed to feel one way or another? 'The Cabin' by UberDuo is the solution with 89 sound effects and 7 reverb Impulse Responses that are compatible with free and commercially available convolution reverb plugins. Representing different areas inside this getaway and two fleshed out audio propsets, these immersive tools will help you craft your environment - and at a price that's hard to beat.
 
Office Space
 
  • Roomtones Office Space Play Track 134 sounds included, 360 mins total $39

    Office Space is an extensive and the go-to collection for clean and constant office environment room tones and ambiences. The library has over 6 hours / 11.7 GB worth of material that covers a whole large modern office building from top to bottom. The length of each room tone is 3 minutes and all the room tones are calibrated to -30 LUFS.

    Office Space was recorded with a custom designed very low self-noise (4.5 dB) ORTF rig that gives you only the noise of the room and minimal noise from the recording equipment itself.

    The huge variety in the sounds of the room tones gives you a great palette to experiment with various sound design tools so you can create e.g. spaceship ambiences, drones and otherworldly textures.

    You get the sounds in two formats: 96 kHz, 24 bit and in 44.1 KHz, 16 bit, for more convenient ways of utilizing the sounds in games and other media.

    Room tones / locations:

    Auditorium • Bunker Shelter • Cleaning Closet • Communal Kitchen • Corridor • Elevator Interior • Elevator Lobby • Gaming Area • General Open Office Area • General Open Office Printer Area • Hallway • Large Meeting Room • Large Room • Large Storage Room • Large Vestibule • Lobby • Lounge • Main Lobby • Massage Room • Meeting Room Lounge Area • Parking Garage • Printer Room • Recycling Room • Restaurant Corridor • Restaurant General Dining Area • Restaurant Kitchen • Restaurant Service Cashier Desk • Sauna • Sauna Changing Room • Sauna Lounge Area • Sauna Shower Area • Server Room • Small Cleaning Closet • Small Communal Kitchen • Small Kitchen • Small Meeting Room • Small Phone Booth Room • Small Room • Small Shower • Small Vestibule • Staircase • Storage Room • Toilet

    Bonus content:

    As bonus content you will get over 20 minutes worth of recordings of an elevator and a large office printer. The bonus content was recorded in both XY and ORTF so you can easily mix and match them to your projects.

    Elevator Door Open Close (Interior and Lobby perspectives) • Elevator Interior Move Up Down Ground Floor to 4th Floor • Office Printer Paper Tray Open Close • Office Printer Print Start Loop End • Office Printer Scan Glass Start Loop End • Office Printer Scan Paper Holder Start Loop End • Office Printer Wake Up From Sleep Mode

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'Office Space' by Pasi Pitkänen gives you over 6 hours of dependable office ambiences that will pad just about any future project. Each recording is designed to have low self noise for capturing the intricacies of quiet office rooms like lobbies, dining areas, kitchens, cleaning closets, elevators, printers, gaming areas, meeting rooms, showers, staircases and much more. The library also comes in a high-quality 96 kHz/24-bit or the convenient 44.1 kHz/16-bit format. Whether you need ambiences for a cop drama or a sci-fi game, you’ll find plenty of use in this library.
 
Clocks
 
  • Mechanical Sound Effects Clocks Play Track 14+ sounds included $15

    Clocks is a small unique sound library – not recorded from traditional clocks but of edited sounds that tick tock. These recordings come from items such as a tape measure, door locking, screwdriver, and much more.

    Recorded in 96kHz / 24 bit – All sounds are one minute long, loopable files.

    Disclaimer: Music in the audio demo is not included in the product.

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'Clocks' by Badlands Sound is a quick pack of designed clock sounds from various objects. You’ll hear that “tick tock” sound from tape measures, door locks, screwdrivers, power strips, car door, light switches, seatbelts, scissors, pistols, door handles, and more. Plus, each file is a minute long and loopable, making them easy to implement when you need an interesting expression of time that continues long into the background. For a unique collection of ticking clocks that don't actually come from timepieces, check out this library.
   

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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
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    • 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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  • Mattia Cellotto Animal Hyperrealism 2 Animal Sound Effects Library
    Mattia Cellotto Animal Hyperrealism 2 Animal Sound Effects Library
    Animal Sound Effects Collections Animal Hyperrealism Vol II Play Track 2000+ sounds included $180

    Animal Hyperrealism Vol II is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 283 files.

    The sounds were partly recorded with animals trained for media production, partly recorded in zoos and wildlife centers. The asset list includes but is not limited to: amur leopards, bottlenose dolphins, californian sealions, pacific walruses, red ruffed lemurs, owls, parrots, dwarf little fruit bats, hamsters, guinea pigs and many more.

    The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.
    A special section of the library features samples recorded at 384KHz. For these sounds an additional microphone was employed, specifically the CMPA by Avisoft-Bioacoustics which records up to 200 KHz. This microphone was actually used to record most of the library but the 384KHz format was preserved only where energy was found beyond 96KHz not to occupy unnecessary disk space.
    All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.
    The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

    Bonus: Two extra libraries included for free:
     This library also includes two additional releases from Mattia Cellotto - for free: Crunch Mode delivers 230 crunchy sounds made with a variety of vegetables, fresh bread, pizza crust and a selection of frozen goods. The Borax Experiment gets you 158 squishy, gory, slimy and gooey sounds.
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  • Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Kawaii UI Bundle Play Track 1339+ sounds included $70

    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
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    What’s Inside?

    Designed

    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.

    Source

    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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  • Footsteps Sound Effects Footsteps Vegetation Play Track 582+ sounds included $59

    Vegetation Footsteps is a detailed collection of footwear and movement variations recorded on dry leaves and forest floor textures. Featuring walk, run, sprint, scuff, pivot, and single step actions, this library captures the nuanced crunch and rustle of layered vegetation underfoot. With performances in sport shoes, sandals, leather shoes, high heels, and barefoot, each sound is designed for realistic character movement across natural environments. Ideal for games, film, and animation, Vegetation Footsteps offers clean, focused assets for building immersive terrain interaction.

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  • Foley Sound Effects Potion Sound Effects Play Track 135 sounds included $19.99

    A collection of 135 potion sound effects.

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  • Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Power Up Sound Effects Play Track 140 sounds included $29.99

    A collection of 140 individual power up ability sound effects.

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    A collection of 103 bowling sound effects.

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