Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we have sounds that will fit in your project whether it’s a film, game, trailer, soundtrack or even a theme park ride. You’ll hear two different trains as they chug across rural Germany and Southeastern England, tense and massive trailer impacts with growling brass and transient percussion, carefully recorded power tools, glitches and whooshes for abstract design, more foley and door sounds than you could hope for, and massive dinosaurs that are ready to hunt you down in the high grass. Just when you think your personal collections might have you covered, libraries like these come along and make you want more!
Ambisonic Steam Trains
 
  • Travel & Transportation Ambisonic Steam Trains Play Track 55+ sounds included, 218 mins total From: $70

    Ambisonic Steam Trains features recordings of 3 different narrow-gauge railways in Saxony/Germany where they meander through narrow valleys and bends.
    The library includes more than 3.5 hours of recordings that are taken directly at the train drivers position in the cabin as well as from wagon platforms and passenger seats.
    Also recordings of train pass-bys, shunting and service operations in the depot are included.
    With the Ambisonic format it is guaranteed that the acoustically rich and diversified surroundings of steam trains in action are captured spherical in each and every detail.

    Ambisonic Steam Trains is available in two versions:
    Ambisonic and Stereo

    The Ambisonic version delivers 4 channel A-Format files recorded with the Ambeo VR microphone in upright position.
    These files need conversion to B Format prior to further processing.

    The Stereo version contains the same number of files with equal playing length, but, as the name suggestions, only in stereo versions. All takes are already decoded to 180° stereo that can be manipulated with any stereo width plugin.

    About Ambisonics:

    This is an Ambisonics sound effects library – and by using the free SoundField SurroundZone 2 plugin you can convert the included A-format files into your preferred format (stereo, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0 or 7.1 surround). Note: The library also contains ready-made stereo mixdowns for your convenience.

'Ambisonic Steam Trains' by Detunized has 3.5 hours of beautifully captured steam trains from the railways of Saxony in Eastern Germany. This clean, intimate library features not only train pass-bys and cabin interiors, it also has close-up sounds of bursting steam, chugging engine accelerations, bells, platform ambiences and more. Plus, as an Ambisonic library, this collection offers detail and immersion, but there is also Stereo version for convenience. For putting your audience right in the cabin, you won't find a more dependable steam train library than this.
 
Swish & Whoosh
 
  • Swish & Whoosh is an extensive high quality collection of organic light and hard swishes and whooshes. The library consists of 62 individual objects ranging from a small metal sieve to a medium sized didgeridoo and covers fast, slow, fast multiple and slow multiple articulations.

    The main reason I recorded this library was to create a library that covers not only the normal and fast swish whoosh sounds but also the more subtle, minimal soft sounds that are usually missing from other commercial sound effect libraries. The library also comes with bonus content: 22 minutes of metal slinky sounds, including slinky laser sound effects.

    Swish & Whoosh was recorded with Sound Devices 702 and a XY stereo pair of Sennheiser MKH8040 microphones in acoustically treated studio environment. The whole library was recorded in 96KHz 24bit quality so these sounds are really flexible if you want to experiment with pitch, stretch and other audio tools. For example pitching down the didgeridoo and plastic tube hollow item sounds by two octaves I found really cool and useful low drone sweeps.

    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.

    Objects included:

    Badminton Racket • Baking Paper Sheet • Beach Bat • Big Drum Stick • Cardboard Box Lid • Cardboard Box • Cleaning Duster • Cloth Large Flag • Cloth Leather Piece • Coat Hanger Metal • Coat Hanger Wood • Cricket Bat • Didgeridoo • Dish Brush • Drum Stick • Floorball Ball • Floorball Stick Large • Floorball Stick Small • Horse Whip • Jump Rope Breaded • Kitchen Knife • Leather Belt Light • Leather Belt • Magazine • Metal Frying Pan • Metal Grater • Metal Sieve Large • Metal Sieve Small • Metal Slinky • Metal Spatula • Microphone Windshield • Paper Sheet • Plastic Box Lid Large • Plastic Carpet Beater • Plastic Cord Taped End • Plastic Cord • Plastic Fruit Squeezer Juicer • Plastic Garbage Bag Large • Plastic Garbage Bag Small • Plastic Mouse Pad • Plastic Pipe Small Angled • Plastic Pipe Small • Plastic Shoe Spoon • Plastic Swim Fin Flipper • Plastic Tube Hollow • Plastic Tube With Metal String • Plastic Wire • Plastic Vuvuzela • Pom Pom • Rope Light • Styrofoam Ball Large • Tennis Racket • Tin Foil Sheet • Umbrella Large • Violin Bow • Wood Branch Large Leafs • Wood Branch Large • Wood Branch Small Leafs • Wood Branch Small • Wood Rack • Wood Stick • Wood Strip Small

    Bonus content:

    As bonus content you will get over 22 minutes worth of recordings using the legendary metal slinky! The bonus content covers swishes, rattles, stretching and collisions. And as mentioned, I also recorded light and heavy metal slinky laser zap sounds (technique made famous by Ben Burtt in Star Wars movies).

'Swish & Whoosh' by Pasi Pitkänen has a tremendous 5,300+ sounds of swatting, whipping action. With 62 objects, such as badminton rackets, leather belts, tree branches, knives, drum sticks, pom poms, ropes, violin bows, frying pans, flags, and dozens of other objects, this all-encompassing library will cover any high swish or low whoosh situation. Each sound was also recorded at a high-quality sample rate and has minimal editing for incredibly flexible use. If you haven't built up your whoosh library yet, this purchase is a no-brainer!
 
Dino – Roars & Growls
 
'Dino – Roars & Growls' by Fox Audio Post-Production has just what you'd expect - the terrifying sounds of re-imagined dinosaurs that are ready for the hunt and hankering for your Jeep tires. This library has 74 sounds of pterodactyls, velociraptors, brachiosauri, and - of course - the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex, with multiple growls and roars from each terrible reptile. There are also distant takes to help you build tension as these predators approach. For angry and hungry dinosaurs, look no further!
 
BRAAMS
 
'BRAAMS' by SampleTraxx is a massive library that will enhance your visuals and make them feel larger than life. In this library, you'll find morphing basses, deep drones, evolving transitions, sub drops, whooshes and much more for a collection of 130 of the most dramatic sounds out there. With musical elements like brass, guitars, bass, and creeping percussion - as well as extra impacts, whooshes, and pass-bys - you won't miss a beat. Whether your trailer is for the next Marvel film or a dark sci-fi first-person shooter, this library will help you get your audience's attention.
 
Rural Passenger Trains 2 - The East Anglia Short Set
 
  • This sound library boasts a collection of sound recordings that capture the character of locomotive-hauled passenger trains in the East Anglia region of the United Kingdom. All of the recordings were taken at locations in and around Norfolk and feature trains hauled by Class 37 and Class 68 diesel locomotives.

    The Class 37 is a classic type of British-built diesel locomotive originally introduced in the early 1960s and features a 4-stroke V12 English Electric turbocharged diesel engine.

    The Class 68 locomotives are much more modern locomotives, being introduced in 2013 and feature a 16-cylinder Caterpillar diesel engine.

    Features:

    • Station arrivals and departures recorded from the station platform.
    • Pass-bys and other lineside recordings.
    • An on-board recording demonstrating the traditional “clickety-clack” sound of jointed track at speed.
'Rural Passenger Trains 2 - The East Anglia Short Set' by Infrastructure Recordings is an intimate collection of train sounds from East Anglia and rural Norfolk in England. They feature two passenger trains, the Class 37 and 68, as they chug across the countryside. These 20 wide-open recordings capture their arrivals, departures, and pass-bys for sounds that are perfect for documentaries and first-person perspectives. In you are looking for British diesel trains that ring through the country landscape, this library could not be more on the spot.
 
Foley Session 02
 
  • The second edition of the Foley Sessions from Mechanical Wave. It features additional sounds and more Foley action with a broad selection of objects. The library contains 375 files of various metals, aluminium, plastic, glass, paper, cloth and many other textures. Sound of hits, manipulating, rubbing, crumpling, breaking, creaking, slapping and shaking. Each sound has been meticulously edited, and comes in 24 bit / 96 kHz broadcast wave format, with embedded metadata.

'Foley Session 02' is the second foley installment by Mechanical Wave, which features even more objects with various textures. Containing 375 files, you will hear shattering glass bottles, smashed cardboard boxes, swishing jeans, cracking leather, flapping shirts, and much more. With plastic, metal, wood, cloth, paper, stone, and other materials, you'll find a wide range of foley effects to give that convincing edge to your sound design. If you need a huge collection of touchable layers, check out this library.
 
Odd
 
'Odd' by Breakup Audio has a fitting title, but the collection isn't too strange that it will scare away your listeners. This library has 168 glitchy sounds that have been manipulated into various textures, noises, elements and reversed effects for a well-rounded library that also captures the curiosity of those on the receiving end. As high-quality sounds, these glitches can be bent and manipulated to give even stranger atmospheres or effects to your animations or UI sounds. If you need something different, check out this library.
 
Gateway – Part 1, 2 & 3
 
  • Tired of those same old door knobs and hinge squeaks that you hear in every single game, film and TV show? Well, Gateway aims to remedy that issue while providing you with a brand new palette of sounds.

    Gateway comes packed with doors, doors and more doors! Low end, high end, slow horror creaks and squeaks, huge slams and impacts, tiny compartment doors.

    The Gateway family now includes the just-released Gateway Part 3, with more than 1400 new sounds.

    Doors, gates, overhead rollups, cabinets, closets, drawers, garage doors, fireplaces, sheds, you name it!

    Latches and knobs, wrought iron and chain link! Metal, wood, glass and MORE! All of these doors were acoustically captured in the real world. You won’t find anything synthesized here!

    Did we mention doors? Yeah, Gateway has those too.

    Gateway Part 1 features 675 files, 1200+ sounds

    Gateway Part 2 features 365 files, 600+ sounds

    Gateway Part 3 features 772 files, 1400+ sounds

    The Gateway 1-3 Bundle features 1812 files, 3200+ sounds

    Special offer:Do you already have Gateway Part 1 or 2? Send a message here for a special upgrade offer for part 3.

    Choose your preferred version below – or land some great savings by getting all three in one handy package!

'Gateway – Part 1, 2 & 3' gets you three massive collections by The Library by Empty Sea - the 3rd installment has just been released. Each library takes 'door sounds' to the next level with opening/closing sounds of trash cans, creaking gates, oven doors, dumpsters, sheds, deadbolts, microwaves, elevators, sliding glass doors, cupboards, washing machines, and so much more for over 3,200 (!) sounds of entrances in the combined three libraries. You can also buy each library separately, but we're sure you'll be back for more!
 
Power Tools (DTA)
 
  • Mechanical Sound Effects Power Tools (DTA) Play Track 113+ sounds included, 67 mins total $35

    This power tool sound library will provide you with all kinds of “whizzzz”, “brrrrr” and “Bwoooooo”.

    Power Tools is full of top quality recordings of different small motors and rotors, all meticulously recorded in both mono and stereo. Contains bursts, sustained operation, revving up and down, drilling and drags against different material.

    Can be used for foley purposes but would also be a cool addition when making sounds for spaceships, sci-fi guns, vehicles, robots and other neat stuff.

    Recorded with a Rode Large Diaphragm Condenser (NT1-A) in Mono and Oktava MK 012 in spaced stereo configuration, at 192 kHz, 24 bit.

    Tools recorded:
    Angle Grinder • Bench Grinder • Circle Saw • Dremel • Hot Air Gun • Jig Saw • Plastic Wheel • Screwdriver (A+B+C) • Small Vibrating Saw • Tiny Screwdriver • Wood Router
'Power Tools (DTA)' by Double Trouble Audio features grinders, saws, dremels, air guns, wheels, screwdrivers, and routers of all shapes and sizes. With smooth revving, creaking cuts, resonant buzzing, loud drilling, and bursting air, these power tools offer sounds with many timbres that could voice the hums, groans and grating of perhaps the engines, vehicles, guns and ships in your new universe. For a meticulously recorded library of over 110 tool sounds, give this library a listen.
   

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    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).

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    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.

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  • 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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