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' 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' 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' 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
Horror Sound39,00 $
'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' 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' 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' 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' 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)' 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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