20 new sound libraries Asbjoern Andersen


This week on A Sound Effect, we have 20 new libraries covering a diverse range of topics.

You can hear vehicles both old and new with a ’79 Volkswagen camper and a Tesla Model S, as well as a vintage tractor, Sea Doo jet ski, and Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.

If you’re looking for ambiences instead, you can go on a trip to Germany in autumn, the French Alps in the summer, visit a park in suburban Chicago, or check out a catch-all pack of outdoor ambiences.

And if you need sound effects that will give your scenes some character, check out the intense espionage-inspired atmospheres, a collection of human and goblin vocals, a bundle of whooshes and impacts, a wide range of water sounds, a huge selection of guns, sounds of vintage media devices and intriguing steam engines, and a pack of ready-to-go sounds for your video games, cartoons, and Western-themed projects.

Happy listening!

Steam Engines Real & Foley

'Steam Engines Real & Foley' by On The Fly Audio covers a wide range of sounds produced by many different steam engines, with real engines and a wide variety of Foley sounds that can be layered for cartoons.
 
  • This sound collection covers a wide range of sounds produced by many different steam engines. In addition to the real engines there’s also a wide variety of Foley sounds which can be layered to make funny (steam) engines for cartoons for example. All sounds recorded with high end equipment – 24 bit and 96KHz (some in 48KHz)
    The ‘MAIN’ demo gives a good taste of what’s inside. The ‘POTENTIAL KONTAKT demo gives a glimpse of what you can do with the FREE BONUS Kontakt Instruments. So the latter is just a demonstration, these sounds are not included as such!

    Equipment:
    Recorder / Interface

    • Sound Devices Mixpre 6
    • RME OCTAMIC XTC

    Studio Mics

    • Mojave MA 301 FET
    • Sennheiser MKH8040 (top, bottom)
    • Audix i5 (dynamic)

    Field Recording Mics

    • Sennheiser MKH8040smk
    • Sennheiser MKH8070
    • DPA Core 4060smk
    • Aquarian H2a with contact adapter

Tesla Model S P85D

'Tesla Model S P85D' by Echo Peak Sound was recorded on a closed track with a professional stunt driver, making this not only is this library useful for Tesla sounds, but also for tire sounds on the pavement as well.
 
Summer Mountains

'Summer Mountains' by Spectravelers has high-altitude ambiences (2000+ m) from the heart of the French Alps like the Vanoise National Park and the Natural Reserves of Aiguilles Rouges.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Summer Mountains Play Track 37+ sounds included, 127 mins total $30

    Summer Mountains is a collection of nature sounds captured during several trips in 2017 and 2018.

    This library has been fully recorded at high altitude (over 2000m and more) in the heart of the French Alps in places such as the Vanoise National Park and the Natural Reserves of Aiguilles Rouges, Passy, ​​Carlaveyron and Vallon de Bérard.

    This collection provides more than 2 hours of high quality recordings such as alpines pastures ambiences, forests, wind, streams and waterfalls as well as herds of sheep or cows, birds and distant marmots, all without any human sounds.

    All recorded in 24 bit / 96 kHz and fully tagged with metadatas, Summer Mountains should provide you the essentials of a mountain journey.

    Gear Used: DPA4060 stereo set powered by a Sound Devices 702

    Summer Mountains Photo Cover Copyright © Mathilde Leroy
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

'Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk' by Noise Floor FX delivers onboard, exterior, and interior recordings sounds of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk with a 707 horsepower, Hellcat 6.2L V8 Engine.
 
  • This library will get you all of the powerful sounds of a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk that has a 707 horsepower, Hellcat 6.2L V8 Engine. Using the onboard, exterior, and interior recordings, it allows you to create any car sound your heart desires to bring your video game, or film to another level.

    Included Recordings:
    • On Board slow, medium, fast accelerating, shifting, and reversing as well as general driving
    • Exterior Pass bys, take offs, pull ups, and more
    • Interior general driving, speed ups and more

Volkswagen Westfalia Type 2, 1979

'Volkswagen Westfalia Type 2, 1979' by Moxie Sound is the team's very first sound effects library featuring the one and only 1979 Volkswagen Westfalia `Type 2' Camper with a diesel engine that purs, rumbles, and roars.
 
  • Vehicle Sound Effects Volkswagen Westfalia Type 2, 1979 Play Track 207 sounds included, 138 mins total $79

    Moxie Sound and their seasoned recordists are proud to present to you their very first sound effects library featuring the one and only 1979 Volkswagen Westfalia 'Type 2' Camper.
    This mini bus has a diesel engine that purs, rumbles, and roars. We recorded every sound this beast is capable of making. If you've got a project with this specific vehicle or a similar one that simply needs sweetening, you will find everything you are looking for here. The older character of this vehicle will no doubt add life to your story.

Vintage Audio and Visual Gear Sounds

'Vintage Audio and Visual Gear Sounds' by John Silke gets you the sounds of record players, a gramophone, tape decks, a VCR, a movie projector, a TV and more.
 
Park N Planes

'Park N Planes' by All You Can Eat Audio lets you walk along the Barbra Key Nature Preserve in Illinois, listening to streams and birds, as well as planes, helicopters, and distant traffic.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Park N Planes Play Track 1500+ sounds included, 218 mins total $40

    What do you get when you combine a nature preserve, a small lake with a stream, and a nearby airport? You get beautiful scenery and a confusing soundscape. Walk along the path in the Barbara Key Nature Preserve in Illinois. But careful not to step on any plants of flowers.

    Park N Planes includes recordings of a small fishing lake inhabited by families and birds. Attached to the lake is a small stream, additionally recorded with a stereo pair of Aquarian H2a hydrophone microphones for low rumbles and high popping sounds. Listen as the birds chirp, bugs buzz and fly past the microphones, not to mention planes and helicopters flying overhead. Along with planes and helicopters, you will also hear distant vehicles.

    Park N Planes has over three and a half hours of recordings packed into 27 files, over 1500+ sounds, and 15.17GB. All files are recorded using the Sennheiser MKH8050 and MKH30 into a Sound Devices Mix Pre-6. All Metadata tagged and updated using the Universal Category System in Soundminer, Basehead, and Soundly.

The Range 20 Guns

'The Range 20 Guns' by Nathan Smith delivers the sounds of 20 guns, over 20 casings and mags, weapon impacts on 20 different surfaces, and studio Foley.
 
Autumn Forest Vol. 01 - Ambiences

'Autumn Forest Vol. 01 - Ambiences' by Daniel Meuser contains more than 200 ambiences recorded in some of the oldest, quietest and most pristine forests all over Germany.
 
  • This library contains more than 200 natural ambience clips with embedded metadata. They´re mixed and cut into: loops, transitions and variations to be ready to use inside your project.

    The metadata precisely points out any bird species, the specific environment and acoustic properties, the current day-cycle, weather conditions and any foreground or background events that are audible in the clip. To enhance the ease of use, I decided to structure the library as a modular toolbox for ambience sound design.

    It has been recorded in some of the oldest, quietest and most pristine forests all over Germany and offers a large collection of active and quiet nature ambiences featuring a variety of different natural environments and wildlife.

Multi Impacts

'Multi Impacts' by Mechanical Wave is a package born from their previous Hits and Whoosh bundle with impacts/hits sounds on several different surfaces.
 
  • Multi Impacts is a package born from our previous Hits and Whoosh bundle. We have taken the decision to split the previous bundle to make two. Here's one of them!

    Multi Impacts contains many impacts/hits sounds on several different surfaces. The library contains 258 sound files: Asphalt, Rubber, Car, Human, Ice, Metal, Water, Dirt, Plastic, Wood, and Sci-Fi Impacts.

    The perfect package for add on another texture to your action!
    Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.

Video Game

'Video Game' by Audiohero Video Game sound effects features 200 professionally produced sound effects, ready for use in your productions. These sounds are all hand-picked from the Hollywood Edge Game FX library.
 
Tractor Famulus RS1436L

'Tractor Famulus RS1436L' by Detunized delivers sounds of a vintage tractor with an air-cooled 2-cylinder 36 HP diesel engine that was manufactured in the communist part of Germany right after WWII.
 
  • Vehicle Sound Effects Tractor Famulus RS1436L, Multi-Channel Play Track 23+ sounds included, 8:30 for Multichannel takes, 8:00 min for stereo takes mins total $45

    This library delivers sounds of a vintage tractor that was manufactured in the communist part of Germany right after WWII.
    The featured model is a Famulus RS1436L from 1956. It has an air-cooled 2-cylinder diesel engine that generates 36 horsepower from 3.3l displacement. Due to the low operating speed of only 1600 rpm some of these engines are still running today.

    For this particular library the Famulus was recorded from 7 onboard mics attached around engine, frame, rear wheels and exhaust. The Tractor performs cold start (with the second cylinder delaying), various manoeuvres at the yard as well as uphill and downhill drives along a hilly dirt road.

    The library is completed by various exterior stereo takes that encompass idles, aways, approaches, pass-bys along windy farmland plus takes from the drivers perspective.

Underwater (AH)

'Underwater (AH)' by Audiohero features 200 Sound Ideas effects with sounds of divers, canoes, bathtubs, boats, water explosions, waterfalls, submarines, and more!
 
Vocal Pack 02: Goblin

'Vocal Pack 02: Goblin' by Game Audio Resource contains 65 files of high-quality goblin vocalizations and exertions that are great for video games that demand many asset variations.
 
  • The Mini Vocal Pack 02: Goblin contains over just under 10 minutes (65 files) of high quality goblin styled vocalisation exertions by 1 human actor type.

    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 vocal details to be created for more granular focus.

    All assets have been recorded & produced at 96kHz/24bit.
    Included in this pack:

    • 1 actor set, with higher pitched voicing qualities
    • Individual vocal designed assets
    • Sets of individual vocal designed assets (e.g. 4+ individual designed assets in one file)
    • Exertion Types included: Attack, Breath, Cheer,  Death, Final (Death) Breath, Grunt, Pain, Idle, Laughter
    • Basic construction kits of the original recordings with 2 microphone versions for most vocalisation types. (Cheer, Death & Laughter only 1 mic version available)
Cartoon Volume 3

'Cartoon Volume 3' by Audiohero features 200 sound effects that include everything you need to turn your production into a cartoon masterpiece!
 
  • AudioHero’s Cartoon collection Volume 3 features 200 professionally produced sound effects, ready for use in your productions.  This library includes everything you need to turn your production into a cartoon masterpiece!  These sounds are all hand-picked from the Sound Ideas Cartoon Express and Hollywood Edge Cartoon Trax 1 and 2 sound effects libraries.  Included are musical accents, bells, boings, hits, skids, honks, squeaks, bounces, crashes and more.

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Vocal Pack 01: Human Male

'Vocal Pack 01: Human Male' by Game Audio Resource contains over 29 minutes of human male exertions and vocalizations from 2 different actors.
 
  • The Vocal Pack 01: Human Male contains over 29 minutes (451 files) of high quality human male exertion vocalisations from 2 different actor types.

    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.

    All assets have been recorded & produced at 96kHz/24bit.
    Included in this pack:

    • 2 actor ID sets, mid ranged & deep voicing
    • Individual vocal designed assets
    • Sets of individual vocal designed assets (e.g. 4+ individual designed assets in one file)
    • Exertion Types included: Attack, Breath, Cheer/Roar/Taunt,  Death, Final (Death) Breath,  Jump, Land, Pain
    • ID set 02, features a basic generic set of dialogue lines
    • Bonus content: Actor ID03 – Designed Generic adviser/narrator messages for basic in game actions as if delivered via walkie-talkie/radio. Also a basic adviser construction kit is included of the original vocal recordings
Infiltration

'Infiltration' by MatiasMacSD has 161 sound effects for modern espionage/infiltration productions with intense atmospheres and powerful synth movements.
 
  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Infiltration Play Track 161 sounds included, 39 mins total $15

    Welcome to “INFILTRATION”, a collection of 161 sound effects aimed to be used in modern espionage/infiltration productions.

    From intense low frequency atmospheric elements to powerful synth movements this 1.4 GB pack can be your secret tool to enhance trailers, movies, games or musical compositions. See it as a powerful kit to create a modern espionage feel in your production.

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

    Sounds included:
    Atmospheric element_Low • Fx_Alert • Fx_Synth_Drop • Drone_Pulse • Fx_Snare_Synth_Tension • Fx_Transition • Fx_Movement • Fx_Distant_Atmospheric • And More

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Western

'Western' by Audiohero features sounds of guns and pistols, horses, stagecoaches, steam trains, jail cell doors, and much more from popular Hollywood Edge libraries.
 
  • Firearms Sound Effects Western Play Track 200+ sounds included $25

    The Audio Hero Western collection features 200 professionally recorded sound effects, ready for use in your productions.  Included in this library are guns and pistols, horses, stagecoaches, steam trains, jail cell doors and much more!  These sounds are all hand-picked from the Hollywood Edge Burtis Bills’ Sounds of the American West sound effects collection.

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Outdoor Ambience

'Outdoor Ambience' by Audiohero features 200 ambience length sound effects that include crowds, cities, forests, jungles, parks, streets, parades, water and more!
 
PWC - Jet Ski - Sea Doo | Volume 2

'PWC - Jet Ski - Sea Doo | Volume 2' by The Chris Alan has multiple perspectives of jet skis with seamless loops at every 500RPM interval for insanely detailed control of interactive dynamics.
 
  • Ultra-high resolution Sea Doo recordings utilizing on-board microphone techniques, from multiple perspectives (driver perspective (mid-side) exhaust perspective & engine perspective).

    This library provides perfectly seamless loops at every 500RPM interval from IDLE to MAX speed, giving you insanely detailed control for interactive dynamics in game audio, or film sync. Not only that but also start-ups, shut-offs, revs, both dry and wet.

    Check out Volume 1

 

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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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Video: Impressive sounds of steam engines, forests, Westerns, weapons & old vans



Impressive sounds of steam engines, forests, Westerns, weapons & old vans


Featured in this video:
Volkswagen Westfalia Type 2, 1979 • Western • Autumn Forest Vol 1: Ambiences • Steam Engines Real & Foley • The Range – 20 Guns


 

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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:

  • 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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  • 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.
Explore the full, unique collection here

Latest sound effects libraries:
 
  • 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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  • 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.

  • A collection of 135 potion sound effects.

  • A collection of 140 individual power up ability sound effects.

  • A collection of 103 bowling sound effects.


   

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