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Breathe fear and awe into your work with Atmospheric Dread, carefully designed and ever-evolving drones, intertwined with swelling textures.
Inspired by the sound of films such as Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, Interstellar, Alien: Covenant, Prometheus, and more, I’ve created a new Drone library, all whilst listening to the feedback from Aberrant Drones users, and reviewers.
I’ve not only worked on improving the quality of the soundscapes further, but I’ve also broken down files into more manageable chunks, up to around 6 minutes long, and brutally cut out whatever did not feel like it should go in the library.
As a result, Atmospheric Dread is a smaller library, at least compared to the massive Aberrant Drones, whilst delivering 63 minutes of gut-wrenching, eye-widening, and fear-inducing soundscapes.
The library is comprised of 24bit/96kHz .WAV files, all stuffed to the brim with rich, and descriptive SoundMiner metadata, thus allowing you to find what you need immediately.
Welcome to the first comprehensive collection of BMX extreme sport riding sound effects. Diverse environments, surfaces, obstacles and bikes are at your fingertips now.
Captured at 192 kHz 24 bit high resolution with a gear such as ultra-bandwidth Sanken CO100K microphone, the files are ideal source for awesome slow motions, as well as for realistic and creative sound design in general.
Library highlights:
• rides, pass bys, jumps, bumps, lands, crashes, tricks, grinds, squeaks, skids and other effects
• divided into Big Ramps and Street Freestyle folders
• both indoor hall and outdoor street locations
• gravel to smooth surfaces
• usually several variations in each file
• natural dynamic range
• professional gear used – Sanken CO100K, Sennheiser MKH 416, MKH 30, Sound Devices 788T, Zoom F8
Electricity is a collection of various types of designed electricity sounds using various props and signal processing. No actual electricity was recorded in the creation of this library, its intent is for high intensity and combat electricity sounds that would be difficult to edit with acoustically recorded elements.
This library has a unique selection of streams and rivers sounds, recorded and edited with the utmost care in the one of the most beautiful places in the world, the French Alps.
Includes 100 files 24Bit/96kHz, recorded in many different places situated in the heart of the Mercantour National Park and the Ecrins National Park, for a total of more than four and a half hours of recording. This work was done over five months, from the end of the winter ( by the time the snow had melted ) until the end of the summer.
All recordings have been made early in the morning, between 5 and 8 a.m, resulting in extremely clean recordings with no man-made noise pollution. The majority of sounds has been recorded from a close perspective for beautiful details with four different recording methods :
Includes embedded Soundminer metadata.
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Combustion is a sound effects library exploding with combustible sound design material. It encompasses explosions, chemical reactions, fires, and various other forms of combustion. It provides a vast scope of sound design elements for weapons, whooshes, vehicles, impacts, and so much more.
“Alps” includes a huge variety of Ambiences recorded in a pristine region in Switzerland which is still in its original and natural state. Through a minimum of civilisation and a base in a cabin up on the mountains, it was possible to catch super clean and natural ambiences with a minimum of noise pollution. We made sure this library includes a pure alps experience. This collection gets you a great collection of rivers, quiet forests, birds, valleys, fields and more recorded from different perspectives and heights.
Special thanks to Raimund Förnzler (pictures, moving pictures), Marvin Brand and Daniel Strübig for making this library possible!
Every sound you will need for a nice day at the links! This hole-in-one sound library contains 218 unique golf specific sounds!
You will find golf club swings, hits, misses, from all different clubs and ranging from the fairway to the deep rough, golf cart engine driving, hazards like water, sand pit trap, trees, throwing clubs, selecting clubs, washing ball, raking sand, ambience, sinking the putt, flag pin and more!
Music is only heard in the demo. Downloads are high resolution and without background music.
Sonic Warfare by Badlands Sound features 40 audio files organized in four different categories, including Deep Distortion, Glitch, Noise, and Scream – 10 audio files for each category. This is the best pack if you need all of the above noises!
I believe these sounds will greatly benefit sound editors and sound designers allowing them to skip through the process of either creating dark drones or painful high-pitch glitches. These sounds would also work perfectly in different styles of music including noise and dark industrial. All files are 96k / 24 bit, lasting one minute each.
This library brings you 200 sounds (3+ hours) of 96kHz/24-bit stereo audio from the remote region of Banaue in the northern Philippines. This includes 180 x 1-minute loopable ambiences recorded from dawn to dusk, including local animals, towns, villages, vehicles, rain, thunder and waterfalls – an extensive variety of ambiences from multiple locations.
Also included in the “2018 InspectorJ Bundle” for 50% off!
If you want to go straight to the source for making quality bangs and booms this is the pack for you! Contains 900+ source sounds, with a minimum of three distance layers for each bang environment.
Perfect for designing guns and explosion sounds that need to have different characteristics depending on distance. It’s how the pros do it!
Sounds included:
• Debris
• Embankment A and B (close, distant, far)
• Field A, B, C and D (close, distant, far)
• Field Container A and B (close, distant, far)
• Forest A, B and C (closest, closer, close, distant, far)
• Forest Damped A and B (close, distant, far)
• Forest mortar air detonation and launch (closest, closer, close, distant, far)
• Quarry (close, distant, far)
• Urban (closest, closer, close, distant, far)
• Urban mortar air detonation and launch (closest, closer, close, distant, far)
This pack contains everything you need for gunshots and explosion acoustics! Features three different environments, together with three different distance layers for each sound.
The gunshot acoustics can be used with some sort of close recording of a gun to give each weapon its own characteristics.
All of the files are mixed and mastered and ready to use immediately in any type of media production. All sounds in this pack made with material in the source version of this library.
Sounds included:
• Debris
• Field Explosion (close, distant, far)
• Field Shot (close, distant, far)
• Forest Explosion (close, distant, far)
• Forest Shot (close, distant, far)
• Urban Explosion (close, distant, far)
• Urban Shot (close, distant, far)
The Crows library includes 30 stereo tracks of nothing but crow sound effects, perfect for single isolated effects, but also for ambience track layering.
Every sound is recorded inside forests, and close to crows’ nests with younger birds being fed and calling out, and next to natural habitats where bigger flocks gather in trees. It also has a variety of up-close caw sounds from the only tame albino crow in Scandinavia, recorded in a bird’s zoo.
The crow has quite a large vocabulary, and the classic calling usually is a little different from bird to bird. Some are more round when sounding out, while others are just plain hoarse and rusty-sounding.
The library includes both untreated tracks, and noise reduction-processed tracks in two separate folders. Noise reduction-processed tracks have been cleaned up with a CEDAR NR system.
Equipment used: Telinga Stereo Microphone and Flexible dish, and Sound devices 702 Recorder.
All tracks are 96K/24 bit apx. 1 Gb big when unzipped. All meta data tagged.
INDUSTRIAL TERROR – Hits & Transitions is a second installment of Industrial Terror series.
It is a collection of dark, distorted, ear-piercing, industrial hits, impacts, crashes and transitions.
IT Hits & Transitions is an expansion pack that focuses in single, sharp hits and transitions rather than evolving, textural impacts and whooshes (as heard in Industrial Terror).
Collection consists of 145 carefully designed and rendered sound effects.
Unique processing of organic field recordings combined with modular processing makes it both grounded in reality and creepy. This collection is a perfect choice for any kind of horror genre.
RECORDED WITH:Â Sound Devices MixPre 6 + Senhheiser MKH8060 + DPA 4060
CREATED AND EDITED WITH: Pro Tools, Live 10, Reaktor, EOS2, Discord4, Modular
Are you in need for easy-to-use, ready to be implemented bow and crossbow sounds? Well look no further — BOWS & CROSSBOWS DESIGNED has you covered with all the twingy twangy arrowy goodness.
All of the files are mixed and mastered and ready to use immediately in any type of media production. All sounds in this pack made with material in the source version of this library.
Contains
Arrow hit – flesh, ground, metal, wood
Arrow passby
Arrow quiver sheat & take
Bow arrow load & unload
Bow handling equip & unequip
Bow shoot – big & small bow
Bow string draw fast & slow
Bow string release fast & slow
Crossbow bolt load & unload
Crossbow bolt draw
Crossbow handling equip & unequip
Crossbow shoot
BOWS & CROSSBOWS SOURCE has 1600+ high quality WAV files with all sorts of bow sounds, all withing reach using our metadata.
This collection is the ideal tool kit for any Robin Hood esque scenario you might be working on. These sounds could also be used to design all sorts of slings, lauchers and other modern and medieval ranged weaponry. Sky’s the limit!
Including sounds from arrow/quiver foley, string draw/release creak, cloth leather and weapon draw/sheath, crossbow metal mechanisms, arrow shooting, arrow swish passby.
In this collection you'll find EMF captured from devices like: phones, TVs, hard drives, Playstation 3s, MacBooks, printers, scanners, juicers, pencil sharpeners, frequency counters, digital sweep function generators, camcorders, VCRs, DVD players, DSLRs, network routers, mixing consoles, and MUCH MORE!
While straying through several antiques shops and flea markets I unveiled a lot of very interesting and organic sounds with character. Sounds that only prop up with plenty years of service can do.
So this library is a versatile and composite collection of all those squeaky, creaky, rusty sounds with a lot of personality.
Here you will find all the little vintage sonic gems.
From mechanical cameras and rusty coffee mills, over-jammed drawers, doors and locks, to sewing machines, typewriters and malfunctioning projectors. You get over 1000+ready to use sounds. All painstakingly edited, cleaned and decently named for you.
All source sounds were recorded with Sonosax SX-R4+ with a Sennheiser MKH8050+MKH30 M/S rig, a Sound Devices MixPre-6 + MKH8060 and a Sony PCM-D100. All sounds come with embedded Metadata.
“Eradication” is an exciting small pack of 25 Planet Explosions.
If your project needs the sounds of destruction of planets, moons or the sun this unique library of big and energetic blasts can be a great tool for your next Sci-fi production.
Clicks is busting at the seams with a wide variety of buttons, switches, dials, pumps, and more. Whether you’re in need of realistic buttons for a dramatic movie scene, or designing mechanical sounds for the next AAA video game, these clicks are bound to have you covered. Both near and distant perspectives were captured for (nearly) all recordings in this library, which adds flexibility when matching these sound effects to picture.
Some of the objects in this library include but are not limited to:
Our ​Gore library​ was​ ​recorded ​in ​the ​​weeks​ ​preceding ​Halloween ​2017. We decided ​to ​have​ ​some fun​ ​because​ ​we ​generally​ ​only​ ​have ​access​ ​to ​​pumpkins​ ​this​ ​time ​​of​ ​year​ ​and​ ​thought​ ​why​ ​not​ ​create something ​​fun​ ​for​ ​us,​ ​and ​​our​ ​friends​ ​and ​colleagues​ ​to ​use. Please ​enjoy​ ​the ​use​ ​of ​these​ ​recording​ ​in all​ ​your​ ​spooky​ ​movies​ ​and ​sound design.
Provided ​are 750 MB of ​LR ​and ​MS Recordings. ​​​LR ​is​ ​decoded ​from​ ​the​ ​MS​ ​and​ ​has the​ ​approximate ​stereo ​​width ​as​ ​an ​​XY ​recording.​​ ​On ​​the ​MS ​tracks​ ​the mid ​mic​ is​ ​on ​the ​left ​and ​the ​​side ​mic​ on ​​the ​​right.
The ​​LR ​​can ​be ​encoded ​back​ ​into ​MS​ ​or​ ​if ​panned ​center, ​​cancels​ ​out ​the side​ ​mics​ ​to just ​play​ ​the ​mid ​mic. ​Alternately​ ​in ​​the ​provided ​MS ​​file, ​the right ​​side ​channel ​​can ​be dropped ​​so ​you ​can ​​use ​the ​mono ​​center. The ​2 ​​files​ ​are ​​mastered ​​the ​​same. Occasionally ​​the ​​levels​ ​vary​ ​on ​the ​MS track​ ​as​ ​these ​are ​the ​levels​ ​set ​to ​​keep ​the ​the tracks​ ​phase ​coherent. ​All tracks​ ​are ​​edited ​to ​be ​M&E ​​friendly, ​and ​monitored ​through ​a ​​phase ​scope to ​again, ​​keep ​the​ ​tracks​ ​phase ​coherent.
All ​recordings​ ​were ​recorded ​In ​a​ ​foley​ ​studio ​at ​192kHz​ ​with ​​a ​Fostex​ ​FR-2 recorder, ​Project ​​Studio ​​C4 ​mic, ​and ​​Ambient ​Emesser​ ​ATE-208 bi-directional ​​mic​ ​and ​​mastered ​​in ​Pro ​​Tools.
All ​recordings​ ​are ​recorded ​​in ​​Toronto, ​​Ontario ​Canada, ​​by​ ​Ryan ​​Macneill and ​Steven ​​Ejbick​ ​of ​​Textures​ ​Sound.
FOREST summer edition of Japan is nature sounds and ambiances captured in different forests of Central Japan, from the Kanto region.
This library contains recordings of deep forest ambiances and direct close cicadas & birds and creeks, streams, and waterfalls in a Japanese forest.
All of these nature ambiances are recorded using different microphone set-ups. Ortf stereo set-up and xy & ortf combination set bring variations to stereo images from the locations.
Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / ORTF, XY and carefully edited.
Introducing our “Bouncing Balls” sound effects library. Dive into an assortment of bouncing balls bouncing across various surfaces both indoors and outdoors.
Our library features an eclectic mix, including the soft thud of a toddler’s play ball to the distinct bounce of a yoga ball. Whether you’re scoring sound for an energetic sports scene or looking for that whimsical touch to enhance your project. Ball types included: soccer ball, football, yoga ball, beach ball, tennis ball, kids ball.
INDUSTRIALÂ TERROR is a collection of dark, distorted, rumbling, ear-piercing, evolving industrial impacts and whooshes, designed to unsettle.
Collection consists of 108 designed sound effects and 102 source field recordings.
Unique processing of organic field recordings makes it sound rooted in reality and fits perfectly into horror genre.
Ready to be used on their own or as a part of a more complex sound design.
RECORDED WITH:Â Sound Devices MixPre 6 + Senhheiser MKH8060 + DPA 4060
CREATED AND EDITED WITH: Pro Tools, Live 10, Reaktor, EOS2, Discord4
Distant Trains Sound Library delivers impressive multi-channel recordings of trains that pass by in a distance of at least 300 meters up to 1.5 kilometres.
Included are pass bys of freight, commuter and passenger trains plus single locomotives.
In order to capture the impressive walls of sound caused by passing trains an arrangement of 6 microphones was used. This setup encompasses stereo-pairs of MKH3040-MS, MKH8090-ORTF and MKH8040-WideAB. All pairs are recorded to separate files that are now available as time-aligned Reaper sets.
Each recording session took place at nights so that it was possible to capture extremely long approaches and tails that fade out to natural and calm night ambience without any disturbance by road traffic or other unwanted noises.
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