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This meticulously curated collection includes 22 unique sounds of rummaging through rubbish bins, featuring materials such as plastic, paper, and tin cans. Each sound has been recorded in stereo format, ensuring an immersive auditory experience for your projects.
Whether you’re searching for the subtle rustling of plastic and paper or the louder clatter of tin cans, this library has you covered. Each sound is designed to help you create realistic and engaging scenes, making it an invaluable addition to any sound effects library.
The Drawers & Cupboards SFX library is an essential collection for professionals seeking high-quality sound effects for their projects. This library features 63 meticulously recorded sounds of opening, closing, and rummaging through cupboards and drawers, making it perfect for game developers, animators, and filmmakers.
This library offers a diverse range of sounds, including:
My car engine broke! As a result of making a huge costly mistake caused by accidentally skipping an oil change service from getting dates and miles mixed up (on top of being a higher milage car), my 2006 Volvo V50 T5’s engine starting making incredibly loud knocking, clicking and rattling sounds. Took it for one last drive before it was picked up by a junk yard, and recorded the process. I put a DPA 4061 and a Rode NT5 in the engine and drove it around the neighborhood, first on residential streets, then drove it harder on some faster streets (the engine was so loud you can’t hear any other cars in the recordings), abusing the manual mode for higher rpm recordings the whole time until it started overheating, smoking and dumping liquid (coolant I think? Oil? Both?). I Quickly took the DPA out because it was right near a section of the engine that was overheating, but I left the NT5 in. Satisfied with what I recorded but still a couple miles from home, after my car cooled a bit I continued to record my drive home, this time with the DPA inside the car to get an interior perspective (this drive is labeled “bonus drive” in the library).
This library is just 5 files, totaling 27 minutes and 28 seconds, 24/96k, 956MB. Quality Soundminer metadata and UCS compliant. Recorded with a DPA 4061 and NT5 for starts, idles, off, revving, slow to moderate driving, harder faster driving, with lots of variation. One file is just the NT5 engine recording for an additional 5 and a half minute drive, and one is just the DPA for an interior perspective of that drive.
I’ll miss that car a lot, but at least I got some great recordings out of it! I hope you find them useful.
Low-price. High-quality. Essential.
An essential collection of 100 loopable background ambience sounds, including theme parks, dawn choruses, fireworks, alien worlds, deserts, day & night wildlife, offices, zoos, public pools, food courts, swamps, traffic, sewers and more!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
Hear the waterways of the forest and untouched nature in 2 hours of mountain rivers and streams recording.
Spanning across multiple locations, you’ll get 33 soundscapes of calm to turbulent flows of rivers and streams, in very high levels of detail and clarity.
You will have them sprinkle, drip, bubble, splash, plop, gurgle, roar & rumble, rush, murmur and make all kinds of interesting sounds with varying intensity at different times of the day and the year.
Meticulously captured in close, medium and distant perspectives, these magical rivers and streams are surrounded by falling leaves, rocks, tree roots, birdsong, wind, woodland, waterfalls and animals.
In pure untouched nature at spring and autumn, the birdsong especially the beautiful dawn chorus, frogs, and crickets occasionally accompany the waterways and turn it all into an epic symphony of nature.
Use and layer these pristine sounds to give a unique character to each and every scene in your projects.
All files are in 96 kHz / 24 bit .wav format and include detailed naming. They’re recorded in awe of nature on our favorite DPA 4060s, Sennheiser MKH 8040s and Zoom F6s.
Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.
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Ambience, soundscape, nature, rural, woodland, water, flow, wind, dawn, dusk, evening, morning, birdsong, sprinkle, drip, bubble, splash, plop, gurgle, roar, rumble, rush, murmur, river, stream, frog, wawn chorus, cricket, waterfall, national park, spring, summer.
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – CROWING ROOSTER
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – LOVEBIRD
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WHITE HANDED GIBBON
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI
“The Animal Symphony – Goat & Sheep” offers a collection of 71 high-quality audio tracks (between 3 and 6 variations each), each featuring multiple sounds captured in exceptional quality . The audios are organized with a consistent nomenclature, allowing the different microphone jacks to be easily exchanged. Using two high-end microphones, the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and an EM258 capsule microphone, along with a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound, we have captured every detail and nuance of these sounds. Recordings were made at 24-bit and 192kHz/96kHz, ensuring professional clarity and depth.
This collection offers a wide variety of goat and sheep bleats, perfect for adding realism and authenticity to your projects. With multiple takes and variations, including sounds from adult goats, kids and sheep, this library provides the flexibility needed for any type of production requiring sounds from these animals.
All recordings have been carefully edited to eliminate external noises, such as birds, wind or people. Furthermore, thanks to the ultrasonic microphones used, it is guaranteed that whoever decides to lower the tone will continue to obtain frequency richness.
Ideal applications:
– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrichment of the audiovisual product with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.
Technical details:
– Total audios: 71
– Format: 192kHz – 96kHz/24bit
– Equipment used: Zoom F6 recorder with Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and EM258 capsule microphone, as well as a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo.
License:
The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – Crowing Rooster” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing for use in multiple projects at no additional costs. You can use these sound effects in your games, trailers, Kickstarter campaigns, and more, as many times as you like.
As a sound editor, I always found it frustrating when cutting cellphone ringtones and beeps for movies or TV shows. Firstly, we are unable to use copyrighted tunes, often leading us to resort to old 90s cellphone ringtones. Secondly, the challenge lies in ensuring that the beeps and ringtones are not overly intrusive while still being easily recognizable.
To address these issues, I developed the “Telephones and Computers Survival Toolkit” sound effects library. This comprehensive collection includes 1221 sound effects, encompassing mouse clicks and movements, USB drive insert/eject sounds, power-up chords, old-school beeps, animation sounds, cellphone ringtones, cellphone beeps, haptics, etc. Additionally, some cellphone ringtones are organized in patterns, allowing users to mix pattern “stems” and create new variations of ringtones.
All sound effects are provided at 48kHz/24-bit, in raw or “full bandwidth” format. This enables users to modify the sounds using their preferred plugins.
Regarding the provided demo files on SoundCloud:
The sound effects have intentionally been altered to give listeners a realistic sense of how they would sound in a real-life situation.
Sound Tailor Effects Library enters the void with its 3rd release:
60 sounds, 5+ hours of rich and deep room tones, with a variety of sizes and environments that will cover most of sound editors needs. From a quiet residential bedroom to an reverberant inactive hospital hall, a ventilated office space, or a noisy basement, we carefully chose the right place at the right time, to get the best from those empty spaces.
We’ve recorded with a combination of 7 low noise microphones, 1 ambisonic microphone and 1 geophone, dispatched on a wide rig, to get the best spatial impression, allowing us to deliver a true 7.1.2 format, plus ambisonic, 5.1 and 2.1 versions. The sub channel, provided by the geophone and its low frequency response, has been a shocking surprise for us, and is a real colorful and creative addition.
You can choose between several spatial format combinations, to suit your needs. All versions includes a stereo mixdown, and all files are loopable.
Sound Tailor’s Room Tones is UCS compliant, and delivered in high resolution 96kHz/24 Bits.
“Ambience: Countryside & Coast” is a sound library containing a varied collection of ambiences recorded in rural and coastal Wales.
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Featuring 52 high-quality drone sound effects that paint a range of atmospheres from dark, futuristic, dystopian of industrial & cyberpunk to natural, shimmery and magical.
These designed soundscapes will serve as ideal background tracks for sci-fi games and films as well as ambient textures for music.
You will get drone and texture soundscapes with spine-chilling alarms, unstable booms and beeps besides a calm and dreamy nature portraits and angelic and ethereal worlds. Think eerie spaceships, hangars, desolate lands, lava caves, nuclear power plants, and also serene gardens, and far away temples and dreamy forests.
This is the toolkit to create the perfect cyberpunk, eerie or magical cinematic atmospheres, with or without being in the foreground. Most of sounds are loopable.
Recorded in 24bit/96 kHz .wav, comes with intuitive naming and thorough metadata. Compatible with all DAWs, middleware, video editing tools and 100% royalty-free.
Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.
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You may also want to check out our Eerie Drones & Textures for access to 71 fear inducing and mysterious sounds.
Ebow Guitar Thriller is another good choice with 152 unique sounds of e-bow and terrifying noises to send chills down you audience’s spine.
Wind recorded in Ambisonic audio format. Natural and urban environment recordings. Room tone or windy interiors included.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices recorder. See the track list for additional info.
B-format (RAW) and Binaural files. Audio preview is in Binaural (best with headphones).
We wanted to redesign some of our Coil Pickup recordings so we fired them into our in house Kontakt instrument and started to redesign them.
We got in to creating some Arc/Tesla/Plasma type sounds, from one shot Electricity Zaps, Crackles, Statics, Hums and Buzzes to a variety of looped buzzes and tonal elements.
Arc will give you enough audio to give your project the authentic sound of an Arc, Tesla and Plasma type sounds, boosting your project to the next level. Arc has been edited to allow a drop in ready and Royalty Free sample pack. These Samples can be used in a variety of projects from Sound Designing/Compositions for TV, Film, Documentaries and Video Games. UCS Compliant and Metadata is attached to the samples
Welcome to “SSL53 Fireworks 2023,” a timeless tradition in our catalog that continues to captivate and inspire. This remarkable audio library offers you the unique opportunity to relive the magic of a spectacular fireworks show held in Majadahonda, Madrid. Recorded with cutting-edge technology, this collection provides 20 minutes of breathtaking fireworks soundscapes that will elevate your audio projects to new heights.
Our commitment to excellence is evident in the recording quality. We used a state-of-the-art 32-bit recorder, the Zoom F3, to capture every detail and nuance of the fireworks display. Fireworks and 32 bit recordings combination is a major step forward test for our recording gear! The recordings are available in both ambisonic and ORTF stereo (SCHOEPS CMC6 Pair) configurations, giving you the flexibility to choose the format that best suits your needs. We have a Designed Stereo version for “instant punch” sound effects!
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WHITE HANDED GIBBON
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – LOVEBIRD
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – GOAT & SHEEP
Description:
“The Animal Symphony – Crowing Rooster” features a collection of 60 high-quality audio recordings, each with multiple sounds captured in exceptional quality. Using two high-end microphones, the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and an EM258 capsule microphone, along with a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo sound, we have captured every detail and nuance of these natural sounds. Recordings were made at 24-bit and 192kHz/96kHz, ensuring professional clarity and depth.
This collection offers a wide variety of rooster and some hen crows, perfect for adding realism and authenticity to your projects. With multiple takes and variations, including long, short and group sounds, this library provides the flexibility needed for any type of production requiring animal sounds.
All recordings have been carefully edited to eliminate external noises, such as birds, wind or people. Furthermore, thanks to the ultrasonic microphones used it is guaranteed that anyone who decides to lower the tone will continue to obtain frequency richness.
Ideal Applications:
– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
Cinema and Documentaries: Enrichment of the audiovisual product with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.
Technical details:
– Total Audios: 60
– Format: 192 kHz – 96 kHz/24 bit
– Equipment Used: Zoom F6 recorder with Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and EM258 capsule microphone, as well as a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo.
License:
The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – Crowing Rooster” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing their use in multiple projects at no additional costs. You can use these sound effects in your games, trailers, Kickstarter campaigns, and more, as many times as you like.
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WHITE HANDED GIBBON
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – CROWING ROOSTER
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – GOAT & SHEEP
“The Animal Symphony – Lovebird” features a total of 118 high-quality audio recordings, each containing multiple sounds recorded (between 3 and 6 variations) with exceptional quality. Using two high-end microphones, the Sennheiser MKH 8050 and an EM258 capsule microphone, along with a Zoom H6 recorder to capture the stereo sound, we have managed to capture every detail and nuance of these natural sounds. Each recording was made at a 24-bit 192kHz and 96kHz sample rate, ensuring professional clarity and depth.
This collection offers a wide variety of lovebird sounds, perfect for adding realism and authenticity to your projects. With multiple takes and variations, including long calls, short calls and squawks, this library provides the flexibility needed for any type of production requiring these types of animal sounds.
All recordings have been carefully edited to remove any external noise, such as wind or people. Furthermore, thanks to the ultrasonic microphones used it is guaranteed that anyone who decides to lower the tone will continue to obtain frequency richness.
Ideal Applications:
– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrichment of the audiovisual product with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.
Technical details:
– Total Audios: 118
– Format: 192 kHz – 96 kHz/24 bit
– Equipment Used: Zoom F6 with Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and EM258 capsule microphone, plus a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo.
License:
The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – Lovebird” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing their use in multiple projects without additional costs or royalties. You can use these sound effects in your games, trailers, Kickstarter campaigns, and more, as many times as you like.
The Alchemist’s Workshop audio library contains 287 High Quality sounds for creating your own unique potions. Gather your ingredients. Crush and grind them in a mortar and pestle. Add them to the cauldron. Then bottle them up, ready for consumption!
 Sounds include:
All of these sounds were recorded and designed with great detail to bring your potion crafting system to the next level.
Experience the bangs, deep, low gusts, and rattles of wind against windows and the rhythm of raindrops, hail, and snow on glass.
Audience & Crowd Reactions, a valuable addition to our ongoing commitment to delivering top-notch sound for your projects. This collection of ambisonic recordings offers an unmatched depth of authenticity, drawing from various human crowds and reactions to provide the ultimate resource for filmmakers, sound designers, and content creators.
One of the standout features of this library is our exclusive session at the Atletico de Madrid Metropolitano stadium, where we gathered a massive 150-people crowd for a recording experience like no other. This extraordinary event allowed us to capture the essence of a large-scale audience, making it a versatile resource for various projects in several sound design workflows.
The ambisonic format enhances the immersive quality of these recordings, enabling us to position and manipulate crowd reactions precisely within your 3D audio environment. This level of flexibility empowers you to create captivating, true-to-life soundscapes that captivate your audience and elevate your storytelling.
We understand the significance of realistic crowd reactions in your work, whether it’s building tension in a thriller, evoking euphoria in a sports documentary, or immersing players in a gaming experience. Our Audience & Crowd Reactions Library ensures that you have the authentic, high-quality resources needed to make your project stand out.
With this collection’s organized categorization and intuitive search features, you’ll effortlessly find the perfect crowd atmosphere for your project. This library offers an extensive range of reactions, from cheers to gasps, laughter to silence, and everything in between.
This library covers sounds of Tatra 613 car, equipped with V8 engine from mid 1980s.
The driving section contains 54 tracks with a total length of about 33 minutes. These tracks include engine ramps and driving sequences at various constant RPMs, suitable for game implementation. Additionally, there are takes featuring more common driving and pass-bys, which are better suited for linear media usage. Interior and exterior mixes are also included.
The foley section comprises 9 tracks with a total length of 2 minutes. It covers basic sounds, such as opening and closing doors, hood and trunk, gearstick shifts and handbrake usage.
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Elevate Your Creative Projects with the Ultimate SCI-FI SOUND EFFECTS BUNDLE – Futuristic Weapons, Spaceships & Ambiences, UI, Computerized Voiceovers & Robots – the essential toolkit for creators ready to transport their audiences to thrilling new realms!
I’m excited to present my first car audio library, capturing the thrilling sounds of a 2019 Mustang GT. This collection is packed with authentic, high-quality audio elements perfect for your next project. All sounds recorded and delivered at 94kHz/ 24 bit wav.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272, Sonorous Objects SO.3 and JrF C-Series Pro+ microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Welcome to Cinematic Zither – over 2.2 Gb of audio inspired by the sounds of horror / thriller movies. Featuring 220 sound effects ranging from eerie stingers, bowed fx, drones, reverse out from one Zither.
The Zither has a natural potential to create unnerving, panic and terrific tones, suspenseful atmospheres and layers of sound can produce horror- filled shocking effects.
Cinematic Zither is ideal in horror, sci-fi, thrillers soundtrack to create a sense of urgency and unease in film score or trailer as well as raw material to any contemporary music production.
This is a collaboration between SampleTraxx and talented sound designer Sebastian Emling.
The Zither was played with fingers, bow, drum sticks, dices, metal sponge to get all possible sound and noise.For the recordings, a total of 6 mics were used: 2x Sennheiser MKH 8040 (XY), 2x Sennheiser 8040 (MS), a contact microphone and a handmade stethoscope microphone and 2 Sound Devices 702.
With A Sound Effect, Asbjoern has created a web site where our international community can browse, learn, and share the vast fruits of our labors. Together we are accelerating the very real potential power of sound design as a recognized art form.
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