The Most Popular Sound Effects Libraries of 2022

To kick it off, we have 'Airy Whooshes' by Airborne Sound with over 400 accents of airy swooshes, subtle swipes, thin whooshes, and breathy fly-ins. This collection was designed to support martial arts punches and kicks, arrow passes, sword swings, and movements that require a lighter touch.

'Animal Hyperrealism Vol III' continues Mattia Cellotto's spot on the most popular list with his much-loved series. It has 1,700 animal vocalization-themed sounds with designed and real creatures recorded in zoos and wildlife centers. It includes red deer, monkeys, camels, tamarins, boars, frogs, lemurs, parrots, and more.

'Anime Cartoon Sound Effects' by Sound Response features 400 sound effects reminiscent of the iconic sounds from classic Japanese animated series! It includes sounds for funny comedies, mysteries, thrillers, and action-packed anime with explosions, lasers, blasts, auras, force fields, etc.

'Bells and Windchimes' by KEDR Audio will add an organic vibe to your sound design and music production. You will find traditional bells used in hotels and boats, as well as Chinese and Tibetan bells, various wind chimes, and tuned resonators - great for pitch mangling, granulation, and experimentation.

'Cinematic Darkness – Bundle' by BOOM Library has dirty blasts, scary drones, digital glitches, synthetic screams, disturbing stutters, and creepy noise. Nasty, disturbing, unsettling - it will shake you to the core with its source construction kit and designed sounds.

'Doors' by Just Sound Effects was designed to cover any kind of everyday door sound from different perspectives to give you maximum flexibility. It has 2,000+ door sounds from apartments, hotels, garages, elevators, cars, corridors, gates, bars, and trains.

'Meow – Cat Essentials' by Sonic Worlds provides all the core cat vocalizations you'll need in a single package. It gets you 11 different cats cherry-picked for their character. From sweet mewls to longing cries and vicious shrieks, this library has you covered.

'Quantum – ElectroMagnetic Field Library' by Spectravelers delivers 3,450+ UI sounds, impacts, whooshes, ambiences, energy sounds, retro machines, etc.! It includes presets for famous Reaktor ensembles like S-Layer, Dron-e and Whoosh, Reaktor maps, and more!

'Sci-Fi Weapons (Principle Sound)' by Principle Sound Design has 2,600+ futuristic weapon sound all designed from Foley, synthetic layers, sound manipulation, and morphing. It has single shots, automatic fire, reloading, energy blasts, impacts, explosions, surface hits – ready for your sci-fi!

Harness the forces of magic with 'Sorcery' by Rock The Speakerbox. You can ignite the night with powerful flames, summon the darkest of evil with black magic, lay waste to your foes with water, acid, ice, and more with 1,992 construction kit sounds and 204 designed sounds.

'Submersion – Underwater Library' by Spectravelers will have you gasping for breath. With over 1,800 sounds, it has bubbles, impacts, whooshes, ambiences, propellers sounds, lava, explosions, and more - all captured with an Aquarians H2a Hydrophone!

'Swordfighter' by Squeaky Fish is back as one of the most popular libraries of the year! This robust library contains clean, sharp clangs of sword-on-sword and knife action, as well as swooshes, vocals, and various surface hits! It packs a lot of punch into a modest price.

'Ultrasonic Insects Vol 1' by Nicolas Titeux has stunning sounds of solo insects recorded with unprecedented quality and ultrasonic frequencies. Discover the hiss of Madagascar hissing cockroaches, the song of crickets and grasshoppers from France, and the flight of bees with extreme details.

'Vintage Anime SFX' by Moon Echo Audio is a favorite for its authenticity and playful nostalgia. Inspired by classic '80s and '90s Japanese cartoons, it will bring life to your anime with sounds of auras, beams, mecha blasters, atmospheres, magic spells, guns, sonic blasts, and explosives.

'WINGS' by Bonson continues to be a hit, year after year! With everything from insects and birds to fairies and dragons, this collection ensures it will be a long time before you ever need another wing sound, setting itself above the rest with over 1,400 192kHz/24-bit designed and source files!