Summon twisted spirits from the dark realm with Nuances of Fear! A nuanced collection of scary sound effects, exploring the wide variety of different sub-genres of horror.
This exclusive library was designed by a team of sound designers, with credits including Disney+, Facebook, League of Legends, Ratchet and Clank, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Ark: Survival Evolved, Oculus and many others.
Upgrade your collection with over 312 bone-chilling designed and 270 source sound effects. All sound effects come in 24bit 96kHz, including detailed naming conventions and rigorous Soundminer-embedded metadata.
All source sound effects were recorded with Sound Devices 788T and a LCR setup of two Sennheiser MKH 8040’s and one MKH 8050. The source audio was recorded in excellent conditions and post-processed additionally for crystal clear quality.
Library Review:
“RT Sonics’ Nuances of Fear library has some very innovative and detailed sounds that I find myself returning to again and again when I need some inventive elements and unique detail. Nuances of Fear is definitely one of my favorite horror libraries. Great work, guys!”
Angelo Palazzo
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer. | Stranger Things 3, Frozen 2, Star Trek: Discovery, Alita: Battle Angel.
Jump scares, Distorted SFX, Scary Resonances, Bowed Metal and Glass, Ominous Stingers, Distorted Screams, Metal Scrapes, Ghost Whispers, Psycho Stutters, Dark Magic, Reverses, Transitions, Scary Atmospheres, Psychological Drones, Pulses, Evil Vocal Growls, Granular Textures and much more
Nuts and Bolts contains a huge array of DIY and construction themed sound effects featuring tools that are used by tradesmen such as hammers, saws, chisels and spanners, as well as several other miscellaneous tools such as brushes, tape, filler guns and of course, nuts, bolts and screws.
As well as hand-operated tools, Nuts and Bolts gives you several power tool sound effects being operated at different intensity levels. All of the sounds in this library have been recorded in context, meaning that they reflect how you would actually use the tools, not just how they sound in a controlled studio environment. We recorded close, distant and far recordings to capture natural reverb, giving you the maximum flexibility when searching for the right sound for your projects. We also recorded dropping effects for most of the tools.
Nuts and Bolts contains a total of 145 files (with lots of variations per file) including a designed folder of 10 sounds. This library gives you everything you need to create compelling DIY and construction soundscapes, ideal for use in a range of sound design applications including building sites, mechanics garages, joinery, metalwork workshops, painting, decorating, and demolition based scenes. All sounds have been recorded in 24bit 96khz, and have been carefully edited so that you can easily drop them into your project timeline and get working right away.
Here are the included folders:
Power Tools: Lovely and disturbing drills, saws and electric sanders, perfect for becoming a noisy neighbor.
Hammers and Mallets: Hitting and dropping things as hard as possible makes a lovely sound, great for building trailer impacts.
Toolboxes: Heavy and metallic rummaging through a large toolbox.
Spanners: Turning bolts and spinning ratchets.
Saws: The seminal DIY sound effects of sawing wood.
Pliers, Grips and Screws: Micro details like these can make or break your construction scenes.
Chisels: Hitting chisels, planing wood, and scraping.
Pencils, Brushes and Tape: Drawing, brushing, measuring.
Misc Tools: Vacuuming, cutting, sanding, moving ladders and many more!
Designed Effects: A suite of heavily designed sounds which demonstrate the flexibility of the library when used for sound design.
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.
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What else you may need
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.
Indian forest tribe percussion, rainforest sourced textures & more!
Magic source material.
Processed and designed paper recordings that sound like thunder.
This library features ambience recordings of stairwell & corridor captured at various industrial buildings. These background recordings embody a lot of subtle movements and characterful nuances, while being non-distractive. They are perfect for background sound design in films and games, or to be used purely as room tone.
All recordings are recorded, edited and processed to broadcast standard.
Experience the creative versatility of Percussive Textures, where everyday objects become instruments of sonic exploration. Here lays a world of diverse textures and tones as mundane objects such as sticks, toothpicks, plastic, macaronis and coins collide with cups, wine glasses, pans and jars. Each shake or hit reveals a new layer of depth and character, adding an unique richness to your compositions and designs.
Phantasmal Ambiences Bundle comprises unnerving horror ambiences designed to make audiences recoil and shake! Distant noises of poltergeists, demons, aliens and other deranged beings create a sense of insecurity and tension in the listener, and are thus ideal for intensifying other-worldly spaces in your horror Film, TV and Game projects.
Our Audio Craftsmen recorded a variety of spine-tingling props and movements at 344 headquarters and a Neo-Gothic Nottingham church. These were all chosen and manipulated with the intention of alluding to a supernatural presence somewhere in the near-distance. Further design processes were then applied to form blood-curdling, chilling soundscapes sure to maximise the fear in your audiences!
Phantasmal Ambiences Bundle comprises unnerving horror ambiences designed to make audiences recoil and shake! Distant noises of poltergeists, demons, aliens and other deranged beings create a sense of insecurity and tension in the listener, and are thus ideal for intensifying other-worldly spaces in your horror Film, TV and Game projects.
Our Audio Craftsmen recorded a variety of spine-tingling props and movements at 344 headquarters and a Neo-Gothic Nottingham church. These were all chosen and manipulated with the intention of alluding to a supernatural presence somewhere in the near-distance. Further design processes were then applied to form blood-curdling, chilling soundscapes sure to maximise the fear in your audiences!
The entire bundle is delivered at 24Bit 96kHz and tagged with extensive Metadata for ease of use.
Phantasmal Ambiences Vol. 3 is the third in a series of nightmarish ambiences made to unnerve you and your audiences.
In this edition, we have included both perspective and close miked recordings from our large array of props captured here at our studio. These sounds were then edited, wildly manipulated and layered to create chilling tones and soundscapes, perfect for giving your audience a fright!
Maximum sonic clarity has been maintained and further enhanced with each of these sounds so they can be dropped directly into your project timeline and get down to work with minimal fuss.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Dive into massive emotional force and create an unbelievably sincere and expressive raw feeling.
Welcome to PLATFORM, a versatile and easy-to-use sample library and Kontakt Instrument with a huge variety of impressive modern-sounding and a futuristic//cyberpunk vibe a lot of character and personality.
This is a collaboration between sonic mastermind Robert Dudzic and SampleTraxx.
Designed with both acoustic and synth sources PLATFORM is aimed primarily for writing sound design tracks, score and cinematic projects but can perfectly fit in every genre of modern electronic music.
With 570 Wav sounds and Kontakt’s sound shape possibilities PLATFORM can be an essential tool in the studio when you need that off/center non standard sound.
This arsenal of high-end sound effects is now on your fingertips with 18 Kontakt Instruments and tons of sound shaping filters and envelopes, 13 effects, a rhythm section featuring a step sequencer, filter sequencer, 2 filter LFOs, and gain/pan/pitch LFOs.
If you’re looking for instant inspiration and raw emotions PLATFORM is the right heavy-hitter for you.
Poker Chips Vol. 1 is a large library of stacking, counting, piling, dropping and dealing chips in a wide variety of circumstances. It also includes many other unique effects, such as placing chips in metal and plastic trays, rolling and spinning on wood surfaces, and use of a poker chip rake. It fits well in everything from independent films to gambling games and Casino Royale esque scenes with its ‘drag and drop’ ready sound.
Our team of Audio Craftsmen captured all sounds on authentic poker tables and casino surfaces, then painstakingly edited them to infuse emotion and personality into your film, TV, and game projects.
The library is delivered in 24-bit, 192kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. The files have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease of use.
The Powerful Impacts sound effects library features 250 high-quality low-frequency impact sounds, specially selected to create powerful and memorable effects in films, games and videos.
Perfect for action scenes, fights and special effects, Powerful Impacts will become an indispensable tool for any sound designer or producer.
Boom Impacts – 25 sound effects
Huge Impacts – 50 sound effects
Powerful Impacts – 50 sound effects
Reverse Impacts – 50 sound effects
Sub Impacts – 25 sound effects
Thunder Impacts – 50 sound effects
Use Powerful Impacts to add energy and depth to your projects, whether it’s music, post-production or interactive media. Emphasize every moment with powerful sound that will leave an unforgettable impression!
PROJECTOR | A thorough sound collection of film projection equipment.
Power switches and breakers, buttons and catches, shunts and clunks from many sources including 35mm lens turrets, powering up and down processes, threading up 35mm and 16mm film projectors by experienced projectionists, extraction fans, intermittent sprocket clicks and errors, film handling and splicing, operational projection room ambiences and many more.
All sounds are royalty free and equipped with comprehensive Soundminer metadata for rapid access.
Coming to a loudspeaker near you!
Rain Night Neighborhood Ambience
In this library you will find ambient sounds at rain night in a quiet neighborhood.
In these sounds you will find some variations in rain intesity, cars and motorcycles passing by in the background, among others.
After working these sounds in post production, this library comes with 16 incredible ambient rain night neighborhood sounds.
Size: 2.21 GB
Files: 20 • Including metadata
Sample Rate: 192Hz – 32 Bit WAV
Duration: Approx. 25 min
Gear: Zoom F6, Clippy Stereo Pair EM272
Delivery: Instant – blazingly-fast – digital download
License type: Royalty-Free
“Retrace” is a small pack of 96 strong sound elements.
If you need to create suspense, tension and action in your production, this library is great for you.
You will find a nice mixture of sound effects, looped percussive elements and looped cinematic musical instruments. That means if you are a musician who wants to define the building blocks of a track or maybe you are a sound designer who needs to create a musical moment in a scene from a sound design perspective, this library can help you to achieve those things.
CHECK the demo. It was created very quickly using only the sounds of the pack with NO ADDED EFFECTS, only mixing the levels of the sounds.
If you liked my library “The Case” you are gonna like this one.
RETRIEVE is a simple but intense collection of 55 Cinematic Rhythmic Loops at 120 BPM (WAV, 96kHz–24bit). They were created with the intention of evoke movement in trailers and musical compositions.
You will find Hi-hats, pulses and a vast selection of rhythmic textures ready to be used as building blocks of tracks or to add a cinematic flavor to your project. Thanks to their cinematic nature this sounds can be used to create very intense cinematic sound design moments.
Reverb Chamber Bundle Vol. 2 presents an extraordinary assortment of sounds, meticulously recorded within a reverb chamber and skilfully crafted by our Audio Craftsmen.
This bundle offers a variety of sounds, from vocals to impacts and drones, designed to enhance film, TV, and game productions with an experimental or abstract edge. The sounds are suitable for genres like sci-fi, thriller, horror, and fantasy, adding mystery, eeriness, and tension to projects.
The 1.6GB collection includes three volumes:
Reverb Chamber Vocals Vol. 1:
Swells, Risers, and Pass-Bys designed from vocals recorded in a reverb chamber.
Reverb Chamber Impacts Vol. 2:
Radio Interference Stingers, Title Sounds, and Glitches designed from recordings captured in a reverb chamber.
Reverb Chamber Drones Vol. 3:
Low Frequency Rumbles, Whooshes, and Impacts designed from recordings captured in a reverb chamber.
This bundle is ideal for those looking to add an otherworldly and experimental sound dimension to their creative projects.
All sounds are delivered in a high-quality 24Bit 192kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for easy organization and use.
Reverb Chamber Designed Vol. 1 is a collection of swells, risers and pass-bys designed from recordings captured in a reverb chamber.
Our Audio Craftsmen manipulated voice, objects and actions in a live, reflective room to create richly reverberant sounds. These were then edited, processed and designed to create uniquely tonal swelling and dropping effects perfect for enhancing key moments in your story.
This library is a perfect addition to Film, TV & Game productions with a dark, otherworldly, or experimental tone. Use these sounds in in sci-fi, thriller, horror and fantasy projects to mystify, unsettle and intrigue your audiences.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Reverb Chamber Designed Vol. 3 contains low frequency rumbles, whooshes and impacts designed from recordings captured in a reverb chamber.
Our Audio Craftsmen manipulated voice, objects and actions in a live, reflective room to create richly reverberant sounds. Using creative techniques, these were then processed into ominous and forboding low frequency elements.
These sounds’ dark and otherwordly tonality makes them perfect for use in horror, thriller, dystopian and sci-fi projects for film, TV, and games. This collection can also be applied to trailers and transitions, building tension, and a sense of dread.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Reverb Chamber Impacts Vol. 1 features cinematic impacts performed in a reverb chamber.
Our Audio Craftsmen recorded a variety of items and actions in a highly live room to produce performances with rich reverberation. These were then layered and designed into 4 categories of cinematic impacts:
This library is a perfect addition to Film, TV & Game productions or trailers with a cinematic, experimental or abstract edge. Use these sounds in in sci-fi, thriller, horror and action projects to create moments of mystery, eeriness and tension.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
The Reverses Bundle is a versatile collection of recordings and designed sounds that have been flipped 180 degrees!
To make this bundle, our Audio Craftsmen recorded a vast array of sounds ranging all the way down to subsonic frequencies. Glass, voices, water, impacts, animals, tools, guitar strings, church bells, paper and many more materials and sources were captured, edited and designed. For the pièce de résistance: our Craftsmen made a sonic U-turn and reversed every sound!
The result is a sonic emporium of avant-garde, dynamic sounds ideal for tension-building and flashback scenes in your Film, TV & Game projects.
The entire bundle is delivered at 24Bit 192kHz and tagged with extensive Metadata for ease of use.
Reverses Vol. 3 is an exciting collection of recordings and designed sounds that have been reversed and twisted into new variations.
Our expert team of Audio Craftsmen recorded slamming doors, warehouse machinery, football kicks, church bells, guitar strings and much more. They then made a sonic U-turn and reversed them. The result is a collection of interesting risers and oneshots – ideal for abstract sound design and flashback scenes in your Film, TV & Game projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation, and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
This collection has over four hours of streams, rivers, and waterfalls, all recorded without birds or man-made noise. The 91 recordings offer a variety of perspectives, from close-up to distant, highlighting the natural gurgles and splashes. Everything was recorded in northern Norway, Belgium, and northern France.
I created this collection primarily for myself, aware of the many Rivers and Streams libraries out there, but I couldn’t resist sharing it after enjoying the recording process so much. The sounds capture everything from the intense rush of water just above the roaring rapids to the gentle flow of rivers hundreds of meters away. In quiet natural environments, the sound of flowing water can be heard from very far and this really impacts the soundscape in a beautiful way. I also designed some waterfall samples, focusing on texture to avoid the typical pink noise. These additions sound powerful yet natural. There are also low-end recordings of a large waterfall, captured between rock formations, which deliver a deep roar with minimal high frequencies—perfect for enhancing water sounds.
Many of the recordings were captured during a 30-day hiking trip through the northernmost parts of Norway. Crossing rivers without bridges was a significant part of the journey, and these sounds instantly take me back there, wet feet and all. I hope you’ll find them useful!
96KHZ 24BIT • 669MB • 585 FILES • MONO+STEREO • UCS
Rocky Impacts 2 is the second installment of a premium sound effects library that delivers a comprehensive collection of meticulously crafted rock sound effects. Perfect for adding depth and impact to your audio projects, this library includes both source recordings and designed sound effects, providing versatility and flexibility for your creative endeavors.
The source recordings in Rocky Impacts 2 were captured in the great outdoors, ensuring an authentic and organic quality to the sounds. With a raw and natural palette of rock impacts, collisions, and debris movements, these source recordings can be manipulated to suit your specific needs, offering a wide range of possibilities for your audio projects.
The designed sound effects in Rocky Impacts 2 are cinematic in nature, providing a dramatic and immersive auditory experience. From rumbling rockslides and intense rock impacts to gritty debris movements and epic collisions, these meticulously crafted sound effects are perfect for adding impact and depth to your projects, whether it’s for film, video games, or other multimedia applications.
Packed with a whopping 585 sound effects, Rocky Impacts 2 is a must-have tool for sound designers, composers, and audio professionals looking to elevate their projects with high-quality rock sound effects. Expand your creative possibilities with this versatile and powerful sound effects library.
EDITED AND MASTERED WITH: Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Acon Acoustica
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