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Pipe Noise & Flow is a sound effects library built around the hidden voices of pipe systems, large and small. Captured over several years across industrial plants, residential buildings, factories, sewers, underground tunnels, caves and public infrastructure, this collection brings together a wide range of sonically rich material.
You’ll hear water, gas, and air moving through pipes made of metal steel, copper, aluminium, plastic, glass, concrete, and stone. There are massive flows and subtle trickles, bursts of pressure, hollow resonances, eerie whistles, and the strange tonalities that emerge when systems crack, leak, or fail. Many recordings feature broken or deteriorating pipes, full of texture and unpredictability. While there is plenty of industrial and subterranean grit, you’ll also find more subtle sources like kitchen sinks, bathroom plumbing, and everyday interior systems; sounds that can lend realism or eeriness to intimate scenes.
This library is designed to be flexible and inspiring. Use it to create detailed ambiences for sci-fi, horror, and post-apocalyptic settings, to build layered mechanical textures for machines and user interfaces, or to design unique elements for hybrid weapons, alien devices, strange creatures or abandoned environments. Whether you need the realism of urban infrastructure or the surreal qualities of a forgotten machine, Pipe Noise & Flow offers an unexpected toolkit full of possibility.
Ambisonic City, Suburbs, Rural Ambiences in B-format (ambix) and binaural.
Ambiences of the city, suburbs and rural areas. Many sound perspectives and situations. Long recordings, over 20 GB of recordings. Please check the sound list for additional info.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices Mix Pre 10-II, 744T recorder. See the track list for additional info.
The download contains each recording in B-format (RAW-4ch.) and as Binaural Stereo files. The audio preview is binaural and should be listened to with headphones. All files are tagged with Metadata.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, Line Audio Omni1 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
A dynamic collection of robotic sound effects capturing the essence of synthetic motion—from heavy mech footsteps to agile servo twitches. Organized into Robot_Big and Robot_Small, this pack delivers detailed mechanical gestures that give life and character to any robot—ideal for film, games, animation, and futuristic sound design. Bring your bots to life with authentic movement, precision, and personality.
🤖 What’s Inside?
✔️ Robot_Big: Heavy robotic footsteps, mechanical stomps, structural clanks, and full-motion sequences for large-scale machines.
✔️ Robot_Small: Servo-driven motions, nimble joint movements, mechanical twitches, and intricate robotic details.
Useful for films, video content, and games, this pack provides ready-to-use, professionally designed sound effects, tailored for creators who need polished sounds without extra processing. The Ultra High Resolution version may contain more variations and audio files than the High Resolution pack, with pristine 192 kHz quality that ensures excellent flexibility for projects requiring additional processing.
A high-octane collection of sci-fi engine sounds designed to power futuristic vehicles, starships, drones, and advanced machinery. With layered boosts, charged accelerations, and energetic propulsion, this pack delivers cinematic engine sounds with punch and scale—perfect for games, trailers, film, and sci-fi storytelling. Give your machines the roar of tomorrow.
🚀 What’s Inside?
✔️ Engine Boosts: Aggressive power surges, acceleration bursts, energy charges, and propulsion blasts.
✔️ Sci-Fi Motions: High-velocity thrusts, futuristic drives, and stylized engine pulses.
Useful for films, video content, and games, this pack provides ready-to-use, professionally designed sound effects, tailored for creators who need polished sounds without extra processing. The Ultra High Resolution version may contain more variations and audio files than the High Resolution pack, with pristine 192 kHz quality that ensures excellent flexibility for projects requiring additional processing.
A powerful collection of mechanical sound effects featuring heavy gear grinds, intricate assemblies, and moving parts in motion. Divided into Mech_Big and Mech_Small, this pack delivers a diverse range of sound effects from massive industrial contraptions to delicate mechanical ticks—perfect for film, games, and motion design. Bring machines to life with precision and grit.
🎮 What’s Inside?
✔️ Mech_Big: Large-scale mechanical sounds: grinding ancient gears, industrial assemblies, rotating systems, structural shifts, and more.
✔️ Mech_Small: Compact and detailed mechanical elements: switches, levers, small gear turns, intricate clicks, and mechanical sequences.
Useful for films, video content, and games, this pack provides ready-to-use, professionally designed sound effects, tailored for creators who need polished sounds without extra processing. The Ultra High Resolution version may contain more variations and audio files than the High Resolution pack, with pristine 192 kHz quality that ensures excellent flexibility for projects requiring additional processing.
Rain and Thunder with Traffic Background is a high-quality field recording album by Sound Effect Stacks, capturing the authentic ambiance of rainfall, thunder, and suburban traffic recorded in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This atmospheric sound collection is ideal for video production, film scoring, podcasting, meditation, ASMR, and ambient music layering.
Recorded in the quiet suburban areas of Yogyakarta, this album features the natural sounds of heavy rain, distant thunder rumbles, and the subtle background of cars passing by, creating a rich urban-meets-nature soundscape. Perfect for creators looking to add realistic rain and thunderstorm sound effects with city ambiance, this album brings depth and realism to any audio project.
This sound library includes recordings of alleys, riversides and harbors from the Irish town of Dublin.
Enhance the realism of your project with this pack of 135 mechanical sound effects, designed to bring the power and precision of machinery to life. Perfect for a wide range of applications, including games, films, animations, and more, these high-quality sounds will immerse your audience in an authentic mechanical environment. These carefully crafted effects will add depth and realism, making your project feel more dynamic and believable.
Features:
Step inside the real-world atmosphere of a modern European hotel. This sound effects library was recorded over the course of a week at the Holiday Inn in Ghent, Belgium — with microphones carefully placed to capture the natural flow of people and space.
At the heart of the hotel lies a large, open atrium where guests eat, drink, and gather throughout the day. From quiet breakfasts to late-evening conversations, the recordings reflect a wide range of crowd sizes and moods — always subtle, always authentic.
By staying and living inside the hotel for a full week, I was able to blend in and document the building’s true sonic character across different times and conditions. These are not staged recordings — this is the sound of real life, captured with care.
Demolition Aftermath is the perfect sound library if you’re looking to add a cinematic and realistic edge to your project. Featuring a total of 6 categories and 299 high-quality sounds, this collection provides a wide range of impactful, ready-to-use sound effects.
Inside the library, you’ll find carefully organized sounds across the following categories:
– Buildings collapsing
– Vehicle crashes
– Glass: impacts, cracks, and shattering in various intensities
– Metal: twisting, impacts, and bending
– Rocks: avalanches, impacts, and crunching textures
– Wood: creaks and impacts in multiple intensity levels
Each category is structured into separate folders, with multiple variations for each type of sound, giving you maximum creative flexibility and precision when selecting the perfect sound for any moment.
As with nearly all of our libraries, each sound has been recorded, edited, and mastered at 192 kHz / 32-24 bit, ensuring exceptional audio quality and top-tier adaptability — ideal for professional sound designers and anyone seeking a fast, drag & drop workflow.
We had a blast creating this library: we were able to collaborate with several companies that allowed us to break, manipulate, and record a wide variety of materials in real-world conditions, ensuring you get the most authentic and powerful sounds possible.
Recording equipment used:
– Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
– Sanken CO-100K
– Sennheiser MKH8050
– Zoom H6
– Tascam Portacapture X8
More about the pack
– Intuitive file naming
– All you’ll ever need regarding demolition sounds [Use them again & again
– Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
– Totally mono compatibility
– All sounds have several variations.
– Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
– For any questions or problems: [email protected]
Features
– 299 sounds
– Number of Audio Waves: 299
– Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
– Do Sound FX loop: No
– Win/Mac: Yes
– Minutes of audio provided: 22:59
Dive into the galactic unknown with Cosmik Drones V1, a meticulously crafted collection of stellar soundscapes designed for sci-fi, ambient, and cinematic projects. This sample pack delivers over 50 cosmic textures, sci-fi drones, and atmospheric sound effects that will transport your creations to distant galaxies and unexplored dimensions.Whether you’re working on sci-fi video games, futuristic film soundtracks, or immersive VR experiences, these rich and evolving and even dark soundscapes will add depth and mystery to your projects. From deep space hums to high-energy cosmic effects, Cosmik Drones V1 is perfect for artists seeking to push the boundaries of audio design.
Blacktone Studio is a boutique post-production studio and a leader in sound design for film and television, with a track record of over ten years dedicated to creating soundscapes that enrich the narrative of the stories we work on.
Based in Madrid, our studio features advanced facilities, including a Dolby Atmos mixing stage equipped for cutting-edge post-production, designed to deliver the highest quality in every project. From our earliest productions to our work on major international films and series, our passion for sound, pursuit of technical perfection, and commitment to storytelling have established us as one of the most prominent studios in the industry.
“Blacktone Studio Master Collection Vol. 1” marks this decade of excellence in sound design and field recording by the Blacktone team, representing our sonic legacy—a collection that encapsulates the essence of our work over the years. This generalist library, with over 250 GB and more than 5,000 high-quality files, offers an immense variety of sounds, organized into more than 300 categories and subcategories under the international UCS classification system. Each file is meticulously cataloged and includes metadata in both English and Spanish, optimized for seamless integration into international projects and aligned with industry standards.
For the release of this library, Blacktone Studio has partnered with Surround Sound Lab, our label specializing in field recordings and sound library distribution, to ensure that every file is fully prepared for professional use. With over 50 sound libraries already in its catalog, Surround Sound Lab brings not only experience in editing, mastering, and distribution but also a shared commitment to quality and innovation. This collaboration allows the “Blacktone Studio Master Collection Vol. 1” to reach the market through Surround Sound Lab’s infrastructure, offering professionals a unique, trusted tool used daily in our own studio.
This collection is a unique and special collaboration, created specifically to capture and share the essence and legacy of our sonic work over the past ten years.
Although it is not part of the “SSL Complete Collection” bundle, which includes the full catalog of SSL series libraries, current bundle users will receive access to this exclusive edition at a special price as a token of our appreciation for their continued support.
“Blacktone Studio Master Collection Vol. 1” is a sonic celebration combining the best of Blacktone Studio with Surround Sound Lab’s expertise in distribution, available to those seeking quality and authenticity in their sound design.
Surround Sound LAB Complete Collection
Unlock the full potential of your audio projects with the Surround Sound LAB Complete Collection. This bundle offers our entire Surround Sound Lab catalog in one comprehensive, perpetual one-time subscription.
The Ultimate Audio Resource
Our Complete Collection is the ultimate audio resource, meticulously curated and updated with our newest releases. Deliver your best work with the most extensive collection of world-class sound effects we’ve ever offered. This flagship collection is perfect for creators, post-production professionals, video editors, game developers, and more.
Our equipment is proudly part of Blacktone Studio team in Madrid, a studio with over 10 years of experience in sound post-production for cinema and TV.
Exclusive Benefits
Compilation of 10 different 2000s cars. Sounds are recorded with RØDE NTG1, RØDELink Lav, Line Audio Omni1, Shure KSM137, Sonorous Objects SO.3, FEL Pluggy XLR EM272 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II and Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Models: Audi A4 2000 large family car BMW 1 Series E87 2004 compact car Fiat Punto 2003 subcompact supermini car Ford Ka 2008 city car Hyundai Tiburon 2001 sports car Nissan X-Trail 2000 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle Opel Astra H 2004 compact car Renault Megane 2008 compact car Seat Leon 2005 compact car Volkswagen Golf 2008 compact car
Elevate your project with this comprehensive sound pack featuring 273 realistic metal element sounds, perfect for a wide range of applications. From industrial settings to intense action scenes, these high-quality sounds are recorded and edited at 96kHz / 24 bit for crystal-clear, professional audio. Whether you’re working on a game, film, animation, or any other project, these meticulously crafted metal sounds will add depth and authenticity, ensuring your work stands out with immersive, lifelike audio.
Features:
3OA Barcelona City Life is part of our Golden Catalogue — a high-end series of immersive sound libraries recorded in third-order Ambisonics, designed to deliver rich, spatially accurate ambiences for professional 3D audio production.
This library offers an authentic sonic portrait of Barcelona: layered wallas, vibrant plazas, narrow alleys, markets, and the real sound of urban life. Captured across iconic and everyday locations, it reflects the true pace and atmosphere of the city with exceptional detail.
All recordings were made using the SPCMIC, a cutting-edge immersive microphone with 84 native capsules, capable of capturing even the subtlest nuances of spatial sound. This high-resolution approach guarantees a level of depth and realism that standard arrays simply can’t match.
Unlike generic urban libraries, City Life recordings are crafted to reflect the personality and dynamic nature of each city — ideal for film, TV, VR, installations, and any immersive storytelling format.
Top-notch third-order ambisonic library. It takes the immersive experience to an entirely new level, capturing sound with unparalleled precision and depth. Feel the shivers down your spine as you’re enveloped by every detail, accurately positioned.
But there’s more. In our relentless pursuit of perfection, we’re thrilled to offer 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos audio files along with 7.1.2 Atmos beds, 5.1, Stereo and First Order Ambisonic. The third-order resolution takes this format to heights previously unattainable. Picture yourself in the midst of the sound, where the line between reality and imagination blurs. It’s not just listening; it’s living the sound.
Key Features:
✨ Third-Order Ambisonic Technology: An immersive experience like never before. Sound that surrounds, captivates, and transports you.
✨ 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos: Unmatched sound precision and resolution. Step into the heart of the audio, where every nuance comes to life.
✨ Versatile Mixing Options: 16 channel Third Order Ambisonic, 9.1.6 and 7.1.2 ATMOS Bed, 5.1, First Order Ambisonic, and Stereo downmixes included in the collection. Customize your sound to perfection. Tailor the experience to your specific needs, whether you seek the enveloping embrace of high-order ambisonics or the classic simplicity of stereo.
As always, all the recordings include metadata in English and Spanish, and they are compatible with software of sound library management like Soundminer.
We have decoded all the Third Order Ambisonic recordings with Audio Brewers plugin into 9.1.6 Dolby ATMOS bed configuration, using the top channels to create totally outstanding ambiences tracks ready to use! Audio Brewers tools give use amazing control over high order AmbiX configurations with top notch CPU optimization! Ambisonics recordings are the way to go for VR and modern Film Sound Post Production workflows.
All our libraries are UCS compliant (universalcategorysystem.com). In this new category system all files contain extensive metadata like file description, Category & Subcategory. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio libraries management tools . Starting with Full support from Soundminer and more audio tools adopting this system, we are adopting metadata UCS system in our files.
In this pack you will find a great California 3rd Order AmbiX sounds in order to use it in your films, TV, VR & multimedia projects.
Total Runtime:+02h 30m
> 24 Ambiences / +47 GB
> 24 bit / 48 kHz
> Soundminer and BWAV extended metadata
> AMBISONICS, ATMOS, SURROUND and ST VERSIONS INCLUDED
All the files have metadata embebed for Soundminer and similar programs. They both include Spanish and English description.
3OA Rome City Life is part of our Golden Catalogue — a premium series of immersive libraries recorded in third-order Ambisonics, offering the highest spatial resolution for cutting-edge 3D audio production.
This library captures the real sonic essence of Rome through vivid urban ambiences, natural crowd wallas, and bustling markets. Recorded at emblematic locations throughout the city, each take reflects the authentic rhythm and energy of daily Roman life.
As with all libraries in the City Life series, these are not generic urban beds — they are immersive sound portraits crafted for spatial storytelling in film, series, VR, and installation sound.
Top-notch third-order ambisonic library. It takes the immersive experience to an entirely new level, capturing sound with unparalleled precision and depth. Feel the shivers down your spine as you’re enveloped by every detail, accurately positioned.
But there’s more. In our relentless pursuit of perfection, we’re thrilled to offer 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos audio files along with 7.1.2 Atmos beds, 5.1, Stereo and First Order Ambisonic. The third-order resolution takes this format to heights previously unattainable. Picture yourself in the midst of the sound, where the line between reality and imagination blurs. It’s not just listening; it’s living the sound.
Key Features:
✨ Third-Order Ambisonic Technology: An immersive experience like never before. Sound that surrounds, captivates, and transports you.
✨ 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos: Unmatched sound precision and resolution. Step into the heart of the audio, where every nuance comes to life.
✨ Versatile Mixing Options: 16 channel Third Order Ambisonic, 9.1.6 and 7.1.2 ATMOS Bed, 5.1, First Order Ambisonic, and Stereo downmixes included in the collection. Customize your sound to perfection. Tailor the experience to your specific needs, whether you seek the enveloping embrace of high-order ambisonics or the classic simplicity of stereo.
As always, all the recordings include metadata in English and Spanish, and they are compatible with software of sound library management like Soundminer.
We have decoded all the Third Order Ambisonic recordings with Audio Brewers plugin into 9.1.6 Dolby ATMOS bed configuration, using the top channels to create totally outstanding ambiences tracks ready to use! Audio Brewers tools give use amazing control over high order AmbiX configurations with top notch CPU optimization! Ambisonics recordings are the way to go for VR and modern Film Sound Post Production workflows.
All our libraries are UCS compliant (universalcategorysystem.com). In this new category system all files contain extensive metadata like file description, Category & Subcategory. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio libraries management tools . Starting with Full support from Soundminer and more audio tools adopting this system, we are adopting metadata UCS system in our files.
In this pack you will find a great California 3rd Order AmbiX sounds in order to use it in your films, TV, VR & multimedia projects.
Total Runtime:+02h 30m
> 17 Ambiences / +30 GB
> 24 bit / 48 kHz
> Soundminer and BWAV extended metadata
> AMBISONICS, ATMOS, SURROUND and ST VERSIONS INCLUDED
All the files have metadata embebed for Soundminer and similar programs. They both include Spanish and English description.
Perched on the edge of the southern coast of Yogyakarta, Trisik Beach is a hidden gem known not just for its expansive black sand and serene views, but for the mesmerizing soundscape it offers. As dawn breaks or dusk settles, the rhythmic crash of the waves becomes a symphony of nature—raw, untamed, and deeply calming.
Recording the sound of the waves at Trisik Beach is an immersive experience. The ocean breathes with power, each surge rolling in with a thunderous roar, then receding with a soothing hiss as it drags along the sand. The coastal breeze hums gently, occasionally mixing with the distant calls of seabirds and the rustling of coconut palms lining the shore.
This sonic atmosphere is pure and profound—ideal for field recordings, meditation soundtracks, or simply as a memory of nature’s untouched beauty. At Trisik Beach, it’s not just about hearing the waves; it’s about feeling them resonate through the earth and into your soul.
Add authenticity to your project with our collection of 123 high-quality foley recordings of drawers opening and closing. Perfect for projects that require realistic household sound effects, this pack captures the detailed, everyday sounds of drawers in action. Whether you’re working on films, games, or interactive media, these versatile sound effects will enhance your scenes with natural, lifelike audio, bringing your environment to life with every pull and push.
Features:
123 sounds that you can import directly into your project.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1, Line Audio Omni1 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Recorded in Tamil Nadu, India, this library captures the distinctive sound of a 2005 petrol autorickshaw. Includes isolated engine starts, idles, fast and slow passbys, revs, and detailed interior ambiences. Perfect for films, documentaries, or games set in South Asia or urban India.
WORLD WAR I FIREARMS is a library of authentic WWI weapon sound effects — recorded outdoors with original rifles, revolvers, and shotguns. It captures not just the gunshots, but the full mechanical reality: cocking, reloading, dryfires, misfires, and handling. Multiple mic perspectives across two contrasting environments deliver natural space and variation. Built for professional sound designers who need real material with real character.
Original rifles, revolvers, and shotguns from the First World War – recorded on location with expertise. No replicas, no modern stand-ins. Just the real thing.
Includes everything from dryfires and reloads to bolt actions and handling. These elements bring weight and realism to your design, far beyond the shot itself.
Recorded at two distinct outdoor locations – one reflective, one diffuse – to capture authentic tail behaviour. Includes close, mid, and far mic positions for spatial control.
Stereo, Ambisonics, and ORTF3D formats ensure the library fits into post, game, or immersive production pipelines without compromise.
The Boring Doors Library Vol. 1 is a collection of everyday door sounds, recorded and edited with an unusually high level of precision and care. Over the course of two years, we’ve captured a wide variety of opens, closes, creaks, and mechanical movements of classic doors, using top-tier equipment in highly controlled environments.
As a post-production studio, we record doors all the time — because no matter how boring they seem, you can never have enough. That’s the spirit behind this collection: essential, consistent, and endlessly useful in real-world post workflows.
Each sound has been recorded with minimal background noise and treated using the best noise reduction tools available, always preserving the natural character of the source. All files include multiple variations and come in two versions in the stereo file:
– A lightly mastered version, ready to drop into your timeline.
– A raw, unprocessed version, with no EQ or dynamic treatment.
On top of that, the library features meticulous metadata, structured to the highest standards of sound effects organization. It fully adheres to the UCS system, but goes further — incorporating custom subcategories within UCS for even clearer, more intuitive search and categorization.
Clean, reliable, and designed by professionals who use this material every day — The Boring Doors Library Vol. 1 is the definitive toolbox for any sound editor working with doors.
We recorded around 80 beautiful tracks, 96Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.
In this pack you will find a great DOORS sound collection in order to use it in your films, TV, VR & multimedia projects.
Total Runtime:+30m
> 82 Ambiences / +1,3 GB
> 24 bit / 96 kHz
> Soundminer and BWAV extended metadata
> Mastered & Raw Options
All the files have metadata embebed for Soundminer and similar programs. They both include Spanish and English description.
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