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Experience the vibrant soundscape of the Brazilian Pantanal, one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands.
Racing Vehicles Pass-By Bundle compiles seven hours and twenty-six minutes of sports cars at a racetrack, including quiet practice sessions and main series events with minimal crowd conversations or unnecessary background noise, and a speaker narrating certain competitions. Recorded at three distinct locations, this bundle includes long takes at the finish line and on the tightest corner of this particular racetrack, capturing plenty of engines revving, drifting and cars driving off into the distance, ideal for media scenes set in these environments, or for creative sound design purposes, as these takes were recorded at only five meters from the vehicles themselves. Also included are recordings of engines revving in the pit lane before the competitions.
Sports cars series included on this bundle are the following:
Ambisonics – Racing Vehicles Pass-By contains:
Bonus Content: Racing Vehicles Pass-By Bundle includes an additional twenty-nine minutes of recordings from a GT Series event, along with a Superstock 600 + Sidecar folder featuring over forty-five minutes of these rare vehicles racing in official competitions.
This sound library is available in both Ambisonics FuMa (B Format) and Stereo (Binaural) formats.
A while back we stayed at an AirBNB near Joshua Tree National Park. The hosts set up a bird feeder right outside the porch which inevitably drew what seemed to be the entirety of the region’s wildlife to our doorstep, including a bobcat and some coyotes. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any sound from the bobcat, and only mediocre recordings from the coyotes, but the Gambel’s Quails stole the spotlight and gave us a lot of interesting and goofy sounding bird calls to listen to. The atmosphere the birds created was so interesting to us that we spent countless hours listening, taking photos and recording them.
UNLEASH THE POWER OF CLASSIC & MODERN ANIME SOUNDSCAPES
Step into the heart of anime with our meticulously crafted sound library, inspired by iconic anime from the 80s and 90s and designed for today’s creators. Whether you’re working on an over-the-top battle scene, a heartfelt character moment, or a slice-of-life montage, our collection brings you the perfect blend of retro authenticity and modern impact.
From nostalgic blings and swooshes to epic explosions and dynamic hits, we’ve captured the essence of anime’s unique style. You’ll find everything you need to exaggerate emotions, amplify scenes, and transform your game or video project into a true anime experience.
ELEVATE YOUR CHARACTERS’ EXPRESSIONS
Give your characters the voice they deserve through expressive sound effects that capture everything from the swiftest of movements to the most intense energy releases. Our library covers all essential categories: delicate bells and chimes, powerful swishes and whooshes, dynamic falls, impactful slams, dramatic explosions, and more—all with the precision and energy that anime is known for.
NOSTALGIC MEETS MODERN
While drawing inspiration from classic anime, our sound effects also cater to contemporary creators with a selection of crisp, modern sounds. You can seamlessly combine retro vibes with present-day quality to achieve an authentic anime aesthetic, all in high-resolution sound.
WHAT’S INSIDE?
• High-Energy Blings & Chimes, Swooshes & Whooshes, Dramatic Hits & Explosions, Retro Drops & Slams + much more to elevate every frame and interaction!
• 888 Audio Files (296 original sounds)
• WAV Format: 24 Bit, 96 kHz and 16 Bit, 44.1 kHz
• MP3 Format: 320 Kbps
• Unpacked Size: 0.86 GB
• Total Run Time: 54m 55s
• Ready to Use – Requires No Editing, Labelling or Splicing; Drag-and-Drop Ready
• Categorized, Organized and Individually Labeled Files for Maximum Use Efficiency
• 100% Royalty-Free: Use these sounds freely in all your projects.
• FREE Updates to higher versions, FOREVER!
SUPERCHARGE YOUR CREATIONS TODAY!
Don’t settle for ordinary sounds when you can bring the iconic energy and emotion of anime into your projects. Whether you’re crafting an epic RPG, an action-packed fighter, or a captivating narrative, this library has the sounds to make your audience feel the moment.
Introducing Vintage Combine, featuring high-quality stereo sounds of a fully operational 1970s-era John Deere 4400 combine harvester. For this library, I found a willing farmer in his late 70s harvesting a small corn crop at his family farm in northeast Ohio. His combine was set up with a four-row corn head. It looks like a set of hair clippers, only much bigger.
I made the recordings on a beautiful October afternoon, placing a Sony PCM D100 inside the combine’s cab to capture sounds like door slams, idling and harvesting. The farmer was a real trooper and refrained from making noise during the recording.
Several exterior sounds include a pass-by, idling and throttling at different RPMs. Plus, there is an exterior onboard recording of the machine harvesting the field, traveling slowly up and down rows of tall, dried-out field corn. I used a boom pole to suspend a pair of Line Audio CM3 microphones in ORTF over the moving harvester head. From this perspective, listening to corn stalks being chewed up and spit out into the combine’s grain tank makes for a fun recording. Seamless loops of certain sounds are included as well.
For your next farm feature, consider using Vintage Combine.
Bring intense combat to life with over 1500 high-quality sound effects crafted for melee, action, and close-combat scenes. From breakables and steel clashes to swooshes and magical impacts, this ultimate fight pack delivers powerful audio for video games, films, and action projects. Each sound is engineered to bring out the raw intensity of battle. Perfect for any high-stakes battle scenario!
AMBIENCES AT THE EDGE OF SILENCE
Discover the rugged and remote soundscapes of the Nordic highlands. Highlands of Norway transports you to vast mountain and tundra regions, capturing the wild essence of these mystical landscapes. Recorded in quad surround, this library offers a dynamic range of wind intensities, from gentle breezes to forceful gusts, alongside various ambiences and different kinds of water.
Norwegian highlands are defined by wide, open spaces where the wind can move freely and often sweeps through mosses, shrubs and rocks with powerful gusts. The areas are sparsely populated by animals; occasional bird calls can be heard as well as the buzzing of insects, especially in wetlands. On mountain plateaus, glacial meltwater makes its way through the landscape, creating soft trickles, hidden streams beneath rock formations and the powerful rush of mountain rivers. Gentle ripples of lakes complete a sound collection that captures both the tranquility and raw power of highland nature.
IMMERSIVE NATURE SOUNDS
Recorded with a double ORTF setup, Highlands of Norway is an exceptional tool for designing immersive soundscapes. Create captivating audio for nature scenes, whether it’s a fantasy landscape or an authentic documentary setting. The library delivers the realism needed to transport you to another world – perfect for storytelling and adding atmospheric layers to your projects.
WHAT’S INSIDE (FILES / MINUTES)
The Zombie Apocalypse has arrived, and the virus is spreading fast. This comprehensive sound library features 20,000 high quality zombie sounds, making it the most complete zombie sound collection ever released.
Expert Vocalizations
In today’s films and video games, zombies have four distinct vocal archetypes. The renowned creature voice talents from The Monster Factory have expertly performed all these vocalizations, covering every genre of zombie imaginable—from the fast-paced, ultra-rabid freshly infected to the slow, hauntingly wailing undead. Our team has been trusted by AAA video game companies for over 15 years, contributing creature vocalizations to games like Star Wars Outlaws, Dead by Daylight, Until Dawn, Hellblade 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, and many more. Their expertise in creating immersive audio nightmares is highly sought-after in the industry.
More Actions and Variations
Unlike typical sound libraries that limit diversity by offering only a few choices, Zombie Apocalypse delivers a wider range of actions and variations. With more options for nuanced performances, you can ensure that the sounds match every movement and action of your characters. The Zombie Apocalypse library covers a wide range of actions and intensity level, including:
• Breathing, Walking, Running
• Idle, Detection, Attacks
• Pain & Death sequences
• Biting, Chewing, Choking, and much more!
For the full list of actions, click here.
Voice Layering Options
For greater customization, we recorded each action with a consistent phonetic script, ensuring that different voice techniques can be perfectly layered together. You can mix 2, 3, or even 4 different voice techniques, giving you endless possibilities to create unique zombie sounds or even non-zombie creatures. Though designed primarily for zombies, this library’s layering capabilities make it versatile enough to design an array of creatures and monsters. It’s the most flexible collection of creature vocalizations available.
Distant Microphone Recording
While recording, we used a second Sanken CO-100K microphone positioned 3 meters away from the first, adding depth and nuance to the recordings. These distant microphone audio files will help you create richer ambiances, ensuring that not all zombies sound the same or come from the same distance.
Unparalleled Level of Audio Quality for Unparalleled Level of Terror
Recorded at Tone Studio in Montreal by James Duhamel, the Zombie Apocalypse library offers pristine audio fidelity with a 192 kHz/24-bit sample rate. This, combined with the talents of trusted voice actors and the increased variety of actions and variations, the layering option to keep your listeners immersed and on edge, makes Zombie Apocalypse the most complete and unique sound library on the market. If it is not the first zombie sound library you have bought, this one will definitely be your last.
Rich Metadata Embedded
Every file comes with UCS naming and detailed metadata, including file descriptions and keywords, ensuring that you can quickly find the right sounds for your project.
Sinematic Worldized: The Ultimate Worldized Sound Library
Immerse yourself in cinematic realism with Sinematic Worldized, a groundbreaking library created through a collaboration with sound designers across the globe. Using the art of Worldizing—playing back and re-recording sounds in real-world environments—this collection captures natural reverberations and textures that bring scenes to life.
What’s Inside:
• Over 800+ professionally recorded sounds
• Authentic textures from environments like tunnels, forests, churches, factories, and more.
• Ideal for film scoring, game design, multi-media and virtual reality.
• Crafted with cutting-edge gear including Neumann KMR 81i, Sennheiser MKE600, and custom contact microphones
This library was brought to life by talented sound designers from around the world, each adding unique perspectives and environments:
France – Benoit Riot Le Junter
USA – Diego Hodge, Jason Cushing, Andrew Pals
Poland – Wojciech Cholascinski
Philippines – Ramses Salen
Denmark – Michael Higgs, Ras Munch
Mexico – Shenandoe Ochoa
Canada – Vaughn Wagner
Taiwan – Hyphen Lu
China – Alex Abahmed, David Ge, Kaien Zhang
Italy – Andrea Damiano
Belgium – Tom Dils
Russia – Oleg Tyutyunnikov
Germany – Stefan Erschig
The Art of Worldizing
Worldizing involves playing pre-recorded sounds in real-world environments and re-recording them to capture the unique reverberations, echoes, and environmental nuances. These sounds were recorded in environments ranging from abandoned factories to serene outdoor locations, blending high-quality sound design with authentic ambiance.
Creative Techniques and Unique Gear
The contributors used innovative methods and top-tier equipment to craft these sounds. Highlights include:
• Massive Metal Resonance: Capturing industrial textures with contact microphones in underground spaces and enclosed garages.
• Experimental Setups: Using powerful car radios and remote microphone placements to create otherworldly effects.
• Field Recording Adventures: Sounds captured in challenging environments like abandoned factories, mountain ranges, and long corridors, ensuring every sound feels alive and immersive.
Why Choose Sinematic Worldized?
• Fresh Realism: Adding real reverb of natural spaces adds a new feal to these cinematic sounds.
• Versatility: Perfect for a wide range of applications, from cinematic projects to immersive VR experiences.
• Unparalleled Quality: Each sound is meticulously crafted and worldized to provide unmatched realism.
• Your Purchase Makes a Difference: We’re donating 50% of all sales to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to protect endangered species and habitats.
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.
Immerse your projects in the tranquil beauty of nature with our Public Spaces – Storms Lakes Parks and Rural Nature Exteriors sound pack. This diverse collection captures the essence of serene environments, from the peaceful rustle of leaves in a forest to the lively interactions of a park bustling with activity. Each recording offers a unique auditory experience, transporting listeners to idyllic rural landscapes, soothing lakesides, and vibrant seaside locales. Plus you can add an engaging dimension to your soundtracks with dynamic weather sound effects, including, storms, lightning, rain and thunder.
Perfect for sound designers, game developers, and filmmakers, this sound library provides the rich, immersive audio backdrop needed to bring any natural setting to life. Add depth, realism and transform your story into a captivating auditory journey with Public Spaces – Storms Lakes Parks and Rural Nature Exteriors from Epic Stock Media.
Add the vibrant sounds of everyday life into your audio soundscapes with Public Spaces – Crowds, Walla and Everyday Ambiences sound effects collection. This expertly crafted sound library brings the dynamics of interior and exterior social interactions into your audio projects. From exuberant soccer celebrations to the joyful laughter of children at play. Capture the essence of bustling public spaces with location recordings at malls, restaurants, schools and places where lively chatter and ambient activities breathe authenticity into scenes with people and social interactions.
Additionally, the Crowds Walla and Everyday Ambiences sound library includes more extreme atmospheres such as the tension of war-like environments and the calm of hospitals. All included to ensure you have a versatile toolkit for creating immersive audio experiences. Add depth, realism and transform your story into a captivating auditory journey with Public Spaces – Crowds Walla and Everyday Ambiences from Epic Stock Media.
„Electric Taishogoto“ for Audiomodern’s Soundbox features a virtual instrument based on the traditional japanese instrument “Taishogoto”, also known as the “Nagoya Harp”. The version recorded for this Soundbox instrument is an original electric Sporano Taishogoto made in Japan in the early 1990s.
It offers a unique combination of traditional and experimental sounds for a wide range of musical applications,
The instrument features meticulously sampled recordings of the DI signal with 2-4 velocity layers per patch in the strummed version. There are also two different velocities for key presses (as the taishogoto can be played with pressing the keys only), capturing subtle variations in mechanical clicking on the attack and the overall sound. And you will get some sounds of a bowed taishogoto, too.
The raw recordings were processed using a selection of vintage and boutique gear to give the instrument a distinctive character. Flavors like preamp overdrive or distortion and even a damaged character, with authentic grit and noise are provided in the patches. All processing is done with real hardware units (except the internal fx in soundbox for some of the patches), no FX software or emulations have been used. This processing includes effects such as a broken Tape Delay from the 1980s, various distortion pedals, vintage 90s rack guitar FX units and some lofi pedals, all of which contribute to the unique tonal qualities of the Electric Taishogoto.
IMPORTANT: You will need the free Soundbox Engine to use this product, which can be downloaded here: www.audiomodern.com/soundbox
This is the version for Audiomodern soundbox engine. You can also purchase a version for NI Kontakt here – which has a wider variety of sounds and a deeper sampling architecture like strumming direction per keyswitch and round robins.
Let your audio projects take flight with our Public Spaces – Basic Transportation Sounds, a curated ambient sound library designed to enrich any scene involving public transport. Featuring aircraft interior sounds, unique cabin ambiances during flight phases, authentic city traffic recordings, backgrounds of hustle and bustle of urban life with car passbys and distant horns. Discover the sounds of airport lounges, the hum of crowds, luggage movements, freight train and cruise ship sounds. Add depth, realism and transform your story into a captivating auditory journey with Public Spaces – Basic Transportation Sounds from Epic Stock Media.
Unlock the rich tapestry of urban soundscapes with Public Spaces – Urban Life Exteriors sound library. This collection transports you to the heart of vibrant city life, where you can hear nuanced bustling streets, serene town squares, and dynamic construction zones. Ideal for filmmakers, game developers, and sound designers. With Public Spaces – Urban Life Exteriors you can enhance your projects with compelling background sounds and atmospheres with ease.
Add a touch of fun and personality to your games, animations, and apps with our User Interface: Cartoon sound effects pack! Featuring 440 lively sounds, this pack brings extra charm to every interaction—perfect for cute, cartoonish projects. From button clicks, menu selections, and pop-up actions to taps, ticks, swipes, opens, closes, accepts, and denials, each sound is crafted to boost engagement and create a delightful user experience. Keep your audience hooked with all the UI essentials you need in one playful pack!
Here’s another micro library giving you a Sonic Snapshot into the ambiences of Sultan Ahmed in Istanbul. Hear sounds from the tram that passes through town, large crowd walla inside the Blue Mosque and the call to prayer inside the Grand Bazaar. We only had an 11-hour layover to explore, but we hope to come back this beautiful city and record more sounds!
Gear used in this library:
Zoom F6
LOM Uši Pro
With 28 years of extensive know-how and expertise in audio post production, Luminol Audio is proud to provide you with top-notch, high-quality soundscapes that are designed to significantly boost the immersive experience of your film projects. In April 2024, I embarked on a memorable trip to the magnificent city of Rome, armed with my state-of-the-art recording gear, with the intention of capturing an array of ‘real life’ Italian vibes. These include authentic audio recordings from various backgrounds, bustling restaurants, charming streets, cozy rooms, and countless other soundscapes that truly embody the essence of Rome. Enjoy this unique collection and let your audience dive deep into the authentic feel of Rome, which has been meticulously recorded to ensure that your scenes truly come to life. From the initial AAF to the final polished WAV, you can count on Luminol Audio to deliver unparalleled attention to detail and unwavering passion every step of the way.
GEAR
Zoom F3 with Audio Technica SP4025 Stereo mic
Zoom F3 with Sonorous SO.103 Stereo mics (for covert recordings)
Zoom H1n built in mics
Weather Update: Extreme Winds Vol. 1 now forecast! Prepare to be swept away by the raw power of nature. Featuring furious howling gusts, eerie whistling drafts, and cataclysmic, world ending hurricanes. This library is perfect for injecting tension into your film, game or TV soundscapes.
Created with usability and versatility in mind, this collection includes 14 designed winds ready to drag and drop straight into your projects. Alongside both raw, and processed stems to bring you a construction kit that gifts you creative powers similar to mother nature herself. Our team combined high-quality field recordings, synthesis, and beautifully performed Foley to meticulously crafted a huge variety of sounds such as isolated wind howls, rumbles, environmental interactions, cloth flaps and much more.
Extreme Winds Vol. 1 is your ultimate tool for designing a wide range of cinematic weather soundscapes. Drop your audience in the midst of a whirling tornado, transport them to freezing mountaintops, or give them shelter…for now.
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.
Get ready to pump up the action with body hitting sounds and intense vocal reactions, performed by a female voice actor. Great for different styles of hand to hand combat.
You can also find these sounds in the Female Fighting 2 Slaps , Punches, Body Hits library.
This library features the sounds of a woman getting pushed or shoved, performed by a female voice actor. These sounds include grunts as she is pushed, as well as the impact of hands pushing her along with the grunting. The recordings can also be used for lighter body hitting sounds. Ideal for video game fight scenes and more!
SOUNDS OF THE RUGGED NORDIC SEA
This mini library transports you to the coastline of Norway with the powerful sounds of ocean waves interacting with rocky shores. Rocky Coast of Norway features crashing waves against rock cliffs, splashing water on pebble beaches, and the gentle lapping of waves along shallow rock formations.
These ocean sounds are perfect for capturing the essence of open sea scenes or showcasing the power of water along raw coasts. Rocky Coast of Norway immerses you in the rugged but fascinating landscape of the Norwegian shoreline and awakens the spirit of the Viking Sea and coastal adventures.
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