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Environments & Ambiences Colombian Nature Play Track 35+ sounds included, 82 mins total $45

This SFX library gets you a unique collection of sounds from Colombia.

It features everything from forests and jungles, swampy marshes, quiet villages, farms and sounds from the countryside. Many of the locations are teeming with birds, crickets, flies and other insects, frogs and even a few farm animals.

Both atmospheric daytime and nighttime recordings are included.

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Firearms Sound Effects Future Weapons 2 Play Track 527+ sounds included $99

The top-selling futuristic weapons series returns with Future Weapons 2: An all-new collection of the most cutting-edge weapon sounds made for the future.

We spent months recording and designing all-new sounds to bring you the freshest set we could. Great-sounding guns, blasters, reloads, foley, and much more!

Includes sounds such as:
Ammunition – Reloads Foley • Bass Layers • Big Friggin' Gun • Bio Gun • Blaster • Blaster Layers • Blaster Layers • Bolt Pomp Gun • Electro Gun • Electro Rocket • Energy Gun • Explosions • Future Hand Gun • Gamma Ray • Impulse Gun • Kerosene Gun • Laser Layers • Machine Gun • Mines • Nine Inch Nail Cannon • Plasma Gun • Power • Random Source • Rifle Laser • Ripper Fast gun • Transform Layers • Weapons Foley

Be sure to also check out the first Future Weapons collection, these two collections are must-haves! Created in collaboration with the Russian sound design team from Principle Sound Design, Future Weapons 2 features more than 500+ sounds and 1.2GB of 24bit/96khz .WAV files, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer and Basehead metadata, including:

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Dx Play Track 888 sounds included $23

This library is a bit different from the rest. Dx (“Diagnostic”) is a grouping of different audiometric and audiological elements in a neat, diversified package. Our goal was to aggregate audio tests from multiple disciplines and build them into a one-stop-shop collection that most sound designers, engineers, researchers, and artists could utilize as a mainstay in their audio toolbox.

In this collection you will find sets of: binaural beats, audiometric sweeps, full frequency sweeps, multi-spectrum noise, spatializations, resonance tones, impulses, dynamics tests, intermodulated distortion tests, aliasing tests, phase tests, and a few fun examples just for kicks.

These diagnostic sounds are provided in 96kHz/24-bit, 48kHz/24-bit, and 44.1kHz/16-bit resolutions. There are various length and loudness combinations as well, so you don’t have to edit these files to use them for their intended tests. That being said, this diagnostic audio can also be used very quick and precise ways in layered SFX designs. Because they are so specific in their development, they can be used with an automatic mathematic disregard…and that, is a good thing.

Quick, clean, and precise. Enjoy.

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Tanks & Artillery Sounds Tanks and Jet Play Track 30+ sounds included, 34 mins total
Rated 4.00 out of 5
$25

Tanks and jet was recorded during a real military drill in Sweden featuring a variety of tanks, and a JAS 39 Gripen.

From the creaking and clanking of the tanks to the glorious and soaring JAS, and all the way to the brutal tank cannon and machine guns. This pack contains all ingredients for nasty machine warfare. All of the files were recorded during a military drill performed in front of a live audience.

All files are meta-data tagged with keywords and a description.

Tanks and Jet includes:

• Tank Driving (18 files, 18:22 in duration)
• Tank Battle (7 files, 04:27 in duration)
• Jas Gripen Flyover (7 files, 12:09 in duration)

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Car Sound Effects Honda Civic EX 2005 Play Track 65+ sounds included, 40 / 197 mins total $69

This library delivers recordings of the 2005 Honda Civic EX, a 127hp, 1.7 liter, inline 4 cylinder, 4 speed automatic transmission Japanese car.

Included are ready-to-use foley recordings, external passbys, and 4 channels of onboard wave files. All 65 wave files are at 24 bit / 96khz khz and the library features more than 40 minutes of combined driving time (total duration: 197 minutes).

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Mechanical Sound Effects Power Tools (DTA) Play Track 113+ sounds included, 67 mins total $35

This power tool sound library will provide you with all kinds of “whizzzz”, “brrrrr” and “Bwoooooo”.

Power Tools is full of top quality recordings of different small motors and rotors, all meticulously recorded in both mono and stereo. Contains bursts, sustained operation, revving up and down, drilling and drags against different material.

Can be used for foley purposes but would also be a cool addition when making sounds for spaceships, sci-fi guns, vehicles, robots and other neat stuff.

Recorded with a Rode Large Diaphragm Condenser (NT1-A) in Mono and Oktava MK 012 in spaced stereo configuration, at 192 kHz, 24 bit.

Tools recorded:
Angle Grinder • Bench Grinder • Circle Saw • Dremel • Hot Air Gun • Jig Saw • Plastic Wheel • Screwdriver (A+B+C) • Small Vibrating Saw • Tiny Screwdriver • Wood Router

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Ambisonic Sound Effects The Snow Play Track 25+ sounds included, 192 mins total $79

From the snow-covered slopes of Mammoth mountain, to the ice-filled shores of Duluth, Minnesota, this library brings together some terrific subzero sounds for your next snow-themed project. With ski and snowboard bys, chairlifts, cold winds, and even melting icicles, this is surely a collection you don't want to miss. Recorded with the stunning Sennheiser Ambeo microphone, each ambience is delivered in both AmbiX and FuMa formats, as well as Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1.

What’s more- a 360 video reference is provided to offer a fully immersive image of the sound effect being captured!

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Funny / Comedy / Cartoon Cartoon Play Track 200 sounds included $50

AudioHero's Cartoon collection features 200 professionally produced sound effects, ready for use in your productions. This library includes everything you need to turn your production into a cartoon masterpiece! These sounds are all hand-picked from the Sound Ideas Cartoon Express and Hollywood Edge Cartoon Trax sound effects libraries. Included are musical accents, bells, boings, hits, skids, honks, squeaks, bounces, crashes and more.

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Cat Sound Effects Meow – Cat Essentials Play Track 272 sounds included $59

Cats are remarkably expressive creatures. And capturing their voices can be a daunting task. Not anymore…

The “Meow” sound library provides all the core cat vocalizations you'll need in a single package.

Using 11 different cats cherry picked for their characters, this library provides over 272 vocalizations for your productions.

From sweet mewls, to longing cries, or vicious shrieks, this library has got you covered.

This library also includes the Sonic Worlds “CAT” sound pack.

Meet the beasts:

JASPER
A lunatic Calico. A treasure trove of enraged vocalizations.

AFORI & FANGS
Sweet natured Russian Blues for that soft gentle character.

BASTARDO
A nasty mean tomcat, hence his name. A Tabby with a rich growl.

BOGART
Deep threatening growls and hisses. A Ginger in a foul mood.

GINGY & LUCIFER
Whiny sounding Ginger cats. For those hungry begging cries.

JESSICA
Classic meows that work like a charm.

MARTY
A sad sounding Tabby cat. For those longing mewls that will break your heart.

SWEETY
An absolute sweetheart black cat. Purry meows galore.

Cat sounds included:
● Screeches and Shrieks
● Snipes
● Yelps
● Mewls
● Cries
● Purrs
● Growls
● Grumbles, Groans and Moans
● Whining and Begging
● Hisses
● Squirms
● Meows in a huge variety of characters
● And more…

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Car Sound Effects Electric Vehicles vol. 1: Renault Fluence Play Track 111 sounds included, 123 mins total $50

Looking for electric car sounds? This library delivers 111 files / 123 minutes of 96k recordings in mono and stereo of the Renault Fluence Dynamique electric vehicle.

The Reanult Fluence was one of the first medium sized electric vehicles in Europe, originally produced in 2012. The car is based on the Renault Megane conventional vehicle.

In these recordings, we have recorded the engine with contact mics, capturing the raw sound of the otherwise very quiet electric engine.

We also have a lot of tire sounds on different surfaces, gravel, asphalt and rumble strips on the highway, as well as passby sounds.

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Foley Sound Effects SKIN Play Track 3277 sounds included $25

This idea was created with efficiency and budget in mind. On independent films we don't always have the luxury of budgeting out an extensive amount of foley. There are tons of resources for cutting cloth, props, and footsteps, but there are none for actions of the human body in every day situations. In this comprehensive library you will find touches, pats, scratches, slides, clasps, slaps, and so many other common actions involving skin that will help bring realism to your projects.

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Foley Sound Effects Tape Tape Tape!! Play Track 279 sounds included, 18 mins total $10

This sound library is a carefully recorded collection of various tape(masking, duct, shipping, Scotch tape). Each type of tape were recorded in many ways like pulling fresh tape from a roll, short rips, peeling off from various objects, tearing tape lengthwise, wrapping, unraveling, crumbling and more.

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Interface Play Track 100 sounds included $9.95

Interface is a collection of Button Presses, Power-Ups, Data Rolls and Whooshes for use in Games and Multimedia. They are also very useful for creative music production. Use the whooshes as transition elements or the Power-Ups to start off a song. This collection belongs in every digital artist toolkit.

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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Essential – Cinematic Construction Toolkit Play Track 230 sounds included, 41 mins total $39

This library consists of high quality designed sound effects that are individually designed, as well as tracks that are ‘plug and play’ ready to use with any type of media including, feature film, television, video games, podcasts, trailers and commercials.
It’s a well rounded toolkit with an array of choices to create exciting transitions, risers, stingers, impacts, etc. There are many different varieties of sounds to stack against each other, as well as use singularly.

The melding of varying elements are intended to stimulate and inspire through the psychology of dynamic sound. Everything from thundering low subsonic impacts to glissful angelic overtones. Many different types of Risers, Transitions and Stingers that withstand the demand for modern and unique sounds, of today’s Sound Designers and Editors.

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Electricity Sound Effects Electronic Noises and Interferences Play Track 332 sounds included $10

Over 300 sounds of electronic devices.
Static noise, working devices, beeps, glitches and much more.

Real recordings, made with an electromagnetic microphone, modified cables, devices and other things.

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Electricity Sound Effects Circuit Scanners – Signal Noise Play Track 80 sounds included $14.95

We’ve dug deep into the circuit paths of electronic equipment using signal tracers to scan and record electronic noise and electromagnetic fields (EMF) emanating from electronic equipment.

This second in a series of three sound libraries focus on the elements of steady signal noise & radiation background mostly in the mid to high frequencies. Includes static noise, buzz & hum interference with pops, snaps, crackles, beeps and glitch tones.

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Environments & Ambiences Urban Background Ambience Traffic PART 2 Play Track 40 sounds included, 195 mins total $39

Looking for some new and different background tracks? Create more movement within your BG’s tracks with dynamic files. These tracks might be just what you’re looking for. With an average of 4 min. per track, and as long as 15 min., the days of repetitive copy/paste are behind you.
The advantage to long tracks is that it will never sound looped, and thus, no listener fatigue.

This library consists of day and night urban and city traffic ambiences and dins, room-tones, as well as wet rainy traffic, captured in a variety of locations. These range from close traffic sounds, to the soothing night song of cicadas.

Add this collection, “Essential Sound Urban Background Ambience & Traffic PART 2” and it’s counterpart, “Essential Sound Urban Background Ambience & Traffic PART 1“, to your library and see what all the noise is about.

All sounds captured with Zoom H6 and Zoom F6 recorders
Mastered in Pro Tools.

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Featured Sound Creators Users Of Tomorrow Play Track 1800 sounds included $149

The Users of Tomorrow library is the next level of futuristic and high-tech interface sounds, containing 2.2GB and more than 1,800 sounds designed to be used as final assets or layers.

Users of Tomorrow features more than 2.2GB of 1,800 24bit/96khz files, all embedded with Soundminer metadata.

Users of Tomorrow gets you:
• Confirms
• Calculations and text
• Drones
• Environment loops
• Holograms
• Glitch
• Liquid interfaces
• Beeps
• Buttons
• Static and noise
• Alarms
• Interface expansions and compressions

Bonus:
Users of Tomorrow also includes the unique Galactic Assistant Synthesizer Tool to design your own hi-tech interface sounds – it works in stand-alone mode, as well as with Reaktor and Max4Live.

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Signal Return Play Track 250+ sounds included $24

Signal Return is a performable Kontakt instrument and soundset designed to create a wide variety of interesting and textured sounds.

All of the source material comes from recordings of various devices feeding back into themselves either electrically or acoustically. No software based speaker emulators or distortions were used in the creation of these sounds. Comes with 250 .wav files – more than 2 hours of recordings + 22 Kontakt instruments (these require the full version of NI Kontakt 5.0 or higher).

Note: Can be used without Kontakt too! All Kontakt instrument libraries include fully unlocked and accessible metadata tagged .wav files. You don't need any version of Kontakt to use these files as a standalone sample library.

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Environments & Ambiences Marrakech Morocco Ambiences Play Track 13 sounds included, 35 mins total $7

A small library, spontaneously captured on a trip to Marrakech, Morocco.

The library features Souk market ambiences, hotel ambiences, call to prayer, Scandinavian and Arabian walla, birds – as well as onboard Airplane Ambience, Onboard Airplane taxiing, and Onboard Airplane Take off ambiences.

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Firearms Sound Effects Rifles & Pistols of The World Wars Play Track 587+ sounds included $189

Get the sounds of 12 authentic weapons from both World War 1 and World War 2, captured by recording specialist Watson Wu. A total of 587 files are included – 107 foley sounds and 480 firing sounds.

Weapons included:

Rifles:

Enfield • M1 Carbine • M1 Garand • Mauser • Mosin Nagant – long • Mosin Nagant – short

Pistols & revolvers:

British Webley Revolver • Colt 1911 Pistol • German Luger Pistol • Smith & Wesson 1915 Revolver • Smith & Wesson 1917 Revolver • Walther PKK Pistol

Each complete weapon set includes close, medium, far and incoming stereo perspectives.

All the weapons are authentic, the gunpowder is real and 100s of rounds were sent downrange to get you these powerful weapon sounds from the World Wars.

[Now Updated with Metadata]

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Sports Sound Effects Texas Rodeos & Ranches Play Track 184 sounds included, 53 mins total $115

Rodeos and horse ranches aren't what they used to be.

These days, rodeos are polluted with big PAs pumping rock and pop music through the speakers while the cowboys ride the bulls and buck the broncs. People watch through cell phones and keep a safe distance from the action. Horse ranches are overrun with the sounds of 4 wheelers and dirt bikes on the tracks nearby.

The recordings we have come from before that time.

Years ago we rolled out to the rodeo with full access, a portable DAT machine, and a determination to catch every angle we could take a mic to. The house band played from a balcony unamplified while the cowboys rode the bulls and the crowd cheered. The children rode sheep in a sport called “mutton busting” and the women mounted stagecoaches and raced around the arena at breakneck speed.

…and when the show was over the crowd stood up to leave, but the cowboys were still competing – so they kept riding.

The steer wrestling contest happened in an almost empty arena. We were there — up close, capturing every gate release, the sounds of the cow struggling to stay on his feet, and the single trainer cheering the cowboys on. The dirt and the grit and the steel clacking around were all there, exposed and clean and in their native environment.

After the rodeo we went to a local horse ranch and kept on rolling. We got gallops and canters, grunts and snorts. We handled the tack, shook the bridles, and swung the gates. We recorded in the barn and out on the fields.

These recordings come from a time before 24 bit 96kHz portable rigs existed, but they have a quality and fidelity that has survived the ages. Take a listen and remember the time when these things sounded like they should sound.

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Destruction & Impact Sounds Monster Car Crashes Play Track 68+ sounds included $45

Need high-impact car crash sounds – captured from both the inside and outside of a car? While there are no sounds of actual monsters attacking a car, there's certainly a lot of of recordings of sound-guys jumping on car roofs, beating car doors, smashing windshields and destroying paint jobs, with a big axe, and a crowbar.

Low sense DPA 4061 microphones were placed inside a car, and different actions were performed on it, like hitting, dragging, jumping, stepping and other improvising actions.

Microphones were also placed inside and outside the car, and windshields were smashed, with crowbars. These recordings covered the massive impacts as well as the small detailed glass pieces falling inside the car.

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Dog Sound Effects Shiba Dog Play Track 500+ sounds included $45

Shiba dog is a collection of dog sounds recorded in our studio. We brought two Shibas to the studio and let them play with each other. One of them is a very vocal dog and the other one is very quiet. This allowed us to capture a wide variety of sounds, from barking to panting, without a lot of overlapping.

We recorded everything with four microphones to get the most out of this session. We included all the good takes in this collection, so each sound is covered with at least three microphones. The following microphones were used:

• Line Audio CM3 small diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
• Line Audio OM1 small diaphragm condenser (omni)
• Rode NT2000 large diaphragm condenser (cardioid)
• Rode NTG3 shotgun

A big thank you goes out to Jory Prum for helping out with planning and recording!

No animals were harmed or mistreated during the recording of this collection.

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Supervising sound editor,
The Hateful Eight, Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill: Vol. 1

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Re-recording Mixer, Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Frozen, Big Hero 6

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Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer, The Lego Movie & Mad Max: Fury Road

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Sound designer:
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