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If you are looking for vacuum sounds here is an entire sound effects library dedicated to a Retro Vacuum Cleaner.
Vacuum by Badlands Sound features over 160 sounds of an old vacuum cleaner. The library includes onboard recordings of the wheels and motor and Pass bys at various speeds including separate files for wheels and motor, ambiances of a person using a vacuum in different spaces with multiple distances, and Foley.
All sounds were recorded with professional equipment including RODE NTG3, and Sound Devices 702t 96k/24bit sounds allow high-quality sound effects and are great for sound design.
Need high-quality volcanic audio from a film featured by National Geographic? You can hear it pop and snap, and occasionally rocks forming, shearing, and breaking apart. Thankfully – I didn’t melt the recorder!
This is the windmills sound effects archive from Morten Green Sound FX
27 soundfiles of totally 62 minutes of sound in 96 kHz 24 bit.
The windmills recorded in this archive are 6 old 45 metre tall windmills, generating electricity on the coast of the small Danish island Orø. They are rather old and worn out, so they generate a lot of interesting noises, especially when you get very close to them.
The structures are from metal, bolted into a concrete foundation with small openings, so you can actually get the microphones underneath the reverberant structure itself, for sounds from inside the windmills. The blades are made from glass fibre and pretty worn, so they give a lot of nice whistling noises.
There are recordings from many different distances to the windmills, ranging from 150 m to right underneath the windmill structure.
Most of the sound files are more than 2 minutes in length.
Enjoy!
‘Tinnitus Designed’ is a collection of 25 sounds to replicate the noises of tinnitus. The library is a realistic approach at creating some of the sounds experienced by people with tinnitus.
Suitable for post-production sound designers.
It’s been 5 years since the release of our Robotic Lifeforms 1 library, and we just felt we could do more! So we teamed up with an epic team of Sound Designers to create an ultimate follow up to it all with Robotic Lifeforms 2. This is no joke, a library of love and over 4,100 files and 12.5GB!
Using some of the most advanced microphones, Kyma, and synths, we really went all out to bring what we think is the most advanced and modern Robot library ever created. Not only do you get over 2,700 designed sounds, but you also get over 1,300 source audio files recorded in 192 kHz 24Bit with the Sanken c1000 mic, so you can pitch the sounds to infinity to create some stellar new sounds of your own.
In our opinion, this is THE robot library to have in your tool box. We aren’t just saying that because we made it, we are saying it because we believe it to be a fact.
Take Robotic Lifeforms 2 for a ride, and you will be happy to own the most advanced robot library ever made so far!
•In Bowed Cactus, get a visceral collection of bowed and plucked cactus from the deserts of the American Southwest. Take a violin bow to a cactus spine and hear guttural screeches with intense, physical energy. Hear plucked needles popping in rich organic granulation. Hear thick, bowed spines growling like supernatural animals and single needles stuttering with real grit.
•This library offers you an extensive collection of sounds from a unique organic sound source. Cactus sounds are incredibly soft and intimate in real life, but when recorded from two inches they morph into otherworldly creatures brimming with ultrasonic energy. I hope you are excited by their sound designing potential and I can’t wait to hear what you create!
2% FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & CARBON NEUTRAL:
• Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause, as an “artist royalty” for the planet!
• Carbon offset credits were purchased to offset my field recording travel for this library.
SampleTraxx continues to cross the border between music and sound design with “Custom Tools” a new collection of 570+ new sound effects and 15 categories for true cinematic lovers.
Custom Tools is made to design high definition cinematic sci-fi horror trailer and soundtracks with a variety of production-ready sonic elements, noises and tension. This sound pack is a modern cinematic tool for shocking industrial horror sound design with a sci-fi aesthetics.
Featuring 1.5Gb of content, 570+ sound effects and 15 categories in Wav format 48/24 meticulously named and organised for fast workflow to be immediately dragged in every DAW or sampler.
Categories:
• Stingers Whoosh Ramp Up
• Atmospheric Low Ping
• Larsen Feedback
• Musical Ping and Tonal SoftHits
• Megakicks Cinematic Hits Slam Impacts
• Blast Blow Up
• Sub Shadow Sequences – Sub Sonic Elements
• Reverse
• Braams Intros SynthBend
• Rise
• Ambience Sonic Aura
• Field Recording
• Noise Burst Sparks – Grounded Electric Impacts
• Filters and Tones
• Abstract Glitch Stutters Choppers
BONUS: Get an additional Sampletraxx library – for free:
For a limited time, when you purchase a license for this library, you also get to pick an additional Sampletraxx library for free. Instructions will be included with your order.
Get the sounds of a 2003 Suzuki GSXR 750 sports motorcycle. The 105 files included are divided into External static sounds, External following sounds, Foley sounds, and Onboard sounds.
The combined recorded driving time is more than 40 minutes long.
The Onboard recordings are in 2 separate mono wave files, channel one for engine and channel two for exhaust. Drag & drop or import each of the files into your audio editing software, then align them for creative mixing. There are also stereo mix versions of the OnBoard recordings. The External recordings are in stereo, one MS (Mid-Side) for following (tracking) and the other MS at a fixed (static) position.
Vehicle Type: Motorcycle
Brand: Suzuki
Model: GSXR 750
Year: 2003
Specification: modified with Level One Racing aftermarket exhaust, 750cc, in-line 4 cylinder 4
stroke, liquid cooled, manual 6 speed, fuel injection double over cam/twin cam.
Onboard Settings:
Channel 1 = Engine, Channel 2 = Exhaust
External Settings:
Following (MS Stereo in Left & Right Channels tracking the moving vehicle)Static (MS Stereo in Left & Right Channels from a fixed position)
Definitions & FAQs:
Onboard: Sounds heard from driver and passenger perspectives (in or on the vehicle)
External: Sounds heard from bystander’s point of view.
This Suzuki motorcycle was modified with a Level One Racing aftermarket exhaust.
• In Nature Roomtones: Deserts, get a collection of ambiences with zero wildlife and barely audible wind. Hear the nothingness of desert plains and open sparseness of mountain valleys resonated by barely audible wind. Hear wildlife-free, natural roomtones from 44 different locations perfect for your post-apocalyptic productions or as atmospheric beds for any type of environment.
• This library offers you an extensive collection of ambiences with sparse flora and zero fauna from winter nights in the desert. Hear the majestic sparseness of desert nights perfect for your dystopian adventure story.
2% FOR THE ENVIRONMENT & CARBON NEUTRAL:
• Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause, as an “artist royalty” for the planet!
• Carbon offset credits were purchased to offset my field recording travel for this library.
Nature Roomtones: These are natural soundscapes with zero fauna, sparse flora, and sparse water. These recordings are location nonspecific because there is zero wildlife. As a result, these sounds can be used as a foundation for any natural environment you create.
Quiet Nature: These are natural soundscapes with sparse fauna, sparse flora, and sparse water. These recordings are geographically linked to a place because of the wildlife present in the recordings.
MINI PRINTER is a collection of 178 high quality recording of Kodak Mini Printer 2.
Everything was recorded at 192kHz / 24bit which allows extreme pitching and processing. Perfect for creating all kinds of micro sci-fi effects.
The library offers 4 different recording perspectives:
DPA4060: Close (attached to printer’s case) Extremely close (removed case)
MKH8060: 30cm away, 30cm away slightly off-axis
The library consist of:
• Full length printing cycles
• Individual bursts
• Servos
• Buttons
• Lids opening and closing
• Cartridge insertion and removal
• Photo retrieving
All SFX have baked-in Soundminer metadata.
RECORDED WITH: Sound Devices MixPre-6, Sennheiser MKH8060, DPA4060
EDITED AND MASTERED WITH: Pro Tools, RX
Practical Doors contains a range of interior and exterior door sound effects with common uses: open, close, creak, slam, keys, locks, latches, knocks and many more! They fit right into your tracklay, recorded at different perspectives to capture their natural reverb. Our award-winning Sound Designers recorded all sorts of doors in a variety of locations, some of which include: residential, office buildings, apartments, Victorian buildings, prisons and industrial units.
This library is your one stop solution to sound editing for doors. All effects were recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
If you need door effects with a natural, unprocessed tone, this library is for you! Practical Doors is ideal for use in Film, TV and Game projects, and will make a perfect addition to your sound design arsenal.
Here are the included folders:
Open, Close, Creak: Warm and full sounding doors, captured at different perspectives, gleaming with character.
Locks, Latches, Keys, Bolts and More!: A huge variety of ornaments to your door sounds, different keys, alarms and locks to fit different doors.
Door Knocks: Foley sounds of different knocks, rhythmic, aggressive, anxious and more.
Designed: Our team of Audio Craftsmen built castle drawbridges, bunker doors, battering rams and more from the original recordings.
Golden days of old school hip hop from the 80s and 90s with production techniques of new school and Trap beats.
25 kits + 323 Samples + 22 loops.
“Inner Circle – New City is lush! A lovely blend of hip-hop and electronics, which is rare these days…”
– Valance Drakes
Blend the golden days of old school hip hop from the 80s and 90s with production techniques of new school and Trap beats, and you get our most recent Inner Circle drum library: NEW CITY
If you are a Hip Hop or electronic music producer, NEW CITY is boling over the rim with only the highest quality samples that you’ll be glad to add to your secret bag of tricks.
The NEW CITY collection was created by electronic music artist Alex Retsis aka Qebo in collaboration with SoundMorph. Based out of Athens, Greece, Alex is signed to the Detroit Underground, Modular Expansion and Anthropos-Mekhane labels. Alex is an award winning professional sound designer who is also an endorsed artist by Korg.
25 kits – 323+ samples – 22 loops – 24-bit 96 kHz .wav files
Pre-made templates for:Battery 4, Ableton, Maschine, Kontakt
Embedded with Soundminer and Basehead metadata
Featured genres:
Old School hip hop + New School hip hop + Trap + Grime + Electro + Breakbeat
Sacrificial Chants contains a vast collection of demonic chants and whispers in a range of ancient and forgotten languages. These devilish sounds will make a bone-chilling addition to your collection of horror sound effects and will be perfect for use in scenes involving demonic rituals, paranormal events, satanic worship and ancient tribal chants.
Our Audio Craftsmen recorded human vocalisations (male and female) of sinister and unnerving chants with professional voice actors. These recordings have then been purposely processed and manipulated to be as unsettling as possible. The files have been edited for maximum usability and can be dropped straight into your session timeline.
All sounds were recorded in 24Bit 96KHz allowing for further manipulation and experimentation, and contain extensive metadata to make navigating and finding the right sound as simple as possible. Almost all of the sounds are provided dry (without reverb).
Sacrificial Chants is broken up into 6 separate folders, each with its own distinct character voice. These include:
Whispering Witch – An old and cruel witch whispering dark spells in an ancient language.
Dark Wizard – A dark wizard performing summoning chants in a forgotten language.
Evil Nymph – A twisted and demented water nymph that has been turned to the dark side.
Demonic Monk – A religious scholar who is possessed by an evil and cunning demon, speaking bible verses in Latin.
Tribal Shaman – A tribal witch doctor channelling dark spirits and casting a wicked curse upon the enemies of his tribe.
Reptilian – A shapeshifting extra-terrestrial being who invades the minds of her enemies through sinister whispers.
Sprint Car Racing is a unique collection of sound effects of a sprint car driving through a speedway in Ontario, Canada. This library includes engine acceleration, drifting, high rpm revs, driving away and towards, racing other cars, slowing down, idling and much, much more. Perfect for designing those high octane, explosive, gas-guzzling engine sounds that are often needed in modern car chasing/racing scenes.
The sounds were recorded using either a Sanken CS-M1 or a DPA 4060 and were meticulously edited by our Audio Craftsmen so that you can drag them directly into your projects. They can be used to represent many different types of racing vehicles, sprint cars and motorbikes as the engine sounds are similar to high performance and tuned vehicles of other kinds.
Feed your need for speed with Sprint Car Racing!
Water Emerge/Submerge Vol . 1 is one of the many unique recordings captured with our dual-mic over and underwater set-up.
Our Audio Craftsman have used an overwater-underwater microphone configuration comprising the Sennheiser MKH50 for the overwater mic and the Aquarian H2a Hydrophone for the underwater recordings. With both mic sources available as separate files, there are multiple options for layering up the sound effects. Water Emerge/Submerge Vol .1 Brings the movement of water to life, perfect for use in projects that include; swimming, diving or embarking on underwater special missions.
You can also use the source sounds for further manipulation to create unique and wonderful aquatic sound design. Some of the many included sounds are: Pouring into tub, Submerging Metal Bucket, Submerging and Emerging, Frying Pan, Pipes, Ball. Our Audio Craftsmen have carefully edited each sound for maximum sonic clarity so that you can drop each sound directly into your project timeline and get down to work with minimal fuss.
All files are named with detailed descriptions, along with the microphone that was used to capture them. 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.
Printer Vol. 1 is the essential addition to your everyday sound repertoire (and, not to mention, much more user-friendly than an actual printer!)
Our Audio Craftsmen recorded the functions of a home inkjet printer to bring you a series of sounds comprising printing, copying, scanning, loading, collecting and handling printer paper, opening and closing trays, powering off and on, button beeps and general movement.
Whether your printer project requires detail and sweetening, or you’re looking to create office ambiences and backgrounds, Printer Vol. 1 is the place to go!
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format to allow further sonic manipulation, and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Enter the wonderful sonic emporium of UK Seaside Town & Theme Park Vol. 2!
While Vol. 1 featured the sounds and native accent of Blackpool in the North West of England, this collection focuses on the people, amusements and Southern accent of Bournemouth, England.
Enjoy this assortment of candid ambiences recorded at a beachside restaurant, in an arcade, amongst crowds, in the suburbs, and inside a hotel. Our Audio Craftsmen captured sounds both eclectic and useful, including a whirring old elevator, walla, seagulls, grasshoppers, footsteps of passersby, distant surf, and arcade dings and clinks.
Fatten up background designs in your TV, Film or Game coastal locations with these authentic ambiences. Or infuse your soundscapes with a touch of seaside idiosyncrasy.
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.
Traffic Pass Bys Vol. 2 is the second instalment in our popular Traffic Pass Bys sound effects series.
This collection of hand-picked sounds encompasses a wide range of traffic pass-by effects, including different types of vehicles and speeds.
Using this library you can craft your own custom traffic soundscapes or twist these sounds into sci-fi vehicles, moving atmospheres or designed whooshes .
Sounds were recorded with the Zoom H6 and omni-directional Clippy EM272 stereo microphones. All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Need the sound of fast cars at an affordable price? The Race Cars Essential library features recordings from a 2009 Nissan GTR and a 2007 Lexus IS 350 – approximately 300 MB in total.
Created by Carlo Ascrizzi and Aditya J Yadav
A collection of hunger-inducing sounds of cooking: Includes sounds of frying, boiling, pouring, stirring, whisking and many more sounds from the kitchen.
Each sound file has been carefully named and tagged for easy search in Soundminer and is Universal Category System (UCS) compliant.
(see the full track list below).
Need airport sounds and ambiences? This collection provides good coverage of the common and domestic areas of a modern airport. In total, 19 different recording locations inside the Norwegian airport of Gardermoen have been recorded. A picture from every location is also included for reference.
All files that contain PA announcements have added metadata with a short description of the message. This makes it easier to find the correct announcement for your project. The majority of the announcements are done in both Norwegian and English which is convenient for non-Norwegian speaking sound editors.
Gardermoen airport is the largest airport in Norway, located 35 kilometres northeast of Oslo. Gardermoen is the main international airport in Norway and acts as the main domestic hub. It is also the second busiest airport in the Nordic countries, connecting around 30 domestic and 120 international destinations. In 2014 more than 24 million passengers traveled through Gardermoen.
KLAP Sound took a piano and tortured it, dismembered it and finally destroyed it—and recorded the whole process. For the making of this library, they used several tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, knives, and saws, as well as props like dirt, send, gravel, forks and other sharp objects. The results are raw sounds of foley with musical rings, harmonic tails and creepy vibes that are dry yet barely edited for your own enjoyment.
Intervention is the most complete and researched SWAT sound effects library ever made, featuring 26 weapons recorded by Hollywood’s premier weapons recordist, Charles Maynes.
We've compiled a collection of the most frequently used weapons by American SWAT units, offering you a complete sound set to work on modern films, television or games.
We’ve even included the source recordings for you to design your own gunshots, and plenty of additional foley, utilities, boots, explosives, gun handling and gear body movements, making this the most developed soundpack library in its genre.
All files are 24bit/96khz stereo files, meticulously embedded with Soundminer & Basehead metadata, including:
• 26 weapons commonly used by US SWAT teams
• Suppressed and burst variations for most weapons
• Shot variations for dry, open exterior, interior and urban locations
• 4 source layers for each weapon, allowing you to design your own shots
• 14 gun foley weapon sets including reloads, magazine inserts and cocking
• SWAT body gear movements
• Utilities like night vision goggles, batons, battering rams and more
• Large explosives and explosive sweeteners
• Designed gun handling files for gun movements
Charles Maynes' work includes Spider-Man, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Resident Evil 5, and he is regarded as one of the go-to people in Hollywood and games for weapons recording. Intervention also contains gun foley recorded by another Hollywood sound pro, Matthew E. Taylor
Get the ambiences and atmospheres of Rwanda, Africa in this sound effects library recorded by Ana Monte. It features recordings from around the capital of Kigali, suburbs, markets, sewing shop, rooftop and roadside recordings, as well as countryside, forest and hillside recordings.
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