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Whale Song is a collection of underwater recordings of humpback whales singing and calling in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Madagascar. These soundscapes were recorded in pseudo-stereo with two hydrophones and also include the sounds of corals, fish, shrimp and water movement.
Humpback whales migrate to this part of the Indian Ocean every year to mate and give birth. Their fascinating songs and calls can be heard underwater from tens of miles away, however reaching this part of the world can prove quite challenging as seen in the second part of the teaser.
Welcome to SlipStream
SlipStream is a trailblazing science fiction elements and energy SFX library from Brin Sound. Its sounds will take you out of this world and into a detailed universe of science fiction, technomancy, extraterrestrial, and cyberpunk. This designed, UCS compliant, library will ignite your creativity with cutting edge elements for your show-stopping cinematic moments, or layer with your hard FX for the ultimate flavor crystal library. Designed scenes, events, whooshes, and impacts will bring your library to the cutting edge.
My career designing sound for games, film, and television has me on the hunt for the next great sounds. But no matter how many terabytes of sfx libraries I accumulate, creative weak spots emerge. SlipStream represents a ten month journey to create the library I needed most for my arsenal – an intricately abstract set of hybrid organic/synthetic modern sounds with fluidity, edge, flow, and tonality. I can’t wait to hear what you create with SlipStream!
~Brian Johnson
The ROCKS Library is a collection of more than 700 designed rock and stone sound effects, ready to use.
From single stone impacts to large heavy collapsing rocks, avalanches, rockslides sounds, rolling and falling stones, debris sounds….
Originally recorded at 192 kHz with two Sennheiser MKH8040, a Sanken CO-100K and a Sound devices Mixpre 6. Delivered at 96Khz.
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).
Signature Strings includes over 270 highly detailed designed signature and source sound effects.
All designed sound effects come in 24bit 96kHz and our source files come in 24bit 192kHz. We also included detailed naming conventions and rigorous Soundminer-embedded metadata.
All source sound effects were recorded with professional high-end equipment, including Sound Devices MixPre6 MKII, Sanken CO-100K, Rode NT5, DPA4060 and others.
Library Review:
“RT Sonics’ libraries are awesome and irreplaceable – not only do they feature ready-to use-designed assets that stand out from the crowd, but also have immaculately recorded construction kits that I keep coming back to! You can tell that these libraries are created by sound designers, for sound designers.” –
Alex Previty
Sound Designer Audio Lead | Spider-Man (PS4), PlayStation
Heavy Impacts, Stingers, Whoosh Hits, Low Booms, Sequences and Clock Loops, Scary Risers, Pings, Ambiances and much more.
Welcome to Massanutten Resort, where the serene beauty of the Shenandoah Valley meets the artistry of sound design. Nestled amidst the picturesque mountains, the Mountainside Villas offer a spacious haven for sound designers seeking inspiration in nature’s symphony. The Mountain Townhouse beckons with its 1520 sq ft expanse, inviting you to capture the essence of tranquility within its living room, kitchen, dining room, bathroom, sauna, jacuzzi, bedrooms, and loft. Immerse yourself in creativity with the Mountain Townhouse Audio Playset, boasting 93 meticulously crafted audio files in various formats including ambisonic, binaural, stereo, mono, and XY, all delivered in stunning 32-bit/192 kHz and 24-bit/96 kHz. From evocative ambiences to captivating room tones, impulse responses, and immersive sound effects, this audio treasure trove awaits to elevate your sonic artistry to new heights.
The French Provence Nature sound library offers authentic recordings from the South of France, around Baux de Provence, Uzès, Nîmes and other areas. Of course you will find multiple Cicadas, what the french call “les Cigales”, with their typical sound and local accent!
Also Bird Chorus, Frogs, Summer Bird Songs, Autumn ambiance, abandoned rural village sounds, the famous Mistral wind, Insects flying by and buzzing, Garrigue atmosphere and so on.
Recorded over 2 years and reduced to over 5 hours of selected files, the most suited spots have been used to make clean recordings without annoying traffic. The French Provence Nature library can be used for all time settings and for all media. You can use stereo and binaural recordings.
All files have Meta tags, UCS compliant descriptions that help you find the right sounds.
This sound library features incredible sound of a boxer engine releasing extra pressure through amazing sounding Forge blow off valve. Car was built in 1998 and it’s running on EJ207 engine with semiclosed deck, IHI VF35 Turbo, straight pipe exhaust with axle back from RM Motors. Was fully restored and you can experience the sound it makes thanks to multi channel setup. It was recorded onboard in sync with stere interior. You’ll get different onboard perspective like engine, blow off valve and exhaust + exterior sounds recorded on the road and race track in mono and stereo.
Recorded with: 2x DPA 4061, DPA 4062, Sony M10, Rode NTG3, 2x Rode NT5, LOM, CM4
96KHZ 24BIT • 720MB • 922 FILES • STEREO • UCS META DATA
Micro Bots 2 is the highly anticipated second installment of the popular Micro Bots sound effects library. This comprehensive collection features a wide variety of mechanical and future/robotic tech sound effects, ranging from granulized robotic movements, heavily synthesized and vocodized servos, reversed and distorted robotic movements, to complex and simple servo sequences.
With 272 granulized robotic movements, 59 resynthesized robotic movements, 74 reversed and distorted robotic movements, 50 complex servos, and 467 simple servos, Micro Bots 2 offers a diverse and extensive selection of sound effects that can be used to enhance the robotic sound design. In total, this library features an impressive 922 sound effects, providing a rich and versatile palette of audio assets for your creative projects.
RECORDED WITH: Sound Devices MixPre 6 + Sennheiser MKH 8060
CREATED AND EDITED WITH: Pro Tools, Live 10.
Meet Sybelle de Bauvais, a beautiful Percheron mare who helped us record this sound collection.
Recorded with and without the carriage, the libraries features this huge draft horse walking, trotting and galloping on various surfaces such as concrete, dirt, gravel, sand, grass and others.
For the carriage, microphones were positionned on various positions to capture a large variety of metal rattles, squeaks and creaking sounds. The library also contains clean hoove sounds recorded with microphones mounted on, or following the rider.
Multiple mic perspectives
This sound pack includes multiples channels of onboard perspectives around the carriage and the horse, capturing the wheels, the hooves, the frame or the harness.
Gear used
Sound Devices MixPre-6 II • Zoom F6• Sound Devices 722 • Neumann Kmr81i • LOM Usi Pro • Sennheiser MKH416 • Tascam DR-40 • LOM MikroUsi
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadatas compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.
Here is a collection of Sounds from a tin workshop, creating jewelry, using different kinds of tools and machinery.
Features:
Includes recordings of:
Or for a larger selection collection of bird sounds, check out European Birds 2!
This sound library features cool sounds of a inline 4 cylinder engine spinning at 8k rpms. Car was built in 2001 and it’s running on 1.6 engine with Cobalt cold air intake cone and Cobalt axleback exhaust system. It was recorded onboard in sync with stereo interior. You’ll get different onboard perspective like 3 different engine angles, cold air intake and two exhaust angles + exterior sounds recorded in the corner in stereo.
Recorded with: 2x DPA 4061, DPA 4062, Sony M10, Rode NTG3, 2x Rode NT5, LOM, CM4
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The first volume in a series of creative and captivating monster sounds inspired by the latest films and games. Monster Sound FX Pack 1 contains carefully designed sounds filled with character and life in order to bring a new experience to the listener. Professionally designed, these sounds are a must-have for the serious sound designer and game developer!
Cooking and Food Preparation Sound Effects. Recorded cleanly and purposefully
Expertly crafted sound effects to add spice, sizzle, bubble and boil to your projects.
Including:
Recorded and exported in 24/96 khz
Perfect for all forms of projects
Another uniquely South African library with a mixture of Interior ambiences ranging from interior shack, spaza shops and taxi rides. Its a great collection for anyone looking to add an authentic South African flavour to their production
Another uniquely South African library with a mixture of exterior ambiences ranging from quiet streets, to busy soccer games to taxi ranks. Its a great collection for anyone looking to add an authentic South African flavour to their production
Magical spells, user interfaces and interesting film details are the main areas we thought about when making this library. The majority of the recordings are edited in a way that makes it easy to find variations, loop them or pitch them up or down.
All sounds are tagged with extensive UCS Metadata for ease of use. We hope you’ll have a ton of fun using these sounds.
The Steppenwolf Kontakt virtual instrument strives to deliver a persistent combination of simplicity and quality to those looking to expand their palette of virtual footstep options, or to place an affordable alternative in the hands of those already possessing the full version of Kontakt 6 (& up). This virtual instrument, despite its apparent simplicity, is no compromise when it comes to delivering audio quality. Every footstep was recorded in a quiet, professional foley stage with a high ceiling and zero reverberation. A Neumann TLM 103 was used for the close microphone, and a Schoeps CMIT 5U was used for the far microphone. The near & far microphones each have their own knob to control volume on the plugin’s GUI, so that the near or far microphones can be blended together to achieve the desired texture/distance. The preamplifier used was a NEVE 5211 with zero compression and a flat EQ graph for maximum flexibility. There are five instances of the instrument, where each instance is a surface (dirt, grass, wood, gravel, concrete). Each instance/surface contains one shoe per octave for seven shoes per instrument (multiple boots, sneakers, and a pair of woman’s heels). The same shoes are used in the same order across all surfaces! Each key within a given octave contains 8 round robins forming a perfect loop, so the user need only tap one key infinitely to have a complete walk cycle, or mix & match between the 11 other walk cycles within the octave!
For people working in game audio, the samples can also be reused as oneshots within WWISE or FMOD! They are already rigorously edited, so just drag and drop!
Sometimes I get a bit carried away recording things – like these 384 sounds of metal lids twisted onto glass jars at varying speeds and pressure.
Clicking, scraping and rubbing sounds of metal on glass – excellent design source material and unusual rhythmic sounds.
Audio time : Single files – 12 minutes 32 seconds / Grouped files 16 minutes 42 seconds = 29 minutes approx total audio time
The Foley Vault is home to an ever-growing collection of original Foley recordings.
Each library was captured by professional Foley Artists on our in-house Foley Stage using a Sennheiser MKH50 microphone.
These sounds were originally performed for a variety of feature and short film projects. They have now been compiled and released for you to edit and implement into your own film, game and television productions.
The Foley Vault is home to an ever-growing collection of original Foley recordings.
Each library was captured by professional Foley Artists on our in-house Foley Stage using a Sennheiser MKH50 microphone.
These sounds were originally performed for a variety of feature and short film projects. They have now been compiled and released for you to edit and implement into your own film, game and television productions.
122 classic hip hop drum samples featuring hard hitting, authentic hip hop essentials inspired by street life & legendary hip hop producers like DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Mobb Deep & more.
* 122 one shots
* Kicks, Hats, Snares, Percs
* All in 48k 24bit
* Crispy Hip Hop Drum Samples
The Foley Vault is home to an ever-growing collection of original Foley recordings.
Each library was captured by professional Foley Artists on our in-house Foley Stage using a Sennheiser MKH50 microphone.
These sounds were originally performed for a variety of feature and short film projects. They have now been compiled and released for you to edit and implement into your own film, game and television productions.
There’s a lot of material here – recorded and organized with a sound editor’s sensibility.
The recordings started out by chance – I’d end up in protest situations, and happened to have a recorder with me. This year I was a little more proactive, especially for the rally in Washington Square Park after the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade.
Also in this collection: A Downtown Brooklyn BLM march, A 2019 Foley Square rally in response to border camps/family separation, A UFT protest at City Hall, and a couple different mics on the jubilant reaction to Biden’s presidential win on the corner of Atlantic and Court in Brooklyn. There’s not much underpinning music or other legally difficult material, but there is some. I’ve chosen to leave it in, for the most part, as this is also a historical record.
Quite a few takes are very long, and encompass changing circumstances. I’ve opted to use WAV markers, which I’m also providing as “Notes” metadata – making phrases, cheers, and other things I’ve noted searchable and findable!
Everything is UCS complaint.
*Most material was recorded on a Sony PCM-100, and originated 96k/24bit; Some material was recorded with the Sennheiser Ambeo Headset, and was upsampled to 96k/24bit from 48k/24bit
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