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EMPTY CITIES DURING LOCKDOWN (restrictions due to Covid-19)
The lockdown was such a restrictive and devastating measure for all the societies we live in. At the same time though, it created a unique opportunity in history from a soundscape point of view.
This sound library frames that moment.
I believe it could have, in first place, an historical and anthropological value.
Attentive listeners will be able to appreciate how a reduced human presence did actually set free sounds that were barely audible, changing the perception of them. If earlier our ears used to meet constant sound streams, compact drones due to omnipresent traffic, now they can perceive a microcosm of sounds, small details, sound objects that bounce in the empty cities, finally free. Voices and murmuring of the few people around are all muffled by the use of face masks.
Sound designers will be able to make full use of this microcosm to paint their backgrounds with lively environments, full of small sounds, buzzes, scattered voices, thuds, bells, and so on, all reverberated in empty open spaces.
With human beings locked up, sounds got unlocked!
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> 5 cities in north-eastern Italy: Trieste Udine Palmanova Grado Venezia.
> 30 locations, 79 sounds, 387 minutes total time running.
> Very long tracks, over 5 minutes each!!!
> All sounds recorded in a stereo ORTF configuration with Neumann KM140 (pair), Sound Devices Mixpre3, 48kHz-24bit.
This bundle contains 10 intense and powerful packs.
You will get: Signature braams, signature pings, trailer booms, dramatic hits, perturbed kicks, tortured musical boxes, vertical piano elements, movements and action focused cinematic rhythmic loops.
These packs can be a great tool for horror and action movies and trailers.
Packs included:
ACTUS: 70 dramatic hits ready to be used and enhance the drama and tension in your production.
SUBSTANTIAL: A collection of 68 direct and powerful trailer booms aimed for trailer composers.
DISQUIET: A collection of 122 energetic and intense cinematic kick sounds aimed to bring energy and excitement to your production.
EN POINTE: A collection of 200 sounds aimed for horror productions created using musical boxes.
INFORMER: A collection of signature cinematic pings. 84 files of intense ping sounds.
SECLUSION: A collection of signature Braams and Atmospheric elements for Dystopian and Horror productions. 140 files of pure sonic angst!
UPRIGHT: A collection of 337 vertical piano sound effects suited for horror productions.
MOTION MODE: Intense collection of 142 sounds to induce movement and evoke excitement in your production.
RETRIEVE: Simple but intense collection of 55 Cinematic Rhythmic Loops at 120 BPM. They were created with the intention of evoke movement in trailers and musical compositions.
OPEN CONTRACT: A collection of 165 Rhythmic Loops + Bonus of 35 sounds for a total of 200 sounds. These Loops were created with the goal of evoke a dark and cinematic feeling in trailers and scores.
Gain instant access to the sounds of magic, mystery, fascination and adventure with the Fantasy Game 2 – Sound Kit for Enchanted Realms. Discover a vast collection of interactive sounds specially crafted for RPGs, open-world adventures, and epic fantasy narratives, games, film, interactive media. Experience the clash of steel of epic battles to the ethereal chime of enchanted spells. It’s all you need to make every action, spell, and encounter feel and sound truly magical. Whether you’re exploring forgotten ruins, summoning arcane forces, or waging valiant combat, Fantasy Game 2 – Sound Kit for Enchanted Realms is your instant gateway to an unforgettable fantasy soundscape.
Tropical City Ambiences offers 59 stereo exterior recordings from cities along the Gulf of Mexico in diverse weather and time setups.
“Robot Voices” is a collection of designed vocal expressions of 50 friendly and very talkative robotic creatures. If Wall-E and R2D2 were throwing a cocktail party this is probably what you would hear! A total of 50 robotic creatures are included.
• 50 Robotic creatures speaking
• Many expressions per robot (25 – 65 individual words and sentences for each robot character)
• Descriptive filenames
• Embedded Soundminer metadata
Kenworth 900 is a detailed sound library containing multi-channel recordings of the various parts the truck has to offer including truck driving tracks with both exterior and interior tracks and interior and exterior doors, hisses, gearshifts and plenty other details of the truck. Everything was recorded at 24 bits and 96 kHz with a Zaxcom Nomad 12 and AKG C451E/CK1, Schoeps CCM4 and the Sennheiser MKH 416.
Introducing “Sounds of Mexico“, a sound library that includes various details of life in Mexico!
– 120 files in 24bit 96kHz
– Recorded with Sound Devices Mixpre 6, Neumann KM184 and KM183
– Total duration 4 hours
– Bird identified
– Including 105 ambient recordings in 4.0 (city traffic, church (little surprise here), emblematic sounds of street vendors, heavy rain on various surfaces, gusts of wind near the Popocateptl, iconic birds of Mexico City (Inca Dove, Clay Colored Thrush), Queretaro (Green Heron, Whimbrel) and Puebla (Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Mexican Chickadee, …), the famous Voladores ceremony in its entirety, and more!).
– Bonus: sounds of Jeep engines (4.0 and Mono), recorded in Queretaro with Los Lobos motorsports enthusiasts!
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Wind collection Vol 2 offers gentle breezes to strong gusts, spooky drafts to rare old bamboo field wind sounds. All files are clean and contain no traffic noise or any other human made annoying sounds. This means the wind sounds can cover many productions including documentary, game sounds, movie background, and for all time periods! From medieval settings to unknown times and places, these wind recordings offer a credible background. During 3 years this collection was growing bit by bit, adding variations and useful situations. The rare presence of insects or birds is mentioned in the metadata, but they apply to less than a handful of files.
The acoustic wind collection covers over 3,5 hours of stereo recordings, binaural recordings for immersive wind sounds, and some mono files for specific use.
When Loop is indicated in the filename, the file can be looped as you would expect, but these files are unlike sample loops, or instrument loops: they are of course longer and loop after a good amount of time, sometimes several minutes. The looped files are chosen by their contents and have no moments that are too recognizable if heard a second time, so they are useful for backgrounds.
All files have UCS compliant names and include metadata with useful descriptions.
You can find a Draft folder with stereo and binaural recordings in interesting abandoned places that had a draft close to a door or window. You might hear some dark reverb or cracks in those places that deliver a great ghostly atmosphere.
The bamboo wind recordings are also very special as these were made in old bamboo fields that were not cleaned. This means there were old and broken parts between the weeping bamboo, assuring nice clunks and squeaks.
Other than that you will find many winds, through air, through vegetation, in empty villages, in a small van for specific perspectives, wind through tunnel, very bad recordings with no wind protection for typical interview fails…
You can find the following libraries in this collection >
Experience the sound of Nissan Skyline R33 with legendary turbocharged inline 6 cylinder RB25DET engine. This very iconic car was recorded with multi mic setup. Library contains different styles of driving (regular city driving, spirited driving, accelerations + steady RPMS and ramps for game audio) recorded onboard with different perspectives (intake, engine, turbo, 3 exhaust microphones) + interior stereo in sync with other mics. Car was heavily modified, with screamer and straight pipe exhaust system it generates quite amazing noises. Last but not least, there are files containing exterior passes and some interior “foley” like sounds.
Library contains:
This construction kit creates the world of various rotating gear sounds. Medieval astronomical clocks, fantasy inventions and steampunk gizmos with a lot of wooden shafts, cogs, sprockets and other parts. From tiny to large objects, you can hear the wooden material working in all its nudity – friction, knocking, clacking, rattling, squeaking, crackling, howling and so on.
The product includes 75+75 source recordings and 65 designed tracks of different wooden and sometimes metal gears, variety of styles, types, speeds and timbres.
Anime Game is an immersive collection of 1,433 high-energy, anime-inspired sound effects, meticulously crafted for game developers, content creators, and sound designers. This library fuses classic Japanese anime and game audio aesthetics with cutting-edge sound design techniques. Inspired by Dragon Ball Z, Smash Bros, Akira, and more, each sound delivers the stylized punch, impact, and cinematic magic that defines the genre.
Advanced Game Sounds is an electrifying power pack of more than 3100 compelling source and engineered sounds. It includes a broad selection including arcade game sounds, real coins, casino game sounds, correct answers, epic positive sounds, gained xp, tokens, game wins, controller and console sounds, indie game sounds, organics, pickups, processed, retro and 8 bit game sounds, synthesized, touches, indicators, interface, victory sounds and many many more.
Quit camping and level up friends, FTW! Add some awesomeness to your next production with the Advanced Game Sounds sound effects library. + Includes embedded Soundminer meta data
Version 2 features:
All files are game-ready, mastered and optimized in length, size to reduce game distributions and space. The sounds are free of clipping, always start/end at volume 0 to avoid any clicks or pops, and looping sounds are seamless.
An imaginative and supercharged collection of the next generation of modern, futuristic, and sci-fi vehicles, energy and engine sound effects. Introducing, Game Engines Sound Kit, a new breed of designed vehicle sound fx featuring a massive 10GB sound bank that fulfills all your needs related to spaceship engines, machines, robotics, mechs, power ups, power down, and super useful space background ambiences. The range of creative sound design and attention to quality in Game Engines is incredibly versatile and created for those who want to build compelling futuristic scenes in AAA games, film and TV. All game & production ready.
Immerse yourself in a world teeming with cunning assassins, elusive targets, and top-secret operations as you enter the realm of Stealth Game – from Epic Stock Media. Inspired by lurking hitmen, armed special forces, and trained agents of death, this comprehensive SFX collection will have you locked and loaded with over 1400+ weapons, explosions, tech, natural and designed audio assets, guard & player voices and investigative music loops and much more meticulously crafted, game-ready and perfect for video game genres like action / adventure, tactical, military, survival, espionage, escape, stealth, and open-world.
Get ready for adventure: Ancient Game gets you 1500+ designed and source MMO / game-ready audio assets. Step into a world of fantasy with Ancient Game – The Legendary RPG Adventure Game Sound Library by Epic Stock Media! Includes Magic, Warfare, Gore, Treasures, Mechanisms, Monsters, Loop-able ambiences and more! All in 96k / 24 Bit for optimum clarity and supernatural sound.
The War UI Sound Effects Library enables you to quickly outfit your characters with pre-built military classes, gear, inventory, notifications, unlocks and alerts. From natural and organic SFX to highly designed and processed epic war style electronic and digital SFX, all assembled into a value-packed comprehensive collection of 1750+ sounds and effects.
Punches, Kicks & Swooshes Bundle combines our ‘Vintage Fight Vol. 1’, ‘Cinematic Fight Vol. 1’, and ‘Realistic Fight Vol. 1’ libraries. Including over 115 sounds performed and designed to create or enhance your film, TV or game fight sequences.
This bundle is filled punches, kicks, blocks, swooshes and vocal grunts. Whether you’re looking to re-create the chaotic whirlwind of a Kung-Fu showdown, the epic, adrenaline fuelled rollercoaster of an action punch up, or transport your audience to a heart poundingly realistic street fight. This collection includes everything needed to elevate your fighting sound design.
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.
Swish and Flick is a sound pack featuring a collection of high-quality whooshes, designed whooshes, whoosh source, and tonal content.
This pack features 1992 sounds across 138 .wav files (20 Designed, 118 Source) exported at 192kHz/24bit. Aimed at professional sound designers and editors looking for clean, mastered, ready to use assets with plenty of variation for game audio or linear media.
Recorded on the SD 788T with Schoeps MK 4 & 8 along with the CMD42 digital preamplifiers, as well as an MKH 8040 XY pair (among others), and meticulously cleaned up in iZotope RX while persevering optimal signal to noise and frequency content.
Detailed UCS meta data is embedded.
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If you are looking for a high-quality sound library for your trailer projects, you have come to the right place. Introducing our Trailer Sound Library, a collection of 720 carefully designed sounds that will make your trailers stand out from the crowd.
We put a lot of time and effort into creating this sound library, and we are confident that you will love it. Every sound in this library is hand-picked, meticulously crafted, and professionally mixed. These are not raw sounds, but polished and refined sounds that will suit any trailer genre and mood.
Our Trailer Sound Library covers a wide range of sounds, such as:
– Impacts and hits: powerful and punchy sounds that will add impact and drama to your trailers.
– Risers and whooshes: dynamic and suspenseful sounds that will create tension and anticipation in your trailers.
– Processed impacts and fx: creative and unique sounds that will add flair and style to your trailers.
– Texture and particle: atmospheric and immersive sounds that will create a rich and realistic sound environment for your trailers.
– String ensemble effects and music: emotional and expressive sounds that will add depth and emotion to your trailers.
And much more!
One of the best features of our Trailer Sound Library is that it is versatile and adaptable. Whether you are working on a modern blockbuster or a classic trailer, our sound library has something for you. We have created two versions of our sound library: Core and processed. Core contains the traditional and classic sounds that are suitable for any trailer project. processed contains the modern and innovative sounds that are ideal for contemporary and futuristic trailers. You can use either version separately, or mix and match them to create your own custom trailer sounds.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get your hands on this amazing sound library, and take your trailer projects to the next level. Order now and get instant access to the download link. You will be amazed by the results!
Racing Bundle Vol. 1 comprises recordings from a variety of racing types and classes to transport your audience track side and experience the thrill of the race.
Our Audio Craftsmen captured recordings at a Sprint Car event, and SUV Dirt Track racing event, both in Ontario Canada. Alongside a Stock Car event in Bradford, England. This 4.43GB collection includes three volumes:
Sprint Car Racing Vol. 1:
A collection of Sprint Car sound effects. Includes sounds such as; Engine accelerations, Drifting, High RPM Revs, Pass Bys and more.
SUV Dirt Track Racing Vol. 1:
An extensive collection of a Ford F-150 2004 and Ford Explorer 2004 sound effects. Includes sounds such as; Drivers getting in and out of vehicles, Engine on and off, Racing and more.
Stock Car Racing Vol. 1:
A collection of Formula 1 and Formula 2 Stock Car sound effects. Includes sounds such as; Race start and stops, Commentator presence, Revving and more.
This bundle is ideal for those looking to elevate levels of realism and immersion to their creative projects.
All sounds in Sprint Car Racing Vol. 1 & SUV Dirt Track Racing Vol. 1 are delivered in 24Bit 48kHz format. All sounds in Stock Car Racing Vol. 1 are delivered in a high-quality 24Bit 192kHz allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for easy organization and use.
96KHZ 24BIT • 1.74GB • 414 FILES • STEREO • UCS METADATA
Step into a world of cinematic darkness with Dark Future, a powerful and immersive sound effects library that transports you to a dystopian realm where darkness and futuristic elements collide.
This meticulously crafted collection features a diverse range of cinematic impacts and whooshes, perfect for adding depth and intensity to your creative projects.
With 414 meticulously designed sound effects, Dark Future delivers a cinematic audio experience like no other. Each sound effect has been carefully crafted to evoke a sense of foreboding, mystery, and awe, making it ideal for enhancing the atmosphere of your films, video games, trailers, and more.
What sets Dark Future apart is the unparalleled attention to detail in its sound design. Over 1500 source sounds were used in its creation, resulting in a rich and dynamic collection that offers a wide spectrum of tones, from dark and dystopian to futuristic and cutting-edge. From thundering impacts that shake the ground, to swooshing whooshes that create a sense of movement and speed, each sound effect in Dark Future was designed to improve your project.
Download includes:
96KHZ 24BIT version
RECORDED WITH: MKH 8040, MKH8060, DPA4060, JrF, Sound Devices MixPre 3 MK2, Sound Devices MixPre 6, Serum, Modular, Reaktor, Vital.
EDITED AND MASTERED WITH: Pro Tools, Live 10 & 11, Fab filter, Plugin Alliance, Oek Sound, Valhalla.
Designing wing sounds for flying creatures can sometimes be a challenge. And when it comes to creature sounds, it’s all about options. A small bird like a wren sounds very different than an adult gray goose. To find the right texture, and distinguish between wide and narrow wings, or to accomplish the task of designing bat or dragon wings, I created this library.
This library contains over 11GB of data consisting of 341 files and 2539 sound effects. Besides the typical fabric wing flaps, I used all sorts of props sorted by materials like rubber, neoprene, plastic, paper, etc. This opens the door to new creative sound design options to make your flying creature sound exactly how you want it to. I added all sorts of buzzing, clicking and rustling sounds especially for the flying insects.
No need to barricade yourself in an old farmhouse to keep yourself safe from the swarm of zombies outside. This horror sound effects library is totally safe for use in any studio, video game or post production house. It’s a haunting cataclysm of horror sound effects featuring over 1200+ dark and devious sounds. They might just make your little brother cry (but that would be mean).
This horror-able sound pack includes all the essentials and sonic inspiration to awaken latent darkness in any post production session. Perfect for your next zombie horror masterpiece. But use with caution.
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