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Atmospheric drones and ambiences – light and dark, beautiful and eerie, lively and serene
‘Resonance’ by Badlands Sound features 25 resonating drone sounds perfect for your projects. This library puts a different twist on drones using reverbs and processing until the original sound resonates within a space or location creating these uncomfortable sounds.
We believe ‘Resonance’ will greatly benefit sound editors and sound designers to create stylized tension filled moments and upsetting nerving scenes.
Orbital Emitter proudly presents CINEMATIC TRANSITIONS FOR EDITORS VOLUME II, a brand new collection of cinematic transition sound effects designed to add dimension and energy to any creative project!
This special collection features 251 dynamic transition sounds across 132 files, crafted in our sound labs and tested in real world productions by editors and sound mixers alike!
This robust sound-set gives creatives a concise assortment of easy to use sounds designed to propel and elevate any creative project they are used in.
When we released our WHOOSHES for EDITORS Vol 1 sound-set in 2022, we had no idea how popular it would be with industry professionals as well as folks new to media creation.
So when we embarked on making a sequel of sorts to that first sound-set, we knew it had to be different. Where volume 1 was a best-of assortment, volume 2 is an expansive toolkit of cinematic sound design for you to explore…
Founder of Orbital Emitter, Charlie Eisenhardt conceptualized CINEMATIC TRANSITIONS VOL II as an inspiring and flexible sound-set with sounds suited for any feature film, television/streaming show, video game, audio drama or virtually any project needing emotive transitional sound! But there are also simple and muted sounds designed to fit conventional projects as well. Have a listen to our demo to hear for yourself!
CINEMATIC TRANSITIONS VOL II contains 11 transition categories within over 132 sound files… These categories include whooshes, swoops, sweeps, swells, pass byes, risers, attackers, cues and 3 separate types of impacts… But there’s more! Most of the sounds in this set feature multiple takes and variants to ensure that our sounds fit any creative workflow!
So whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned professional, we guarantee that you will find our transition sounds to be fun and easy to use in all your creative projects!
Click the list elsewhere on this page to preview the sound titles and descriptions included in this sound-set!
THE BUSINESS…
CINEMATIC TRANSITIONS VOL II delivers in two sample rates for maximum compatibility…
The 48k folder will serve just about any professional NLE editorial workflow for television, gaming, film, or streaming project and the 96k folder is for sound-designers, mixers or anyone who wishes to manipulate sound!
And along with the two audio folders we also include a PDF guide to help you organize our sounds to fit your creative workflow.
Our #1 goal is to provide you with sounds that let you focus on your creative process as quickly as possible. That’s why we test our sounds with other award winning editors & sound mixers to see how they use them, then we present them to you!
We hope this robust sound-set adds impact and energy to all your creative projects!
Thanks for listening!
– The Orbital Emitter Team
Indecent Machines is a sci-fi sample pack inspired by a concept of mechanical disrepair and emergent AI consciousness. It features 1.7 gigabytes of 24-bit/96khz samples and bundled Kontakt kits, created by producer/sound designer Chad Glenn.
These sounds originated from field and studio recordings of various machines which were then processed through custom DSP algorithms using Kyma and other sound design tools.
The result is a unique set of mutant robotics, mechanical snippets, evolving textures, rhythmic artifacts and menacing atmospheres appropriate for music and sound design projects of all kinds. Features 347 .wav files and 5 Kontakt kits (full version of NI Kontakt required for the Kontakt files).
Tibetan Singing Bowls – The ancient brain entrainment methodology for healing and meditation. Tibetan Singing Bowls have been used for centuries for healing and meditation purposes. They create a range of sounds to restore the normal vibratory frequencies of diseased and out-of-harmony parts of the body, mind and soul. They are also used for sound baths, which is when participants lay on the floor and let the waves of sound from the Tibetan Singing Bowls wash over them.
9 total bowls were recorded. Notes C, D, D#, E, F, G, A, A one octave up and B. A variety of bowl sizes were used from 8 to 12 inches.
“Minacious” is a collection of 369 sounds suited for horror/paranormal productions.
If you need to induce tension, fear and oppression in your game, movie or trailer and evoke the sensation that someone or something is hiding and watching you ready to scare or kill, this library full of textures and atmospheric elements is great for you.
The library consist of 50 WAV files at 24 Bit / 96 kHz with 6 variations in each file. You will get metallic movements, abnormal textures, dark pianos and guitars, dark vocals, atmospheric elements, reverses, noises and glitches.
Also you will get the sources used to create the pack. 69 WAV files at 24 Bit / 96 kHz. Pianos, vocal effects, guitar noises and metallic cups are some of the things you will encounter in the sources section.
The sounds in this pack can be used to add rare textures to musical compositions too.
If you liked my library “DARE“, you are gonna love this one.
EN POINTE is a collection of 200 sounds (24 Bit / 48 kHz, Wav) aimed for horror productions.
Musical boxes recordings (musical notes and mechanical sounds) were digitally tortured using distortion, compression, extreme pitch shifting and other sound design techniques to provide you with a nice selection of rare and powerful textures.
You will find: Broken boxes, dissonant textures, atmospheric elements, glitches, tense loops (scenes, clocks, interference, mechanical malfunctions) energetic bursts and wind-up key movements.
EN POINTE is an exploration in sound design. You will find effects with a very clear musical box sound but also extreme ones with unrecognizable reminiscences of the original sources.
Check the demos to have a clear vision of what you will get.
Looking for vinyl noises, crackles, pops and buzzes? PHONO is a set of textures lovingly recorded from the blank spots of old and new vinyl records.
Comprised of various loops pops and decays, this collection spans the range of what a needle on an empty track can sound like.
108 flavors of rhythmic noise, crackles, hiss, pops, buzzes, bumps and air – packaged, looped, and ready to go. Great straight or with fx.
WHOOSHES FOR EDITORS BY EDITORS!
WHOOSHES for EDITORS Vol 1 is a must-have arsenal of cinematic transition sound effects designed to add dimension and movement to any editorial project!
This special collection contains 60 hand picked dynamic transitions culled from literally hundreds of our cinematic sounds. -There’s no filler here. This streamlined sound-set gives editors and sound mixers a concise assortment of easy to use sounds. And every sound in this set has a purpose waiting to fit your creative!
Owner & lead designer for Orbital Emitter, Charlie Eisenhardt thinks WHOOSHES for EDITORS Vol 1 should be your go-to source for transition sounds -and with good reason, Charlie is an award winning editor in NYC who created this sound-set for editors!
“…After we made all these transition sounds, I gave them to my post production peers for feedback… And after speaking with editors and post sound-mixers alike, we narrowed it all down to this 60 file sound-set, agreeing that these 60 files (which translates to 113 individual sounds,) covered a multitude of styles and moods to help editors up the production value of their projects with cinematic transition sounds!…”
“WHOOSHES for EDITORS Vol 1 is an all-in-one powerhouse of transition sounds that you’ll find yourself going back to over and over again because the sounds run the gamut from short to long, simple to complex, dramatic to muted… ”
But what if you’re concerned there won’t be sounds you can use in this sound-set?
We assure you this set has something for every editor and for any project…
And as a secret bonus, we include esoteric and complex punctuation sounds like Stingers, Attackers and Cues- all to enhance your creative however you wish.
So whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned professional, we guarantee that you will find our transition sounds to be fun and easy to use in all your creative projects!
Click the sound list below to view the sounds included in this sound-set!
No Input Feedbacks is a library of tones, drones, noises, and oddities generated with a matrix mixer and a series of guitar and bass stomp effects.
Welcome to “INFILTRATION”, a collection of 161 sound effects aimed to be used in modern espionage/infiltration productions.
From intense low frequency atmospheric elements to powerful synth movements this 1.4 GB pack can be your secret tool to enhance trailers, movies, games or musical compositions. See it as a powerful kit to create a modern espionage feel in your production.
As a bonus I included the sources (24 sfx) used to create some of the sounds in the library.
Sounds included:
Atmospheric element_Low • Fx_Alert • Fx_Synth_Drop • Drone_Pulse • Fx_Snare_Synth_Tension • Fx_Transition • Fx_Movement • Fx_Distant_Atmospheric • And More
Performed on a experimental, custom-built rig with intense manipulation of objects and tools on a bass guitar string, the Sonomar Collection: Bass Machine sound library features 720 abstract sound design elements to serve as your go-to solution for mysterious designs. Add an otherworldly layer of depth and emotion to your projects with swirling metallic feedback, tensions, eerie engine drones, and gritty metallic vibrations.
At over 15GB, Bass Machine delivers 70 raw sound files and 650 designed sound effects. Recorded with contact mics and guitar pickups at 192kHz, the raw sounds provide uniquely organic building blocks for processing and manipulation. The acoustic isolation and high resolution of each file makes these sounds incredibly flexible for editing and ripe for imaginative sound design. The collection’s designed sounds have been expertly sculpted, pitched, and processed at 96kHz using parts of the raw files. Use these as inspiration for your own design potential, or drop straight into your projects to instantly add expressive tension, harmonic activity, and compelling dimension.
As the first exclusive Sonomar Collection release from Pro Sound Effects, Bass Machine demonstrates the sonic curiosity of sound designer and recordist Martin Pinsonnault (Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club) and the Sonomar team. Together they created the contraption, recorded and performed sounds over many hours of experimentation with the instrument, and then meticulously trimmed, designed, and organized the results for a truly generous and limitless sound library.
Each sound file is embedded with rich metadata to help you find the exact sound effect you need with fast, pinpoint search. Sustain creativity with characteristic descriptions of each recording encompassing both literal sonic qualities as well as the images they invoke. Advanced metadata fields include translated French descriptions and additional info to ensure compatibility across any database search platform such as Soundminer, BaseHead, Netmix, Workspace (Pro Tools), Find Tool (Media Composer), Media Bay (Nuendo), Reaper, Adobe Premiere, and beyond.
Sonomar Collection: Bass Machine is also included in Pro Sound Effects’ CORE: Standard.
SILENTSCAPES is a collection of 36 high quality recorded and fully mastered romtoones, ambiences and background sounds.
The sound library contains both indoor and outdoor sounds and the sound editing was done to obtain constant and quiet ambiences.
All sounds can be used as the first and neutral sounding layer of your projects, to give support and consistency to dialogue and sfx tracks. Otherwise they can be used as sound sweeteners for existing background ambiences or sound sources for new sound shaping.
Orbital Emitter proudly presents The Engine Room – a comprehensive sci-fi environment sound-set giving you a rich palette of sounds to design your own authentic sci-fi environments!
…In Science Fiction, interstellar vessels travel the galaxy at great speeds. In the heart of all these ships are massive engine rooms outputting incredible power… But what would such a space sound like? Read on for more!
The Engine Room sound-set contains 8 long playing audio-scenes and 29 isolated audio-stems which break down to a total of 78 sounds- which played in real time, is over 65 minutes of Royalty Free sci-fi sound!
The 8 long playing audio-scenes capture this engine room environment in various states of activity, from average speeds to faster than light cruising speeds, then back down to average power output and there’s even a separate night shift scene which is relaxed and atmospheric. Two more scenes feature the sounds of a fusion reactor in different states of operation adding another rich group of sounds to this exciting sound-set!
Each scene plays in real time and is perfect for editors and sound editors who want convincing sound environments on the quick for their productions.
And for more creative control, our audio-stems offer the complete sound palette used in all the audio-scenes!
The 29 audio-stem files are listed below.
And many of our audio-stems files contain multiple versions of a title giving you nuanced control with those sounds. Some of the multi-version audio-stems feature different perspectives or feature different modes of a sound.
If we break down our audio-stems by category we have:
And the best part about our sound-sets is that they are so easy to use! Just drag and drop our stems or scenes into any DAW or NLE have fun creating your own fantastic environments!
Orbital Emitter’s sound effects are designed to be at home in any motion picture, television show, video game or whatever sci-fi multimedia you wish to create!
The Engine Room Sound-Set is part of our Star Cruiser Environments Anthology Collection and delivers industry ready at 24 bit/48k WAV and each sound file contains simple meta-data to make our sound files easy to organize & find.
All of our sounds are 100% original, created in our sound-labs and designed to boldly explore the universe of sci-fi sound!
Thank you for reading and watch for more sci-fi sound from Orbital Emitter coming soon!
BREAKDOWN ELEMENTS | A bold collection of sound effects for visual effects breakdowns.
Our objective was to create a unique and easy-to-use selection of sound effects that takes an entirely different approach to cliche synthesized sci-fi sound effects.
The majority of elements have originated from organic field recordings that have been elegantly manipulated into a wild new form, achieving a natural, physical vibe for each sound.
The collection is structured into eight categories: BED, BUILD, IMPACT, INTERFERENCE, REWIND, RISER, TRANSITION and WHOOSH. Each element has been designed to work both by itself or layered to produce more complex textures. Additionally, each element has 4-6 variations to maximise versatility.
All sounds are royalty free and equipped with comprehensive Soundminer metadata for rapid access.
Say Hello to Particles the new sonic weapon for creative sound designers, video makers, filmmakers and motion designers.
A must-have sound effect library to give a sense of organic and hyper-realistic to your projects in a fast and creative way.
Hyper- Realistic Textures (104 sounds)
These are hyper close-up recordings of various kinds of props (food, fabrics, materials).
Since they are really rough, they’ll inspire you to create something cool using them as sound sources.
Their proximity allows you to use them for macro-shots, CGI and motion pieces, hyper-detailed images.
Granular Whooshes (76 sounds)
From sci-fi granular to totally organic, a large number of whooshes, passbys, dopplers to give a natural sense of motion to your project.
Minimal One Shots (62 sounds)
This is the category of short and tiny sounds: small collapsing, fractures, all with a premium high-end sonic detail.
You can make your organic foley drumkit using them as a sample into your electronic music project.
Organic Impacts (17 sounds)
Powerful, organic, natural-sounding with a big low end, these impacts are ready for your earth’s destruction shots.
Granular Atmospheres (16 sounds)
Abstract but generated from organic recordings, these atmospheres will help you to get the right “other world” dimension to your project
Low End Rumbles (12 sounds)
Last but not least, do you need more power in the low end? You can layer these sounds to enforce subsonic frequencies giving a new taste to other existing sounds.
Welcome to “Flute” a simple but beautiful collection of 30 atmospheric soundscapes (24 Bit / 96 kHz, WAV, 1,3 GB) created using a tin whistle and a bamboo transverse flute.
Thanks to his peaceful and meditative tone this collection is great for fantasy productions or for creating a calm mood. You can use the sounds to create a musical bed for music tracks too, making the pack a versatile addition to your collection.
Each soundscape has a duration of 1:11 minutes.
As a bonus I included the sources (24 sfx) used to create the sounds in the library.
Skillfully performed using glasses as instruments, Sonomar Collection: Crystal Sing features 46 clean, high quality recordings of ringing vibrations perfectly suited for your harmonic tonal needs. This unique collection contains sonorous ringing tones at various pitches as well as sharp squeaks and rubs. Use the raw recordings to add hypnotic resonant layers to your projects, or alter them to experience the depth of Crystal Sing’s harmonic range.
To capture these sounds, sound designer and recordist Martin Pinsonnault (Big Little Lies, Dallas Buyers Club) and the Sonomar team used six different types of glasses including Ricard, cognac and champagne flute glasses. The tonal vibrations created by rubbing a wet finger along the rim of the glass were recorded in 192kHz with MKH-8040 microphones in ORTF setup. Each glass produced its own pitch and tone dependent on its size, shape, and the amount of water added. The rich high frequency response and minimal noise make these clean harmonic tones ideal for pitching and processing.
Each sound file is embedded with comprehensive metadata to help you find the exact sound effect you need with fast, pinpoint search. Enable creativity with detailed descriptions of each recording and their specific sonic qualities. Advanced metadata fields include translated French descriptions and additional info to ensure compatibility across any database search platform such as Soundminer, BaseHead, Netmix, Workspace (Pro Tools), Find Tool (Media Composer), Media Bay (Nuendo), Reaper, Adobe Premiere, and beyond.
Sonomar Collection: Crystal Sing is also included in Pro Sound Effects’ CORE: Standard.
INFRA is a collection of 200 (24 Bit / 48 kHz, wav, UCS) signature booms, pings, and atmospheric elements for horror productions with a disturbing and dissonant feel. This library is perfect for composers and sound designers who want to create terrifying soundscapes.
The sounds in INFRA were all carefully crafted to evoke a sense of unease and dread. From the deep, reverberant booms to the sharp, piercing pings, these sounds will make your blood run cold.
INFRA also includes a variety of short and intense atmospheric elements that will disconcert your listeners making their skin crawl.
INFRA is the perfect tool for creating truly terrifying soundscapes. Whether you’re working on a short film, a trailer, a feature film, or a video game, this library will give you the sounds you need to make your audience feel an intense sense of dread.
Check the playlist. It shows with clarity what you will get!
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).
This Double Bass & Violin sound effects library not only includes weird low double bass bow strokes, stabs, vibrating strings, drones, harsh harmonics, string scrapes, bow stroke voices, and bright violin tones and screams. It also includes the opportunity to open up a whole new set of sonic adventures.
Why? All double bass sounds have been recorded at 192K/24 bit, with an amazing stereo set of close up Sanken CO100K microphones, and a stereo set of Sennheiser Mkh 8020 microphones, capturing low end and room. All violin sounds have been recorded with a single Sanken CO100K microphone.
Common for all Sanken files is that you're able to either extreme time stretch/time compress, or pitch up and down the files, and by this discover a whole new world of sounds – without adding nasty degenerating artifacts or muffling the sound. The ultra-high frequency range of the Sanken microphones does really make a great difference!
Recordings these sounds was a pure blast. The amount of versatile organic material in the set is great. The bass instrument has been played in a very innovative way, using both regular bow on strings and bass body, but also finger cymbals attached to specific places for a vibrating ring or rattle noise, creating some really other-worldly sound effects, and almost vocal-like patterns.
While the double bass material produces a massive low end without any further processing, the violin recordings really benefit from being stretched and pitched. This makes all the non-audible bright sounds captured by the Sanken microphones come through.
Quantum State is a collection of 30 soundscapes (WAV files, 24 Bit / 96 kHz) aimed to be used in movies, games and documentary films. It was created to evoke the atmosphere of a Quantum World.
If you are doing a documentary about Quantum Mechanics or in any Sci-fi project where, for example, your protagonist is trapped in a molecular space this soundpack can be great tool to achieve those things.
Each soundscape has a duration of 1:05 minutes.
This small, highly focused sound library features drones and textures created solely with sounds from a 1950’s Cable upright piano.
These sound effects range from low, dark, and pulsating, to high and shimmering and could easily work in sci-fi, suspense, thrillers, or fantasy. While they can sound otherworldly, the sounds are actually quite organic. The sounds were made with looped and layered tone clusters and ambience recorded inside the piano – no granularization, synthesis, or additional processing like reverb were employed.
They can be used alone or mixed with other sounds to great effect.
This collection features 200 Fantasy sound effects. These sounds have been handpicked from the Sound Ideas Fantasy SFX series.
OPEN CONTRACT is a collection of 165 Rhythmic Loops at 96kHz – 24bit + 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.
You will find: Kicks, hi-hats, clocks, hits and impacts, experimental loops and a good amount of designed loops ready to be used to enhance your track.
If you are working in the score for an action movie/game or horror production you will find some useful stuff in this pack.
Check the demos for a good glimpse of what you can get in some of the categories and how this loops can be use in music compositions.
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