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Listen to urban Sydney. Located on Australia’s southeastern coast, Sydney is the country’s largest city and is one of the most important ports in the South Pacific. Walk along its numerous harbours including Darling Harbour and Circular Quay. Explore unique soundscapes created by traffic and wild animals. Hop on one of the commuter trains or buses to feel like a local.
XForce is a cinematic sound library featuring a variety of impact recordings & signature designed sound effects.
It contains more than 2500 UCS compliant, high-quality impact sounds like STINGERS, BASS DIVES, SYNTHETIC & ETHEREAL HITS, BOOMS.
This Halloween, be prepared to be scared! From Aum Audio comes the ultimate Halloween package.
With over 1500 individual sounds, this collection has something for every media artist. Whether you’re searching for vocal phrases, eerie ambiance, terrifying screams, or possessed toys, we’ve got you covered with a truly unique collection of Halloween delight!
The KISS sound library gets you exactly what its name suggests: Kissing sounds, and lots of them! This is a collection of genuine, untreated recordings of all kind of kisses.
Feel free to use them in your sound design and be creative. Maybe they can serve to create a squealing monster or squeaking tires too, who knows!
Glasses is a collection of 7 eyeglass sounds, including 3 types of ‘On & Off’ movement sounds, as well as close and mid-range ‘Put on’, ‘Pick up’, and ‘Drop’ sounds on both wooden and glass tables.
The types of eyeglasses are as follows:
1 pair of metal and plastic glasses
2 pairs of metal glasses
2 pairs of thick plastic glasses
2 pairs of thin plastic glasses
Additionally, there are 6 tracks featuring the opening and closing of eyeglass cases.
Mics & Recording Equipment:
Close Mic: Neumann KM184
Mid Mic (for ‘Put on’, ‘Pick up’, and ‘Drop’ recordings): Sennheiser MKH 60
All recorded at 96kHz/32bit using Sound Devices Mix-Pre 10 II
Our Office Sound Library captures the essence of office life with recordings from two different office environments. This comprehensive library has everything you need to bring an office setting to life—designed office ambiences, room tones, footsteps, elevators, cupboards, coffee machines, various doors, and all the subtle sounds of “behind the computer” activities- keyboard typing, staplers, papers, phones, mouse clicking and more.
In total the bank has 303 sounds, all recorded in 96kHz, 24bit format to ensure the highest quality. All of the sounds were edited and polished to be ready for the next film or video game project.
96KHZ 24BIT • 658MB • 367 FILES • UCS Welcome to a world of dark synthetic motion—where sound bends, morphs, and evolves into something cinematic, intense, and deeply textured.
Cinematic Synth Movements is a collection of 367 meticulously crafted sound effects (658MB, 96kHz/24-bit), designed to bring movement, weight, and depth to any project. From slow, ominous bass movements to high-energy impacts and whooshes, this library thrives in the space between tension and release.
Divided into two sections:
Both Designed and Source sound effects are completely reverb-free, giving you full creative control to shape it to any mix or environment.
Whether you’re crafting futuristic weaponry, spells, trailer sequences, or larger-than-life cinematic moments, Cinematic Synth Movements delivers dark, modern, and evolving sounds that push beyond the ordinary.
DESIGNED IN: VCV Rack, Reaktor, Bitwig
EDITED AND MASTERED WITH: Bitwig, Pro Tools
The Animal Symphony – Owl Shriek has been made possible through a collaboration with the amazing team at Terra Natura.
This unique sound library offers 33 high-quality audio tracks, with multiple takes that accurately capture the various sounds emitted by one of the majestic owls of this natural park. For this collection, we used high-end microphones, such as the Sanken CO-100K and the Sennheiser MKH 8050, together with the Zoom H6 recorder.
The recordings were made at 24-bit/192 kHz and 96 kHz sampling rates, achieving exceptional clarity and depth that guarantee a professional and detailed sound.
The collection includes short and long screeches, captured at very close range, with multiple variations to be able to use them in different situations. This library is ideal for projects that seek to recreate the sounds of wildlife or for creative productions that want to add a fantastic and immersive touch with unique sounds.
Ideal Applications:
– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrichment of the audiovisual product with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.
Technical details:
– Total Audios: 33
– Total number of individual sounds: 193 aprox
– Format: 192 kHz – 96 kHz/24 bit
– Equipment Used: Zoom F6 with Sennheiser MKH 8050 and Sanken CO-100K, plus a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo.
– Total Duration: 3:13 min
The Animal Symphony – “Harris’s Hawk” was made possible through a collaboration with the amazing people at Terra Natura.
This exclusive sound library features 36 high-quality audio tracks, with multi-take recordings that capture every vocalization and texture of the Harris’s Hawk. Using high-end microphones, such as the Sanken CO-100K and Sennheiser MKH 8050, along with the Zoom H6 recorder, we meticulously documented the nuances of each sound of these birds. The recordings, made at 24-bit/192kHz and 96kHz sampling rates, offer exceptional clarity and depth, ideal for high-demand productions.
Within this collection you will find a variety of Harris’s Hawk vocalizations, such as alarm calls, contact calls, and proximity screeches, captured at different proximities. With multiple variations and takes, this library is perfect for projects seeking realism and authenticity in wildlife sounds or for more creative projects such as creating fantasy creatures.
Each recording has been carefully edited to remove unwanted noise, and since it was made indoors, all traces of reverberation have been eliminated, ensuring a pure sound. Thanks to the ultrasonic microphones, even when reducing the tone, users will be able to enjoy a full richness in the frequency range. This library is an essential tool for those looking for authentic, high-fidelity animal sounds.
Ideal Applications:
– Video games: Add realism and depth to the natural environments of your games.
– Cinema and Documentaries: Enrichment of the audiovisual product with authentic sounds.
– Educational Applications: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about wildlife and animal behavior.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.
Technical details:
– Total Audios: 36
– Total number of individual sounds: 441 aprox
– Format: 192 kHz – 96 kHz/24 bit
– Equipment Used: Zoom F6 with Sennheiser MKH 8050 and Sanken CO-100K, plus a Zoom H6 recorder for stereo.
– Total Duration: 8 min
This library includes both factory ambiences and close up industrial machines.
The perfect collection for ambience beds for big noisy halls or a great tool for single machinery movements.
Several locations were recorded, amongst it a a food manufacturer, a vinyl pressing plant, a cogeneration unit, a water pumpstation, a water treatment plant, steelworks and a machinery builder. Aditional sounds have been recorded around other industrial sites.
For most machines, I used a multi-mic setup with a stereo (ab or ortf) unit, and several spot mics (incl. contact mics), which you can use as a construction library to mix to your own taste. For some machines, premixed files are included in a addition to the single layers.
From the rattle of an assembly lines, to whistle of all kind of engines , deafening scream of giant units, distant chatter and walla of workers, hydraulic and pneumatic hisses and movements, stamping of metal parts as well as welding, brushing, giant metal saws, polishing, wet round grinding, milling, pounding compressors, noisy heating units, bubbling testing stations and many more machinery sounds all in big reverberant spaces as well as from dry close up (as far as inside) carefully chosen spots of machineries singled out, this library offers a broad range of sounds.
The machines have been recorded in long continous ambiences as well as starting and stopping sounds, where possible.
Sound from tools, like ground lift, gates or beeps are also included.
Equitment used was: Sound Devices 744, Zoom F6, Schoeps MK41, Earthworks QTC50, Schertler Conatct Mic, Lewitt 540s, DPA 4060 / 61, Neumann KMR81i, Behringer Drum Mics
Discover the magic of Okefenokee Swamp through a symphony of ambient sounds, featuring the melodic chirping of crickets, the haunting calls of barred owls, the majestic echoes of sandhill cranes, and the rhythmic drumming of woodpeckers.
Each recording is a portal to a specific moment in time, whether it’s the tranquil dawn chorus, the mysterious dusk ambience, the serene sounds of a quiet night, and more.
Choose from 39 unique swamp ambiences to perfectly match your scene. Add realism, depth, and interest to your project with AMB01 Okefenokee Swamp.
Instant access after purchase.
Behind The Sounds:
The AMB01 Okefenokee Swamp library contains 39 ambient swamp soundscapes filled with songbirds, owls, crickets, wind, jumping fish, frogs, and more.
By renting a canoe and paddling over 30 miles into the swamp, I was able to capture and experience the heart of the swamp with no distractions for four days.
Maximized for realism, each track was recorded with x2 Sennheiser MKH 8020 microphones in a quasi-binaural SASS array. This technique gives each ambience a three-dimensional sound image that makes listeners feel like they’re actually there.
File List, Spectrograms & Metadata
Applicable Sounds – Organic UI & Building Games SFX
Enhance your projects with 998 meticulously crafted sound effects designed for today’s mini- games, building games, everyday applications and mobile phones. This comprehensive library covers 15 different categories to ensure you find the perfect sound to enhance your user experience and gameplay.
01_Earnings_and_Rewards
02_Inventory_Collect_Set_Take_Items
03_Construction_and_Movement
04_Magic_Creation
05_Confirmation_and_Notification
06_Musical_Elements
07_Tools
08_Misc_Organic
09_Switches
10_Coins
11_Papers_and_Scribbles
12_Whooshes
13_Clicks
14_Bells
15_Fun_and_Quirky
Found of sci-fi sound effects? Get whoosh, hum, drone and wing sounds performed with a tuneable rubber band sword (also called wind wand). This musical instrument was used in any possible way to bring you a wide range of expressive textures.
Sound material can be used to create any type of futuristic sound effect: space ships, helicopters, wings, laser, hum, ambiances, engines. It’s up to you.
Recorded with Sennheiser MKH 8040 in ORTF configuration and a mono MKH 8050, you can choose whether you want a wide stereo image or a restrained mono sound. Stereo and mono mics are coincident so you can mix both files without phase issues.
• 96KHz/24bit
• Both stereo and mono recordings
• Recorded with Sennheiser MKH 8040 and MKH 8050
• Metadata UCS-compliant
Beautiful Bells Vol 1 contains the solo ringing of 76 swinging bells, recorded in 43 churches, cathedrals, abbeys, basilicas and chapels across France, and 15 peals of multiple bells, called plenum, with unprecedented quality. Most of the sounds were recorded inside bell towers.
Swinging bells are struck by a hanging clapper. They have a natural pitch modulation due to the Doppler effect, and a timbre modulation due to varying orientation. They produce a deep and lively sound and are mostly used to announce masses, religious holidays, weddings and funerals.
Every bell size is represented in this library, from huge bourdons (bells whose pitch are below C3) weighing several tons to small chapel bells weighing around 20 kilograms. You will find bells founded from 16th to 21st century with a great variety of timbres and tunings. The sounds are sorted by note, from D2 to F5.
By sorting the solo sounds by location, you can recreate authentic bell combinations. You also have the freedom to create any custom combination or use the sounds as instruments in musical scores.
All the sounds in this library were recorded in bell towers or as close as possible to provide great sonic precision and optimal signal-to-noise ratio.
Over 12,000 kilometers were traveled during six months to get you one of the most exhaustive swinging bell sound library ever recorded.
• A total of 91 sounds recorded across France
• Contrains the peal of 10 bourdons (below C3)
• More than 4 hours of sound
• Wide variety of bells (size, age, tuning)
• Contains solo bells sorted by note
• Notes from D2 to F5
• Contains peal of multiple bells
• Metadata with detailed information about each bell
• 96KHz/24bit
• Very low noise
• Metadata UCS-compliant
• Mainly recorded with Sennheiser MKH 8040
Low-price. High-quality. Essential.
An essential collection of 150 golf cart sounds, including travelling on concrete, gravel & grass from multiple perspectives, starting & stopping as well as seamless travel loops!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
Recorded at a french family wedding with chatter, laughter and joy
A French walla sound effects pack is an essential resource for anyone looking to create authentic French environments in their audio productions.
Great for background Walla and very versatile.
Recorded and exported in 192khz / 32bit
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – MEERKAT
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – WATUSI
THE ANIMAL SYMPHOY – CROWING ROOSTER
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – LOVEBIRD
THE ANIMAL SYMPHONY – GOAT & SHEEP
The Animal Symphony will be a series of animal recording libraries, created to offer a wide variety of authentic animal sounds. Over the next few months, each installment in this series will capture the essence of different animal species.
Explore the fascinating melody of white-handed gibbons with “The Animal Symphony – White Handed Gibbon“! This stunning collection takes you to the heart of the rainforest, where gibbons express their beauty and vitality through captivating calls and songs. With a total of 50 audios and 355 songs of these primates, combining the three microphones used in the recording.
General description:
“The Animal Symphony – White Handed Gibbon” presents a wide selection of recordings that capture the calls and songs of white-handed gibbons. With a focus on exceptional audio quality, these recordings have been made with three different microphones: a Sennheiser MKH 8050, an EM258 capsule microphone, and a Zoom H6 recorder with XY capsule. Audio is released at a sampling rate of 192 kHz and 96 kHz, both at 24 bits, to offer an unparalleled listening experience.
Featured Features:
– White-Handed Gibbon Voices: Immerse yourself in the distinctive sounds of gibbons, from soft calls to impressive songs that fill the rainforest.
– Professional Recording: Made with high-end equipment, these recordings capture the beauty and authenticity of gibbon vocal communication.
– Variety of Sounds: With 50 audios and 355 songs, this library offers a wide range of options to enrich your multimedia projects.
– Exceptional Audio Quality: Recordings are released in two different sample rates to suit your needs, ensuring exceptional audio quality with every playback.
Ideal for a variety of applications:
– Video Games: Add a natural and immersive dimension to the jungle environments in your games.
– Film and Documentaries: Perfect for sound designers and scenes requiring wildlife sounds.
– Educational Projects: Use these sounds in educational projects to teach about the life and behavior of white-handed gibbons.
– Multimedia Projects: Ideal for any project that seeks to enrich the user’s listening experience.
Technical details:
– Total Audios: 50
– Total Sounds: (combining the three microphones): 355
– Format: 192 kHz and 96 kHz / 24 bit
– Equipment Used: Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone, microphone with EM258 capsule and Zoom H6 recorder With XY Capsule
License:
The sounds from “The Animal Symphony – White Handed Gibbon” are available under a royalty-free license, allowing their use in multiple projects without additional costs or royalties.
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If you’re looking for a pack filled with classic whooshes…THIS IS NOT IT! Oh yes, there are some classic whooshes in here, but also so much more.
Ultimate Whoosh is a combination of 6 mini packs. Get a complete collection of whooshes perfect for your project’s transitions, magic spells, vehicle passbys and flybys, character power-ups, weapons, and more.
In the sound pack, you will find whooshes and flybys including Abstract Whooshes, Elemental Whooshes, Flybys, Stingers, Textured Whooshes, Metal, Organic, Sci-fi, and many more.
All sounds in the Ultimate Whoosh sound pack are drag-and-drop ready for your project. Every audio file is UCS compatible and can be easily searched and found as they are meticulously organized with metadata chunks including description and keywords among others.
The Art Gallery Crowds sound library invites you into the immersive world of an art gallery. Recorded in a Los Angeles gallery across multiple spaces, from vast concrete halls to intimate wooden galleries, this collection captures the true ambiance of these cultural sanctuaries.
The primary focus of the library is the movement and chatter of small to large multilingual crowds in various spaces, and the arrhythmic footfalls on creaking wooden floors and echoing concrete paths. You’ll also hear snippets of security radios and guardians making their rounds, kids playing, laughing and crying, and camera shutters clicking.
Whether you’re crafting an immersive cinematic museum scene, composing an atmospheric soundtrack, or designing a multimedia installation, this authentic collection provides a sonic window into the living world of art galleries.
Specs:
-12 Sounds
-Total Runtime 38:54
-1.14GB in Total
-Stereo – 24 bit, 96kHz
-Detailed UCS Metadata
192KHZ 24BIT • 1.28 GB • 272 FILES • UCS Metal:Friction [Design Elements] is a meticulously curated sound effects library featuring a wide collection of metal friction recordings.
The library is perfect for sound designers and SFX editors, as it includes a wide range of unsettling, raw recordings that can be creatively altered in numerous ways, including pitching, stretching, and more.
Each sound was carefully recorded to ensure the highest fidelity and versatility. Additionally, the library has embedded rich UCS metadata, making file management seamless.
For more details check the SFX LIST
EDITED AND MASTERED WITH: Acon Acustica, Pro Tools
RECORDED WITH: RYCOTE CA-08 + ATE 208, ZOOM F3
This library features nature sounds and ambiences, recorded in two high-altitude alpine forests in Central Europe. Experience serene and remote landscapes characterized by the gentle rustling and rushing of wind through the trees. Occasional creaks of branches and a variety of bird species chirp and call out. The sound of Alpine Forest evokes a sense of harmony with nature.
All recordings are clear and entirely devoid of external noise and human disruptions. This is why this library is particularly valuable for productions set in the past, such as medieval and ancient times as well as for historical and nature documentaries.
All these nature ambiences are recorded using two microphone setups: a Double MS Stereo setup and a spaced omnis setup, the latter also providing extended frequency response. This results in three variations for each recording: Stereo, Wide AB Stereo, and 5-channel 5.0 surround. The variances between these options range from subtle to more pronounced, offering flexibility for crosscutting within scenes.
Get 4 hours of unique, royalty-free and notably high quality recordings with this library. Recorded in 24 bit / 96 kHz. Accurately edited and mastered to sound as natural as possible. With an average duration ranging from 3 to 15 minutes per file, there’s ample time to integrate them seamlessly into longer scenes without the need for looping. For more detailed descriptions of the ambiences within this collection, please refer to the metadata provided in our file lists or listen to the preview montage.
This library is UCS compliant (universalcategorysystem.com). In this new category system, all files contain extensive metadata like file description, Category & Subcategory. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio libraries management tools.
WHISPERS OF THE SCANDINAVIAN WILDERNESS
Discover the wild forests of Norway and immerse yourself in the sound of remote nature. This library contains quad surround recordings of various forests, wind through different types of trees, flowing water and individual animal sounds.
Scandinavian forests are known for being less densely populated by animals and for the harsh and changeable weather. The soundscapes are often characterized by a lot of wind, rivers and occasional bird calls. The collection captures this iconic sound of Norwegian nature: from the power of stormy winds and rushing waterfalls to calm and peaceful forest ambiences.
IMMERSIVE NATURE SOUNDSCAPES
Forests of Norway was carefully recorded with a double ORTF quad setup of MKH8040s into a MixPre-6 II, giving you pure immersion. In addition you get isolated animal sounds, mainly birds, captured in mono with a parabolic microphone. To ensure that the mono sounds blend seamlessly into the ambiences, we also recorded impulse responses from various forests. This allows you to embed any sound into the atmo, letting you create immersive and organic atmospheres according to your specific needs.
If you’re looking for a flexible atmo construction kit, this library is just right for you. It perfectly captures the sonic environment of Norwegian forests and gives you the tools to create authentic, vibrant soundscapes.
WHAT’S INSIDE (FILES / MINUTES)
50 cars, 149 stereo pass bys at different speeds! Files are recorded 24 or 32 bit, 96 kHz or 192 kHz with FEL Clippy XLR EM272 & Shure VP88 microphones, Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 II, Zoom F3 & Zoom H4n recorders. The library is also available in UCS.
Photo by Pixabay www.pexels.com/photo/light-trails-on-road-at-night-315939/
Kawaii UI Bundle
Footsteps Vegetation
63,13 € incl. vat
Potion Sound Effects
21,39 € incl. vat
Power Up Sound Effects
32,09 € incl. vat
Bowling Sound Effects
21,39 € incl. vat
Motion Graphics
Modular UI
CIRCUS Horror Strings
Bloody Nightmare
Forests and Mountains
Horror Jumpscares
The Still Line
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