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Sound effects libraries where the file names and metadata follow the Universal Category System (UCS), championed by renowned sound supervisor Tim Nielsen & more
Waterphone Designed Vol. 1 features 3 categories of Impacts. Created by recording and manipulating sounds from the unique instrument, the Waterphone.
Captured using a contact microphone and guitar pedal board, and played with a violin bow and various drum beaters. Our Audio Craftsmen then meticulously edited and designed 40 unique impacts across 3 categories.
Metallic Impacts
Percussive Impacts
Tonal Impacts.
This library is a perfect addition to Film, TV & Game productions or trailers with a cinematic, experimental or abstract edge. Use these sounds in horror, thriller, sci-fi and action projects to create moments of mystery, eeriness and tension.
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.
Get ready to dive into one of the most authentic and evocative sound libraries we ever created. Take a transcendent journey across 28 countries, spanning the last 7 years.
In this exclusive library, we have meticulously curated the most enthralling and previously unreleased ambient sounds we’ve ever recorded. It showcases a diverse collection of 60 unique ambiences, spanning various locations and time periods.
These files are not in any other of our library, they are totally new releases.
With ‘Soundscape Odyssey 1,’ you’ll gain access to a truly distinctive and immersive collection of global ambiance. Experience the world through our unique perspective and discover soundscapes like never before.
Forest, Town, Swamp, Grassland, Suburb, Urban, Underground, Transportation, Tropical, Park, Lakeside, Misc, Market, Celebration, Alpine, Public Space, Seaside, Sport, Protest, Restaurant, Water,…
Stephane Fufa Dufour has been recording and traveling for the past eight years, with the last five years devoted to intense “field recording” as a digital nomad on all continents. Along the way, he has collected precious sonic gems, exploring unique, unusual, and diverse soundscapes that span a wide variety of cultures and locations, from anthropophony to pure biophony.
This collection of 589 sounds features a wide range of sounds, from solo machines and mechanisms to machine parts, factory ambiences, and experimental fantasy machines.
Free pack samples HERE
The first volume of high definition and modern UI sound effects. Sci-Fi UI Sound Pack is a curated collection of modern sounds designed for futuristic and sci-fi environments. Each sound was synthesized and designed to accompany high-tech systems, computers, machinery, or weapons. A must-have for the serious sound designer and game developer looking for HQ sounds!
This “Music Spill” library is a collection of six genres of music heard at various distances emanating through walls from outside as well as inside. The loops were created for easy duplication to match scene durations and streamlines the process of creating environments where music can be heard through structures, best of all it’s license free.
Introducing “SSL49 Moving Water Part 3″ – Your Ultimate Sound Library for Film, Television, and Video Games in Unparalleled Audio Quality!
Dive into the immersive world of”SSL49 Moving Water Part 3”, the latest installment in our traditional sound library collection. This meticulously crafted audio treasure trove offers a mesmerizing auditory journey, meticulously recorded in pristine conditions at a noise-free swimming pool.
“Moving Water” is your go-to resource for creating unforgettable audio experiences in the realms of film, television, and video games.
We spared no effort in ensuring that every ripple, drop, and water movement was captured with the utmost precision, delivering superior sound quality for your projects.
Our recordings took place in a pristine, noise-free swimming pool environment, ensuring that every sound is free from unwanted distractions or disturbances.
The library is conveniently organized and offered in formats compatible with leading audio software, making it easy to integrate into your creative workflow. UCS Compliant. All the recordings include metadata in English and Spanish, and they are compatible with software of sound library management like Soundminnner.
Introducing our first firearm sound library, with the iconic SVD Dragunov. Here in its civilian version, the Tigr-SVD from Izhmash is a semi-automatic sniper rifle chambered in 7.62×54 R, with a detachable 10-round magazine. Developed in the 60s, the SVD has become the standard squad support weapon of several countries’ military.
Using a large array of various microphone configurations, we recorded shots from several distances in an open shooting range near Warsaw. We then moved to our studio to capture an extensive range of foley, including mag in and out, chamber cycles, selector switches, trigger actions and more.
This library also comes with carefully designed assets in stereo and 5.1, created from our raw files. It includes powerful shots, 3 meticulously crafted types of tails (Wide, Urban and Interior) and punchy foleys.
Multiple mic perspectives
The raw shots feature a total of 16 recording positions, from shooter perspective up to 80 meters, with a total of 25 channels. Among these you will find high SPL microphones attached to the weapons for mech sounds, CO-100k for ultrasonic content, large-diaphragm microphone close to the ground for punchy low ends, ambisonic perspective and much more! We also recorded the foley with multiple microphones, including a CO-100k for drastic pitch changes.
Designed and Game Ready assets
The library also includes “game ready assets”, which are edited versions of our designed sounds, with individual variations allowing easy implementation into your game engine or audio middleware.
Gear used
Sound Devices 722 • MixPre-6 II • Zoom F6 • Sanken CO-100K • NTG1 • MKH416 • TLM103 • Usi Pro • MikroUsi • MKH 8040 • MKH30 • MK012 • SM57 • MK21 • CM4 • KmrB1i • DPA 4062 • NT-SF1
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadatas compatible with Soundminer, Soundly and Basehead.
Reverb Chamber Bundle Vol. 1 compiles our Reverb Chamber series into 4.42GB of unique, otherworldly sounds. All performed and captured in a reverberation chamber. Then, manipulated by our Audio Craftsmen.
In this bundle, you will receive:
Reverb Chamber Vocals Vol. 1- Dramatic vocal phrases performed in a reverb chamber.
Reverb Chamber Impacts Vol. 1- Cinematic impacts performed in a reverb chamber.
Reverb Chamber Drones Vol. 1- Unusual drones captured in a reverb chamber.
This collection is a perfect addition to Film, TV & Game productions with an otherworldly, experimental or abstract edge. Use these sounds in sci-fi, thriller, horror and fantasy projects to create moments of mystery, eeriness and tension.
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.
Sewing Machine Vol. 1 contains recordings of a Bernina Sewing Machine and various attachments, such as a footswitch, needles, bobbin, thread and fabric.
Our Audio Craftsmen recorded a variety of actions commonly performed when using a sewing machine. This collection includes setting up the machine, sewing different fabrics, starting, stopping and running at varying speeds, changing needles and much more.
Use this library to bring an elevated sense of realism to any projects involving sewing machines or crafting.
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.
A cutting-edge sound library meticulously captured and curated to give you the power to deliver the true aesthetic of powerful machinery and captivate your audience through the gritty sounds of mechanical technology and tooling.
This library contains city ambience from Dublin, Ireland. Recorded in ambisonic format then convert into various other formats. From crowd in bar street, shopping center to quite college square, library and urban forest. It can fit perfetfly into any film or game production that sets in Europe city immediately.
– LOOP READY –
All sounds are edited into a perfect loop for easy editing.
– INCLUDING BINURAL VERSION –
In addition to the Stereo files, the ambisonic edition also contains all files Binural format.
Introducing SciFi Spacecraft Room Tones, by Audio Forge! These room tone and ambience sound effects were inspired by the wonder of space ships and space exploration. Designed to be your audio bed, these room tones and ambiences capture the intricate details of each environment, and range from subtle, light and airy to tonal and complex atmospheric textures. Create an authentic science-fiction themed sonic background with room tones and ambiences for every room aboard a spacecraft. From cockpits, corridors, living quarters, and kitchens to futuristic engine rooms, high-tech laboratories, storage areas, and landing bays, this library allows your audience to be fully engrossed in the world you create! This collection of 100 SciFi room tones ensures you have a diverse and comprehensive selection at your fingertips. All audio was recorded and processed at 24 bit / 96kHz and every two minute room tone has been edited to make certain the ability for seamless looping.
The library is organized by the following categories:
Airy (20 two minute room tones)
Complex (16 two minute room tones)
Deep (17 two minute room tones)
Electrical (22 two minute room tones)
Tonal (25 two minute room tones)
VINTAGE RACE CAR SOUND EFFECTS
Experience the authentic roar of a French classic with our Renault R4 GTL sound library. This carefully crafted audio collection features recordings of one of the most celebrated models from Renault, offering an immersive journey into the characteristic sounds of this iconic car.
The package includes various driving performances, each captured from numerous microphone perspectives. All recordings are synchronized to allow effortless switching between microphone placements or from outside to the driver’s seat. You can choose from up to nine different perspectives, such as front, back, pass-by, engine, exhaust and interior. To ensure full immersion, the interior perspective was recorded with quad ORTF. In addition to the driving sounds, you will discover many accessory sounds and mechanisms.
Created for sound designers, audio professionals and car enthusiasts, this library brings you a wide range of uses. With its detailed recordings of the Renault R4 GTL, the collection is a great resource no matter if you’re working on a movie or game that needs realistic car sounds – or you’re simply a lover of vintage cars.
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Kickboxing Match Ambiences Vol. 1 comprises immersive multi-channel recordings captured by our Audio Craftsmen at a real boxing match.
Fighter sparring, emphatic crowd shouts, coaching from the sidelines, competition glove impacts, footwork shuffles, gameplay presence, encouraging cheers, excited applause, British-accented reactions and more were captured in situ from different mono perspectives. These were then configured into stereo for the maximum dose of realism.
Use these sounds to craft emotion-filled, authentic backgrounds in your boxing-based Film, TV and Game projects.
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.
Bones breaking, cracking, popping and Tearing, for all your fight scenes and gory needs
Recorded in 192Khz 32bit float and exported in both 32/192 kHz and 24/96khz
This mini library includes your classic plastic wrap sounds of peeling off of objects, ripping, stretching, and more!
Microwave contains an array of recordings covering all actions and sounds you’d expect to hear from one of the most popular kitchen appliances in the world.
Our Audio Craftsmen performed and captured a wide variety of authentic Microwave sounds including Hums, Beeps, Door Open/Closes, Crockery handling and much more. Giving you the freedom of creative control for any scenes your appliance might want to get involved with!
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.
Selection of iconic British Railway Station, Platform, Concourse & Underground Ambiences
192KHZ 24BIT • 10.6GB • 52 FILES • 151 MIN • UCS
Lake Skadar Vol1: Winds & Ambiences is a first installment of the Lake Skadar series, showcasing the unparalleled sonic richness of the Lake Skadar National Park in Montenegro, a UNESCO nominee.
This library is a result of a massive effort put into the recording, editing, and (minimal)mastering process to deliver the highest quality sound effects.
The recordings were captured using a multi-microphone setup and stretched over several days to capture the essence of the location in all its sonic glory. The library features a whopping 2.5 hours of top-notch recordings of wind sound effects and general “air” ambiances.
With 52 files of high-quality recordings, you can listen to general airy ambiances of Lake Skadar, gentle winds being carried across the lake, distant frogs and birds, moderate and strong wind gusts that make the whole lake with its inhabitants silent, creaking trees and snapping branches, wind traveling through leaves and reeds, distant villages at night, and more.
The library comes packed with rich metadata, making it easy for you to find and sort the files you need for your projects. The files are also UCS compliant.
I highly recommend listening to the entire preview as it showcases the remarkable sonic diversity of this library. Keep in mind that the preview is only 10 minutes long, whereas the entire library features over 2 and a half hours of recordings.
For more details check the SFX LIST
EDITED AND MASTERED WITH: Acon Acustica
RECORDED WITH: ORTF (2x Sennheiser MKH8040), Audio Technica BP4025, Sony PCM D100, Sound Devices Mixpre-3 II, Sound Devices Mixpre-6
A collection of nature, town, and civil ambiences.
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