Electricity Sound Effects

Electrical zaps, electricity current sparks and other power, thunder and lightning crackling sounds. Also check out the Hums, Buzz & Glitches category

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Process Malfunction Play Track 40 sounds included $12

Process Malfunction features 40 intricate future technology glitch production elements for science fiction scenarios where computers are going way out of control. You'll hear corrupt data streams, servers overloading, user interface issues, generative, abstract rhythms and more in this detailed exploration of what the computers of tomorrow may sound like when they go wrong.

Perhaps the mainframe has been compromised from a series of lethal hacker attacks or alien communication signals are interfering with the network, maybe the CPU has just seen better days… Whatever the cause of the failure, the machines have been corrupted and they are struggling, screaming and hanging on for their last bleep…

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Materials & Texture Sound Effects Metal Atmosphere Play Track 29 sounds included, 120 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$100

Metal Atmosphere is a collection of contact microphone recordings of wire fences vibrating in the wind.

The library consists of 29 recordings ranging from 1 minute to over 10 minutes in length. These have been recorded by taping JrF contact microphones to wire fences and other structures through which sound travels easily.

Most of the sounds are made by the wind “playing” the wires as a huge stringed instrument, while a few others are recordings of submerged wooden fences. The tone is generally dark, even menacing, bringing desolate spaces to mind.

The sounds can be used as backgrounds even if they technically aren’t proper ambiences, as there is a certain degree of similarity between the two channels which creates a fake stereo field. About half of the files also include wind gusts and wind-specific dynamics which renders them easily identifiable as wind sounds, only with extra metal elements added. Additionally there are countless impacts, risers and swells included which can easily be cut out and used as spot effects. All files are recorded and mastered at 24/96 quality which makes them excellent sound design elements ripe for serious processing.

In total, more than 2 hours of metal atmospheres and resonances from unique sources – tagged with comprehensive metadata.

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Environments & Ambiences City Thunderstorm Play Track 28+ sounds included, 67 mins total $35

Need the sound of thunder in the city? City thunderstorm delivers a series of atmospheric rain and thunder effects recorded in London. Rolls, rumbles and claps, close and distant, and three long thunder and rain sequences to help create your perfect city storm, including one complete storm from start to finish. More than one hour of sounds from thunderstorms in the city – all recorded at 24 bit / 96 kHz, and embedded with full Soundminer Metadata.

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Electricity Sound Effects Energy by SoundMorph Play Track 606+ sounds included $99

This SFX library is a complete collection of everything ENERGY, covering Electricity, Power Ups, Shockwaves, Sparks, Force Fields, Zaps, Loops, and plenty more.

ENERGY is created in collaboration with talented French sound design duo Frederic Devanlay and Cedric Denooz, and features more than 625+ sounds and 6.4GB of 24bit/96khz .WAV files, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer & Basehead metadata.

Sounds include:

• Energy Loops (start, loop, end)
• Neutrons and Particles
• Electricity sparks, zaps, impacts
• Energy Weapons / Special Powers
• Whoosh and Passbys
• Energy Foley
• Ambiences
• Hums and Buzzes
• Lightning Elements
• Power Ups and Power Downs
• Source Tool Box – Create your own sounds from scratch!

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects ACM(E) Play Track 26 sounds included $15

This small sound library contains all the original CPU fan and hard disk noises emitted by the following vintage Apple MACs, each with its own unique texture:

• Power Macintosh 4400
• Power Macintosh 6400
• Power Macintosh 7200
• Macintosh Classic
• Macintosh Mac G4
• Macintosh Mac LC 475

The material contains a lot of mechanical noises and different startup chimes, plus a lot of boot sequences with all the hard drives/fans spinning and whirring.

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Mechanical Sound Effects Annihilated Hard Drives Play Track 200+ sounds included, 200 mins total $45

This Hard Drive SFX library delivers the sounds of severely mistreated hard drives. We hit hard drives with hammers, drilled holes in them, bent them and inserted objects into them before turning them on. Power ups, shut downs, grinding, screeching, whines, and rattling are just a few of the sounds you’ll find here. Great source material for sound design and heavy processing.

Annihilated Hard Drives – Microphones Used:
• 1x Neumann KM130 (cardioid)
• 1x Sennheiser MKH50 (cardioid)
• 2x Barcus Berry contact microphone

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Weather Sound Effects Rain and Thunder Play Track 73 sounds included, 39 mins total $30

Do you want to add some tension with thunder sound effects? Are you looking for immersive rain? Do you need perfect loops of rain in your game?

'Rain and Thunder' is a collection of high-quality sounds recorded over a timespan of several years at different locations with a Mid-Side and XY rig. This sound pack contains variations of rain: soft, hard, under metal, under plastic, on top of plastic, and with and without thunder rumble.

This pack is guaranteed to immerse the listener with the pattering drips of water and the roaring thunder!

All sounds included are tagged with metadata (keywords and description) for use in Soundminer/Basehead, etc.

Rain and Thunder includes:
• Rain Hard Loop (12 sounds)
• Rain Hard and Stream Loop (2 sounds)
• Rain Pouring Loop (1 sound)
• Rain Pouring and Thunder Rumble Loop (1 sound)
• Rain Soft Loop (11 sounds)
• Rain Soft and Bird Loop (1 sound)
• Rain Soft and Stream and Bird Loop. (1 sound)
• Rain Soft and Thunder Really Long Loop (2 sounds)
• Rain and Distant Thunder Loop (5 sounds)
• Rain and Distant Thunder Rumble Loop (11 sounds)
• Rain and Stream Loop (5 sounds)
• Rain from Inside Loop (2 sounds)
• Rain on Plastic Inside Loop (1 sound)
• Rain on Plastic Outside Loop (1 sound)
• Rain on Rocks Loop (1 sound)
• Rain on Water and Bird Loop (1 sound)
• Rain under Metal Loop (4 sounds)
• Rain under Metal and Thunder Rumble Loop (6 sounds)
• Rain under Umbrella Loop (1 sound)
• Rain, Distant Thunder Rumble and Bird Loop (1 sound)
• Rain, Distant Thunder and Bird Loop (1 sound)
• Thunder and Bird Loop (1 sound)

Gears & Specs
• Every file included is tagged with metadata keywords and a description for use in Soundminer, Basehead, etc.
• Recorded with a Oktava MK-012 in Mid Side configuration and Zoom H6 XY.

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Electricity Sound Effects Electricity – Sparks N Arcs Play Track 218+ sounds included $79

Need electrical sounds? Electricity-Sparks N Arcs delivers more than 200 files of 12,000 volt sparking electrical arcs, industrial welders, electrical shorts, Taser gun discharges, Van Der Graph Generator and custom-made Jacob’s Ladder for those classic sci-fi lab effects… even the sounds of the electrocution of an innocent pickle.

These hard-to-find sounds of massive power and electricity are perfect for adding sizzle to video games, movie projects and multimedia.

All sounds were recorded at 96k/24 bit with multiple microphones. Embedded with metadata (Soundminer, Broadcast Wav)

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Phono Play Track 108 sounds included
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$15

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.

Note: Can be used without Kontakt too! All Kontakt instrument libraries include fully unlocked and accessible metadata tagged .wav files. You don't need any version of Kontakt to use these files as a standalone sample library.

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Electricity Sound Effects Electrical Hum Play Track 25 sounds included, 39 mins total $19

Get the hums of a big electric station, a small buzz of an electrical substation’s transformer and also synthesized sounds. All synthesized sounds were re-recorded with the “Worldizing” technique initially conceived by legendary sound designer Walter Murch.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Feedback Loop FX & Atmospheres Play Track 200 sounds included $12

200 sounds from no-input mixer recording sessions featuring cable & pedal noise, drones, harsh noisescapes, high frequency feedback, hum, interference, low frequency noise atmospheres, machines gone wild and a multitude of general feedback effects.

For inventive navigation tones, future technology sounds, glitch elements, horror atmospheres, corrupted audio flows and more, this original sound collection will serve as a versatile palette for sound designers/editors/artists, music producers and anyone looking for interesting audio artefacts.

All files are 24 Bit/96 kHz with embedded metadata.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Signal Interference Play Track 40 sounds included, 40 mins total $12

Signal Interference contains 40 feedback loops generated from a no-input mixer, each running for 1 minute for a total of 40 minutes of audio corruption. These unique sonic textures feature crackles, hums, buzzes and glitches to suit a wide array of multimedia projects which require the sounds of malfunctioning machinery, twisted signals and future tech gone wrong.

All files are 24 Bit/96 kHz with embedded metadata.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Raw Noise Play Track 80+ sounds included, 20 mins total $39

When recording and collecting sound effects, you end up with a lot of noise: Microphone hits, Plosives, Wind pops, rattles, drops. Just plain noise.

These unwanted orphan sounds often get deleted, or end up in a some forgotten folder. Then sometimes you need a sound. A timbre that you just can't name. A raw sound that though manipulation, can become new and remarkable. That's what this SFX library is: Raw, dirty, short sounds that in the right hands – your hands – have potential. Raw Noise features 40 HD 24bit/96khz compilation tracks with a large selection of Hits, pops, plosives and transient sounds, ready for manipulation. From veteran Hollywood Sound Designer Lenny Jones.

Most of the sounds are short, a second or two. Organized into loose categories to encourage new discoveries and new possibilities. The demo track features selections of the tracks, so you can hear the sounds as they are presented.

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Fringe Elements Play Track 225 sounds included, 46 mins total $59

Fringe Elements is an aggressive sample pack of divergent and destructive sounds designed for musicians and sound designers in need of a hard-hitting sound pallet on the periphery of normal. Each sound was built in the modular world and heavily processed through DSP algorithms to create structurally unique outcomes and ultimately highly usable samples.

Contained in this collection are 225 unique sounds designed as FX, rhythmic elements, evolving textures, noise, distortion, spectral atmospheres and other elements perfect as building blocks to new music and sound projects or to be layered into existing work to add weight, depth and dimension.

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Hum, Buzz & Glitch Sound Effects Handheld Tranceivers Play Track 241 sounds included, 26 mins total $25

The Handheld Tranceivers library delivers walkie-talkie sound effects from no less than three models: The AEG Voxtel, the Cobra MicroTalk and the Kenwood TK-3107.

It features button sounds, beeps, squelches, feedback sounds, static and white noise sounds, garbled communications and much more. Recorded with a Nevaton MC48 microphone and a Tascam DR70d portable recorder.

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Electricity Sound Effects Vaeyan III Play Track 500+ sounds included, 108 mins total $20

A collection of sounds gathered from conceptual designs and audio experiments. While not centered around a specific theme or topic, Vaeyan III will surely add unique and dynamic flavors to your sound vault.

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Yvaine Play Track 1400 sounds included, 740 mins total $26

A massive electro-acoustic drone SFX library reft from a custom designed and hand-built instrument! These drones were coaxed from a unique instrument using the power of air. No harsh picking or plucking, just assorted techniques for moving air deftly across the strings.

The guitar, Yvaine, was recorded simultaneously via two tracks (one direct and another amped and mic’d) and was set to 23 different tunings to encompass the full spectrum of her voice, character, and soul. The tunings are as follows:

All5ths | B6th | Capo12th | CassianoPereiraViana | CrossnoteF | Cuba | DADGAD | DropB | Hawaiian | Koto | OpenA | OpenC | OpenD | OpenE | OpenF | OpenG | OpenPage | Orkney | Ostrich | Pentatonic | “Spira” | Standard | TheEdge

The files range from uber clean and harmonic to gritty, crackling, and distorted. For some of the overdriven amped recordings, we even experimented with creative NR settings for the modulation of artificial harmonics…and kept some of the more colorful results! Between the two different tracks, multiple takes were made per strength, per position, per recording. Depending on which takes were best, some of the DI and amped captures matched, while others were physically different. This offers unique layering capabilities for some sets while allowing for variety in others. Some of the sets are missing particular strength recordings at specific positions. But if a capture wasn’t appropriate, we didn’t include it.

This is a bountiful collection of droning goodness. Use it for good.

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Electricity Sound Effects Electronic Drain Play Track 300 sounds included $19

Need electric sounds such as sparks, current flows and electric arcs? Electronic Drain is a collection of electric and electronic sources specifically designed for movies, audio logos and trailers. The library includes new and experimental sound material generated using the most cutting-edge digital signal processing techniques.

Providing digital, organic, raw and designed sounds Electronic Drain delivers a rich sonic complexity and a wide range of possible variations. Sounds have been further processed and looped in Kontakt to offer a larger number of possible combinations.

Electronic Drain comes with 1.1 GB and 300 .Wav files + 11 Kontakt instruments. The Kontakt instruments require the full Kontakt 5 or higher – the .wav files can be used without Kontakt.

Features sounds such as:
Bleeps • Current Flow • Electric Arc • Glitch • Interface Design • Electricity • Magnetic Field • Sparks – designed • Sparks – long • Sparks – mid – short • Static • Voltage Stutter

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Lost Transmissions Play Track 340+ sounds included $99

Lost Transmissions is a collection of electromagnetic and radio recordings with an emphasis on communications gone wrong. Malfunctioning static, radio recordings, analog hums, designed passbys, & tonal/fluctuating noise. Lost Transmissions is another essential set of utilitarian libraries to add to your tool box. Recorded and designed by Jason Cushing (co-founder of SoundMorph).

Not only that, as a bonus we've also teamed up with and included Echo Collective's kontakt instrument “Squelch” and accompanying sample library, giving you an additional 100+ real radio samples to work with and playable radio instrument.

Lost Transmissions includes sounds such as:
• Malfunctions
• Static Passbys
• Tonal Passbys
• Tonal Noise
• Designed Noise
• Radio Noise
• Noise Loops

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Mechanical Sound Effects 3Dimensional Printing Play Track 95 sounds included $49

3Dimensional Printing is the multicolored result of different recording sessions of a couple of 3D printers (the Sharebot NG – Next Generation and the DeltaWASP 20 40) at Fabb and at FabLab Milan between 2014 and 2015.
All the sounds were recorded directly as uncompressed .wav files through both a RME Fireface UCX and a Zoom H6 Portable Recorder.
Duration ranges vary from 1 to 5 minutes, with the most sonically interesting excerpts from full printing cycles. Lots of pattern and sequences are available for selection and transformation.
Five different transducers were chosen to capture all the sonic details of these mechanisms:
– C-SERIES pro contact microphones, hand-made by Jez Riley French;
– Barcus Berry 4000 Planar Wave System (Piezo crystal sensor+4000XL Piezo Preamp);
– Piezo Film Tab Contact Microphones by Cold Gold Audio;
– Custom Induction Coil Pick-up (also used to create the Unseen Noises collection);
– Zoom MSH-6 MS Capsule (the stereo image of the Mid-Side recordings is rendered as balanced stereo LR files).

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Sci-fi Evolution Play Track 1700+ sounds included, 60 mins total $39.20

Need futuristic sounds? Sci-fi Evolution is a massive compilation of more than 1700 audio files – and it covers a lot of ground! Check out the full selection below.

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Electricity Sound Effects Advanced UI Play Track 928 sounds included, 21 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$47.20

Looking for UI sound effects? The Advanced UI collection gets you a wide range of interface sound effects – from natural, organic and minimal pops, beeps and chirps to 8-Bit, hybrid and highly processed, electronic and digital SFX that will complete almost any project where UI/UX sounds are required. + Includes embedded Soundminer meta data.

Designed for use in animations, video games, mobile apps, motion graphics, film, software development and industrial design projects, Advanced UI is a perfect fit for getting user interface sounds just right.

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Floppy Drives Play Track 655 sounds included $49

The Floppy Drives sound effects library features recordings of seven computer disk drives: two 3.5″ floppy drives, one 5.25″ floppy drive, three Zip drives, and one SuperDisk drive.

All drives were taken apart to access and manipulate the stepper/eject motors to create unique sounds. These range from electronic percussive bleeps and glitchy noises, to electromechanical motor movements.

An Arduino UNO microcontroller board was connected to one of the 3.5″ floppy drives, allowing precise control of the drive’s stepper motor via custom software code. A midi keyboard was interfaced to the system, giving the ability to control the back-and-forth movement of the read/write heads via notes on the keyboard. This essentially turned the drive into an instrument, producing a new set of sounds not existing in the drive’s normal functions.

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Dronos Play Track 154 sounds included, 154 mins total $30

Brand New Sci-Fi Ambiences from The Library by Empty Sea. 6+ GB, 150+ sounds, almost 3 hours of material, all 96k, all looped for easy use.

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