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Spell Variations Vol. 4 marks the grand finale of our magical sound series, delivering a diverse and powerful collection of spell effects. Inside, you’ll find summonings, blood spells, petrifications, healing spells, dark incantations, and much more!
This volume includes 255 high-quality sound effects, organized into 27 distinct spell types, each with multiple variations (3 to 17) to ensure no spell sounds the same, even when reused across your project.
Each spell type is carefully named and sorted into individual folders, giving you intuitive navigation and maximum flexibility for magical scenes, game effects, or cinematic transitions.
Recorded, edited, and mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit, these sounds deliver exceptional clarity and full adaptability for pitching, layering, or creative processing.
A must-have library for professional sound designers seeking drag-and-drop magical sounds for video games, trailers, animations, or any audiovisual production.
More about the pack
– Intuitive file naming
– All you’ll ever need regarding magical sounds [Use them again & again
Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
– Totally mono compatibility
– All sounds have several variations.
– Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
– For any questions or problems: [email protected]
Features
– 255 spell sounds
– Number of Audio Waves: 255
– Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
– Win/Mac: Yes
– Minutes of audio provided: 19:21
Elemental Mutation Whooshes And Impacts is your ultimate toolkit for conjuring intense elemental sound design. Packed with over 1,900 royalty-free sound effects, this library brings together ethereal whooshes, explosive impacts, and immersive magic casts that transform any ordinary moment into pure audio alchemy. Perfect for summoning spells, elemental attacks, or cinematic transitions, each sound is meticulously designed to layer seamlessly into your project — from subtle energy swirls to bone-rattling impact blasts. Get ready to amplify your games, trailers, and fantasy worlds with an arsenal of otherworldly audio that’s ready to cast, conjure, and conquer.
Mechanism is a collection of sound effects focused on the movement of mechanical devices. Featuring 763 meticulously recorded sounds, this library captures the tactile character of metal objects—ratchets, levers, gears, spring-loaded latches, and unique mechanical gadgets.
The collection covers a wide range of mechanical actions: sharp clicks, metallic clacks, rotating gears, sliding mechanisms, and metallic movements. It’s built to support the sound design needs for robotics, sci-fi machinery, user interface interactions, steampunk devices, and more.
Every sound was recorded using a Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and a Zoom F6 recorder and files are delivered in high-resolution 24-bit / 192kHz WAV format.
Enter the brutal heart of cinematic terror with Cinematic Nightmares: Impacts Vol.1—a meticulously crafted sound pack designed to deliver raw, unrelenting power straight to your speakers. Packed with thunderous impacts, bone-rattling hits, and layered textures of chaos, this collection is built to elevate your horror trailers, dark cinematic cues, and intense game soundscapes. Whether you’re crafting jump scares, dramatic transitions, or tension-building moments, these sounds will hit with precision and presence, helping you shape unforgettable sonic moments that grab attention and refuse to let go.
Like its whooshing predecessor, this pack is built for flexibility and depth:
● Designed Section – 10 fully layered impact sounds, sculpted and delivered in both wet and dry versions for instant drag-and-drop power. You get 20 ready-to-use files to give your productions immediate punch.
● Layers Section – Go deeper with 49 expertly curated impact layers, each provided in both wet and dry versions. That’s 98 individual files, purpose-built for layering, tweaking, or using standalone.
Each sound includes 6 variations per file, with both wet and dry processing included. This means you’re not locked into any one sound—you can apply your own reverb, layer them with other effects, or manipulate them into entirely new sonic monstrosities. Total freedom, zero compromise.
Massive Value: 708 High-Quality Sounds
With this pack, you’re not just getting great sound—you’re getting a full arsenal of ready-to-use audio assets:
● Designed Sounds: 120 wet and dry variations (10 sounds × 6 variations × 2 formats).
● Layered Sounds: 588 wet and dry variations (49 sounds × 6 variations × 2 formats).
● Bonus One-Shots: Every variation is also provided as a pre-cut one-shot—clearly labeled and organised within its own folder, drag-and-drop ready for your DAW or sampler, making workflow fast and seamless.
Check out the sound demo here:
All sounds are provided in 24-bit / 96kHz resolution, ensuring industry-standard quality. The total pack size is 5.6 GB, and everything is embedded with full UCS-compliant metadata to keep your sound library organised, searchable, and production-ready.
In this comprehensive collection you’ll discover an extensive array of pristine, isolated recordings capturing the nuanced vocalizations of a diverse range of farm animals. Included is maybe one of the most detailed distinctions between various sheep breeds – from the weak first calls of a lamb to the breathy but historic bleating of the Soay Sheep to the more robust calls of Suffolk Sheep up to the harsh burping of Scottish Black Face Sheep (and even more sheep). Explore the intricate world of poultry with detailed recordings of div. roosters and chickens, as well as some ducks, turkey and geese, each captured with exceptional clarity.
Beyond the ovine and avian, Farm Animals extends its sonic palette to include:
Each recording within the Farm Animal library has been captured using hd recording techniques, ensuring exceptional fidelity and minimal noise. These are meticulously documented sonic portraits, offering a wealth of textural detail and emotional resonance.
On top of these close up recording, the library also includes some farm ambiences. Inside the hen house, with sleeping hens or eery industrial noises from milk farms.
As honey bees are as much an industrial worker as cows, pics or sheep, some insects are included too.
Farm Animals provides you with the raw sonic ingredients to craft immersive and believable rural environments, adding layers of authenticity that will elevate your countryside projects or give you unique source material to design alien voices or monsters, dinosaurs, zombies and more. Whether you’re working on film, television, games, or interactive installations, this library offers the depth and breadth of sounds required to truly bring your scenes to life. On top, no animals have been harmed, handled or annoyed by me, all vocals occured naturally.
Animals included: Antwerp Belgian Breed, Barnevelder Bantam, Bielefelder Kennhuhn, Brown Hen, Minorca Hen, Other Chicken, Rooster, Cows / Cattle, Highland Cattle, Donkey, Goat, Honey Bee, Bentheim Black Pied Pig, Other Pigs, Camerun Sheep, Coburg Fox Sheep, Domestic Sheep, German Heath Sheep, Scottish Blackface Sheep, Soay Sheep. Suffolk Sheep, Lamb, Horse, Pony, Shetland, Mallard, Red Crested Pochard, Rasseflügel Limburg, House Goose, Steinbacher Kampfgans, Indian Runner Duck, Black Swan, Turkey, Fantail Pigeon, Sparrows, Short toed tree creeper, dogs – for vocalization and amount of calls, check the file list
Friction Mallet_Pack 02 is a pack of friction and impact recordings using a Gongs Unlimited Birthday Party Silicone Rubber Friction Mallet against a plastic cookie container. The container is almost empty with only the leftover crumbs remaining.
Using this Friction Mallet gets you a fun combination of Groans, Guttural Buzz Vibrations, Tonal Rumbles, Impacts, Bounces, Tight and Loose Slides, Swipes, and wild Pitch Bends.
Packed in at 7.35GB, 1628 single triggered sounds totaling around 71 minutes to use as a creature, sound design, vehicle layer or any other layer you can think of!
These sound files were recorded at 32bit, 192kHz using the Sennheiser MKH8050, Sennheiser MKH30 and Sanken CO-100K microphones into a Sound Devices Mix Pre-10ii.
All are metadata tagged using the Universal Category System in Soundminer, and also searchable in Soundly, and Basehead.
Explore the essence of Japan with our comprehensive sound effects pack, featuring 53 meticulously recorded audio clips.
Perfect for filmmakers, game developers, and audio enthusiasts, each sound captures the cultural richness and diversity of Japan’s landscapes and urban environments.
From serene temple bells and bustling city streets to traditional festival drums and tranquil nature ambiances, these versatile sounds bring authenticity to scenes set in Japan.
Ideal for enhancing documentaries, travel vlogs, or creating immersive video game environments, this collection offers a range of atmospheric details and cultural nuances.
Immerse your audience in the vibrant sounds of Japan and elevate your projects with our extensive library of Japanese sound effects, designed to transport listeners to the heart of this captivating and multifaceted country.
Visit our full range of SFX packs at www.amplar.io
Cicadas were collected from different locations in Japan.
OMNI, XY and ORTF microphone setups were used to achieve optimal audio quality.
Combining the XY and ORTF sound sources produces middle and side effects.
This sound library captures the unique acoustics of New Zealand’s caves, abandoned mines, and tunnels, recorded in stereo and surround.
You will find a variety of ambiences, from vast, echoing caverns to narrow passageways with close, damp acoustics. From the delicate trickle of water on mossy stone and heavy drips on dirt to the distant rumble of underground streams and the wind through old miner houses, these recordings bring the underground world to life.
This library reveals the rich echoes and shifting textures of these hidden spaces, where sound bends, fades, and resonates through stone and water.
This library is also available in The New Zealand Collection bundle.
Cover photo by Harry Bradley.
Recorded Locations
Aranui Cave • Ballroom Overhang • Box Canyon Cave • Cave Stream Scenic Reserve • Collins Drive • Denniston Mines • Glenorchy Mining area • Harris Bay Cave • Mangapohue Natural Bridge • Moria Gate Arch • Oparara Arch • Piripiri Cave • Tatare Gorge • Tunnel Hill • Waipu caves • Welshtown
Stereo and Surround
Recorded with double mid-side and AB microphone setups, this library is delivered in 5.0 (L/R/C/Ls/Rs) and Stereo.
Gear used
Zoom F3 • Zoom F6 • Usi Pro • MKH30 • MKH8040
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadata compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.
This library expands more on the weird sounds you can make with balloons. There are sounds of balloons swirling against each other, weird metallic resonant bounces/impacts, stretching and creaking all recorded at 192kHz for any sound designer to take to the next level. Create some weird rope creaks, or an interesting monster sound with a balloon!
This library also includes some classic balloon sounds such as inflating, deflating and general movement of a balloon bouquet!
Introducing Vintage Combine, featuring high-quality stereo sounds of a fully operational 1970s-era John Deere 4400 combine harvester. For this library, I found a willing farmer in his late 70s harvesting a small corn crop at his family farm in northeast Ohio. His combine was set up with a four-row corn head. It looks like a set of hair clippers, only much bigger.
I made the recordings on a beautiful October afternoon, placing a Sony PCM D100 inside the combine’s cab to capture sounds like door slams, idling and harvesting. The farmer was a real trooper and refrained from making noise during the recording.
Several exterior sounds include a pass-by, idling and throttling at different RPMs. Plus, there is an exterior onboard recording of the machine harvesting the field, traveling slowly up and down rows of tall, dried-out field corn. I used a boom pole to suspend a pair of Line Audio CM3 microphones in ORTF over the moving harvester head. From this perspective, listening to corn stalks being chewed up and spit out into the combine’s grain tank makes for a fun recording. Seamless loops of certain sounds are included as well.
For your next farm feature, consider using Vintage Combine.
Weather Update: Extreme Winds Vol. 1 now forecast! Prepare to be swept away by the raw power of nature. Featuring furious howling gusts, eerie whistling drafts, and cataclysmic, world ending hurricanes. This library is perfect for injecting tension into your film, game or TV soundscapes.
Created with usability and versatility in mind, this collection includes 14 designed winds ready to drag and drop straight into your projects. Alongside both raw, and processed stems to bring you a construction kit that gifts you creative powers similar to mother nature herself. Our team combined high-quality field recordings, synthesis, and beautifully performed Foley to meticulously crafted a huge variety of sounds such as isolated wind howls, rumbles, environmental interactions, cloth flaps and much more.
Extreme Winds Vol. 1 is your ultimate tool for designing a wide range of cinematic weather soundscapes. Drop your audience in the midst of a whirling tornado, transport them to freezing mountaintops, or give them shelter…for now.
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.
Our comprehensive sound library captures the authentic essence of carpentry work, featuring a wide range of hand tools, power tools, and pneumatic tools. Each power tool has been recorded in action as well as in idle mode, allowing for versatile sound design options.
Whether it’s the rhythmic strike of a hammer, the loud hum of an industrial planer, the raw power of a chainsaw, or the satisfying crack of splitting wood with an axe, this collection delivers high-quality recordings in both mono and stereo.
Perfect for adding depth and realism to any project involving woodworking, construction environments or even lumberjack scenes.
Hand Tools
Splitting Maul • Large Axe • Small Axe • Bench Chisel • Drawknife • Block Plane • Beveled Edge Chisel • Bench Plane • Eggbeater Drill • Frame Saw • Half Round Rough & Smooth Files • Hammers • Hand Saw Long & Short • Precision Mitre Saw • Pruning Saw • Sandpapers • Gauge Chisel • Tape Measures • Triangular File • Wooden Mallet • Wooden Vice
Pneumatic Tools
Nail Gun • Compressor • Orbital Sander • Screwdriver • Eccentric Sander
Power Tools
Benchtop Band Saw • Chainsaw • Industrial Band Saw • Belt Sander • Circular Saw • Cordless Drill • Drill Press • Cordless Screwdriver • Eccentric Sander • Hand Planer • Jigsaw • Jointer Table • Long Belt Sander • Mitre Saw • Orbital Sander • Industrial Planer • Router Table • Table Saw • Woodturning Lathe
Gear used
Sound Devices MixPre-6 II • Tascam DR-40 • MKH416 • MKH8040 • MKH30 • NTG5 • LOM Usi Pro
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadatas compatible with Soundminer, Soundly and Basehead.
Experience the vibrant Soundscapes of Hong Kong! This collection is a Sonic Snapshot into the dynamic sonic landscape of one of Asia’s most diverse and exciting cities.
With 39 high-quality recordings (96kHz, 24-bit), this collection is essential for anyone looking to add authentic Hong Kong ambiences to their projects.
Some of what you can expect to hear:
Urban Soundscapes: From bustling traffic intersections to park atmospheres, experience the rhythm of Hong Kong’s urban life.
Transportation Ambiences: MTR trains and station atmospheres.
Crowd Ambiences: Authentic Cantonese walla, mixed with English and Mandarin, reflecting the city’s international character, as well as some cheering and clapping from an office party.
Distinctive Hong Kong Elements: The iconic sound of Hong Kong’s crosswalk alerts for the blind.
Whether you’re working on a project set in Hong Kong or need diverse urban sounds for any production, our library offers a rich palette of options. Many of these sounds can seamlessly fit into any cosmopolitan setting, providing a valuable resource for various creative projects.
Gear used in this library:
Your game has cool and unique creatures, why then should you reach for the same walrus and donkey sounds that every other game and movie has already used?
“This is Anime” PRO SFX Pack is a high-resolution sound effects library designed for audio professionals. With sounds crafted at 24bit, 192kHz, this pack is perfect for anime games, movies, and more. Inspired by iconic animes, it offers a rich collection of sound design elements.
Using the Sennheiser MKH 8040 microphone, we’ve captured every detail with maximum precision, blending recorded and synthesized sources for an authentic anime sound. Whether you’re crafting epic battles, magical spells, or sci-fi environments, this pack provides top-quality tools for your creative needs. And remember, if you accidentally summon a giant robot or open a portal to another dimension, don’t blame us—blame the sound effects!
This Collection of Room Tones contains Recordings made in empty, abandoned old Buildings and Medieval Ruins. Unsettling Draft Sounds from different perspectives. Wind Gusts heard from inside, Wind Storm echoing in old Chapels or Church, eerie humming inside abandoned spaces, Tonal Draft creating creepy atmospheres… Over 2,5 hours of Urbex type ambiences, containing long files and loops for easy use and variety. Recorded in stereo inside and outside interesting, and secret places, which is a rule for urban exploring ;-)
These are not common Room Tones with only presence of a silent room, but more ambiences that are suited for games/movie where characters are supposed to be in shelter, in abandoned places, in castles, dungeons, prisons, machine rooms etc. Cracks, moving structures, rattling objects are left in purposely to really have a detailed and convincing setting for game, documentary or any visual content. Best is to keep the volume low enough to not overdo the atmosphere.
Care is taken to not have any disturbing human traffic in the recordings, so these will fit for most time periods and geographic locations.
The original 1957 Jeep model Hotchkiss from the French army was used during the Algeria conflict during the 50’s/60’s.
It was meticulously recorded in 96 khz 24 bits for high quality. This collection includes more than 2 hours of recordings in 432 audio files. The audio files are in stereo and UCS compatible.
The sound pack contains engine and exhaust recordings, rev, idle, acceleration, deceleration, constant rpm loops on onload and offload, passby, brake, handbrake, horn, hood closing and opening, belt movements, fuel injection button press, gas tank opening and much more.
The original IL4 cylinders engine produces a very unique sound. That will be a perfect fit for any old school military jeep in your project.
The collection includes mixed and raw files for more flexibility.
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
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272 and Sonorous Objects SO.3 + microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Micro Movements: Shakes & Rattles is a simple capturing of smaller shaking and rattling sounds using tiny objects inside small containers.
Perfect for use in foley, percussive elements in music, and sound design layers. Trimmed and non-destructively post processed to remove unwanted noise, these sounds are production ready to use out of the box.
Micro Movements is a series of sound libraries that currently aim to achieve these goals:
Wind and Metal explores the awesome ways metal responds sonically under the influence of wind. Large objects like wind turbines, windmills, a geodesic dome, an overhead power line transmission tower, a fire tower, flag poles and a giant crucifix, were recorded under varying wind speeds from airy breezes to howling gusts. Each structure produces resonant tones unique to its design, location and weather affecting it. There’s the sound of wire fences too.
Here you’ll find haunting, eerie low-end drones plus piercing and painful high-end squeaks. There’s animalistic groaning and scraping. Some serious banging and thumping. Plus rattles and rumbles, deep impacts and rhythmic whooshes.
Create something soothing, eerie, impactful or in between by inserting Wind and Metal into your next project.
Recorded near the windy coast of Ireland (Galway and Kilkee).
Gear: Sennheiser mk8040 and Sound Deviced 744t
All the Paris Metro lines recorded and brought together in a single collection to take you on an immersive trip in surround sound.
All files are embedded with extensive UCS compliant metadata.
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