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Geophonic Instruments Bundle Vol. 2 is our second collection of Geophonic Instruments libraries – this time containing Vols. 4, 5 and 6. These three libraries feature dark, subby tones designed from recordings of unusual interactions between musical instruments and the Lom Geofón. Inside is an assortment of rumbles, risers, impacts, sustains, plucks, drones and tones intended for epic and menacing moments.
Subsonic frequencies as low as 10 Hz were captured from sounds of various instruments (a waterphone, kalimba, harmonica, drum, thunder machine, violin and guitar). Our Audio Craftsmen have manipulated these recording to accentuate the rich, low resonances of each instrument, producing an atmospheric, brooding quality to each collection.
Because of its intense low frequency energy, this bundle is perfect for sci-fi, horror and thriller projects across Film, TV and Game productions.
All sounds included were carefully captured and meticulously edited for maximum sonic quality, enabling you to drop each sample into your projects with no need for further enhancement or modification.
The entire bundle is delivered at 24Bit 192kHz and tagged with extensive Metadata for ease of use.
VELO is a small pack that hits hard. This collection of 48 super intense and oppressive BRAAMS for horror productions (24 Bit / 48 kHz, WAV, UCS) are designed to make your audience feel fear and a suffocating sensation in their souls.
A simple and direct library for trailer composers and sound designers created using organic sources like ukuleles and classical guitars.
Check the DEMO! It shows clearly what you will get!
Features:
-48 Sound effects
-24 Bit / 48 kHz, WAV
-345 MB
-Universal Category System (UCS) compliant
This collection features subsonic frequencies that drop as low as 10Hz, allowing you to inject some super weighty, speaker-shaking energy into your work.
Use this library to intensify sci-fi, mystery, thriller and horror genres in your Fil, TV & Game projects.
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
Geophonic Instruments Vol. 5 is a set of mind-bending, sustained sounds with immense low end. Captured with the Lom Geofon and a range of sources such as Harmonicas, Drums and various stringed instruments, our Audio Craftsmen designed an eclectic range of sustained Drone, Rumbles & Risers perfect for epic trailers and nail biting horror.
This collection features subsonic frequencies that drop as low as 10Hz, allowing you to inject some super weighty, speaker-shaking energy into your work.
Use this library to intensify sci-fi, mystery, thriller and horror genres in your Fil, TV & Game projects.
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
In this library you will find a dark ambience sounds.
These sounds are perfect to use in movies, trailers, games, documentaries, etc.
These sounds were all created by me on virtual synthesizers.
After working these sounds in post-production, this library comes with 5 dark ambiences.
Bowed Mandolin Contains over 70 different bowed textures and articulations gathered from bowing a vintage Mandolin with a Cello Bow. The multiple strings on the Mandolin make for a very rich and unique sound, perfect for Horror and Thriller genres.
Bowed Mandolin contains a range of short high pitch swells and screeches, long textural movements and low deep rips recorded in Stereo (RODE NT4) at 24bit/96kHz to allow for the best manipulation and time stretching options.
Check out our other Library ‘Bowed Bass’ for the perfect dark low end accompaniment.
Bowed Bass features over 30 drones and swells created from the sound of a bowed Electric Fender Jazz Bass, which was then sent through various hardware reverbs, delays and distortion all aiding to create a catalogue of developing rich textural sounds. If you’re caught short and what you really need to do is create a powerful sense of dread, bowed bass has the answer.
From chaotic scratchy swells to deep rumbling murmurs this collection of twisted bowed bass sounds is a fantastic selection to add to your sonic palette.
Bowed Bass contains 887MB (over 20 minutes total) of high quality 24bit/96kHZ Stereo WAV files, labelled in UCS format and metadata embedded.
Drowning is a Sound Effects Library By Decal Audio Containing over 45 different Male drowning sounds, from coughs, splutters, gags and gasps plus hydrophone underwater scream sounds. This set of sounds should provide all you need for any scenario’s of an adult male drowning, with submerged bubbling, pants and gasps struggling keeping afloat and huge emerging breaths.
No one was harmed during the recording of this library – just some concerned neighbours!
Mono audio files recorded at 96kHz/24 bit with a Rode NTG-3, JRF Hydrophone and Sound Devices MixPre-6 recorder.
Strange Game Ambient Loops 2 library is a meticulously designed & game ready ambience loop library created to help you make stunning and immersive audio environments quickly. This is the second installment in the Strange Game Ambient Loop series. Great for horror, fantasy, adventure, 3D, 2D mobile app games, motion graphics, film and audio productions. With over 2 hours of game locations, tension, dark moods, you’ll be well equipped to create the perfect feel and soundscape that brings your production to life.
Wind sounds are captured through various metal objects using a LOM Geofon .Â
Jack Hughes, audio craftsman at 344Audio in Manchester, has designed these into Desolate Atmospheres ranging from dark, ominous, textures to haunting, etherial, tones.
Perfect for adding atmospheric background sounds to your creative projects.
30 original designed files, 6 bonus designed files, 30 source files
Files are stamped with UCS compliant metadata in Soundminer
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Bone Break Sound Effect Pack 02
Do you like kung fu movies or fist fights where bones are breaking? I guarantee you’ll get your dose here !
This sound effect collection is ideal for use in game software, applications.
I have always loved kung-fu, fighting, action movies and games so there was no question that when I started working with sounds
I would make such sounds. Even though these are not real broken bone recordings, they can be used perfectly if you are thinking about
a Stephen Seagal elbow fracture or a Mortal Kombat skull bone crush in connection with your production.
Some of them are painful even for me to listen to.
50 Bone cracking sound effect
An excellent choice for fighting, bone breaking productions
Debsound – Wooden Floor Creak Sound Effect Pack
“When you hear a squeaking floor in an abandoned house in the middle of the night, it can be quite scary.
This pack contains 63 sounds that you can use for your horror game or wherever a wooden squeak is needed.”
This sound effect collection is ideal for use in game software, applications, commercials, movies, TV shows,
videos, animation, and any other entertainment industry where a high-quality audio effect is essential.
Suspense, mystery, dynamic and epic atmospheres… and action! Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.
About Cinematic Whooshes & Transitions
Cinematic Whooshes & Transitions features 294 unique audio files that will keep your audience on their toes! This SFX pack has both organic and clean sounds and processed sounds of transitions and whooshes, including swipes, futuristic sci-fi sounds, tonal, pass by, power ups/ downs, movement, machine, and more.
You will get brand-new whooshes and transitions, from cinematic and magic to dark sci-fi and anime and movements and nature elements, swishes, flutters, destructive impacts in various speeds and intensity. 294 fresh sounds in 24bit-96kHz .WAV format with easy to navigate naming. With the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail.
Keywords including Genre, Texture, Style, Action, Mood
Whoosh, Cinematic, Trailer, Transition, Metal, Atmospheric, Noisy, Flyby, Bullet, Ricochet, Space, Spaceship, Pass-by, Texture, Saturated, Sci-fi Horror, Flame, Dark, Swoosh, Airy, Stop, Envelope, Power Down, Sub, Frequency, Base, Malfunction, Flow, Flutter, Scream, Vehicle, Motorcycle, Engine, Glitter, Sweep, Robot, Thunder, Crackle, Squeak, Debris, Chopper, Glitter, Abstract, Jet, Engine, Glitch, Siren, Laser, Drone, Fire, Slow, Low, Fast, Airy, Thick, Windy, Warm, Distorted, Liquid, Electric, Double, Glassy
What else you may need
You may also want to check out our Cinematic Series SFX Pack for access to cinematic hits, and booms, stingers, trailer tools, and more sound effects.
Introducing “Voices Volume II: Creatures” – Unleash the Untamed Sounds of the Wild!
Dive into the captivating and spine-tingling world of beasts and creatures with our latest digital sample pack, “Voices Volume II: Creatures.” This immersive collection is your ultimate resource for adding a touch of primal mystique to your audio projects.
Explore the untamed depths of sound with an extensive array of creature vocalizations that include bone-chilling screams, hair-raising yells, menacing growls, and primal grunts. Whether you’re working on a film, video game, music production, or any creative endeavor that demands visceral, otherworldly soundscapes, “Voices Volume II: Creatures” is your gateway to the sonic realm of the wild unknown.
Introducing “Voices Volume 1: Scourge” – the first installment in our Voices series, designed for those who crave the dark and the eerie. This sample library is packed with hellishly processed vocals, perfect for adding a spine-chilling dimension to your music production. All sounds created by James F Brown III & his son.
With “Voices Volume 1: Scourge”, you’ll have access to a wide range of sinister vocal textures that will send shivers down your spine. From unholy chants to deathly spells, this library has it all. The sounds are crafted to perfection with meticulous attention to detail to ensure that every sample is imbued with an unearthly quality.
Whether you’re working on horror-themed music or looking to add a touch of the macabre to your soundscapes, “Voices Volume 1: Scourge” is the perfect choice.
ABANDONED is our horror trailer music toolkit. Initially created and released by Grant Borland and Jake Dijak, we’ve decided to add it to the growing list of products here at ASTS, and even added new sounds to it – Courtesy of James F Brown III.
It features 13 categories: Bass FX, Breaks & Creaks, Cello Design, Creepers (Textures), Cigar Box Guitar, Downers, Drones, Hits, Designed Piano, Risers, Signature Sounds, Swells & Sweeps, and Ticks. A fully functional horror toolkit that is bound to make your tracks the scariest they’ve ever been!
Corrosive Touch is our unique offering for trailer stingers and SFX. In typical ASTS fashion we decided we wanted to make insane, cutting edge stingers, but take it one step further. We did so by taking sound elements from our stingers and processing them into a variety of SFX such as: Signature Sounds, Transitional Elements, Ultra Low Sub Booms, Stutters, Impacts, and more!
We wanted to keep the modern composer in mind, and give them a well rounded toolkit of sounds all sourced from our one of a kind stinger sets.
Kinetix is our cinematic toolkit that is all about capturing the essence of motion in sound. We created this sample library to serve as a unique way to give your tracks dynamic energy.
Includes alarms, chains, gears, ticks, hits, pings, pulses, swells, risers, and more. Unleash the power of motion!
Hades was created with one thing in mind. DARK. This sample library covers your bases on all things dark and brooding, and is the perfect tool to break out for tracks that need that bit of tension in them. Some sounds lean into horror, while others remain more versatile. Drag and drop our samples into your track and you’ll quickly develop that dark edge to any production.
Includes cluster plucks, string blasts, scrapes, drags, Piano SFX, signature sounds, risers, dark vocals, and plenty more.
Hurt is our flagship sample library, the one that started it all. These sounds were created by sound designer James Brown, and were all sourced from his old, broken piano. Who said this poor piano doesn’t have character? We certainly didn’t, and so we gave it new life.
We wanted to create a product of dark and cutting edge sound design, and the piano was the medium of choice. Since its initial launch it’s been used by tons of composers who let us know just how much they love using it on their projects. Just drag and drop our samples on your timeline and see how unique a tormented piano can be for a cinematic production!
Includes Piano blasts, booms, drones, hits, impacts, rumbles, sirens, stingers, pulses, transitions, and plenty more.
The Prime Accord is our unique spin on trailer SFX. Created with a specific vision and a whole lot of love by James Brown, The Prime Accord brings some of the most unique and cutting edge sound design in the cinematic space. The Prime Accord was a initially created to act as a modular set of sample packs, each one focused on a particular set of sounds, all relating to prime numbers. The complete edition takes all five of those packs and bundles them into one cohesive product.
Includes Corrupted Voices, Twisted Signatures, Risers and Transitional Elements, Heavy Impacts, and Drastic Sub Booms.
Hellscrape is our modern horror offering. Everything you need to create eerie tension sound beds and compelling horror tracks. Drag and drop our horror signature sounds and watch your music transform into a visceral cinematic experience.
Includes twisted signature sounds, unsettling drones, scary strings, brooding impacts, and more!
Black Saturnalia is our all rounder sample pack for trailer SFX. Released initially as our Black Friday and Christmas packs, Black Saturnalia is a combination of those two products.Includes Risers, Impacts, Sub Booms, Blasts, Drones, Signature sounds, and much more!
Includes 65 AIF files all recorded at 24 bit / 48 KHz
Introducing the Ultimate Horror Bundle: a spine-chilling collection that promises to immerse composers and filmmakers in the darkest depths of terror. This carefully curated package combines three of our most haunting and atmospheric sample libraries – Hades, Abandoned, and Hellscrape – to deliver an unparalleled arsenal of horror-themed sound effects that will send shivers down your spine.
HADES – Dark Trailer SFX: HADES was created with one thing in mind. DARK. This sample library covers your bases on all things dark and brooding, and is the perfect tool to break out for tracks that need that bit of tension in them. Some sounds lean into horror, while others remain more versatile. Drag and drop our samples into your track and you’ll quickly develop that dark edge to any production.
Includes cluster plucks, string blasts, scrapes, drags, Piano SFX, signature sounds, risers, dark vocals, and plenty more.
ABANDONED – Sound Design Ingredients: Horror: ABANDONED is our horror trailer music toolkit. Initially created and released by Grant Borland and Jake Dijak, we’ve decided to add it to the growing list of products here at ASTS, and even added new sounds to it – Courtesy of James F Brown III.
It features 13 categories: Bass FX, Breaks & Creaks, Cello Design, Creepers (Textures), Cigar Box Guitar, Downers, Drones, Hits, Designed Piano, Risers, Signature Sounds, Swells & Sweeps, and Ticks. A fully functional horror toolkit that is bound to make your tracks the scariest they’ve ever been!
HELLSCRAPE – Horrifying Sound Design: Hellscrape is our modern horror offering. Everything you need to create eerie tension sound beds and compelling horror tracks. Drag and drop our horror signature sounds and watch your music transform into a visceral cinematic experience.
Includes twisted signature sounds, unsettling drones, scary strings, brooding impacts, and more!
If you want to terrify your audience - whether it's for a game, movie or another project that calls for bone-chilling sounds - the horror sound effects libraries from the independent sound community are a fantastic tool for making that happen.
They give you everything from haunting ghost sounds, gruesome and gory sound effects and demonic possessions, to frightening and disturbing ambiences, screams, whispers and grotesque zombie sounds - making sure your audience will get a sonic experience that's sure to leave a mark.
Bones breaking, breathing, chains rattling, creaking doors, demonic laughter, footsteps, ghostly whispers, gore splatter, heartbeats, knife slash, monster roar, music box, screams, screeching violins, siren, stabbing, thunder, water dripping, wind howling, zombie groan
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Q: Are these sounds royalty free?
A: Yes, they're royalty free, and no attribution is required
Q: Who has recorded and designed these sounds?
A: They're created by the independent sound community, and have been recorded by some of the best recordists and sound designers on the planet. There's a constant flow of brand new sound libraries coming from the community, giving you the absolutely freshest sound effects available anywhere. Oh, and by getting sounds from the community, you support individual sound designers and sound recordists – that’s a pretty cool thing too.
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
Audiobeast is proud to present our second sample library; the only library of its kind to focus entirely on weapons being fired in urban environments! For this recording session we were given access to a military training site known as a FIBUA (Fighting In Built-Up Area) consisting of streets with a variety of buildings, vehicles, and exclusive permission to fire weapons in several locations. Pictures of the street and gas station locations and firing points are included.
The aim of this library was to offer the slapback type tails needed for gun sound design for convincing city scenes in film, games and tv production. It’s always been difficult to find gun recordings in a city environment so we hope this library helps sound people everywhere.
This Library contains over 3 GBs of weapons being fired in multiple urban environments, a street, outside of a gas station and inside of a tower block. 218 WAV files of single shots, bursts and many with multiple takes, all recorded at 96 khz 24 bit, with heaps of information on microphones used and distance from the firearms.
Various distances were captured, from the DPA4062 on the guns themselves, to the distant other end of the street 100 metres away. To add, some mics were positioned around corners, a nearby graveyard, through walls and in armored vehicles to capture a variety of perspectives.
Minimal cleanup on the recordings was carried out very carefully so as not to introduce any artefacts into the recordings, they are presented as raw as possible.
If you need a wider selection of interior gun recordings please check out our first library – The London Warehouse Firearms library
MAGIC – ALCHEMY is a professional sound effects library built from real chemical reactions and elemental forces. It delivers short, character-rich magic sound effects perfect for spellcasting, magical UI design, and fantasy storytelling. Designed to sit cleanly in a mix and shimmer with personality, these spell sounds are ideal for games, trailers, audio dramas and more. Real reactions, recorded with obsessive detail.
No digital fakery here. Every sound in MAGIC – ALCHEMY began as a live experiment — alcohol burning in jars, butane growling through pipes, fuses igniting, water swirling in glass. These are true-to-life textures, captured in a lab-grade recording setup. The result? Magical sound with depth, realism, and spark..
These are not long, cinematic flourishes. This library is about immediacy — short, dry, punchy magic effects that are easy to slot into your project. Ideal for game asset design, magical feedback sounds, and trailer moments where clarity counts.
Need a healing chime, a cursed hex, or something more ambiguous? The Designed section is grouped into Holy, Cursed, and Neutral categories — giving you emotional options that match your scene’s intent, whether you’re crafting a fantasy RPG or a subtle magical interaction.
Whether you’re layering magic for a fantasy film, adding interactive audio to a mobile game, or creating rich textures for audiobooks or theatre, MAGIC – ALCHEMY fits right in. It’s mix-ready, flexible, and full of sonic character.
Florida Thunder by Eric Berzins contains 111 distinct wav files with over 200 dry thunderclaps and over 300 thunderclaps with rain. All files were recorded in the US state of Florida between 2021 and 2025. Florida has more lightning strikes than any other U.S. state! All files have been meticulously edited and cleaned, and have embedded UCS-compliant Soundminer metadata.
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