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Lo-Fi Sci-Fi is a library packed full of characterful, authentic and gritty sounds. It was lovingly created by sound designers Barney Oram and Derek Brown, in homage to classic late 70’s and early 80’s sci-fi movies.
The collection is comprised of a wide range of sounds, including metal, organics, fire, mechanical, interfaces, creatures, foley and footsteps, abstract, ambience, and much more.
Lo-Fi Sci-Fi features 620 24bit / 48kHz WAV files in total, including 45 designed sounds and 575 source sounds.
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A Sound Effect is an excellent resource for us to keep our animated films sounding unique and exciting.
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We found the site very easy to navigate, purchasing and downloads were effortless and the effects themselves are awesome! Asbjoern has done us all a great service.
We’ll definitely be back!
There are many great independent sound effect libraries available these days. The main problem with having so many, is keeping track of them!
A Sound Effect is a great hub, and is one of the first places I visit to look for sounds by category or genre. I started coming here to see if I could find libraries that I knew I had heard, but forgot WHERE I had heard them.
And in the process discovered libraries I never would have found otherwise. Great work! Keep it up!
We're always looking for new sounds to mangle, so when A Sound Effect had a holiday sale, I tried them out.
The purchase experience is really smooth and quick, and delivery is almost instant.
I'll definitely come back to them again in the future!
A Sound Effect is a wonderful resource for indie sound effects libraries. On top of that, it has some of the finest sound design, film and game audio interviews!
I often need very specific types of sounds so I've become a big supporter of independent recorders.
Until now I've always had to go to their individual websites. Now I can find them all in one place.
And, Asbjoern is great to work with!
A Sound Effect is a well curated boutique sound effects shop and a great place to find industry interviews and learning resources.
Kai Paquin –
You’re basically kicking yourself in the ass if you don’t pick this library up.
There’s a lot to say about it, but to keep it brief, the material in this library is incredible. It covers all sorts of interesting design source material, ready-made design that would fit in all sorts of high tech or creature vocalizations, and a wide pallet of sounds to pick from.
Frankly this library packs a punch way above it’s price range and is a no brainer for anyone’s collection
Kellen Fenton –
This library sounds totally unique and is very different from most other modern sci-fi libraries as it nails the 80s sci-fi/horror aesthetic. The variety of content is awesome; tons of unique foley, creature sounds, telemetry/interface sounds, impacts, as well as a killer designed section. I’ve also been getting a lot of mileage out of the ‘abstract’ section as it has tons of unique tones, timbres, and textures. Definitely worth the purchase, especially with the super low price.
Nick –
Great library, lots of usable content especially for the price. Really captures that old-school sci-fi aesthetic but still works well in modern designs. Highly recommend picking it up!
j.marchuk3 –
This library is amazing. There’s a massive amount of variety in here, and lots of unique stuff that’s normally difficult to find. That retro sort of coloration across the whole library gives everything a little grit that layers nicely in a ton of contexts
Juan –
This library fulfills everything I love about my favorite type of libraries: a vast range of really unique textures and sounds that can be utilized in an endless variety of ways. I’m always on the search for sounds with a lot of character to inject into my scifi weapons, UI, spells, etc and this has become my current go to. The amount of content is amazing for the low price. Highly recommend putting this library in your arsenal for when you need a cool layer in a pinch.
Alex Lane –
To be honest, I don’t even know how often I’ll make use of the library (I mainly work on documentaries) but the sound hoarder in me couldn’t pass up such a great deal. The amount of beautiful high quality sound for such a low a price is mind blowing. This library should be at least twice as expensive if not more, a definite steal.
Daniele –
Fantastic Library.
I’ve been using it a bit lately, and I especially love the mechanical parts. Really useful also outside a Sci Fi context.
The Library has a unique flavour, which really give a nice personality and texture to the sound you create.
For the price is a no-brainer.
David Lindberg –
An incredible amount of bang for your buck, both for audio design and use as-is. Really well made, diverse and still thematically similar to hammer in the more “industrial” low-tech design predominant for the era.