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Nuts and Bolts contains a huge array of DIY and construction themed sound effects featuring tools that are used by tradesmen such as hammers, saws, chisels and spanners, as well as several other miscellaneous tools such as brushes, tape, filler guns and of course, nuts, bolts and screws.
As well as hand-operated tools, Nuts and Bolts gives you several power tool sound effects being operated at different intensity levels. All of the sounds in this library have been recorded in context, meaning that they reflect how you would actually use the tools, not just how they sound in a controlled studio environment. We recorded close, distant and far recordings to capture natural reverb, giving you the maximum flexibility when searching for the right sound for your projects. We also recorded dropping effects for most of the tools.
Nuts and Bolts contains a total of 145 files (with lots of variations per file) including a designed folder of 10 sounds. This library gives you everything you need to create compelling DIY and construction soundscapes, ideal for use in a range of sound design applications including building sites, mechanics garages, joinery, metalwork workshops, painting, decorating, and demolition based scenes. All sounds have been recorded in 24bit 96khz, and have been carefully edited so that you can easily drop them into your project timeline and get working right away.
Here are the included folders:
Power Tools: Lovely and disturbing drills, saws and electric sanders, perfect for becoming a noisy neighbor.
Hammers and Mallets: Hitting and dropping things as hard as possible makes a lovely sound, great for building trailer impacts.
Toolboxes: Heavy and metallic rummaging through a large toolbox.
Spanners: Turning bolts and spinning ratchets.
Saws: The seminal DIY sound effects of sawing wood.
Pliers, Grips and Screws: Micro details like these can make or break your construction scenes.
Chisels: Hitting chisels, planing wood, and scraping.
Pencils, Brushes and Tape: Drawing, brushing, measuring.
Misc Tools:Â Vacuuming, cutting, sanding, moving ladders and many more!
Designed Effects: A suite of heavily designed sounds which demonstrate the flexibility of the library when used for sound design.
Conspiracy Theory contains a wide selection of dynamic and varied sound effects that are inspired by the sonic trends found in contemporary documentaries on streaming services. These sounds include low booms, rhythmic ticks, radio voices, singing, pads, stabs, whistles, rumble whooshes, and production elements. They were crafted from both organic and digital sources to provide maximum versatility and variation. Our award-winning Sound Designers recorded and edited the sounds from string instruments, ethnic winds, percussion, digital/analogue synthesizers, and male vocalists.Â
This library is your one-stop solution to sound/musical effects for modern documentaries and films that have a twist or tension. All effects were recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation. Perfect for Sound Designers and Composers, ideal for use in Film, TV and Game projects, and will make a perfect addition to your sound design arsenal.
Here are the included folders:
Low Booms: Heavy and guttural, these booms will accent your most mysterious moments.
Pads: A range of feels and moods built into construction kits, that complement other music or work perfectly in isolation.
Production Elements:Â Glitchy digital effects that transition and enhance opening title sequences.
Rumble Whooshes: A set of rumble whooshes, perfect for transitioning out of different scenes/moments.
Stabs:Â Highlight your most shocking moments with organic and atonal instruments.
Ticks:Â Add tension and pace to your title sequence with a tick and a tock.
Whistles:Â Ethnic winds designed into unnerving and dynamic effects to fill background gaps under dialogue.
Singing Voices:Â Ethnic and exotic vocals add mystery to ancient history subjects, or alien landings.
Radio Voices:Â A suite of ‘sound-alike’ speeches/excerpts from tragic/mysterious events, processed to sound like authentic archive material.
Practical Doors contains a range of interior and exterior door sound effects with common uses: open, close, creak, slam, keys, locks, latches, knocks and many more! They fit right into your tracklay, recorded at different perspectives to capture their natural reverb. Our award-winning Sound Designers recorded all sorts of doors in a variety of locations, some of which include: residential, office buildings, apartments, Victorian buildings, prisons and industrial units.
This library is your one stop solution to sound editing for doors. All effects were recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
If you need door effects with a natural, unprocessed tone, this library is for you! Practical Doors is ideal for use in Film, TV and Game projects, and will make a perfect addition to your sound design arsenal.
Here are the included folders:
Open, Close, Creak: Warm and full sounding doors, captured at different perspectives, gleaming with character.
Locks, Latches, Keys, Bolts and More!:Â A huge variety of ornaments to your door sounds, different keys, alarms and locks to fit different doors.
Door Knocks: Foley sounds of different knocks, rhythmic, aggressive, anxious and more.
Designed:Â Our team of Audio Craftsmen built castle drawbridges, bunker doors, battering rams and more from the original recordings.
Sci-Fi Voices transports you to the future with 6 iconically performed and crafted character voices delivering over 800 phrases, grunts and screams. They were inspired by popular Sci-Fi Film, TV and Video Game series, and are provided without reverb to give you full flexibility. Recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
We worked closely with our voice talent to ensure that the most interesting performances were captured for many different scenarios. Whether you are making an alien invasion game or need voice effects for user interface systems, this library covers it all. All lines were meticulously edited and processed (without reverb) by our Audio Craftsmen.
If you think your project is in need of some fresh voice content than this library is for you!
Here are the included characters in the order that they appear in the demo track –
Male Exosuit: A voice with some serious weight. It gives the impression of size and a metallic body with moving parts.
Female Computer: Your ship’s mainframe computer has a voice, it is soothing in even the most precarious situations.
Male Alien Cyborg: Half machine, half man. This character is determined to destroy all humans.
Male Helper Robot: A slightly annoying, overly helpful robot who will follow you and narrate your surroundings.
Female Alien Queen:Â The Queen of a disgusting alien race, she takes pleasure when infecting humans.
Male Robot Police: There is a future in which police officers are robots; and badass.
Please note: The demo track contains third party sound effects and music, but all of the voice sound effects are included in this library.
Household Drones contains a large array of atmospheres conjured up from the most interesting household sources. There are a variety of tonalities included that blend seamlessly together, from the positive to the downright ominous.
All included sound effects are provided in 24bit 96kHz WAV, allowing for further manipulation. Each of the drones was derived from natural sources, organic textures that fit effortlessly into Film, TV and Game soundtracks (both in a musical and sound effects context). Use them in combination with background effects to create abstract and expansive soundscapes, or with instruments to add interesting atonal flourishes.
We have also included the source recordings to give users the opportunity to develop their own sonic experiments and provided extensive metadata to help with file searching.
British Soldier Voices contains 800+ soldier vocalisations including orders, commands, shouts, grunts and more performed at different intensities. All recorded up close and personal for use in video games, film and other media content. Recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
Phrases include genuine language used by SAS, Army, Royal Navy and Paratroopers as well as exaggerated script elements. We consulted real British Armed Forces Personnel to ensure that our scripts were accurate and performed correctly by our voice talent. Both modern phrases and historical phrases are included, extending the libraries use beyond modern warzones.
Whether you are making a FPS game featuring the SAS, a film featuring the armed forces or need voice effects for training purposes, this library covers both real life commands as well as phrases included for dramatic effect. All lines are included clean along with a processed version to add quick army radio comms to any project, perfect for video game implementation!
If you think your sound collection is in need of some reinforcements then this is the library for you!
Here are the included folders:
Whispering: Perfect for stealth mission and special forces operations, using the element of surprise.
Talking: Soldiers speaking at normal levels, perfect for instructing commands or for training exercises.
Shouting:Â Perfect intonation for heavy battle in close proximity with the enemy, lock and load!
Grunts: A collection of grunts and efforts perfect for close-quarters combat or when a soldier is hit.
Please note: The demo track contains third party sound effects and music, but all of the voice sound effects are included in this library.
Tick Tock contains a wide range of loopable clock ticking sounds, meticulously crafted from recordings of antique clocks, machines, victorian equipment, the human body, and household items by our award-winning Sound Designers.
These sounds are perfect for adding unique clock effects to your library and projects. All effects were recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
If you’re tired of using the same, mundane clock sounds, then this library is for you! Tick Tock is ideal for use in Film, TV and Game projects, and will make a perfect addition to your sound design arsenal.
Trailer Instruments Designed contains a variety of effects captured from abstract instruments and manipulated into impacts, drones, stingers, risers and more by our award-winning Sound Designers. We recorded our custom-built Waterphone, Dulcimer, Thunder Tube, Hand Drum, Bells, Violin, Guitar, Chimes and more.
These sounds are perfect for accentuating music tracks and adding a cinematic edge to trailers or full film scenes. All effects were recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
If you need some designed effects with a natural, abstract tone, this library is for you! Trailer Instruments Designed is ideal for use in Film, TV and Game projects, and will make a perfect addition to your sound design arsenal.
Here are the included folders:
Drones: Build tension with airy and tonal drones that blend well with music and effects.
Impacts: Huge trailer impacts made from natural recordings.
LFE Rumbles: Extended recordings were manipulated to bring huge rumbles to your tracklay.
Risers:Â Unique and edgy riser effects will heighten the builds and drops in your project.
Stingers: A great way to add strange, tonal elements to your mix.
Sub Drops: Huge low end drops, perfect for layering with impacts and other sounds.
Medieval Battle contains a wide variety of sounds taken straight from the battlefield. Unleash the full force of your army with effects from a diverse range of medieval weaponry, crowds, horses and battle charges. There are also battle cries, screams and shouts to make the audience feel like they are right there on the frontlines. To bring you the most organic and natural battle sounds, we recorded actors performing in a quiet exterior location. All sounds were recorded in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further sonic manipulation.
If you think your sound collection is in need of some reinforcements then this is the library for you! Medieval Battle is ideal for use in Film, TV and Game projects, and will make a perfect addition to your sound design arsenal.
Here are the included folders:
Crowds: Crowd rushes and static battle cries in a natural exterior location make these effects perfect for building the bed of a huge Medieval warzone.
Female Voices:Â 4 individual female actors perform multiple vocalisations including screams, grunts and efforts.
Sword & Shield Hits:Â A variety of sword and shield hits performed by weapons and combat experts.
Male Voices: 4 individual male actors perform multiple vocalisations including screams, grunts and efforts.
The Torture Chamber puts you right into the perspective of the torture victim. Featuring screams, power tools, floor creaks, bone breaks, shackles, struggles, room tones and more. We captured and designed effects inside and outside of the studio, all in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further manipulation.
All vocalisations (and most of the effects) are provided without reverb, so that you can drop them straight into your mix and add your own spatial effects. Perfect for use in Film, TV, Game and horror productions.
Here are the included folders:
Foley: Sounds from both the victim and torturer, including different weapons of choice and the sounds of struggling.
Vocalisations: Screams, shouts and other terrifying vocals.
Ambiences:Â Roomtones and other elements to build your horrifying chamber.
Incidental Effects:Â Bursted pipes, distant dog barks, and rat movements to accent the world around your room of pain.
Zombie Specimens contains a wide variety of zombie growls, groans and vocalisations straight from the zombie testing lab. We captured and designed voices from multiple actors to bring you these effects all in 24Bit 96kHz, allowing for further manipulation.
All vocalisations are provided without reverb, so that you can drop them straight into your mix and add your own spatial effects. Perfect for use in Film, TV, Game and horror productions.
Here are the included zombies:
Zombie Specimen CZ003:Â This zombie was partially decapitated in an attempt to stop the virus from spreading. Expect throaty growls with lots of character.
Zombie Specimen RK576: A more typical zombie, that was an average-sized test subject who escaped from the lab.
Zombie Specimen TX009:Â An aggressive zombie who often has a breathy and dynamic sound.
Zombie Specimen UT405: A heavier zombie who couldn’t escape in time before the virus spread.
Zombie Specimen WQ349: An aging zombie scientist who got locked in the lab during the outbreak, he sounds tired and weak.
Zombie Specimen YP555:Â One of the first infected zombies, YP555 has the highest dose of the virus, and sounds crazy and sporadic.
Haunting Ambiences contains dense, multilayered horror construction kits. Everything you need to build a world around your scenes with separated stems. We captured and designed field recordings from multiple countries, voices, instruments and synthesizers all in 24Bit 96kHz allowing for further manipulation.
These dense ambiences include split stems to encourage experimentation, allowing you to add or subtract certain elements, balance them or combine them with sounds from other construction kits in the pack. Perfect for your horror films, video games or escape room/live experiences.
Here are the included Construction Kits:
Haunted Factory: Moving gears, pipe bursts and the deafening buzz of industrial lighting.
Haunted Forest:Â Weird birds, crows, wolves, owls, tree creaks and much more!
Haunted House: Distinct creaks of a wooden building under a bed of creepy winds and clocks.
Haunted Neighbourhood:Â Dog barks, crickets and clocktowers sit above layered crickets and streetlights.
Haunted Sewers:Â Build a wet and dripping scene with flowing water and more distinct drips echoing through.
Haunted Swamp:Â Misty wind, bugs and water splashes suggest an evil presence, combined with frogs and more!
Nightmare:Â A discomforting array of voices, hums, and rumbles.
Zombie Apocalypse: A crowd of Zombies are taking over the city, breaking into anything they can find.
Torture Chamber:Â A deep and surreal ambience with screams, drills, tools and other torturous sounds.
Supernatural Ghosts provides the sounds of spirits in multiple variations, allowing you to construct entire horror scenes and suggest ghostly presence. To bring you this horrifying library, we recorded and designed human voices, abstract instruments such as the waterphone, thunder tube, harmonica all in 24Bit 96kHz allowing for further manipulation.
All of the human voices are provided with dry variations to enable you to apply your own effects to taste.
Here are the included folders:
Ghostly Breaths: This folder consists of male and female inhales, exhales and angry breaths all with a cold and ghostly performance.
Ghostly Voices: A collection of phrases by male and female ghosts, perfect for giving a voice to a supernatural being within your scene.
Ghostly Presence: This category contains haunting ambiances, sure to leave your audience with their neck hairs standing up.
Production Elements: piercing risers, booming cinematic impacts, ultrasonic and infrasonic sounds, perfect for accenting your most gruesome moments.
Data Processing is a sound effects library that emulates the movement of data and adds digital texture to your sound design.
Use these effects as building blocks to build digital, robotic, harsh, abstract and glitchy sound design or music. Also great as user interface elements.
We recorded and designed data transfer from 5G, WIFI, Solid State Drives, USB-C and more, as well as using analogue synthesizers, guitar pedals and raw data files to enhance the library.
Low Frequency Elements is a sound effects library that layers seamlessly into your tracklay, reinforcing your mix with thunderous low end.
Layer with impacts, design ambiences, music or a full mix to strengthen your sound.
We sourced and designed sounds from analogue & digital synthesizers, contact microphones, coil pickups, field recordings.
Alien Atmospheres is a sound effects library that suggests alien presence, covering wildlife, weather, vehicles and ambiences.
These effects are perfect for use as backgrounds in sci-fi films, but can be used elsewhere.
We captured recordings at 4 exotic locations, layered tracks with analogue & digital synthesizers, human and animal voices to bring you 3GB of the most interesting sound effects.
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