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Electromagnetic Dopplers Vol. 1 is a collection of stereo field-crossing pass-bys with a sci-fi edge. The included dopplers feature an assortment of speeds, pitches and timbres, enabling you to unlock your creativity when designing the sound of your spacecraft.
Doppler effects are a form of acoustic illusion, caused by the changing frequency of a source’s sound wave as it moves away from or towards an observer. Due to the Doppler effect’s realistic imitation of physical movement, you can incorporate these Dopplers into your work to enhance the dimensionality and verisimilitude of space objects.
To make this library, our Audio Craftsmen first captured signals from electric devices with an electromagnetic coil pickup receiver. These were then processed into Doppler effects with modulated crackling, static-y, whining and humming textures. The resultant sounds are perfect for sci-fi vehicle sound design and other extraterrestrial- or space-themed projects in the Film, TV & Game industries.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 192kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease.
Instrumental Dopplers Vol. 1 features stereo pass-bys exuding with tone and character. It features various instruments that have been synthesised and sampled to afford Dopplers with a range of speeds, pitches and tones.
Doppler effects are a form of acoustic illusion, caused by the changing frequency of a source’s sound wave as it moves away from or towards an observer. Due to the effect’s realistic imitation of physical movement, you can incorporate these Dopplers into your work to enhance the dimensionality and verisimilitude of objects.
Our Audio Craftsmen designed their own patches from recordings of a kalimba, vibraphone, piano and sine wave. These were then transformed into distorted and dynamic Dopplers, making them perfect for movement and transitions. You can also use them to inject intense emotion and personality into your Film, TV and Game projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 192kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease of use.
Vocal Dopplers Vol. 1 is a collection of stereo field-crossing pass-bys formed from vocal recordings. The included Dopplers feature an assortment of speeds, pitches and timbres, enabling you to unlock your creativity when designing the sound of your scenes.
Doppler effects are a form of acoustic illusion, caused by the changing frequency of a source’s sound wave as it moves away from or towards an observer. Due to the effect’s realistic imitation of physical movement, you can incorporate these Dopplers into your work to enhance the dimensionality and verisimilitude of objects.
To make this library, our Audio Craftsmen first captured a variety of vocal singing notes. These were then processed into Doppler effects varying in polar opposite tones. One batch contains positive, uplifting and mysterious, moving textures, while the second focusing on negative, darker and ominous textures. The resultant sounds are perfect for corporate, fantasy and magical sound design and other projects in the Film, TV & Game industries.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 192kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease.
Shepard Tones Vol. 3Â comprises pitch-rising auditory illusions with an aggressive and textural edge. You can drag and drop them straight into your timeline, or manipulate them further for creative sound design effects.
Shepard Tones are a unique sound effect that can be used to create a sense of continuous rising or falling in pitch. By combining different Shepard Tones together, you can create engaging and other-worldly sounds.
Our Audio Craftsmen used sampled-based synthesis to design loopable Shepard Tones, allowing you to layer endless risers into your projects. These strange, tension-building sounds are ideal for sci-fi and other dark genres across film, TV, trailer and game productions.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 96kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease.
Unearth unique sounds with the Shepard Tones Bundle – an assortment of loopable risers and downers that evoking feelings of tension and wonder in your projects.
Our Audio Craftsmen layered multiple octaves of manipulated and sample-based synthesised field recordings to produce an infinitely rising or falling pitches.
This collection possesses a variety of textures and rhythms, enabling you to layer the tones togethers or manipulate them further for creative sound design effects. Their hypnotising nature, meanwhile, makes them ideal for sci-fi vehicle design and injecting tension and vertigo into your Film, TV and Game projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 96kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease.
Shepard Tones Vol. 1 features a number of mesmerizing auditory illusions, ready to be dropped straight into your projects or manipulated further into your sound design.
Shepard Tones are a unique sound effect that can be used to create a sense of continuous rising or falling in pitch. By combining different Shepard Tones together, you can create interesting and other-worldly sounds.
This collection features loopable Shepard tones, allowing you to create endless risers and downers, perfect for vehicle sound design or injecting tension into your film, trailer, TV, and game projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 96kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease.
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.
Geophonic Instruments Vol. 6 is a continuation of our popular Geophonic library series. In this instalment, you can delve into a world dark and mysterious, with ominous rumbles, space engines, the deep sea, and alien song.
Our Audio Craftsmen used the Lom Geofon to capture subsonic frequencies of a kalimba and harmonica. The result is a collection of super weighty drones, rumbles, tones and impacts.
These sounds reach as low as 10Hz, providing a speaker-shaking energy to integrate into your work.
Use this library to intensify sci-fi, mystery, thriller and horror genres in your Film, 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 of use.
Footsteps Vol. 3 is the third instalment in our popular Footsteps library series. Our Audio Craftsmen performed a series of runs, walks, jumps, hops and scuffs on a variety of surfaces found in our acoustically-treated Foley pits.
Footsteps were recorded using wooden pallets, broken glass and wet concrete. Check out  Footsteps Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 for more surfaces and textures.
These sounds provide you with natural, unprocessed sounds that can be used to add a sense of realism to your projects or manipulated further for a variety of film, TV and video game genres.
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.
Footsteps Bundle comprises all three of our Footsteps libraries. Inside are runs, walks, jumps, scuffs and stops performed on a wide range of surfaces, all recorded in our acoustically-treated Foley suite.
These surfaces include: wet and dry concrete, broken glass, dirt, gravel, leaves, laminate, pallets, carpet, rocks, metal and wood. Movement on these surfaces were expertly performed, captured and edited by our Audio Craftsmen to provide you with a useful variety of steps.
Achieve a natural, unprocessed sound in Film, TV and Game projects with these footsteps – all without leaving your desk. Convenience and quality rolled into one!
Vol. 1 is delivered at 96kHz, while Vols. 2 and 3 are delivered at 192kHz. The entire bundle is delivered at 24Bit and tagged with extensive Metadata for ease of use.
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
Tattoo Parlour & Barbershop Bundle features field recordings of two local businesses in Manchester, England. A plethora of objects, activity and movement were captured at a tattoo parlour and barbershop, providing you with detailed and specific sounds grounded in reality.
Our Audio Craftsmen meticulously recorded and edited a multitude of in-shop sounds, including scissor snips, tattoo pen hums, creaky steps, squeaky doors, bottle sprays, item handling, room tone, clipper buzzes and much more!
Use this bundle to enliven tattooing or hairdressing scenes across Film, TV and Game projects.
The entire bundle is delivered at 24Bit 96kHz and tagged with extensive Metadata for ease of use.
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
Experience mesmerizing sound illusions with Shepard Tones Vol. 2. These can be used as-is or manipulated to fit your specific sound design needs.
Shepard Tones are a unique sound effect that can be used to create a sense of continuous rising or falling in pitch. By combining different Shepard Tones together, you can create interesting and other-worldly sounds.
Crafted using sample-based synthesis, this collection features loopable Shepard tones, enabling you to create endless risers and downers, ideal for sci-fi vehicle sound design or injecting tension into your film, trailer, TV, and game projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24-bit, 96kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive, UCS-compliant metadata for ease.
Footsteps Vol. 2 is the follow-up to our popular Footsteps library. Our Audio Craftsmen performed a series of runs, walks, jumps, scuffs, and stops in our acoustically-treated Foley stage pits.
Steps were recorded on various textured ground surfaces, including carpeted floor, gravel, leaves, rocks, wood, and metal. The results are full-effect footsteps, ready to be cut without even leaving your chair!
This versatile collection can be used across platforms, contexts and genres, so they’re perfect for Film, TV and Game projects alike.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Barbershop Vol. 2 is the second instalment in a series of candid recordings captured in a Mancunian Barbershop (Speak Easy Barber Club).
Featuring a variety of hums, buzzes, and handling sounds created using a range of clippers, trimmers, shavers and razors. Additionally, it includes sounds from metal hair scissors, head brushes and beard brushes.
Check out Barbershop Vol. 1 for sounds from a hair-washing station, the movements from a barber’s chair, the rustle of a hairdressing gown and more!
These sounds provide you with natural, unprocessed sounds that can be used for barber-specific projects or manipulated further for a variety of film, TV, game, and soundscape projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Barbershop Vol. 1 is the first instalment in a series of candid recordings captured in a Mancunian Barbershop (Speak Easy Barber Club).
This library showcases the sounds created by the furniture inside a barbershop, such as the creaks and moans from the staircase leading up to the shop, the running taps from the hair-washing station, and the movements from a barber’s chair.
Additionally, we’ve include recordings of a hair dryer, water spray bottle, pomade tin, and more!
For the sound of groomers, hair brushes and scissors – look no further than Barbershop Vol. 2 for all your sonic trimming, clipping, and shaving needs.
These sounds provide you with natural, unprocessed sounds that can be used for barber-specific projects or manipulated further for a variety of film, TV, game, and soundscape projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Tattoo Parlour Vol. 1 is an extensive collection of candid recordings captured in an artists unique tattoo studio.
This is the only in depth tattoo studio library available online.
Featuring a variety of hums, buzzes, and handling sounds created using both modern electromagnetic tattoo pens and vintage coil machines. Additionally, it includes sounds from latex gloves, tactile switches, button presses, wooden door creaks, and more!
These sounds provide you with natural, unprocessed electrical and mechanical sounds that can be used for tattoo-specific projects or manipulated further for a variety of film, TV, game, and soundscape projects.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
The Foley Vault is home to an ever-growing collection of original Foley recordings.
Each library was captured by professional Foley Artists on our in-house Foley Stage using a Sennheiser MKH50 microphone.
These sounds were originally performed for a variety of feature and short film projects. They have now been compiled and released for you to edit and implement into your own film, game and television productions.
The Foley Vault is home to an ever-growing collection of original Foley recordings.
Each library was captured by professional Foley Artists on our in-house Foley Stage using a Sennheiser MKH50 microphone.
These sounds were originally performed for a variety of feature and short film projects. They have now been compiled and released for you to edit and implement into your own film, game and television productions.
The Foley Vault is home to an ever-growing collection of original Foley recordings.
Each library was captured by professional Foley Artists on our in-house Foley Stage using a Sennheiser MKH50 microphone.
These sounds were originally performed for a variety of feature and short film projects. They have now been compiled and released for you to edit and implement into your own film, game and television productions.
Car Foley Bundle contains all three volumes of our Car Foley libraries. It includes an extensive selection of tactile sounds captured in a 2014 Kia Picanto.
Over 300 vehicle interior interactions have been recorded and meticulously edited by our Audio Craftsmen to afford a wide range of performances – from contact with buttons, switches, dials and knobs, to door slams, car seat creaks, seat belt clip-ins and -outs, steering wheel handling, gear stick movements, pedal presses and much more!
This sweetening library can be applied to any vehicle-based scenes in Film, TV and Game projects that require a sense of touch.
The entire bundle is delivered at 24Bit 96kHz and tagged with extensive Metadata for ease of use.
Bulgaria Vol. 2Â continues our series of field recordings captured in this Balkan country! This instalment comprises sounds of a plane cabin en route to Sofia, and of the city itself.
To make this library, tram pass bys, Bulgarian language, people, movement, activity, airplane take off, announcements, vehicles, footsteps, walla, and other urban facets were recorded and edited by our Audio Craftsmen.
The result is a curation of aircraft and city ambiences typical of a trip to Sofia, Bulgaria.
Use these sounds to build Balkan backgrounds or airplane ambiences in your Film, TV & Game productions.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
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Bulgaria Vol. 1 features field recordings captured in the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria. The sounds of a mountain path, forest trail, stream, residential areas, parks, back streets and roadsides have been faithfully recorded by one of our Audio Craftsmen for this library.
A variety of ambiences were collected in real Bulgarian suburban environments to provide you with authentic sounds teeming with Bulgarian voices, language, activity, dogs, movement, traffic, laughter, vehicles, pass bys, room tone, presence and more.
Use these sounds to build Balkan backgrounds in your Film, TV & Game productions.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
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