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An essential collection of 500 footsteps sounds, including various walking, jogging and running steps, both as a continuous take and as individual steps, on various surfaces (ceramics, dirt, dry leaves, glass, grass, gravel, hailstones, ice, snow, stones, wood, woodchips), as well as sliding (Ice)!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 100 background ambience sounds, including dawn choruses, machine factories, deserts, day & night wildlife, spaceship interiors, train stations, city streets, storms, wind, as well as seamless loops!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 100 wind sounds, including realistic, synthesized and hybrid wind, gusts, tonal whirring and seamless background loops!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 200 tool sounds, including chainsaws, circular saws, drills, trimmers, lawn mowers, strimmers and more!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 250 bird sounds, including crows, magpies, chicks, hawks, owls, seagulls, wrens, finches, robins and more!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 150 golf cart sounds, including travelling on concrete, gravel & grass from multiple perspectives, starting & stopping as well as seamless travel loops!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 150 dirt / dust movement sounds, including dirt, sand & snow settling at various speeds.
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 100 seaside beach sounds, including ocean waves from various perspectives with seamless loops, as well as seagulls.
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 400 machine sounds, including carpet cleaners, irons, sewing machines, toasters, vacuums, washing machines, woodchippers, escalators, printers, air pumps and more!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 500 footsteps sounds, including various walking, jogging and running steps, both as a continuous take and as individual steps, on various surfaces (carpet, concrete, dry leaves, glass, grass, gravel, ice, snow & wood).
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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An essential collection of 100 loopable background ambience sounds, including theme parks, dawn choruses, fireworks, alien worlds, deserts, day & night wildlife, offices, zoos, public pools, food courts, swamps, traffic, sewers and more!
Each sound was created at 96kHz / 24-bit stereo and is fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 50 heartbeat sounds, including various regular and fast heart-racing loops of different types.
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 100 fast swooshing and whooshing sounds, perfect for scene transitions, swinging swords, throwing items, and more!
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 50 remote-controlled car sounds, including travel loops, revvings, starts, stops, wheels turning and jamming errors.
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 100 rain sounds of various intensities and on different surfaces, including rain, hail, thunderstorms and seamless background loops!
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 150 metal chain sounds, clanking, hitting and dropping against each other, as if by prisoners in a jail.
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 125 computer glitching sounds, with distorting and corrupting as if being hacked or a device is malfunctioning in error, as well as analog radio SFX and text-scrolling loops. 100+ sounds are seamlessly loopable!
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 100 essential firework sound effects, including launches, crackles, whistles, close, distant, full displays and loops!
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 200 essential clock sound effects, including various different ticking sounds (mechanical, antique & cuckoo), antique chimes (Westminster & singles) and many seamlessly loopable files!
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
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A collection of 150 essential thunder sound effects, ranging from very close to very distant, with and without rain, background storm loops, and more!
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
Note: All of these sounds (and more!) are included in the 96 General Library (get 3,000+ SFX for FREE!)
A hand-picked variety collection of designed sounds and field recordings covering numerous categories. Each volume brings you 1,000 general sound effects at 96kHz / 24-bit WAVs, doubling the standard pitch-shifting and design possibilities.
The sounds are fully compatible with the Universal Category System (UCS) – a public domain initiative establishing a standardized category list for the classification of sound effects.
All volumes are available separately, or as a 50% discounted Bundle (get 3+ volumes for free!). The Bundle includes all SFX from the ESSENTIALS library series, as well as bonus 44.1kHz sounds!
2024 Free Update: Enjoy 3,000 additional SFX (3 new volumes!) as a complimentary update for existing Bundle owners!
~ Volume Overview ~
“RPG Orchestral Essentials (Music FX)” is a collection of 700 diverse musical effects covering every essential purpose. Each of the 30 themes have 11 different variations using different orchestral instruments, all provided with a DRY version (with minimal reverb) and a WET version (with optimized reverb) for the utmost utility. Provided in high-quality WAV, OGG, MP3 and M4A files.
★ README & Theme List & Suggested Uses
All themes are available as separate packs, or you can grab them all for a heavily discounted bundle for ~50% off!
4 InspectorJ SFX libraries created in 2019 at a permanent 50% discount, including:
•44.1 General Library (Volume II) (2.06 GB, $32)
•Party Pack (1.98 GB, $40)
•Sewing Machine (2.73 GB, $32)
•UI – Mechanical (381 MB, $32)
For a discounted total of only $68 (Originally $136 if bought separately)
• 85+ Seamless Loops
• Ambiences: Deep Abysses, Train Stations, Seaside Waves, etc.
• Camera: Shutter Clicks, Flash Lifts and Falls
• Dialogue: A creepy, deep male voice
• Fireworks
• Ice: Impacts (Small, Moderate, Large), Gathering
• Roller Coasters: Full Rides, Chain Hill Lift, Screaming
• Screaming: Crowds and Roller Coasters
• Toilet Flushing
• Trains: Arriving, Leaving, Passing, Idling, Doors, Clip-Clop
• UI: Dialogue Text Scrolling
• Vacuum Cleaner Hoovers
• Vinyl Record: Glitching, Needle On and Off
• Water: Streams, Bubbling, Swirling, Splashing, Movement
• Weather: Rain, Hail, Wind, Thunder
• Whooshing
• Many, many more!(See the sound list below)
•Cancel: A cancellation sound useful for backing out of a selection, or returning to a previous page.
•Confirm: A confirmation selection sound (more intense and fancier than the “Select” sounds) useful for a final confirmation or selection.
•Error: A negative error alert useful for a problem or issue.
•Loading: A loopable sound for a mechanical device that is loading, processing or analysing.
•Move: The quick, small movement sound as you move between different options in a menu or list.
•Notification: A notification alert useful for popups and messages.
•Select: A simpler selection sound for general confirmation and selections.
•Text Scroll: A loopable sound to accompany the scrolling of dialogue in a conversation or upon reading text
•Turning Off: A turning off or shutting down of a machine or device.
•Turning On: A turning on or booting up of a machine or device.
4 InspectorJ SFX libraries created in 2018 at a permanent 50% discount, including:
•44.1 General Library (Volume I) (1.68 GB, $32)
•Abstract Spaceships (3.27 GB, $25)
•Ambience: Banaue Rice Terraces (5.42 GB, $40)
•Hidden Voices: Flexatone (1.25 GB, $25)
For a discounted total of only $61 (Originally $122 if bought separately)
• 75+ Seamless Loops
• 8-bit: Explosions, Hits, Lasers, Power Up
• Airplanes: A380, B777-300, CRJ900, Fly-bys
• Ambiences: Wildlife (Day and Night), Crowds, Insects, Vehicles, etc.
• Animals: Birds, Dogs, Cats, Horses
• Doors: Squeaks, Shuts, Opens, Handle Movements
• Farting
• Footsteps: Concrete, Glass, Grass, Ice, Leaves, Snow, Stone, Stones, Twigs
• Musical: Organ, Piano, Guitar, Hand Bells, Music Box
• Objects: Printer, Pressure Washer, Washing Machine
• Sci-Fi Spaceship Fly-bys
• Vehicles: Cars, Drones
• UI (Synthesized)
• Wooden Destruction
• Many, many more! (See the sound list below)
1. “Voice A”: The untouched raw voice created by the flexatone, perfect for metallic creatures! (0:55-1:12 in the audio example!)
2. “Voice B”: A slightly deeper voice with additional upper harmonics for a sci-fi aesthetic, ideal for futuristic machines! (0:02-0:13 in the audio example!)
3. “Voice C”: A more mature voice with some throaty quivering, suitable for many alien creatures! (0:16-0:32 in the audio example!)
4. “Voice D”: A brighter, lively, child-like voice perfect for younger, smaller creatures! (0:35-0:52 in the audio example!)
In addition to these 4 extensive voices, there are also over 150 traditional flexatone sounds such as the iconic comedic “boing” found in classic cartoons, as well as shakes, flicks, rises, falls and quivers!
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