Sound Effects

for CREATIVE IMAGINATION

Our mission is to provide the best quality sound effects and helping your projects with epic sounds!!

Recorded by field recordist / sound designer Hide Aoki.

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Animal Sound Effects Cicadas Play Track 12 sounds included $18

Cicadas were collected from different locations in Japan.
OMNI, XY and ORTF microphone setups were used to achieve optimal audio quality.
Combining the XY and ORTF sound sources produces middle and side effects.

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Paper Sound Effects Paper & Drawing FX Play Track 230+ sounds included $51

PAPER & DRAWING FX has created PAPER-BASED DAILY MOTION SOUNDS & DISTINCTIVE SOUNDS using unique paper quantities such as JAPANESE “Washi” PAPERS, CARDBOARD, and BOOKS.

PAPER MOTION SET features paper & book-based actions: JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY, WRITING, CRUMPLING, SQUISHING, TEARING, TURNING PAGES, and many.

DRAWING FX SET features paper-based drawing effects: ODD TEXTURE EFFECT which can be processed as various sound effects such as whoosh, swish, boom, horror squeaking, and many others.

10GB / 413.WAV FILES TOTAL
Recorded @ 24bit 192kHz stereo/mono and carefully edited.

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Environments & Ambiences Stream River & Waterfall vol.2 Play Track 88 sounds included $59

43 locations from various perspectives.

STREAM / RIVER & WATERFALL features WATER MOVEMENT from JAPAN and NEW ZEALAND.
Each STREAM / RIVER has unique flows, and the various terrains produce distinctive sounds, WATERFALLS from small to medium add a natural feeling.
In addition, this library also features places where SPRING WATER GUSHES, a huge ELECTRIC WATER PUMP from New Zealand, and more.

15GB / 88.WAV FILES TOTAL
Recorded @ 24 bit 96 kHz / ORTF, SPACED OMNI, XY and carefully edited.

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City Life Sound Effects RAIN Play Track 54 sounds included $46

RAIN features various kinds of RAIN AMBIENCES and EFFECTS from different parts of CITIES and FORESTS.

RAIN AMBIENCE SET includes RAIN FALLING ON DIRT & LEAVES, RAIN COMING OUT FROM PIPES, HITTING THE ASPHALT, and various kinds of RAIN POURING ON ROOFS such as PORCHES and LARGE PARKINGS and more. And THUNDERS!!

RAIN VEHICLE SET includes CAR PASSING BYS and RAIN TRAFFICS in cities.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / ORTF, SPACED OMNI, XY and carefully edited.

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Water & Ocean Sounds SHORES island Play Track 45 sounds included $54

SHORES island edition features varieties of beaches and cliffs from Oshima island, Japan, and extra harbors & boats are also included.
While calm beaches have relaxing atmospheres, cliffs sound aggressive like onboard ships. And others such as rocky beaches create colorful sounds.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / ORTF, SPACED OMNI, WIDE A-B and carefully edited.

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Industrial Ambiences Motor Fan Play Track 76+ sounds included $53

MOTOR FAN household edition features Internal & External mechanical sound such as motors and compressors found in the Kitchen, ACs & outdoor units, heaters and compressors, and more.

Features motor, fan & compressor sounds from sources like:
Refrigerators, microwaves, toasters, juicers, fans, AC / hvac, washing machines, boilers, compressors, vents, heaters, chain saws & more

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / CONTACT MIC, ORTF, XY and carefully edited.

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City Life Sound Effects Crowds and Streets in Tokyo Play Track 133+ sounds included $50

CROWDS in TOKYO features Japanese crowds (walla) from authentic izakaya bars, cafes, train stations, and
shopping streets, fish market streets, and more.

STREETS in TOKYO feature busy traffic on highways, main streets, distant traffic from alleys, city rumble, and more.
Every area of Tokyo has its unique landscape and atmosphere. One step into an alleyway and the sound of traffic and trains is softened by skyscrapers, replaced by the buzz of the city.
And conversely, the main streets are always busy with traffic and pedestrians.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / ORTF, SPACED OMNI, XY and carefully edited.

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Nature & Countryside Ambiences FOREST Summer Edition Play Track 110+ sounds included $75.60

FOREST summer edition of Japan is nature sounds and ambiances captured in different forests of Central Japan, from the Kanto region.

This library contains recordings of deep forest ambiances and direct close cicadas & birds and creeks, streams, and waterfalls in a Japanese forest.

All of these nature ambiances are recorded using different microphone set-ups. Ortf stereo set-up and xy & ortf combination set bring variations to stereo images from the locations.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / ORTF, XY and carefully edited.

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Water & Ocean Sounds Shores Play Track 62+ sounds included $39

This collection includes small to big waves such as cliffs, beaches, rocky coasts, and tetrapods.
Captured from close, middle, and distant perspectives in Bousou peninsula, Chiba.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / ORTF, XY and carefully edited.

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Train Sound Effects TRAIN Play Track 105+ sounds included, 319 mins total $49

A wide selection of local trains and subways from Japan, featuring recordings such as pass-bys, departing and arriving, interiors, rail chimes which really distinguish from other and many many more. Train and subway stations from Japan are also included to complete the railway atmosphere. A total of more than 5 hours of recordings are included.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / stereo and carefully edited.

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Wood Sound Effects Bamboos Play Track 258+ sounds included $69

This library contains a wide range of variety of bamboo hits.

From thick bamboos to thin, hitting with drum sticks, mallets & brushes and scrubbing & scraping and even sawing. Additional sounds include water movement inside bamboos, captured with a contact mic, and beautiful sounds of bamboo wind chimes. Tweak it for sound design or make bamboo instruments from it.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / stereo and carefully edited.

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Water & Ocean Sounds Stream & Waterfall Play Track 47+ sounds included $29

This library contains various kinds of small to mid-size streams and waterfalls captured close and at a distance, for designing and spicing up your project. In addition, it features creepy water drips in a cave and water well pump sounds.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / stereo and carefully edited.

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Door Sound Effects Doors Play Track 195+ sounds included $65

From wooden doors to Japanese Shoji sliding doors – this bundle contains various kinds of door actions such as opening, closing, sliding and so on.

Also other household sounds are included such as curtains, key chains, wardrobes, kitchen cabinets, refrigerators, rice cookers etc.

Recorded @ 24bit 96kHz / stereo and carefully edited.

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Wylie Stateman

Supervising sound editor,
The Hateful Eight, Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill: Vol. 1

A Sound Effect is an excellent resource for us to keep our animated films sounding unique and exciting.

Gabriel Guy

Re-recording Mixer, Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Frozen, Big Hero 6

A Sound Effect is a great asset to have discovered.

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!

Wayne Pashley

Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer, The Lego Movie & Mad Max: Fury Road

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!

David Farmer

Sound designer:
Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit trilogies

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The purchase experience is really smooth and quick, and delivery is almost instant.

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Charles Deenen

Director, Digital - Source Sound Inc.

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