Sound Effects

International award-winning Boom Box Post now brings you Boom Box Library, a sound effects library company devoted to creating high-quality professional sound effect libraries and corresponding custom-programmed sound design toolkits.

SOUND PROFESSIONAL

Our award-winning sound designers work every day in the post-production sound industry. So, we know exactly what working professionals expect in a sound effects library. We hold ourselves to the highest creative quality standards, and only release sounds that we would be proud to play for our own clients. We are creating libraries that we ourselves want to use.

Each of our sound files meet these high-quality technical specifications:

- 96 kHz
- 24 bit
- stereo
- .wav

WORK FASTER

We know what it’s like to not only need to present the highest quality of work, but also meet tight deadlines. We have designed all of our libraries with unmatched functionality to help you do just that.

All libraries include the following:

- Files are embedded with industry-leading metadata to make searching in your favorite asset management system a breeze.
- All shorter sound files include multiple iterations, providing you with plenty of options all within the same sonic family. No more searching for a whole new file or manipulating that one great sound when you need to introduce subtle variations.
- All longer sounds loop seamlessly. No need to spend precious time finding the exact right place to create a loop.

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Mechanical Sound Effects Typewriters Play Track 350 sounds included $15
- 350+ SOUND EFFECTS
- 382 MB
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Typewriters SFX Library features custom sound effect recordings from both manual and electronic typewriters. Models include the Smith Corona electronic typewriter, Olivetti manual typewriter, and Olympia manual typewriter. Sound effects include typing, page scroll, page return, bells, beeps, clicks, slides, levers, and more.

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Bundles Everything Bundle – Boom Box Library Play Track 16350 sounds included $325
- 16,350+ SOUND EFFECTS
- 16 LIBRARIES INCLUDED
- 17.54 GB
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Bundles Percussion Bundle Play Track 8280 sounds included $75
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- 8,280+ sound effects
- 7.11 GB
- 24 bit / 48-96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
- mono audio files
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Percussion Bundle includes all four sound effect libraries in the Percussion Collection: Cymbals & Gongs, Magic Chimes, Hand Drums, and Auxiliary Percussion. All libraries contain high-quality recordings of professionally played percussion instruments. Various sticks and mallets were employed at numerous tempos and volumes.

The Magic Chimes SFX Library contains a wide variety of mark tree (wind chime) and bell tree sound effect recordings. These include glissandos, scales, single notes, steadies, shaking, and more.

The Cymbals & Gongs SFX Library contains recordings of China, crash, ride, splash, and toy cymbals and large and small gongs.

The Hand Drums SFX Library contains recordings of the den den, djembe, doumbek, frame drum, and udu drum.

The Auxiliary Percussion SFX Library contains recordings of a bamboo horn, various tambourines, cabasa, castanets, claves, cowbell, various maracas and shakers, flexatone, toy glockenspiel, guiro, harmonica, kalimba, triangle, rainstick, sleigh bells, spoons, train whistle, and wood blocks.

SOUND FILE LIST

Click here for the full Magic Chimes file list.

Click here for the full Cymbals & Gongs file list.

Click here for the full Hand Drums file list.

Click here for the full Auxiliary Percussion file list.
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Percussion Instruments Percussion: Auxiliary Percussion Play Track 6428 sounds included $45
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- 6,428 sound effects
- 3.82 GB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
- mono audio files
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Auxiliary Percussion SFX Library contains a wide variety of professional percussion sound effect recordings. Instruments include a bamboo horn, various tambourines, cabasa, castanets, claves, cowbell, various maracas and shakers, flexatone, toy glockenspiel, guiro, harmonica, kalimba, triangle, rainstick, sleigh bells, spoons, train whistle, and wood blocks. Each instrument is played at numerous tempos and employing various techniques.

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Percussion Instruments Percussion: Hand Drums Play Track 1150 sounds included $15
DETAILS
- 1,150+ sound effects
- 605 MB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
- mono audio files
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Hand Drums SFX Library contains a wide variety of professional percussion sound effect recordings. Instruments include the den den, djembe, doumbek, frame drum, and udu drum played at numerous tempos and employing various techniques.

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Percussion Instruments Percussion: Cymbals & Gongs Play Track 480 sounds included $30
DETAILS
- 480+ sound effects
- 1.71 GB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Cymbals & Gongs SFX Library contains a wide variety of professional cymbal and gong sound effect recordings. Instruments include China, crash, ride, splash, and toy cymbals and large and small gongs played with various sticks and mallets at numerous tempos and volumes.

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Robotic Creations Bundle Play Track 2400 sounds included $90

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Robotic Creations: Vocalizations Play Track 1500 sounds included $40
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- 1500+ sound effects
- 221 .wav files
- 990 MB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Vocalizations sound effects library is the third installment in the Robotic Creations collection. Each library within the Robotic Creations collection contains sound effects designed to match five different robotic personalities with their own unique sonic characteristics:
- Mimo, the robot buddy
- Q5, the vintage robot
- NGage, the exosuit
- Gregory, the android
- Firewall, the mech suit
This library features the high-tech sci-fi vocalizations of each distinctive robot. You’ll find coughing, cheering, crying, efforts, growling, groaning, breathing, humming, impacts, screaming, singing, sneezing, snoring, and more.
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Footsteps Sound Effects Foley Essentials Play Track 1400 sounds included $15
The Foley Essentials SFX Library contains footstep, scuff, and drag sound effect recordings on a variety of surfaces. Surfaces include dirt, creaky floorboards, brick, leaves, grass, gravel, mud, sand, snow, water puddles, and wood. Each surface is walked with several shoe options including leather dress shoes, high heels, and sneakers.

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- 1,400+ sound effects
- 400 MB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Foley Essentials SFX Library contains footstep, scuff, and drag sound effect recordings on a variety of surfaces. Surfaces include dirt, creaky floorboards, brick, leaves, grass, gravel, mud, sand, snow, water puddles, and wood. Each surface is walked with several shoe options including leather dress shoes, high heels, and sneakers.

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Human Sound Effects Human Vocalizations: Women & Men Play Track 2000 sounds included $50
DETAILS
- 2,000+ sound effects
- 694 MB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Women & Men SFX Library contains a variety of recorded adult female and male vocalizations.

The recordings in this library include breathing, cheering, coughing, crying, efforts, gasping, growling, gulping, humming, grunting, moaning, screaming, singing, sneezing, spitting, gagging, non-English walla, whistling, angry yelling, and more.

All performances are non-English. Talking, singing, yelling, babbling, etc. were performed with nonsense words so the files may be used for post-production without the need to replace in an M&E.

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Bundles Human Vocalization Bundle Play Track 2240 sounds included $75
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- 2,240+ sound effects
- 1 GB
- 24 bit / 48-96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Human Vocalizations Bundle includes the Women & Men and Babies & Kids SFX libraries.

The Women & Men SFX Library contains a variety of recorded adult female and male vocalizations.

The recordings in this library include breathing, cheering, coughing, crying, efforts, gasping, growling, gulping, humming, grunting, moaning, screaming, singing, sneezing, spitting, gagging, non-English walla, whistling, angry yelling, and more.

The Babies & Kids SFX Library contains a variety of recorded baby and kid vocalizations from children ages six months, three years, and five years old.

The recordings in this library include breathing, cooing, coughing, fussing, grunting, squealing, laughing, sneezing, animal impressions, babbling, growling, pouting, screaming, singing, spitting, whimpering, whining, yelling, and more.

In addition to a wide range of vocalizations appropriate to their ages, the older kids were asked to also perform like younger babies–giving you the superior performance of an older child but the feel of a baby. All sounds easily pitch up or down to be useful for a wider range of ages.

All performances are non-English. Talking, singing, babbling, etc. were performed with nonsense words so the files may be used for post-production without the need to replace in an M&E.

SOUND FILE LIST

Click here for the full Women & Men file list.

Click here for the full Babies & Kids file list.
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City Life Sound Effects Shopping Carts Play Track 185 sounds included $20
DETAILS
- 185 sound effects
- 333 MB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Shopping Carts SFX Library contains a wide variety of professional shopping cart sound effect recordings. These include rolls, crashes, drops, stutters, basket seat movements, skids, shakes, and more.

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Robotic Creations: Futuristic Weapons Play Track 305 sounds included $40
DETAILS
- 300+ sound effects
- 198 .wav files
- 390 GB
- 24 bit / 96 kHz
- embedded meta-data
FIVE ROBOT PERSONALITIES, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES

Each library within the Robotic Creations Collection contains sound effects designed to match five different robotic personalities with their own unique sonic characteristics.

LIBRARY DESCRIPTION

The Futuristic Weapons sound effects library is the second installment in the Robotic Creations collection. Each library within the Robotic Creations collection contains sound effects designed to match five different robotic personalities with their own unique sonic characteristics:
- Mimo, the robot buddy
- Q5, the vintage robot
- NGage, the exosuit
- Gregory, the android
- Firewall, the mech suit
This library features the high-tech sci-fi weapons of each distinctive robot.

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Gore Sound Effects Squish Splat Ooze Play Track 380 sounds included $20

The Squish Splat Ooze Library contains a wide variety of gelatinous liquid sound effect recordings. These include drops, slaps, impacts, squeezes, steady movements, and more recorded with a variety of thick viscous liquids. For a list of all sound files included, see the PDF sound file list below.

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City Life Sound Effects Editor Toolbox: Expanded Construction Edition Play Track 565 sounds included $30

The Expanded Construction SFX Library contains all of the essential sound effect recordings of manual and power tools as well as construction site ambiences included in the standard edition plus 369 additional recordings. These additional sound effects give you a greater variety of choices while editing.

The library includes sound effects of items such as a circular saw, cordless drill, chainsaw, shop light, nail gun, hammer, hand saw, toolbox foley, large and small construction site ambiences, and more.

This highly curated and easy-to-use library is perfect for a video editor or sound effects editor working on a project involving tools or construction. For a .pdf listing all sound files included, see the sound file list below.

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Industrial Ambiences Editor Toolbox: Construction Edition Play Track 196 sounds included $15

The Construction SFX Library contains essential sound effect recordings of manual and power tools as well as construction site ambiences. Included are the sound effects for items such as a circular saw, cordless drill, chainsaw, shop light, nail gun, hammer, hand saw, toolbox foley, large and small construction site ambiences, and more. This highly curated and easy-to-use library is perfect for a video editor or sound effects editor working on a project involving tools or construction. For a .pdf listing all sound files included, see the sound file list below.

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Car Sound Effects Ford Mustang, 1966 Play Track 200 sounds included $75
The 1966 Ford Mustang SFX Library contains a variety of recordings of the 1966 Ford Mustang GT vintage car. This 1966 Ford Mustang GT model sports a v8 engine (225 hp, 168 kW, 228 PS “289”), grille-mounted fog lamps, disc brakes, reverse lights, and a hard top. The 1966 GT interior boasts an instrument panel that includes a speedometer, fuel gauge, temp. gauge, oil pressure gauge and ampmeter in five round dials.

The recordings in this library include accelerating, decelerating, driving steadies, idling, pass-bys of various speeds, pull aways, pull in and stops, revs, doors, ignition, levers, switches, windows, and more.

All files are fully mixed and edited. Multiple microphone models and placements were used for each 96kHz high sample rate take. The best source files were then mixed together to create full-frequency and balanced-timbre sound effect files ready for immediate use in your sound effects library.

Microphones and placements:
- DPA 4060 (Exhaust and Intake)
- AKG D112 (Exhaust)
- Sennheiser MKH 8040 (Exhaust)
- Custom Primo EM172 Mics (Engine and Intake)
- Rode NT-5 with MJ384K capsules (Interior)
- Sennheiser MKH 416 (Pass-by)
- Sennheiser MKH 8060 (Pass-by)
- Sennheiser MKH30 (Pass-by)
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Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Percussion: Magic Chimes Play Track 223 sounds included $20

The Magic Chimes SFX Library contains a wide variety of professional mark tree (wind chime) and bell tree sound effect recordings. These include glissandos, scales, single notes, steadies, shaking, and more.

Click here for a full file list.

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Household Sound Effects Editor Toolbox: Expanded Household Edition Play Track 422+ sounds included $30

The Expanded Household SFX Library contains all of the essential sound effect recordings of everyday household items included in the standard edition plus 238 additional recordings. These additional sound effects give you a greater variety of choices while editing.

The library includes sound effects such as doors, room tones, chairs, windows, kitchen equipment, sinks, bathroom shower, clothing, and more.

This highly curated and easy-to-use library is perfect for a video editor or sound effects editor working on a sitcom, family drama, or comedy. For a .pdf listing all sound files included, see the sound file list below.

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Human Sound Effects Human Vocalizations: Babies & Kids Play Track 243+ sounds included $40

The Babies & Kids SFX Library contains a variety of recorded baby and kid vocalizations from children ages six months, three years, and five years old.

The recordings in this library include breathing, cooing, coughing, fussing, grunting, squealing, laughing, sneezing, animal impressions, babbling, growling, pouting, screaming, singing, spitting, whimpering, whining, yelling, and more.

In addition to a wide range of vocalizations appropriate to their ages, the older kids were asked to also perform like younger babies–giving you the superior performance of an older child but the feel of a baby. All sounds easily pitch up or down to be useful for a wider range of ages.

All performances are non-English. Talking, singing, babbling, etc. were performed with nonsense words so the files may be used for post-production without the need to replace in an M&E.

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Household Sound Effects Editor Toolbox: Household Edition Play Track 184 sounds included $15

The Household SFX Library contains essential sound effect recordings of everyday household items. These include doors, room tones, chairs, windows, kitchen equipment, sinks, bathroom shower, clothing, and more. This highly curated and easy-to-use library is perfect for a video editor or sound effects editor working on a sitcom, family drama, or comedy. For a .pdf listing all sound files included, see the sound file list below.

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User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Robotic Creations: Heads Up Display Play Track 621 sounds included, 32 mins total $40

The Heads Up Display sound effects library is the first installment in the Robotic Creations Collection. Each library within the Robotic Creations Collection contains sound effects designed to match five different robotic personalities with their own unique sonic characteristics: Mimo, the robot buddy; Q5, the vintage robot; NGage, the exosuit; Gregory, the android; and Firewall, the mech suit.

Features the internal tech sounds that you would hear within each distinctive robot’s heads up display, such as:
150+ interface beeps • 80+ success beeps • 70+ fail beeps • 50+ data readouts • 45+ countdowns • 15+ alarms • 100+ power ups • 95+ power downs

Also available in a special Sound Design Toolbox version.

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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

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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.

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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!

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Sound designer:
Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit trilogies

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Director, Digital - Source Sound Inc.

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Re-recording Mixer, Sound Designer: Deadliest Catch, Ax Men, The Wrecking Crew

A Sound Effect is a well curated boutique sound effects shop and a great place to find industry interviews and learning resources.

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