Home Sound Effects
Founded in Quebec City, Mechanical Wave strives to develop high quality products designed for all media and audio professionals. Our goal is to offer a wide selection of sound effects that are affordable and easy to download. All of our sounds are recorded in 24-bit/96kHz and are offered in WAV files embedded with metadata.
288 files • 96 kHz/32 Bit • 3.74Go • 54:29 mins
Introducing Homemade Waterphone: a daring journey into the realm of experimental sound design. Crafted from scratch, this unique instrument is the culmination of our quest to forge an otherworldly sonic experience.
Designed as the ultimate tool for crafting horror stingers, thrilling ambience, and spine-chilling sequences, Homemade Waterphone offers an unparalleled range of possibilities. By seamlessly blending contact microphone and stereo microphone recording techniques, we’ve unlocked a vast spectrum of sounds, spanning from earth-shaking sub-bass to ethereal high frequencies.
Each sound within this library has been meticulously captured using top-of-the-line equipment, ensuring unparalleled audio quality. Every detail has been painstakingly refined through individual editing, resulting in a collection of sounds that are both captivating and immersive.
Delivered in Broadcast Wave format, with embedded metadata for seamless integration, Homemade Waterphone promises a fast and effortless workflow. Whether you’re scoring a horror film, crafting a spine-tingling video game soundtrack, or exploring the depths of experimental music, this library is your key to unlocking a world of sonic possibilities. Are you ready to dive into the unknown?
Respecting all complaints from the UCS system.
33 files • 96 kHz/32 Bit • 1.06Go • 21:29 mins
Civil Alarm is a sound effects package with many perspectives of a siren running. Mechanical turbine blow the sound in the air and to make ambience feel uncomfortable to enhance your catastrophe events into your projects.
Vintage alarm, Air raid, apocalyptic call, disaster signal. All you need to make a stressful and worrying atmosphere to your productions!
Each sound has been recorded with high-quality equipment and meticulously edited individually.
All files were recorded and are delivered in Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Respecting all complaints from the UCS system.
420 files • 96 kHz/ 32 Bit • 3.05Go • 28:53 mins
Torturing Metal is a plus to have to create Metal movement, sword, armor and shield handling, Beast screaming, horror stinger and more impactful sounds. It can be used as a construction kit to build awesome sounds with Metallic texture, sci-fi creature, medieval battle, thrill sequences or to pick as-is sounds or add to your productions.
It contains several sounds such screeching metal, Rubbing, rattle, impact, twist, piercing and scratching manipulations.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 32bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
376 files • 96 kHz/32 Bit • 4.39Go • 41:37 mins
Farm Animals is a sound effect library covering animals sounds from a barn. You will find animals as: Goose, Cow, Chickens, Horse, Pigs, Goat, Sheep, and more.
It’s a SFX package of animals reaction and living their lifes into the barn around other animals. Close micking and ambience perspective recording. Stereo and Ambix recorded files at 96khz – 32bits for a total of 1.95Go.
Each sound has been recorded with high-quality equipment and meticulously edited individually.
Delivered in Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata informations for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
MAC OSX – WINDOWS
Interakt is a reinvented, game-changing standalone software
Developed for the purpose of creating high quality sound effects that can be used in interactive media such as video games, animations, apps, films, music, and other multimedia productions. Get ahead of any production timeline by creating your own sound bank that will cover all your unique production needs.
Designed with an easy-to-use interface, users can create limitless sounds combinations by melding preexisting SFX with sampling sections to blend into new and optimized sound effects. Achieve ultimate customization by altering sound precisely to your own unique production needs with Interakt.
Interakt is an interactive sound library software that is compatible with midi keyboards and computer keys. Utilize batch exporting, real-time playback, and more streamlined functionality for a faster workflow that will accelerate any production time.
87 files • 96 kHz/32 Bit • 2.92Go • 42:47 mins
The trees that were cut on the recording of the Lumberjack library have been meticulously chosen because they were sick or to give space for other trees to grow better, to preserve the health of the forest.
On the bundle you can hear Chainsaw motor, cranking, starting, cutting and stopping.
And of course, it also contains multiple trees cracking, breaking, falling and impacting the ground.
We used several perspectives and microphones to bring many tones and make each file unique.
The bundle includes 87 files recorded at 96khz – 32bits for a total of 2.92Go.
Each sound has been recorded with high-quality equipment and meticulously edited individually.
Delivered in Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata informations for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Respecting all complaints from the UCS system.
Glass is a library with many glass destructions and manipulations. The bundle includes 379 files recorded at 96khz – 32bits for a total of 2.85Go of stuff.
It’s a package of Breaking, smashing, debris drop, fragment moves, impacts, hits, scratching, rubbing and singing glass. Each sound has been recorded with high-quality equipment and meticulously edited individually.
All files were recorded and are delivered in Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Respecting all complaints from the UCS system.
1254 files • 96 KHz/ 24 – 32 Bit • 8.7Go
Cinematic Feel is a plus to have for your cinematic productions and to add loudness to your mix. A package of Bass Drop, Boom, Bram, Downshifter, Drone, Riser, Rumble, Stinger, Whoosh and more. Dark, Light, Electronic and Natural feel.
All that you need to make it huge!!
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
709 files • 32 Bit / 96 kHz • 1.37Go • 33:06 mins
Cardboard and Paper is a library with a diversity of different Books, magazines, Leaflets, Posters, maps, Little, medium and large cardboard box. The bundle includes 709 files recorded at 96khz – 24bits.
It’s a package of Manipulation of paper and cardboard. Open, Close, Page Turn, Cracking paper, Flap, page, Book impact, Crumbling paper and cardboard, Tearing and cutting.
All that you need to add and paper texture.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Excavator Sounds is a library of a recording session during excavation work at home This bundle contains an overall recording of the work done by the excavator and many close microphones take about the Bucket scratching, pouring and digging earth and rocks, The Boom/Stick hydraulic movements, the engine idle, revs, start and stop and the squeaky metal Track rolling on the ground. The bundle includes 100 files recorded in Stereo at 96khz – 32 bits. A great tool to have for any audio production.
Excavator Sounds is a library of a recording session during excavation work at home This bundle contains an overall recording of the work done by the excavator and many close microphones take about the Bucket scratching, pouring and digging earth and rocks, The Boom/Stick hydraulic movements, the engine idle, revs, start and stop and the squeaky metal Track rolling on the ground. The bundle includes 100 files recorded in Stereo at 96khz – 32 bits. A great tool to have for any audio production.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually. All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
540 files • 24 Bit / 96 kHz • 4.59Go • 2hrs11:16 mins
Water Experiment is a library regrouping several water recording sessions. This bundle contains many different methods to manipulate and to hear water. In this first bundle of a series, you can hear Water waves ambiance and flap, river stream and different water flow perspectives; Bubbles of water in movement with objects manipulation or only with hand; Blowing and boiling water bubbles; Different sizes of water splash movements and dripping; Spraying water sounds from a water hose, bottle and pump bottle; And movements, splash, flow, and bubbles from underwater recordings. The bundle includes 540 files recorded at 96khz – 24bits.
A great tool to have for any audio production.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually. All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Clothes and Accessories is a library with several clothes, bags, hats, glove and many other Fabric/Tissue things. The bundle includes 747 files recorded at 96khz – 24bits.
It’s a package of Manipulation, Slapping, Scratching, Shaking, and Tear up clothes. You can find inside, Fabric Backpack, Canvas Jacket, Pen housing, Cap, Carpet, Fabric Case, Cloths Impact, Fabric Belt, Lace, Ribbon, Flag, Jeans jacket, Pant, Leather belt, Handbag, and Jacket, Tissue Wallet, Mesh, Pillow, Plastic, Raincoat, Rubber Glove, Shirt, Sport bag, Sweater, T-shirt and Velcro sounds.
All that you need for your clothing design.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Undoing computer is a package of destroying actions and metal sounds. The library contains 125 files of various metal case computer destruction sounds. Hit, Rubbing, Drop, Bend, Twist, Crush. A collection of several sounds of Scrap Metal, Rattle, Smash on the floor and object debris! The perfect little scrap metal pack!
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24 Bit / 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
GORE Sound Kit is a package of Viscous, Glue, Squishy and Drench sounds Cracking, manipulating, and dropping juicy sounds.  The library contains 376 files of Blood splashing, Bone cracking, and Flesh tearing simulation. Perfect for horror and gore projects!
It includes more than 150 files recorded with many Glue substances. Perfect for viscous manipulation, suction and farting sound too.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24 Bit 96 kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
The SECOND edition of Footsteps Outdoor Sessions!
In addition to the first version, the bundle contain now 13 NEW textures of floors. Many different ground surfaces with some action footsteps, such as slow walk, Walk, Jog, Run, Scuff, Jump and Land.
The library contains 290 files on various surfaces: Asphalt, Carpet, Ceramic, Concrete, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Metal, Mud, Sand, Stone, Rock, Snow, Ice, Water, Wood and more. It also contains 814 isolated foot files.
Like the last edition: The bundle includes the Kontakt FootSteps Player!
• A player that allows you to play all footsteps in real-time!
• 57 Footsteps Texture Kit Preset (NKI)
• Just import it like a new library in Kontakt.
• The full Kontakt 5.5 version is required (not included).
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24 Bit / 96 kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
Rock, Brick and Dirt 3 is the third of the series! This bundle includes all remastered sounds from RBD 1 and 2. With more than 100 new files recorded and designed. It’s a package of impact, Smash, Crumbling, Scratching, Landfall and more rock debris sounds. The library contains 333 files of various recording texture and perspective.
A good package to add a dirty texture to your production.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
Since our beginning, we have the opportunity to travel around different places and record many ambiences. Here is a package that we have built with the better of them.
Recorded from City, Country, Forest, and outside and inside places.
The library contains 117 files, 2 hours 54 minutes and 5.74 gigs of stuff.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, all files were recorded and are delivered in 24 Bit 96 kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure fast and easy workflow.
A little skateboard recording session of some rolling on surfaces such as Wood, Metal, Concrete and Asphalt. Board manipulations like Wheels spinning, Board impact on the floor, Grinding metal and concrete – and more.
The library contains 114 files of skateboarding sounds.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually. All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz. Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and to ensure a fast and easy workflow.
Recorded from an old scrap Honda Accord 97 that has clocked in more than 340.000 km (211.000 mi).
Many perspectives of the malfunctioning engine, exhaust, wheels and car body parts. Starting problem and spinning tire.
Quad and Stereo recording. The library contains 102 files of various problematic car sounds.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, all files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
Everyday Doors and Drawers!
Sounds from: Cabinet, Corner cabinet, Cabin, Chest, Cooler, Cupboard, Dishwasher, Dryer, Fridge, Hall door, Many handle, Oven, Patio door, Wardrobe, Washing machine, Empty doors,Glass doors, Wooden doors and more.
Foley action like, Open, Close, Slam, Shake, Knocking, Sliding, Rolling, Heavy squeaking and cracking
The library contains 922 files of various metals, aluminum, wood, glass door and drawers and much more.
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
The First edition of the Footsteps Outdoor Sessions!
Many different ground surfaces with some action footsteps. Slow walk, Walk, Jog, Run, Scuff, Jump and Land.
The library contains 121 files of various texture: Asphalt, Dirt, Grass, Gravel, Mud, Stone, Rock, Snow, Ice, Water and more. + 361 isolated files.
For the first edition. The bundle includes the Kontakt FootSteps Player for FREE!
18 Footsteps Texture Kit Preset
Just import it like a new library in Kontakt.
The full version is required.
A new update library will be available each time that a NEW Footsteps library is released!
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
Multi Impacts is a package born from our previous Hits and Whoosh bundle. We have taken the decision to split the previous bundle to make two. Here's one of them!
Multi Impacts contains many impacts/hits sounds on several different surfaces. The library contains 258 sound files: Asphalt, Rubber, Car, Human, Ice, Metal, Water, Dirt, Plastic, Wood, and Sci-Fi Impacts.
The perfect package for add on another texture to your action!
Each sound has been meticulously edited individually, All files were recorded and are delivered in 24bit 96kHz Broadcast Wave files, all embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
Torturing Wood is a compact bundle of cracking, tearing, and breaking sounds – from the destruction of an old wooden garage. It offers 100 files, each meticulously edited, and embedded with metadata information for easy import and ensure a fast and easy workflow.
With A Sound Effect, Asbjoern has created a web site where our international community can browse, learn, and share the vast fruits of our labors. Together we are accelerating the very real potential power of sound design as a recognized art form.
A Sound Effect is an excellent resource for us to keep our animated films sounding unique and exciting.
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!
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!
We're always looking for new sounds to mangle, so when A Sound Effect had a holiday sale, I tried them out.
The purchase experience is really smooth and quick, and delivery is almost instant.
I'll definitely come back to them again in the future!
A Sound Effect is a wonderful resource for indie sound effects libraries. On top of that, it has some of the finest sound design, film and game audio interviews!
I often need very specific types of sounds so I've become a big supporter of independent recorders.
Until now I've always had to go to their individual websites. Now I can find them all in one place.
And, Asbjoern is great to work with!
A Sound Effect is a well curated boutique sound effects shop and a great place to find industry interviews and learning resources.