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The Metal Worlds sound library is a comprehensive collection of high class metal sound effects, ranging from short hits & squeaks to long textures and ambiences.
SOUNDS FROM A BUCKET
The centerpiece of this extraordinary metal sound library is a custom built instrument. A metal bucket has been attached to various guitar strings and clamped into wooden gallows. The recordings sound as creepy as the idea and range from deep, scary vibrations to unbearable squeaks.
PLAYING A BUCKET
The bucket instrument has then been bowed, plucked and played with an Ebow, over a range of three octaves and in different styles & intensities. Different techniques have been used and abused to coax the most interesting sounds out if it.
Microphones were placed inside of the bucket for the boomy part and outside for the delicate sound content. Furthermore, a pair of contact mics had been attached to the metal surface.
After harvesting tons of interesting sound material, the crop was extensively edited and processed to create hits, transitions, ambiences & more.
ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES
With the additional use of Sanken CO-100K microphones, ultrasonic frequency content up to 100kHz has been captured and the squeakiest sounds have been pitched down to half speed before inclusion into this 96kHz sound library. You can pitch everything down one octave without trimming the full audible frequency spectrum. Unknown soundscapes are waiting to get discovered!
METAL PROPS
A big selection of metal objects like bells, singing bowls, huge metal plates and giant gongs have been played, hit and brought to vibration. Metal bars, springs, grids and other metal items have been scraped, rubbed, dropped, shaken and struck.
DESIGNED SOUNDS
A part of the sounds already went through some heavy processing/layering, which created a selection of abstract soundscapes, haunting whooshes, unbearable horror squeaks and shocking impacts. These sounds are examples of the sound design opportunities possible with this rich audio material.
LOOPS
76 of the mysterious ambiences, continuous scrapes, neverending drones and rattles are included as seamless loopable audio files. No trimming & fading needed – just drop, duplicate, extend.
Two versions are included in your download – you can either choose one or download both of them:
1. Combined Version
Variations of a sound are combined into one file – best for Soundminer, BaseHead, etc.
240 files / 207 minutes
2. Split Version
Variations of a sound appear as individual files – best for video editors, game audio, etc.
706 files / 207 minutes
The audio content of both versions is 100% identical.
A huge collection of short & long whooshes, swooshes, flybys & impacts with a wide range of moods: abstract, sci-fi, shimmering, smooth, soft, dark, horror, weird, mysterious, magic & more.
Within these 2 hours / one thousand sound effects you will find the right elements for your production needs.
Two versions are included in your download – you can either choose one or download both of them:
1. Combined Version
Variations of a sound are combined into one file – best for Soundminer, BaseHead, etc.
168 files / 121 minutes
2. Split Version
Variations of a sound appear as individual files – best for video editors, game audio, etc.
1,002 files / 121 minutes
The audio content of both versions is 100% identical.
The Unreal Machines I sound library includes 11 rattly and squeaky fictional metallic machines.
START. STOP. LOOP.
Each of the 11 machines is available as a kit that allows the user to extend its operation time:
Start & Stop file: The first sound file consists of the machine starting until it is running steady for a while, then it is turned off and shuts down.
Loop file: The second sound file is seamlessly loopable and can be used to extend the steady operation of the machine. Just customize it to the desired length and fade it into the middle.
ULTRASONIC CONTENT
Like in other recent sound libraries by The Sound Pack Tree, source material which has been used to create these sounds has been recorded with microphones that can catch ultrasonic frequencies. When pitched down, the machine sounds stay rich in high frequencies.
The Letters sound fx library contains a collection of sounds about writing & reading:
1. Handwriting with different pencils and handling of those pencils
2. Typing with different computer keyboards
3. Screen Text and Telemetry
4. Paper & Book
5. Typewriter (small + big)
Two versions are included in your download – you can either choose one or download both of them:
1. Combined Version
Variations of a sound are combined into one file – best for Soundminer, BaseHead, etc.
109 files / 38 minutes
2. Split Version
Variations of a sound appear as individual files – best for video editors, game audio, etc.
421 files / 38 minutes
The audio content of both versions is 100% identical.
Editing footsteps in audio post-production can be time-consuming. Footstep Loops II is a sound library that delivers a comprehensive kit of footstep sound effects made to ease your daily work.
The collection contains footstep sounds of various shoes and surfaces, recorded in different paces and edited to continuous but lively 30-second sound loops.
VARIETY
The Footstep Loops II Sound Library covers a wide range of different footsteps:
Barefoot, Socks, Slippers, Flip-Flops, Sneakers on Wood, Sneakers on Concrete, Boots on Wood, Boots on Concrete, Heels on Wood, Heels on Stone;
Grass, Gravel, Forest, Foliage, Dry Foliage, Stones, Puddle, Mud, Snow;
Stairs up + down: Wooden Stairs, Metal Stairs, Stone Stairs
PACE
Each type of footsteps is available as a set of 13 sound files that represent a range from walking very slowly up to very speedy. Paces are sorted by Footsteps per Minute (FPM):
Ground Footsteps: from 40 FPM to 160 FPM
Stairs Footsteps: from 60 FPM to 180 FPM (up) / from 80 FPM to 200 FPM (down)
LAYERS
Since all (ground) footstep loops have the same FPM paces, they can be layered easily. E.g. you can add a puddle sound element to sneakers walking on concrete etc.
CLOTHING
You can add clothing as a layer to make the movements sound more natural. The sounds of jeans & jacket fit to all ground footsteps. Furthermore, versions with well-balanced clothing sounds of all main footstep loops are already included as ready-to-use files!
ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS
Some experimental elements are also included in the library:
2 layers of floor creaks and one layer that adds the sound of keys in the pocket while walking.
TIME-COMPRESS
Paces of the sound loops included in the Footstep Loops II sound library increase in steps of 10 FPM each. If you need a value in between, time-compress the file just a tiny bit – the quality loss is almost inaudible in modern digital audio workstations.
ONLINE FOOTSTEPS GENERATOR
To get an impression of what you get with the Footstep Loops II sound library, go HERE and play around with footsteps online.
A sound pack full of money:
Falling, rolling & spinning coins, handling & counting coins and bills, rummage, pouring, digging in money piles, stacking money sacks & more.
Please insert coins to download.
Two versions are included in your download – you can either choose one or download both of them:
1. Combined Version
Variations of a sound are combined into one file – best for Soundminer, BaseHead, etc.
59 files / 17 minutes
2. Split Version
Variations of a sound appear as individual files – best for video editors, game audio, etc.
300 files / 17 minutes
The audio content of both versions is 100% identical.
This sound pack contains a collection of train sound effects, recorded in Europe & Asia:
A collection of sounds from workshop to construction site. Manual & electric hand tools as well as construction vehicles, diggers, drills and power saws are making a lot of noise for your media production!
All sounds in this library have been edited carefully and many files are seamless loopable to ease your post production / game audio workflow.
Two versions are included in your download – you can either choose one or download both of them:
1. Combined Version
Variations of a sound are combined into one file – best for Soundminer, BaseHead, etc.
110 files / 87 minutes
2. Split Version
Variations of a sound appear as individual files – best for video editors, game audio, etc.
362 files / 87 minutes
The audio content of both versions is 100% identical.
This comprehensive sound collection contains all sound effects made by The Sound Pack Tree. It includes more than 10,000 diverse sounds from a large variety of categories such as:
All sound files have been edited carefully to be as useful as possible in post production and game audio workflows. Wherever applicable, sounds are seamless loopable. All sounds have clear, catchy file names and rich metadata keywords. The duration of this library is 44 hours while all files have been edited to a meaningful, non-exaggerating length.
Two versions are included in your download – you can either choose one or download both of them:
1. Combined Version
Variations of a sound are combined into one file – best for Soundminer, BaseHead, etc.
3,765 files / 74 GB / 44 hours
2. Split Version
Variations of a sound appear as individual files – best for video editors, game audio, etc.
10,417 files / 74 GB / 44 hours
The audio content of both versions is 100% identical.
All files from all 17 sound libraries yet released by The Sound Pack Tree are included – and additionally, more than 3,500 various sound FX.
This one-folder library is made for quick & easy use, not for endless searching. You will find common sounds as well as tons of rarities and practical material, so this sound library serves the novice as well as the established sound designer.
This sound pack is dedicated to marbles rolling, jumping, falling, colliding & being handled.
Most of these sounds have been recorderd with the Barcus Berry Planar Wave System 4000 contact microphones and the Neumann KM184.
2 versions are included:
• Combined Version: versions of a sound are combined into one file (42 files total)
• Split Version: versions of a sound appear as individual files (156 files total)
This sound collection contains 119 abstract ambiences, most of them as seamless loopable files. Their moods range from deep mysterious over science-fiction to chaotic glitches and weird noise.
Additionally, the Shepard Ambiences' 2×44 files are included.
Need the sound of items being dropped?
This library gets you the sounds of ballpoint pens, cables, cake servers, cans, candy, cardboard boxes, empty and full plastic bottles, lighters, magazines, oranges, plastic caps, plastic pieces, remote controls, scissors, slippers, small glass bottles, small packages, small plastic boxes, plastic bottles, smartphones, teaspoons, wooden board and wooden logs being dropped onto various surfaces (such as concrete, thick carpet, carpeted floor, laminate, tiles).
2 versions are included:
• Combined Version: versions of a sound are combined into one file (24 files total)
• Split Version: versions of a sound appear as individual files (311 files total)
When looped, these abstract ambiences & drones seem to rise or fall endlessly.
All sound files are included in the Unreal Ambiences library and:
This library contains a collection of futuristic door movement and access sounds.
2 versions are included:
• Combined Version: versions of a sound are combined into one file (27 files total)
• Split Version: versions of a sound appear as individual files (137 files total)
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