I t’s called the “drone of dread”. Film composers, as well as sound designers, mixers and editors, create this sustained sound to set the mood for a scene, and even an entire film, that is, a sense of impending doom.
This week Quartz News talks to some of these noise experts to find out why the drone noise is so effective, and how it is seeping into our everyday lives.
If you’re looking for drones for your projects, check out some of the highlights from the Drones & Moods category:
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Metamorphosis is a huge collection of recorded source, synthesized material and hybrid sounds. The library was created to cover a wide range of themes, with rich textures, aggressive impacts and a large selection of pass bys, bass drops, pyrotechnics and many more types of material.
All of the Recorded Section was captured at 384KHz with microphones capable of recording up to 200KHz among with more conventional mics. The resulting assets are sounds that can be stretched to new extremes for greater sound design opportunities.
In many cases I took the liberty to slow down the assets while editing the sounds to deliver what I thought was the most useful version of a given recording though in most cases I have also included other takes at the original 384KHz sample rate to get the best of both worlds.All of the Synthesized Content was created in Serum while the Hybrid Section was created by manipulating the Recorded and Synthesized sounds.
Techniques such as morphing were used to blur the lines in between the nature of the two sources, making for ambiguous yet extremely versatile material that can be employed on both realistic and abstract designs.
Bonus: Two extra libraries included for free: This library also includes two additional releases from Mattia Cellotto - for free: Crunch Mode delivers 230 crunchy sounds made with a variety of vegetables, fresh bread, pizza crust and a selection of frozen goods. The Borax Experiment gets you 158 squishy, gory, slimy and gooey sounds. -
Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Sorcery – Fantasy Magic Play Track 2196 sounds included, 337 mins total $149Rock The Speakerbox presents Sorcery, the ultimate sound design toolkit for magic and enchantment.
Harness the forces of light with white magic. Ignite the night with the unbridled power of fire and flame.Summon the darkest of evil with black magic and necromancy. Release the fury of a million volts by mastering the electron. Lay waste to your foes with the sheer might of water and acid. Conjure the frigid and unleash the frost with the power of ice.
Recorded on stage and in the field, and designed by award winning sound designers, SORCERY contains 11.7 GB of HD quality content spread across 1992 construction kit sounds and 204 designed sounds. With spells, deflects, casts, blocks, beams and more, SORCERY provides sound designers and media content creators unrivaled wizardry at their fingertips.
The extraordinary awaits within.
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Fire Sound Effects Designed Fire Play Track 255 sounds included, 34 mins totalRated 5.00 out of 5$30$20Designed Fire features 255 cinematic fire sound effects, ambiences, swooshes, whooshes, fly-bys, drones, textures, glitches and more, that range from heavily designed to basic elements. It explores the further sonic realms of a powerful element.
Designed Fire highlights:255 24bit / 96kHz WAV files / UCS (Universal Category System) Meta-tagged (Soundminer)
89 Swooshes / Wooshes
75 Short elements
29 Impacts
28 Winds
34 Textures
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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Kalipso Atmospheric Drones Play Track 61 + Bonus sounds included, 121 mins total$20$10Kalipso Atmospheric Drones is a collection of 61 crafted ambient sounds using various recorded sources such as trains, planes, water, various metallic objects and designed sounds.
The duration of each sample varies from a minute to almost two minutes which should give you enough room to create the needed loops if you desire so. Combine and layer provided drones to create bigger, deeper and more intense ambiences.
Kalipso Atmospheric Drones are designed to complete any sci-fi or dark ambient setting in video games, movies or animation projects.
Update volume 1
Update vol. 1 brings 14 additional atmospheric drones.Bonus – Free whooshes:
When you buy this library, you also get the Whooshers SFX pack for free – a collection of 150 long, medium, short and ricochet whoosh type sounds which can be used for all purposes.50 %OFF -
Scary horror sounds inspired by Hollywood Box office Hits – The Conjuring, The Exorcist and The Shining, we present to you the psychopath’s favorite: Asylum – Epic Stock Media’s hair-raising sound library of hollywood film scare tactics. Unchained access to some of the most cutting edge designed horror production sound effects in the world derived from stunning 192k 24bit recording sessions. Be the first to unleash our best sound library yet! Check the audio preview for spine chilling inspiration.
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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Abstract Ambiences Play Track 60 sounds includedRated 3.00 out of 5$40$20The “Abstract Ambiences” is a collaboration of SoundBits and Monte Sound.
This bundle offers you a collection of abstract and surreal ambiences, ready to be used in your next production. Wether in surround or stereo, this kit will be sure to please. The bundle offers a full mix, as well as a construction kit to mix and match the stems as you wish, giving you maximum flexibility in post production.
All sounds are delivered in 96kHz / 24bit. All sounds are royalty free.Think of movies like “Alien”, “Event Horizon” “or games like “Dead Space”, “Doom” or “Bioshock”. But you will also get the right feel and idea for other disturbing-cyberpunk and unsettling industrial dark spaces.
A symbiosis of organic original field-recordings like Room Tones, Construction Sites, Traffic, Fun-Fair, Motors, … and synthetic elements like spectral- and granular synthesis.- 60 ready-to-use abstract ambiences in 5.0 surround
- Stereo Downmixes of all ambiences included!
- All files with 2:30 Minutes length
- Perfectly balanced Surround Sounds for easy integration in games, movies and more
- Categories:
Doomed Soundscapes, Dark Drones, Futuristic Dungeons, Alien Worlds, SciFi Horror, Weird Radio Messages and Interference and Disturbing and Terrifying Noises, Eerie Textures & more
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Abstract Sound Design is a budget-friendly collection of unique audio material sourced from digital feedback loop experiments and granular processing sessions. Featuring 25 abstract atmospheres and 35 abstract FX, this library is perfect for those moments when creativity may be running dry, serving as an inspiring starting point for some serious sound sculpting. Of course, they may just fit your needs as they are, too!
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Want the sounds of a space station? Space Station is a huge collection of designed futuristic ambiances, loopable room tones, drones, and individual interior sound elements, made to provide a truly diverse sonic palette for designing spacious soundscapes for science fiction, horror, fantasy, dramas and documentaries. This pack has everything you need, all in one place.
Space Station contains a whopping 7.6 GB worth of 500+ 24bit/96kHz sounds, each embedded with Soundminer metadata.
The library includes:• 120 Designed sounds: Apartments, Doors, Halls, Alarms, Engine Compartments, Gates, Spaceship Cockpit ambiences, Interior Malfunction, and many more
• Space Station Construction Kit: Air, Alarms, Boiler Room, Computations, Drones, Electricity, Engines, Field Recordings, Fire, Foley, Pneumo and Servo sounds, Steam and Water
Bonus: Also includes our popular Abstract Interior Tones pack
Explore the full selection of Drone sound effects libraries here
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A focused collection of grenade foley, captured with precision using replica units. This library provides the essential, clean sounds of tactical handling, interaction, and impacts.
Recorded at 96kHz/24-bit across various surfaces including steel plates, carpet, wood floorings, soil, and grass, this library offers variation for different environments. The recordings feature grenade shakes, surface impacts and rolls, pin pulls, spoon lever ejections, spoon drops, and tactical gear foley, all captured with Lewitt LCT 540 S and Shure SM7B.
This is a practical toolkit for sound designers working in film, games, and other media, providing a tonal and versatile foundation for building realistic military action.
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This library gathers recordings captured with a contact microphone on various types of doors and locks. It includes wooden, metal, and plastic doors, as well as gates, residential doors, and office doors.
The recordings highlight the internal mechanisms of locks: opening, closing, locking, unlocking, clicks, and latch movements. The collection also features isolated key handling and keychain sounds.
The set provides detailed and usable sound material for sound design, post-production, or mechanical analysis.
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“European Birds 2” is a sound library containing many recordings of 56 different species of birds, with a focus on isolated recordings of individual birds. All sounds were recorded in England, and all recorded species can be found in continental Europe. Many recorded species can also be found in varying areas of Asia.Includes:
- Pleasing sounds from songbirds such as Robins, Blackbirds, Finches and Wrens
- Familiar sounds of Pigeons and Doves
- A variety of water birds including Moorhens, Coots, and Geese
- Raspy calls of Crows and other birds from the corvid family
- Melodious birds of open farmland, such as Skylarks and Yellowhammers
- Chaotic songs of summer migrant warblers
- Forest birds such as a Tawny Owl, Cuckoo and Green Woodpecker
- and more! (For a full list of species, see the contents summary)
Features:
- 950+ audio files in 24 bit 96kHz quality
- WAV format
- “Multi” and “One Shot” files provided
- UCS compliant file naming and metadata, allowing for easy searching in sound library management tools
- Available for commercial or personal use without attribution
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Combat Sounds Bundle
A collection of 6 published packs. A total of 719 combat sound effects that will enhance the sound of your project!
Packs included:
– Anime Combat Sounds
– Blood & Wound Sounds
– Fantasy Combat Sounds (volume 01)
– Fantasy Combat Sounds (volume 02)
– Punches & Fighting Sounds
– Sword Combat Sounds (weapons)
Total value of the packs separated: 119.94$
Value of this bundle: 59.99$
Some considerations
1. Keep in mind this sounds can be used in a variety of situations, I put a name to the SFX but this doesn’t mean it can’t be used in other contexts.
Check out this guide that maybe will help you
2. The sounds are in 44.1Khz/16 bit format. I have the original files at 96khz/24bit also, if you need this format, please contact me.
Contact
Any doubt, any idea, any proposal, please contact me on: The.Sound.Guild.SFX@gmail.com
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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Extra Thunder Play Track 166 sounds included, 18 mins total$19.99$9.99EXTRA THUNDER – is an auxiliary sound library containing 166 unique sound effect files of thunder. From distant bellowing booms and rumblings to loud cracking and strikes. Whether it’s a background boom of thunder or close lightning strike you’re looking for; This Extra sound effects library will help supplement the electrically charged needs, of your next project. Extra Thunder comes in at over 18 minutes and was recorded at 192kHz / 32bit using an ultrasonic microphone. All of our libraries comply with the Universal Category System naming convention standard, allowing for accurate and easy granular searches.
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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Extra Rain Play Track 106 sounds included, 141 mins total$19.99$9.99EXTRA RAIN – is an auxiliary sound library containing 106 unique sound effect files of rain. From distant showers to slow growing down pours and rainy days by the window. Whether it’s a gentle background shower or a wall of rain you’re looking for; This Extra sound effects library will help supplement the rainy day needs, for your next project. Extra Rain comes in at over 2 hours and was recorded at 192kHz / 32bit using an ultrasonic microphone. All of our libraries comply with the Universal Category System naming convention standard, allowing for accurate and easy granular searches.
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Quietsub FX Complete Bundle
Quietsub FX is a library of 15,055 sound effects at 24 bit 96,000 BWF. The library is organized into a number of collections related to specific categories, and a large miscellaneous category. The library was recorded to be as comprehensive as possible with an emphasis on quality and choice for users.
The Complete Bundle includes the following parts:
- Animation Work Parts
- Indoor Backgrounds
- Outdoor Backgrounds
- Business and Money
- Casino Effects
- Construction
- Doors
- Firearms
- Footsteps
- Game Audio
- Halloween
- Interface Effects
- Mechanical Parts
- Radio Imaging Workparts
- Sci-Fi Sounds
- Transportation
- Video Transition Sound Effects
Quietsub FX gives you a wide ranging library of sound effects. Production of the library focused on creating high quality and choice for users, which ultimately is what creators want. This package is ideal for film, video, radio, podcast, and wherever sound effects are used.
All files include metadata.
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Quietsub FX Transportation
An extensive collection of 1,321 Transportation sounds. If it has means of movement to carry people or goods, whether by engine or human propulsion, you’ll likely find it here.
This collection comes in two parts. The transportation portion, and Transit Chimes.
Transit Chimes: Transit Chimes are the sounds you hear all the time on public transportation. Dings, dongs, attention getters. This collection of 70 sound effects gives everything you need to satisfy your craving for these noises. Use them in your productions, or start your own transit system.
Transportation: People are always going somewhere. And they sure make lots of noise doing it. Just about anything that moves people or freight can be found here.
Recording for this category is outside the studio affair. A tremendous amount of time driving and walking around, as well as planting yourself in strategic locations where vehicles do their thing.
- Cars general
- Classic cars
- Sports cars
- Boats
- Aircraft
- Bicycles
- Buses
- Motorcycles
- Trucks general
- Garbage Truck
- Highway and street backgrounds
- Traffic sounds
This extensive collection touches all the bases.
Files are 24-96000 BWF with metadata.