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Wed Mar 30 2022 |

Here are the winners of the Indie Sound Awards!

By Asbjoern Andersen
Indie Sound Awards Winners
The results are in: Here are the winners of the Indie Sound Awards! Congratulations to all the winners, finalists and nominees - and thanks to all of you for voting and supporting the independent sound community:

 

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Explore the winners and finalists in each category:

Best Sound Effects Library results • Best Animal Sound Effects Library results • Best Ambience Sound Effects Library results • Best Plugin results • Best Sci-Fi Sound Effects Library results • Best Vehicle Sound Effects Library results • Best Virtual Instrument results + Indie Sound Awards – random draw winners

 

Best Sound Effects Library:

 

Winner:



 
Animal Hyperrealism Vol I
Mattia Cellotto
180,00 $
144,00 $
Animal Hyperrealism Vol I
290 files included
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Mattia Cellotto’s Animal Hyperrealism is one of the most popular indie libraries and series out there, famed for its fantastic collection of pristine animal recordings. Learn more about Animal Hyperrealism I here.

More Finalists:

 

Best Animal Sound Effects Library:

Winner:



 
Animal Hyperrealism Vol I
Mattia Cellotto
180,00 $
144,00 $
Animal Hyperrealism Vol I
290 files included
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Given its extraordinary selection of animal recordings, it probably doesn’t come as a complete surprise that Animal Hyperrealism I won this category as well. Learn more about Animal Hyperralism I here.

Bonus story: How to record exceptional animal sound effects: Behind the making of Animal Hyperrealism II

More Finalists:


 

Best Ambience Sound Effects Library:

Winner:



 
The Complete Quiet Planet
BOOM Library
from 618,75 $
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Legendary recordist Gordon Hempton has captured some truly astonishing and rare nature recordings from all over the world, and The Complete Quiet Planet bundle features the results of his decades of global recording adventures. Learn more about The Complete Quiet Planet here

Bonus story: Legendary Nature Recordist Gordon Hempton on His Quest to Capture a Quiet Planet

More Finalists:

Cinematic Winds (Pro Sound Effects) • Iceland: Wind (Thomas Rex Beverly) • Motion of Air (Tonsturm) • Seasons Of Earth – Spring

 

Best Plugin:

Winner:


iZotope RX9

RX9 (iZotope)

iZotope’s RX series is essential for audio post production, and RX9 improves on an already-winning recipe by adding even more repair options and workflow improvements. Learn more about RX9 here.

More Finalists:

Enrage (Boom Library) • Envy 2 (Cargo Cult) • Pro-Q3 (Fabfilter) • Sound Particles (Sound Particles)

 

Best Sci-Fi Sound Effects:

Winner:



 
Sci-Fi
BOOM Library
from 139,00 $
Sci-Fi
2518 sounds included
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The Sci-Fi library features a strong selection of futuristic sounds, available in both designed, construction kit and bundle versions. Learn more about the Sci-Fi library here.

Finalists:

  • Cinematic Drones
    Just Sound Effects
    49,00 $
    19,00 $
    61% OFF
    61% OFF
    Cinematic Drones
    91 sounds included • 213 min total
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  • Quantum - ElectroMagnetic Field Library
    Spectravelers
    120,00 $
    60,00 $
    50% OFF
    50% OFF
    Quantum - ElectroMagnetic Field Library
    3450 sounds included • 1450 min total
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  • Geophonic Design
    344 Audio
    35,00 $
    17,50 $
    50% OFF
    50% OFF
    Geophonic Design
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  • Pulse Energy Weapons
    Penguin Grenade
    199,00 $
    Pulse Energy Weapons
    5030 sounds included
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Best Vehicle Sound Effects:

 

Winner:



 
Advanced Propulsion
Penguin Grenade
149,00 $
Advanced Propulsion
1191 sounds included
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Paul Stoughton knocked it out of the park with Advanced Propulsion, a library that contains some fantastic futuristic vehicle sounds. Learn more about Advanced Propulsion here.

Bonus story: 5 surprising sound sources for interesting sci-fi engine sound design – by Paul Stoughton

More Finalists:


 

Best Virtual Instrument:

Winner:



 
Edward Ultimate SUITE
Tovusound
399,00 $
239,00 $
Edward Ultimate SUITE
72600 sounds included
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Tobias Vukadinovic’s Edward series is a performable footsteps solution that combines an unrivalled selection of footsteps recordings on a wealth of surfaces with a great, intuitive user interface. Learn more about Edward Ultimate here.

More Finalists:

BBC Symphony Orchestra (Spitfire) • Elysion 2 – The Encounter (Sonuscore) • Kontakt (Native Instruments) • Serum (Xfer Records)

 

Indie Sound Awards – random draw winners:


Here are the winners of the Indie Sound Award random draws, from everyone who voted:

• The winner of Mindful Audio’s Nature / Wildlife Bundle is Nils Gradlowsky

• The winner of Slava Pogorelsky’s complete SFX libraries is Laurent Rodier

Congratulations to both Nils and Laurent, and thanks to Mindful Audio and Slava Pogorelsky for sponsoring these excellent prizes!


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    Rock The Speakerbox
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    SoundFellas
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