New sound effects: Norwegian ambiences, semi-trucks, boats, wine glasses – and a lot more!

'VirtualTruck: ERF E14 Soundpack' by Infrastructure Recordings features this semi-truck from lots of perspectives. You can hear the engine rumble through the range of its RPMs from inside the cabin (in seamless loops!), nearby on the outside, and through various passbys. It also has lots of foley of the dashboard, windows and doors, as well as recordings of the trailer during the uncoupling procedure. If you want your character to take a ride in this beast, this library should have you covered!

'Gutters & Drains' by Niels Gabriels is a library full of watery sounds to give your urban and residential soundscapes detail and character. This collection has 29 recordings of these troughs after various storms, offering everything from water lightly dripping into a sewer to heavy flowing drains. Altogether you get 35 minutes of content, and for a small price, it's a very focused sound pack!

'Tasmania' by Niels Gabriels captures the sounds of this island off the coast of Victoria, Australia, with all its life and beauty. It shows off the island's tranquil birds, delicate waves on the rocky shores, mountain streams, light wind and rain in the forest, and much more. Tracks last from 2.5 to 6 minutes, giving you over 3.5 hours of these unique wilderness ambiences. If you are looking for sounds from the Southern hemisphere, give this one a listen.

'Domestic Glass Harp' by Infrastructure Recordings is an incredibly distinct sound library featuring the glowing sound of wine glasses. This library has 117 sounds of struck, bowed, resonant, and vibrato-laden sounds that have been pitched from B4 to G5 with a few accidentals in between. It also includes sounds of pouring water into the glass and into a sink, and a free Kalimba sound library! If you need sweet tonal sounds that really sing, give this demo a listen.

'Shores of Senja' by Norsonant also takes you to the shores of northern Norway, this time to hear its peaceful waves. This library has smooth, swishing laps along the sandy beaches, large crashes against the rocky cliffs, and more, all recorded with cardioid and omni stereo pairs. You can get the library in 192kHz/24bit or 96kHz/24bit, and it also has a picture of every location! To take a trip to these relaxing shores, check out their demo video.

Gamemaster Audio is here once again to save you time on your prototype or final game with their new library 'Sci-Fi Sounds and Sci-Fi Weapons'. This library has 932 humming ambiences, lots of powerful weapon sounds, explosions, powerups, vehicles, alarms, and more for a wide variety of sounds to that will cover your futuristic scenes. You even get 8-bit sounds and computer bleeps and bloops with enough personality to voice your droid side-kicks! If your game takes place beyond the exosphere, this collection is a no-brainer.