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Looking for strong sound design resources? We're glad to give you this in-depth collection featuring numerous exclusive sound design stories, interviews, guides, resource lists, tips, sound effects, books, jobs, community pages, and much more. It's of course a living list, so we'll continuously be updating it with sound design related content. Happy exploring, and be sure to share with your friends and colleagues, so more people can benefit from these resources!
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If you’re looking for insights to make your sound design shine, here’s a small selection of the sound design resources we’ve shared on the A Sound Effect blog over the years:

10 Second Technique: Tips to Improve Your Sound Design by Barney Oram

Sound designer Barney Oram shares the 10-second technique he uses to improve his sound design skills:
 
 

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

Paul Stoughton shares some of the surprising sound sources for his Advanced Propulsion sci-fi library:
 
 

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5 Useful Tips for Upcoming Sound Designers and Sound Editors

Sound designer Philip Moroz shares five useful tips for those of you just starting out as sound designers and sound editors (+ includes three bonus reads):
 

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Charles Maynes’ 10 Inspiring Notions For Great Sound Design
 

Sound designer Charles Maynes has worked on blockbusters like Spider-Man, Total Recall, After Earth and many more – and here are his 10 essential notions for great sound design

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Creative Sound Design: When Glitches Are A Good Thing

Sound designer Stuart Keenan introduces the concept of Databending, a creative way of getting some unique new sounds
 

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Defining Your Creative Goals with Audio Storyboards:

Bryan Higa shares inspiring insights on how to use audio storyboards in your creative process:
 

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Designing The Sound Of Sports

The sound of sports is a much more designed experience than most people think. Find out what goes on behind the scenes:
 
 

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How Darren Blondin takes sound to the next level – with sonic contraptions, experiments and custom tools:

Sound designer Darren Blondin shares his unique and inspiring approach to sound design:

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How to be a successful sound designer – exclusive video featuring Scott Gershin:

Veteran sound designer Scott Gershin shares his insights on what it takes to succeed in sound design:
 

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How to create horror sound effects that are truly scary (and gory!)

Find out how to create your own horror sounds, brutal gore sound effects, scary ambiences and ghoulish monster vocalizations in this exclusive guide:

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How to create impressive fire and ice magic sound effects

Learn about tools, techniques – and surprising props – for creating magic sounds in this in-depth video tutorial:
 
 

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How to create sound for commercials – insights from an award-winning sound team:

Discover how the team at Factory Studios creates their critically-acclaimed sound work:
 
 

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How to Design Awe-Inspiring Robot & Mech Sound Effects

Learn how to create robot and mech sound effects – and get 22 free SFX in the process:
 
 
 
 
 

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How to Design Fierce Creature Vocals

Chase Steele returns with an excellent new tutorial on creature vocalizations (and he throws in 26 free sound effects for you too as a bonus!):
 
 
 

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How To Design Futuristic Vehicle Sound Effects

Sound Spark’s Chase Steele shares his approaches and ideas for designing futuristic vehicle sound effects:
 
 
 
 

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How To Design Stellar Spaceship Sound Effects – an Essential Sci-Fi Sound Design Guide:

Find out how to create fantastic spaceship sound effects in this special, in-depth guide – complete with examples, free sounds to design from and much more:

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How To Design Superb Sci-Fi UI Sound Effects:

Discover the key to excellent Sci-Fi UI sounds in this guide by Ruslan Nesteruk – with additional insights from veteran sound designers Mark Camperell, Jason Cushing and Ivo Ivanov:

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How To Design Supreme Sci-Fi Weapon Sound Effects:

How do you design awe-inspiring sci-fi weapon sound effects? This in-depth sound design guide will show you how:
 
 

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How to get (much!) more out of your existing sound design projects

Useful tips, tricks and approaches for reinventing your existing content to strengthen your sonic arsenal:
 

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Inside the Creative Mind of Documentary Sound Designer Peter Albrechtsen

Check out this talk with inspiring documentary sound designer Peter Albrechtsen:
 
 

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Make the most of NUENDO as a sound design tool – an in-depth guide:

Make the most of NUENDO as a sound design tool – an in-depth guide:
 

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Make the most of REAPER as a sound design tool – part 2: Workflow

Find out how to get the optimal workflow in REAPER, in this new guide by Anne-Sophie Mongeau:
 

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Make the most of REAPER as a sound design tool – part 1: Getting Started

Learn how to get started with REAPER for sound design, in this special guide by Anne-Sophie Mongeau:

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Randy Thom, On Being Creative:

Film sound legend Randy Thom on the creative process, inspiration, discovery – and what sound design is all about:
 

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Randy Thom: Designing A Movie For Sound

Here’s Academy award-winning sound designer Randy Thom’s insightful plea for sound to be taken as seriously as visuals in film storytelling:
 

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Recording and Designing the Winter Sound Effects for SNOW

How do you create great winter sound effects? Here are the clever ways Swedish sound designer Max Lachmann did it:
 
 

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Rule of Thirds: A Sound Design Approach by Barney Oram

Sound designer Barney Oram shares his approach to making the creative process easier:
 
 
 

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Sound Advice: The Key to Outstanding Animation Sound Design

Experienced animation sound designer Jeff Shiffman shares his tips, tricks and insights for outstanding animation sound design:

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Sound and the Internet of Things

Here’s how sound can greatly enhance how we experience and interact with the Internet of Things:
 
 

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Sound Designer Tormod Ringnes’ 4-Step Approach to Great Film Sound

Here’s why (and how) Tormod Ringnes applies his 4-step approach to all sound design projects, no matter the size of the production:

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Sounds for Robots: An in-depth guide to great robot sound design

Dr. Iain McGregor explores the opportunities, considerations and challenges we face when designing sound for robots:
 

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Ten Creative Ideas for Sound Effects Creation with the No-Input Mixer Technique:

Stuart Keenan shares 10 useful tips for creative – and surprising – sound design results, using the no-input mixer technique:
 

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The Essential Guide To Recording Weapon Sound Effects – With Watson Wu

Few people on this planet have more experience with weapon sound effects recording than Watson Wu, and in this exclusive guide he shares how you do it right:

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The Essential Primer to Recording Car Sound Effects

Max Lachmann and the team at Pole Position Production have spent a decade perfecting their car recording methods. This is how they do it today:
 
 

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The Psychology of Sound Design – with Ai-Ling Lee, Will Files & Craig Henighan:

Insights from Ai-Ling Lee, Will Files & Craig Henighan on the fundamentals of film sound:
 
 
 

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UI Sound Design: Henry Daw, on The Small Sounds That Make A Big Difference

Henry Daw presents a clearly defined set of principles for successful UI sound design in this interesting talk – and much more:
 
 

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Sound Design Story Highlights:

Here are some of our favorite stories on sound design for film, games and television – hand-picked from the huge number of sound design-related stories we’ve run on the A Sound Effect blog over the years:

Behind the horrifying sound of ‘Alien: Covenant’

Go behind the scenes on the sound for Alien: Covenant – the latest installment in the genre-defining sci-fi franchise:
 

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Checking out the Sound of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’

Here’s why The Queen’s Gambit is so satisfying from a sound perspective:
 
 

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Crafting Ghost of Tsushima’s Tremendous Sound

Go behind the gloriously grounded sound of Ghost of Tsushima – with Audio Director Rev. Dr. Bradley D Meyer and Senior Sound Designer Josh Lord:

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Creating the crystalline sound of Frozen 2:

How Frozen 2’s sound design, songs and score were woven into a fluid, immersive soundscape:
 
 

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Constructing the Soaring Sound of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020:

Find out how the stunningly-realistic sound of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 was made in this huge interview:
 
 

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Crafting the sound of the final season of ‘Game of Thrones’:

Go behind the multi award-winning sound of Game of Thrones – with Tim Kimmel, Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, and Paula Fairfield:
 

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Designing Half-Life: Alyx’s Superb VR Sound:

How the Valve sound team expanded the sound of the beloved Half-Life 2D-game into the VR realm:
 
 

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Dark and gritty: The sound of Joker – with Oscar-winning Sound Supervisor Alan Robert Murray:

Sound Supervisor Alan Robert Murray on creating a symphony of sound for Joker’s descent into madness:

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Designing the deeply disturbing sound of ‘Midsommar’:

How Midsommar’s discomforting and disorientating sound was made:
 
 

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Delightfully vintage: Shaping the sound of ‘Cuphead’ – with Samuel Justice

Samuel Justice takes you behind the scenes on the sound for this striking indie game:
 
 

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From Gladiators to Bog Bodies: How inventive, evocative museum sound design is created today:

Sound designer and composer Soren Bendixen shares the inside-story behind the evocative sound of museums today:

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Go behind the Wildly Creative Sound of ‘Raised By Wolves’

Sound designer Jamey Scott takes you behind the creative sound of ‘Raised By Wolves’ here:
 
 
 

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Handling the Sound of The Handmaid’s Tale:

Jane Tattersall, David McCallum, and Brennan Mercer discuss the sonic details of Season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale:
 
 

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How The Last of Us Part II’s incredible sound was made:

The Naughty Dog sound team gives you the full story behind the sound for The Last of Us Part II here:
 
 

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In-depth: The story behind Tim Nielsen’s brilliant sound design for The Little Prince

‘The Little Prince’ is the biggest success ever for a French animated film abroad, and here’s Supervising Sound Designer Tim Nielsen’s story behind the sound:

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Making Mank’s vintage Hollywood-magic sound – an in-depth interview with Ren Klyce:

Ren Klyce shares the surprising stories & methods behind Mank’s vintage sound:
 

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Making the weird, wonderful sound of ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’ – with Dean Hurley and Ron Eng:

Venture into the brilliant/mad sonic world of David Lynch and ‘Twin Peaks: The Return’:

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Perfecting Parasite’s award-winning sound – with Ralph Tae-Young Choi:

Go behind the sound for Parasite, the most-awarded film at the 2020 Oscars:
 

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Richard King on Inventing Inverted Sounds for ‘Tenet’:

Oscar-winning Supervising Sound Editor Richard King shares his approach to designing inverted sounds for ‘Tenet’:

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Shaping the spectacular sound of ‘Dunkirk’ – with Richard King:

Get the full story on how Dunkirk’s rich, dense, and immersive sound was created:
 
 

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The edgy sound of Netflix’s ‘Dark’

Here’s how the edgy and unsettling sound of Netflix hit series ‘Dark’ was made:
 
 
 

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The growing, evolving sound of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 – with Craig Henighan, Will Files and Mark Paterson:

Craig Henighan, Will Files and Mark Paterson take you behind the sound for the ‘Battle of Starcourt’ episode:

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The Poetic Sci-Fi Sound Of ‘Arrival’:

Get the full story behind the elegant – and surprisingly poetic – sound of ‘Arrival’:
 
 
 

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The Secrets to Creating Jurassic World Evolution’s Excellent Game Audio:

Interested in what goes into creating outstanding sound for games? This interview on the sound for Jurassic World Evolution is a must-read:
 
 
 

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The sound of ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of The Lost Ark’ – with Ben Burtt, John Roesch, & John Williams

Don’t miss this feature on the sound for ‘Indiana Jones and the Raiders of The Lost Ark’ – with film sound giants sound designer Ben Burtt, Foley artist John Roesch & composer John Williams:

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What Made ‘Moana / Vaiana’ Sound So Good:

Discover how the impressive sound of ‘Moana’ was made:
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Why ‘Chernobyl’ sounds so sublime, authentic – and haunting:

Here’s how Chernobyl’s haunting – and eerily accurate – sound was made:
 
 
 
 

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Independent sound effects:

 

New & popular sound effects libraries:

 

If you need sound effects for your sound design work, here’s an overview of some of the most popular releases from the independent sound community:

 

Newest sound effects libraries:

  • Hand Combat Sound Effects Violent Combat Play Track 4213 sounds included From: $135 From: $108

    THE RAW SOUND OF CINEMATIC FIGHTING

    VIOLENT COMBAT is a professional sound effects library built for fight scenes that demand impact. Packed with punch sound effects, fight sound effects, and powerful combat sound effects, it delivers everything from raw realism to over-the-top cinematic action. With improved fidelity and greater variation than its predecessor CLOSE COMBAT, this collection gives sound designers production-ready audio for film, TV, and games.

    Violent Combat | Sound Effects | Trailer

    From Realism to Cinematic Exaggeration

    Dial in the tone you need with dedicated categories: Martial Arts, Grounded, Over The Top, and Gory. Whether it’s kung fu sound effects, karate sounds, or exaggerated wrestling hits, you can shift seamlessly from authentic to stylised.

    Successor to Close Combat

    VIOLENT COMBAT builds on the legacy of CLOSE COMBAT with higher fidelity recordings, better-organised categories, and more variation. It’s the ideal companion, giving you the flexibility to cover every style of fight scene.

     

    Sounds That Land With Force

    Recorded with a wide range of props and techniques, each fighting sound effect has real weight. Where needed, selective pre-processing boosts impact, avoiding the flat results of real fight recordings.

    Production-Ready and Versatile

    Equally at home in film, TV drama, high-end game audio, or immersive theatre. From knockout sound effects to stylised fight sequences, Violent Combat is ready to drop straight into your mix.


    Included Sounds – KEYWORDS

    AIR, BODYFALL, CLOTH, CRUNCH, FINISHER, FURNITURE, GORE, GRAB, GRAPPLE, IMPACT, KICK, LEATHER, MARTIAL ARTS, METAL, MOVEMENT, PLASTIC, PUNCH, SLAP, SWISH, SWOOSH, THROW, WHOOSH

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  • ⏰ For a very limited time:
    Add this library to the cart and enter ah4launch in the cart coupon field – to sprinkle an extra launch discount, on top of the current discount!

    Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files. The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

    The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

    The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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  • Weather Sound Effects Hyper Thunder Play Track 800+ sounds included $49.50

    Hyper Thunder is a colossal collection of thunder and lightning, 100% crafted from the ground up using innovative synthesized technics and props recordings. Not a single real life thunder recording was used. using synthesis and props manipulation crafted to deliver impact far beyond natural recordings. Built entirely from innovative synthesis and props recordings, this library pushes the boundaries of weather sound design—perfect for when you need the raw energy of a storm dialed up to cinematic extremes.

    Featuring over 800 files, Hyper Thunder spans everything from subtle distant rumbles and rolling thunder to razor-sharp lightning strikes and earth-shaking impacts. With both designed hits and source layers, you have full control—drop in ready-to-use power or sculpt your own stormscapes using the source recordings.

    Created in collaboration with Bruits.Studio’s Vincent Fliniaux and Tibo Csuko—longtime SoundMorph contributors to acclaimed libraries like Robotic Lifeforms 2 and WATER— Hyper Thunder blends technical mastery with bold creativity.

    Key Features

    • 800+ files of synthesized thunder and lightning
    • Both designed hits and source layers for full creative control
    • Covers subtle distant rumbles through to massive cinematic impacts
    • Crafted 100% from synthesis for a unique, larger-than-life sound
    • Perfect for film, games, trailers, and any project needing storm power
    • Created in collaboration with Bruits.Studio’s Vincent Fliniaux and Tibo Csuko (Robotic Lifeforms 2, WATER)

    From atmospheric detail to explosive drama, Hyper Thunder gives you thunder and lightning that are bigger, subtler, and more versatile than nature itself.

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  • 638 meticulously processed stereo fire spells sound effects recorded in 96 khz and 24 bits for high audio definition.

    The collection comes with hundreds of variations, more than 1 hour of content and many different type of fire spells. It also includes source sounds for more flexibility for your projects.

    This collection is perfect for any films, video games or trailers.

    The library is fully focused on fire spells. You will find simple one shot magic firebolt, powerful high level fire spells, fire sword, berserker enchantments and so on. Spells such as fireball,  firewall, rain of fire, meteor, fire nova, magma storm, pyroblast, sword of Avernus, etc. are included in this library.

     

    THE ARCANE FIRE SPELLS
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  • Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of natural power and tranquility with the “Rain and Thunderstorm” sound collection, consisting of 4 Vol-s.
    This collection features a variety of looped sounds: light rain, night rain with loud thunderclaps, and other effects that will help you create the perfect atmosphere – from a quiet, secluded night, long scenes, or endless atmospheric effects without abrupt transitions, to a dramatic thunderstorm on the horizon.
    The recording was made by a Zoom H3-VR recorder in the Ambisonics A format (96 kHz 24 Bit) and then converted to the AmbiX and Stereo formats (96 kHz 24 Bit), which are located in different folders of this sound pack.


 
Most popular sound effects libraries in the last 30 days:

  • ⏰ For a very limited time:
    Add this library to the cart and enter ah4launch in the cart coupon field – to sprinkle an extra launch discount, on top of the current discount!

    Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files. The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

    The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

    The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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  • FOUR ELEMENTS - Rock The Speakerbox Professional SFX

    Master the Art of Bending the Elemental Forces

     

    Unleash the raw power of fire, water, earth, and air with this comprehensive 9 GB sound library featuring 3050 high-quality sound effects across 630 files. Whether you’re designing cinematic soundscapes or enhancing video games Four Elements delivers the tools you need to harness the energy of the natural world.

    Construction Kit – 2443 Sounds

    A treasure trove of raw, organic, and processed sounds including seamless loops divided into Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Explosion categories. Customize every detail with an extensive selection of sound components.

    • Organic Fire: Campfire sizzles, torch whooshes, and flame bursts.
    • Processed Fire: Distorted impacts and unique crackles.
    • Organic Earth: Rock crashes, gravel scrapes, and heavy stone hits.
    • Processed Earth: Stylized rumbles and granular textures.
    • Organic Water: Ocean waves, hydrophone bubbles, and fluid splashes.
    • Processed Water: Underwater whooshes and stylized liquid smashes.
    • Organic Air: Bamboo swishes, cloth movements, and pressure bursts.
    • Processed Air: Filtered gusts and dynamic noise sweeps.
    • Explosion: Firework detonations, Butane bursts, and cinematic impacts.

    Building Blocks – 416 Sounds

    Game-ready sound layers featuring Impacts, Whooshes, and Textures as seamless loops. Elevate transitions and enhance atmospheres with loops and pre-designed sound layers.

    • Fire: Explosive bursts, blazing infernos, and warm embers.
    • Earth: Ground-shaking impacts, crumbling terrain, and heavy collisions.
    • Water: Cascading waves, serene rivers, and underwater ambiences.
    • Air: Whispering breezes, stormy turbulence, and slicing gusts.

    Design Kit – 192 Sounds

    A collection of ready-to-use sound effects divided into Attack, Bend, and Explosion categories for quick integration into your projects. Perfect for high-energy scenes and immersive storytelling.

    • Fire: Crackling flames, fiery bursts, and roaring infernos.
    • Earth: Crushing impacts, shifting ground, and massive land eruptions.
    • Water: Splashes, fluid manipulations, and crashing tidal waves.
    • Air: Slicing winds, swirling currents, and thunderous gusts.

     

    Four Elements gives you complete creative control, blending organic recordings with processed sound layers to meet the demands of any project. Master the forces of nature with Four Elements. Let your creativity ignite.

     

    Keywords:

    Elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Wave, Water, Liquid, Rock, Cast, Stone, Pebble, Torch, Gas, Flame, Campfire, Sizzle, Burst, Scrape, Whoosh, Impact, Texture, Attack, Bend, Bending, Explosion, Processed, Surge, Quake, Hit, Flow, Burn, Ignite, Drop, Smack, Destruction, Rumble, Hiss, Blow, Wind, Cloth, Movement, Underwater, Bubble, Ocean, River, Lake, Firework, Firecracker, Bang, Blast, Detonation, Magic, Fantasy, Forces, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Fire Air, Fire Effect, Fire Whoosh, Water Whoosh, Seamless Loop, Loop, Fire Cast, Water Cast, Earth Cast, Air Cast

  • Khron Studio - Spells Variations Vol 4

    Spell Variations Vol. 4 marks the grand finale of our magical sound series, delivering a diverse and powerful collection of spell effects. Inside, you’ll find summonings, blood spells, petrifications, healing spells, dark incantations, and much more!

    This volume includes 255 high-quality sound effects, organized into 27 distinct spell types, each with multiple variations (3 to 17) to ensure no spell sounds the same, even when reused across your project.

    Each spell type is carefully named and sorted into individual folders, giving you intuitive navigation and maximum flexibility for magical scenes, game effects, or cinematic transitions.

    Recorded, edited, and mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit, these sounds deliver exceptional clarity and full adaptability for pitching, layering, or creative processing.

    A must-have library for professional sound designers seeking drag-and-drop magical sounds for video games, trailers, animations, or any audiovisual production.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding magical sounds [Use them again & again
    Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    – For any questions or problems: khronstudio@gmail.com

    Features
    – 255 spell sounds
    – Number of Audio Waves: 255
    – Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
    – Win/Mac: Yes
    – Minutes of audio provided: 19:21

  • Foley Sound Effects Footsteps Bundle Play Track 3800+ sounds included $36

    The ‘Footsteps Bundle’ combines ‘Footsteps One‘ and ‘Footsteps Two‘ libraries together and brings you over 3800+ high quality footstep sounds on 19 unique surfaces to enrich the audio of your next project.

    Surfaces included:

    Dirt • Dry Sand • Dry Swamp • Forest Plain • Forest Plain II • Frozen Stairs • Grass • Grass Long • Grass Short • Gravel • Pine Needle Ground • Snow Deep • Snow Packed • Snow Scrape • Water Deep • Water Shallow • Wet Swamp • Wood Scrap • Wooden Stairs


    You get the sounds in two formats: 96 KHz 24 bit and in 44.1 KHz 16 bit, for more convenient ways of utilizing the sounds in games and other media.

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  • Fancy a vocal cat? Introducing the first 20 cats of the Istanbul cat federation! Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

    About Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1

    With Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1, you can bring out a strong character of any cat in your projects. Angry, happy, distressed, and hungry! From loud meows to long purrs, through wild growls, cries, hisses and yummy eating. These are cats at their most expressive!

    98 files and 200+ sounds in 24-bit / 96kHz Wav format with easy to navigate naming. Go ahead and reflect the world of cats and kittens, indoors and outdoors. Complex tones of meowing, growling, screaming, mewling, purring, munching on various food, hissing, chattering, and howling and even digging in a litter box – in short, long and varied takes. Plus, you get the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail!

    Starring 20 cat friends, namely;
    Oglus, Biyikli, Duduk, Disko, Zeytin, Puantiye, Paspas, Misa, Sans, Cinko, Kaju, Ucgen, Gunes, Teri, Eylul, Pofuduk, Ozmo, Ceku, Pusi, Lola.

    These meticulously recorded sounds have clarity and room for further usage and sound design with the flexible texture of the sounds for further customization. You can now set the bar higher for all your film, game, motion and video projects, advertisement, animation and all kids related projects.

    We donate 50% of this pack’s profits to animals in need.

    Keywords including Actions, Mood, Style
    Animal, Cat, Kitten, Indoors, Outdoors, Meowing, Growling, Screaming, Screaking, Fighting, Mewling, Purring, Munching on various Food, Hissing, Chattering, Howling, Snarling, Digging in a Litter Box, Short, Fast, Slow, Long, High-pitched, Relaxed Agitated, Mad, Angry, Tired, Aggressive, Happy, Distressed, Nervous, Hungry, Wild, Hostile, Dry Food, Cat Food, Water, Milk, Eating, Drinking, Crunching, Chewing, Tingling, Collar, Bell, Biting, Subtle, Gulping, Licking, Threatening, Kicking, Warning, Pleading, Complaining, Trilling, Welcoming, Attention-seeking, Street Cat, Stray, Sleeping, Snoring, Crying, Chattering, Dreaming, Wailing, Pinging.

    What else you may need
    You may also want to check out our Toys SFX Pack for access to 215 carefully recorded sounds effects of Toy Story-like ambiences.

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AUDIO JOBS

– find audio jobs around the world:


Soundlister is home to 1000s of Audio Jobs, and we continously share new openings for sound designers each week. We’ve also added a new search tool to help you explore past opportunities + a way to see all posts tagged with a specific job title – effectively allowing you to browse by title.
 

Visit the Audio Jobs page on Soundlister Get the Audio Jobs Newsletter Join the Audio Jobs Group on Facebook Search for audio jobs

 

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those audio jobs? The url audiojobs.org will always take you straight to the latest audio job posts on Soundlister


 

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AUDIO PODCASTS

– find great podcasts about sound

The newly-formed Audio Podcast Alliance features a carefully-chosen selection of the absolute best podcasts about sound out there. Discover the cream of the crop of what the community has to offer when it comes to audio-related podcasts below:

Click below to jump straight to your chosen podcast (and hear their newest episode):

AMPS PodcastCAS In ConversationField & FoleyImmersive Audio PodcastLA Post Production Sound DesignLevel with Emily ReeseLocation Sound PodcastSound BusinessSoundbytes PodcastSoundGirls PodcastSoundtrack ShowSoundworks CollectionThe A Sound Effect PodcastThe Dolby Institute PodcastThe Game Audio JourneyThe Sound Architect PodcastTonebendersTwenty Thousand Hertz

Visit the full Audio Podcast Alliance page

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those podcasts about sound? The url audiopodcast.org will always take you straight to the podcast overview


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AUDIO PROFESSIONALS

– find talented audio professionals from around the world for your projects:

If you’re looking to grow your audio team or you’re looking for people to collaborate with, Soundlister offers an overview of 1000s of audio professionals from all over the world – including everything from sound designers, audio directors, composers, field recordists, foley artists, sound editors, sound designers, re-recording mixers, voice actors and more:
 

Find sound designers on Soundlister

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those audio pros? The url audiopros.org will always take you straight to the 1000s of audio pros on Soundlister

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SOUND DESIGN BOOKS

– find great books about sound design:

There are lots of great books about sound design out there – here are a few examples:

100 Unusual, Novel and Surprising Ways to be a Better Sound Designer in Video Games – by Rob Bridgett (get the book here)

Designing Sound for Animation – by Robin Beauchamp (recommended by Aakash Kulkarni – get the book here)

Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design – by Jean-Luc Sinclair (recommended by Dave Raybould – get the book here)

Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema – by David Sonnenschein (get the book here)

Studying Sound: A Theory and Practice of Sound Design – by Karen Collins (recommended by Dave Raybould – get the book here)

Tales of a Technical Sound Designer – by Damian Kastbauer (get the book here)

The Game Audio Strategy Guide– by Gina Zdanowicz & Spencer Bambrick (get the book here)


More books about sound:

If you’re looking for more books on sound design for games, film and television, check out Julien Matthey’s excellent list, enhanced with ongoing suggestions from other members of the worldwide audio community:

Find many more books about sound here

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those books about sound? The url booksaboutsound.org will always take you straight to the book overview

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SOUND DESIGN ON SOCIAL MEDIA

– find groups and conversations on sound design:

LinkedIn and Facebook:

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Twitter hashtags:

#sounddesign#GameAudio#filmsound

Discord:

The Audio Community Discord Server

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SHOWCASE YOUR AUDIO WORK

– showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them, completely free:


As an audio professional, Soundlister lets you showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them. It offers an easy way to present your showreel, highlight your favorite projects and let visitors know where to find you on social media:
 
Set up your free profile on Soundlister here

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THE AUDIO EVENTS CALENDAR

– find audio-related events around the world – and online:

Looking to find audio-related events such as audio industry conferences, community meetups, special events, Q&As, online courses and more? Check out the Audio Events Calendar, where we’ve shared more than 800+ events since its launch.
 

Browse the Audio Events Calendar

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those audio events? The url audioevents.org will always take you straight to the Audio Events Calendar

 

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BONUS: Expand your skillset with the free Sound Success Guide:

Sound Success GuideWant to branch out beyond sound design? Learning new sound skills can open up opportunities for additional revenue – and with the (entirely free) 60+ page Sound Success Guide, you get insights from 20 industry experts on how to get started and succeed in 18 different types of audio jobs:
 
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