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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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Sound Design Resources:

 

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:

  • São Miguel – Flows (supporter pack) is a collection that includes 14 looped files.
    The palette explores the sounds of the ocean, waterfalls, and hot springs. These recordings were captured in Moihnos (Cascata do Limbo, Praia dos Moihnos), Ribeira dos Caldeirões, Ponta do Arnel, and Furnas (Caldeira).
    Recorded in 96 kHz/24 bit, these sounds are easy to navigate and were captured using a Sony PCM D100.

  • ATTENTION: The audio preview only simulates gameplay to demo just a portion of the library’s content.


    Reward your players with the jackpot of 340 high-quality (170 original sounds), easy to use audio files that provide you with all the sports-themed audio your games will ever need!

    Create a casino masterpiece and a true immersion in your slots with this one-of-a-kind collection of royalty free sounds and music, expertly handcrafted to be a perfect fit for your games.

     

    ALL SLOT GAME ELEMENTS YOU WILL EVER NEED

    With numerous INTERFACE SOUNDS, such as REEL SPIN START BUTTONs, REEL SPINNING noises, REEL STOPs, BET INCREASE and DECREASE sounds, and all other interface buttons and TRANSITIONS, as well as WIN PAYOUT SOUNDs, such as short WIN TUNES, MUSICAL PAYOUT ROLLUP COUNTERs, SELECT and REVEAL jingles, various SYMBOL sounds, and FREE GAMES / FEATURE MUSIC LOOPs to fit any scene or situation (from strip-back relaxing background to upbeat catchy themes), this library is a perfect choice for your Online Video Slot, Mobile or even Land-based Casino Games!

     

    SPORTS-THEMED SOUNDS FOR YOUR FEATURE GAMES

    Need BASKETBALL game sounds, SOCCER / FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, BASEBALL, GOLF, TENNIS, TABLE TENNIS / PING PONG, SKIING / BOBSLED, SWIMMING or WATERPOLO, BOXING and even more? We got you covered!

    With all essential action and foley sounds for most common Oympic Sports that have been included in this pack, along with ambiences and miscellaneous sounds – such as AIR HORNS, ARENA AMBIENCES, CROWD CHEERING and CHANTING, JUDGE WHISTLE, and more – this sound effects library will leave nothing to be desired!

     

    ENGAGING SPORTS MUSIC IN ALL GENRES

    Immerse your players in gaming experience like no other with almost every music genre commonly found in sport events, games and tv program. We have also included multiple variations and edits to make your workflow as fast and easy as posible.

    From INDIE ROCK, HARD ROCK and METAL, to multiple sub-genres of ELECTRONIC Music, FUNK, ROCK BLUES and other genres, from SHORT STINGS, JINGLES and DROPS, to LOOPS, music mixes in VARIOUS INTENSITIES, included content here is a must have in your audio collection.

     

    With each audio file being drag-and-drop ready, presented in high quality MP3 and WAV formats with meticulously labelled keywords for your convienience, you will create the perfect gaming experience for your players in a matter of moments!


    So STEP UP YOUR SLOTS, GRAB ATTENTION and BUILD CONNECTION with YOUR PLAYERS! 

    DOWNLOAD NOW!


    SPORTS SLOTS at a Glance:

    • Symbol Sounds, Buttons and other Interface Sounds, Reel Spin and Stops, Trigger Sounds, Selection and Reveal sound effects, Music Loops for every scene and situation, Win Tunes and Rollups, Payouts and other short Celebration Tunes + much more!
    • Sports-Themed Feature Sounds: Basketball, Soccer / Football, Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Table Tennis / Ping Pong, Skiing / Bobsled, Swimming, Waterpolo, Boxing and more
    • Numerous Variations and Edits of the assets, such as multiple lengths, intensities, looping and non-looping variants, and more;
    • Ready to use – requires no editing, labelling or splicing. Categorized, organized and individually labeled files for maximum use efficiency;
    • FREE Updates to higher versions, FOREVER!

    Enrich your slot IP in seconds with beautifully mixed, AAA quality sounds brought to you by our team of industry veterans, whose 1000+ slot games worth of experience have culminated in this extraordinary sound pack!



    DON’T DELAY any longer, you are only a step away from bringing your game to life. Take action and DOWNLOAD NOW!

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  • Animal Sound Effects Pigs Play Track 33 sounds included $7.99

    A collection of close up recordings of large pigs making sounds such as grunts, oinks, and squeals!

     

    Features:

    • 33 audio files in 48kHz 24 bit WAV format
    • UCS compliant file naming and metadata
    • Available for commercial or non-commercial use, with no attribution required
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  • This bundle includes THE ARCANE: ELECTRIC SPELLS and THE ARCANE: FIRE SPELLS.

    More than 1200 sound effects fully focused on electric and fire spells.

    THE ARCANE: ELECTRIC SPELLS

    622 meticulously processed stereo electric and lightning 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 spells. It also includes raw files for more flexibility for your projects.

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

    The library is fully focused on electric, thunder and lightning spells. You will find simple one shot electric impacts, powerful high level thunder spells, magic weapon enchantments and so on. Spells such as lightning strike, electric blast, thunderbolt, magnetic field, thunder hammer, electric sword, lightning projectile, etc. are included in this library.

    Recorded assets: Thunder, big and small adhesive tapes, inflated balloon, styrofoam, cellophane, various clothes, baseball glove, winter gloves, metal objects, aluminum foil, oven door, etc. Analog/digital synths and ultrasonic/geophone usage for more variety.

    THE ARCANE ELECTRIC SPELLS

    THE ARCANE: FIRE SPELLS

    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.

    Recorded assets: blanket, rainproof trouser, ski gloves, wind breaker coat, paperboard, thin and thick paper, bubble wrap, tap water, water in hot pan, pine cone, wood branches, various synth, etc.

    THE ARCANE FIRE SPELLS
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  • Woodpile Chaos is a gritty collection of 82 wooden hits, creaks, and scrapes — a wild mix of organic textures born from raw timber and controlled destruction.

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Most popular sound effects libraries in the last 30 days:

  • Strident and Demonic

    Expand the timbre of your horror violins and cellos with CIRCUS, a sinister sample pack featuring 180 WAV sounds of screeching or high-pitched string noises, perfect for horror music and dark sound design.

    Creative Tension

    This collection offers a curated selection of screeches, high-tension tremolo, heavy jeté strokes, dark demonic textures, finger patterns, chaotic string elements, clock loops and bow accents.

    Haunting and Experimental

    Create haunting atmospheres, perfect for horror, thriller or experimental soundtracks. Every element has been designed to unsettle and disturb, blurring the line between music and noise.

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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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  • 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

  • The Seagulls sfx library includes 28 tracks of both single, isolated seagull screams, and bigger flocks of nesting seagulls, calling out to each other and their chicks. There are plenty of classic call sounds, but also some weird throaty and raspy screaming, and what could sound like seagull laughing sounds.

    All tracks are recorded with the very useful zoom function of the Telinga microphone and dish.
    Library includes both untreated tracks, and noise reduction processed tracks in two separate folders. Noise reduction processed tracks have carefully been cleaned up with a CEDAR NR system.

    Though these birds are in an abundance around most harbours and industry around here, they are not always easy to record. You mostly hear them from a distance, or from places not easy to access. When you try to get close to them, they will usually fly away.

    Many hours have been spent on rooftops, gardens, backyards, a junkyard, and different harbours to get this material.

  • 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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Need specific sound effects? Try a search below:

 

If you’re looking for something in particular, try this custom sound effects search box:


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More sound design resources:

 

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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