In this edition of Sunday Sound Effects Round Up we take a look at libraries from SoundBits, HISSandaROAR, Immersive FX, SKYES Audio, TheWorkroom Audio Post and Pro Sound Effects and we take a look at what is in the new Soundly v2.1 Release.

SoundBits Release Sound Design Elements – Vol 3

This is the third volume of the sound effects series: “Sound Design Elements“ Each volume brings you a versatile composite collection of 555 high-quality sound effects. In these sound design chemistry sets you will find all the little sonic gems that were recorded over the last years but were either too much, not enough or just too special for separate libraries. Now, these sounds were edited, perfectly cleaned and bundled into these sound effects treasure chests to give you loads of high-quality source material at your fingertips for your daily sound design work.

• Number of files: 555 Files
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit / mono and stereo
• Total Size: 1,85 GB
• Categories:
  • Ball Game Elements
  • Gym Elements
  • Noise Elements
  • Miscellaneous Elements
• Price: 40 Euros exc vat

HISSandaROAR Rleases DIG Mini Library

Digging is a recurring event in film & TV, and while Tim Prebble has recorded digging before for specific projects, this is the first time HISSandaROAR set out to capture a more complete set of performances and props called DIG. Using two shovels, a spade, a fork, a pick, a scythe, a crowbar and a stamper they recorded performances in the dead of night, working with soil, sand, gravel & clay.

No one digs a hole in a film without a reason so they have also included the prop of a small wooden box/coffin. This led to an interesting approach to recording: the exterior recordings were captured similarly to an exterior foley shoot, using an MKH8050 close-up and an MKH70 wider. But to capture a unique perspective from inside the coffin, two MKH8020 omni mics were carefully placed and sealed inside the coffin. At first, they thought this would be useful solely for the performances involving the coffin ie burying it, digging it up etc… But after listening in the studio it soon became apparent the ambient resonance from inside the coffin was interesting as an element with almost all of the recordings.

While the immediate application for this library is very practical ie digging sound effects, these sounds are also very useful in seemingly unrelated tasks such as augmenting gore and sword stabs and slices, large-scale foot step additions, impacts, body falls and debris, as well as a unique source for organic stings.

• Number of files: 279 Files
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit WAV Files
• Total Size: 5.7 GB
• Price: $29 exc vat.

Immersive FX Release Bedford CA Dormobile Sound Library

The Bedford CA was a British light utility vehicle, produced by Bedford Motors, based in Luton in the county of Bedfordshire, just north of London, U.K from 1952 to 1969.

It was available in many formats, including as a conversion to a small motorhome or R.V., known as The Dormobile, made by a company in Folkstone, Kent. It came complete with a table, bench seats that converted to beds, a simple bottled-gas cooker, a sink and a small closet. It also featured an expanding roof which allowed occupants to stand up in the rear section. This model dates from 1958 and is an early version. All files in the Bedford CA Dormobile Sound Library are 96/24 and stereo, except the under bonnet (hood) recording, which is mono.

• Number of files: 44 Files
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and mono files
• Total Size: 624 MB
• Price: $15 exc vat.

SKYES Audio Release Abandoned Doors Sound Effects Library

Finding the right door sound can be a pain, thus Abandoned Doors was recorded with that need in mind. All the 1400+ sounds were recorded in abandoned mansions and houses with unique sonic characteristics, in stereo, usually from two perspectives (inside the room and in the hallway), allowing you a great deal of choice and offering sonic diversity. Additionally, splitting the stereo tracks into mono will give you two more slightly different perspectives on each sound.

The Abandoned Doors library offers a multitude of door recordings, ranging from heavy wooden doors found in turn of the century mansions to cheap old doors in an abandoned warehouse, being opened, closed, slammed, knocked on, kicked, banged on, and even hit with a bat.

Whilst most door libraries simply name files ‘door open 01’, etc, Abandoned Doors has been carefully tagged with rich SoundMiner metadata and multiple keywords, giving you a clearer image of what a file contains just by reading the title. 

• Number of files: 124 Files - 1400+ sounds
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and mono files
• Total Size: 1.74 GB
• Price: $61 exc vat, regular price: $122 exc vat.

TheWorkroom Audio Post Release 4 New Libraries, Cloths & Sponges Foley, Curtains & Blinds, South African Sirens And Vuvuzela

Cloths & Sponges Foley - This library is a collection of cloth and sponge sounds on various surfaces at varying degrees of wetness. It’s a collection of Foley sounds that we always seem to need, but often can’t find. Each track includes multiple movements and surfaces. The recordings are mono and unprocessed, so they sound natural and can be easily placed in your stereo field.

• Number of files: 138 Files
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and mono files
• Total Size: 382 MB
• Price: $20 exc vat.

Curtains & Blinds - This library is a collection of various curtains and blind sounds. For both curtains and blinds, we recorded various materials mounted in a number of ways for a diverse, well-rounded selection of unique sounding effects for an often generalized household sound.Each track includes multiple movements. The recordings are mono and unprocessed, so they sound natural and can be easily placed in your stereo field.

• Number of files: 106 Files
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and mono files
• Total Size: 326 MB
• Price: $25 exc vat.

South African Sirens - This library is a collection of South African Emergency Service sirens. It’s a collection of siren sounds from various distances and for various vehicles. There are mono and stereo versions, as well as processed options. South African Emergency Services use the same 3 sounds whether its an ambulance, police vehicle or fire truck. Combinations of each are used in different situations and are part of this library.

• Number of files: 44 Files
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and mono files
• Total Size: 244 MB
• Price: $25 exc vat.

Vuvuzela - This library is a compilation of the unique sounding horn, quintessential to South Africa and its culture, the Vuvuzela. It's a collection of Vuvuzela sounds from various distances and varying intensities. There are mono and stereo versions, all recorded in isolation in order to be placed in any situation. Included are additional recordings with natural city reflections.

• Number of files: 36 Files - 78 sounds
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and mono files
• Total Size: 50 MB
• Price: $25 exc vat.

Pro Sound Effects Release European Capitals Collection

Take a sonic journey through Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, London, Stockholm and Berlin with this characteristic collection of immersive atmospheres. European Capitals is an exclusive speciality library featuring nearly 20 hours of authentic city ambience recordings for an array of scenes in European life.

Recorded by award-winning sound designer Ken Skoglund (The Duel, Fire With Fire), with the assistance of Anna Bertmark and Eric Eklund, the European Capitals library pristinely captures the essence of six major cities. Each surround ambience transports your audience to iconic and everyday locations - from the Louvre museum in Paris to a small pub in Amsterdam and beyond. This library delivers walla sound effects in various languages, public places, train announcements, boats and dock ambience, traffic, birds, and many more location-specific sonic indicators.

Sounds for each city are delivered in both 5.1 Surround and Stereo. Each sound file is embedded with descriptive metadata including a photo from the exact recording location for your reference. Grab the whole collection, or select a specific city to drop straight into your project.

• Number of files: 412 sounds from 6 cities
  • Berlin: 83 sounds
  • Rome: 74 sounds
  • London: 69 sounds
  • Amsterdam: 64 sounds
  • Stockholm: 62 sounds
  • Paris: 60 sounds
• Quality: 96kHz / 24bit stereo and 5.1 Surround files
• Nearly 20 hours of immersive surround recordings
  • Average file length: 2 minutes 54 seconds
• Total Size: 5.1 Surround (124GB) and Stereo (21GB)
• Price: $449 exc vat.

Soundly Announce Version 2.1

Soundly has released version 2.1 of their sound effects librarian software and online libraries.  several of the new features in 2.1 are a direct consequence of feedback from their users, and they are so grateful for your support and suggestions, helping them make Soundly even better.

Highlights from Soundly 2.1:

• Better and more accurate search using our built-in sound effect thesaurus.
• State of the art sample rate converter for improved audio quality to projects that do not match the sample rate of the exported audio. The sample rate converter is also used in the pitch controls in Soundly, leading to less pitching artifacts and smoother sound.
• Soundly now supports auditioning of the ambisonic file format (.amb).
• Support for more meta-data fields.
• Searching now match library and folder names.
• General stability improvements.

Upgrading to Soundly 2.1 is free for all users. To upgrade, simply visit getsoundly.com, download the app and overwrite any previous versions you might have.