Hey everyone! I’ve been working on some personal projects lately and I’m in the market for a new sound effects library. I’m looking for something that has a huge variety of sounds (from environmental ambiances to quirky little details) and, of course, great quality.

It’s always tough trying to find a balance between something that’s super versatile, but also fresh and unique. A lot of the free stuff I’ve found tends to sound, well, a bit stale and overused. I’m hoping to get something that’ll give me a bit more of a polished, professional vibe without breaking the bank.

Anyone have any suggestions? What libraries or platforms do you use when you’re hunting for new sounds? Bonus points if it’s easy to navigate and gives a wide range of licenses! Would love to hear your thoughts or recommendations! Appreciate it!

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Hello,

I'm working on a sound design project where the director wants me to take some vocals and have them sound like they are "leaves in the wind in a forest". I figure white noise would be a good idea for this but I'm not sure how I can do this as I want to make it non-destructive. I figure I can use a VST as a send and mix the two signals so the vocal can sound intelligible but still have that effect that it still sounds like what the director wants.

Any advice on doing this would be greatly appreciated!

Hello.

I would like to know approximately how popular it is to do sound design using just a laptop and headphones. No studio, keyboard, anything else. How many people here are doing that ? 

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i am in desperate need of guidance of how to create similar sounds that are used in this album

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a scene that features maple seeds (those “helicopter” seeds) spinning down through the air, and I’m trying to recreate the subtle fluttering/whirring sound they make as they fall.

Any ideas on how you'd approach this? I was considering:

• Spinning a thin piece of cardstock or plastic near a mic
• Layering and pitching natural whooshes or even small fan recordings

Here’s a reference timestamp from a video that has the sound: YouTube link.

New Tron new cool sound stuff! I'm talking about the sound that plays at 0:45, I've heard this or something similar before, can someone give me tips on how to achieve that? There's definitely distorton, reverb and delay, and maybe quick pitch modulation? What else is going on there, what is the main building block of this sound? Osc sync maybe? Help will be greatly appreciated!

The other bassy mechanical sounds sound pretty cool too, I guess you can get similar stuff when messing with osc sync, changing the frequency, or fm synthesis, sent into high distortion, maybe something like a gtr pedal like OD.

I started this back when this clip was trending on twitter and decided to finally finish it. I'm quitte happy with the beam and the explosion, but the opening/unfolding sequence feels incomplete. I don't really know what to do about that... Any ideas?

Hey everyone.

I'm currently working on building a binaural sound library and would really appreciate your thoughts and opinions. The idea is to create an immersive collection of ambient, environmental, and cinematic recordings, all designed for headphones to replicate a realistic 3D listening experience.

I'm currently studying for a Bachelor of Arts in Sound Production, and this project is both a passion of mine and something I hope to eventually turn into a commercial offering—perhaps as a subscription-based service with regular updates and a one-time sign-up option.

If you use binaural audio for content creation, relaxation, game development, or just enjoy immersive soundscapes, I’d love to hear:

What types of sounds or environments would you want most from a binaural library?

Would a subscription model appeal to you, or do you prefer one-time purchases?

How important is regular content refresh to you in a service like this?

Any other thoughts or features you think would make it stand out?

Thanks in advance for your input and I’m looking forward to hearing all your perspectives!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHVyQjLnP_k

Hi, ive been struggling to recreate this synth sound, anyone got any tips? Any tips at all would be fantastic thanks, i believe is the a bit "metallic" sound that i struggle with the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujASUVAgaxU

Timestamp: 1:25

Raytraced audio.

Can someone please tell me the intro sound effect to this clip It sounds like a bell but I need a link or something . If anyone can help that be amazing.

Worked on my first game jam and landed an opportunity with one of my teammates to pursue working on our game over the next 6-12 months. I’m very much hoping this is the start of my pivot to full-time sound design, composition, music production, and here is what I know so far:

• the work requirement is 4-6 hours per week in return for royalties on the full version upon its release ($4.99 price tag).

• the intended path to completion includes a kickstarter campaign with tiered goals from $15,000-$50,000… not sure how this money will be used. I’m assuming a Steam release.

Basically, I’m going to say yes regardless, unless my gut screams no, but i’d love not to put time into this project for it to fail at the 11th hour.

I am requesting something in writing and I’d like to secure some fiscal guarantee, just something that’s not all up to chance. Also, I am Canadian and he/they are American, so not sure how that would work legally in terms of enforcing a contract potentially in the future.

Any tips on how to structure this for myself without being naive?

A really cool location for field recording. Lots of lovely old trees which creak and groan in the wind. I’m 100% returning to this sick spot

I'm a sound designer preparing for employment in a gaming company. I signed up to get feedback from a lot of people. I'd like to hear from game sound experts and friends. Please suggest a solution for my sound.
I had to do it to be a better person. Sorry if it was rude.

I'm studying English, but I don't know any memes or abbreviations. Sorry.

This is the Rink
https://youtu.be/B3Lv3FCwYTo?si=Gsnll9lcO6qx0-uQ

This song by Masahiro Sayama has a really emotive violin type sound in it. I’m fairly confident it’s a synth, but I really can’t figure it out. I think it’s mostly down to the filter. Might be simpler than I think, but ifanyone has any leads or theories about this, let me know. Thanks in advance for any help!

Obsessed with the beautiful sounds he creates in this track. Im specifically trying to figure out how he creates those brain tickling high frequency noises that come in at 1.00 and carry on through the rest of the track. If anyone has any idea that would be amazing because it's the most beautiful thing I've heard.

Hey everyone! I’d really appreciate your feedback on these redesigns I’ve made. I come from the film audio world, with over 6 years of experience working on a wide range of international films as a sound editor. Lately, I’ve been exploring the game audio world, especially through cinematics, as a way to bridge into interactive media.

My main focus is ambiance design, it’s the part of sound that truly makes me vibrate when working on a project. With these redesigns, I’ve tried to translate and adapt my film audio sensibility to the gaming context to see how it might resonate.

I’d love to hear your most honest and constructive thoughts. Criticism is more than welcome!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18jiV_VJG-EoT-5Agj0yUTaJJRVX8kpy3

I’ve just found something called synplant, apparently it makes sound based off a previous sound? I’m just curious if there is anything else like this.

Idk if this is the right sub for this question, if it’s not I would appreciate telling the right Reddit to ask!

Hello all, I’m currently studying at a game school in Japan, and specifically all things sound for now until 3rd year.

When it comes to studying music it’s more straightforward (to me). But with sfx I find my self not know where to start to break downs sfx?

For example I’m making/adding sfx to a video for practice but I want to make similar sfx to super smash brother ultimate for this specific one, so I thought I’d study the hits, etc from the game. But from this point how do I break it down it down into smaller chunks? Do you guys have a strategy? Or is it just, go at it?

Also what % of sfx that you use come from libraries only, And then edit the sound/add to the sound? Instead of making it all from scratch?

Thank you!

I recently did an interview, and for some reason, the way it was recorded makes it sound like there's these micro skips throughout. Wondering if there's an AI program I can put it through that will smooth it out. It's supposed to by synced with the video, but my main concern is just having useable audio to use in the edit. Any advice would be much appreciated. I need to send them a rough edit today.

im addicted to that sound but no idea how this was done

Hey y'all, don't use Reddit but I figure I'd make one so I can ask about this since it's been on my mind recently. I'm trying to think of ways to go about recording/making stomach sounds, the kinds of bubbly, gurgly ones you hear when something's not sitting right with your digestive system. I figure the most straight forward way might be something like putting a contact mic to one's stomach and just capturing that, but I want to know if y'all know alternative methods/means that would allow a foley artist to have a bit more control over the qualities of it.