Although not strictly Pro Tools related but definitely Post related, there are a good number of sound effects collections from the likes of BBC, Digiffects or Sound Ideas. But there is also a growing band of independent sound effects libraries that offer a very cost effective solution to purchasing sound effects. These are the ones I know about, if you know of any others then please do add them in the comments section at the bottom of the post.
Affordable Audio 4 Everyone was started in June 2011 by Daniel Gooding. The goal of this site is to provided SFX, with professional quality, and sounds that are unique enough for seasoned professionals to use and enjoy, but at the same time affordable enough for students interested in sound design to be able to purchase. Affordable Audio 4 Everyone donates any purchase over $5 to charities of those in need
The aim to produce high-quality, royalty-free, small sample packs, at an affordable price. Not everyone wants lots of sounds, so we’ve cut down the number of sounds we produce, which keeps our prices low. However, we have not compromised on quality, thus providing the best sound effects at the best possible price. All sounds are unprocessed (only normalized) to keep the dynamic range of the sound intact.
The BOOM Library prides itself on providing high end, ultimate sound effects for all media and audio professionals. Every collection comes with a 96 KHz high definition, huge source library of our original recordings + a great variety of designed SFX, ready to use. All BOOM Library products are royalty free – which means you get unlimited synch rights with every purchase. Their mission is to provide top notch sound effects and source recordings in high definition. All treated with great SoundMiner metadata, fast to use, easy to access and epic sounding.
Bruce started Bottle Rocket Fx as a royalty-free sound effects library for use in professional audio productions. Each library provides a specific collection of sound effects ranging anywhere from surround ambiences to mono foley effects.
Chuck Russom FX is a royalty-free sound effects label by Sound Designer/Recordist Chuck Russom. For over 12 years, Chuck has designed and recorded sounds for many of the top franchises in the game industry. In 2010, after years of recording interesting and unique sounds for his personal library, he launched his effects label, offering boutique downloadable sound libraries.
HartFX, LLC is all about bringing you incredibly high quality sounds for an affordable price. We will strive to push the boundaries in the industry to make them bigger and better. HartFX is a royalty free sound effects company featuring content recorded and edited by Colin Hart and his crew.
HISS and a ROAR release royalty-free sound effects & sound design libraries created by award winning film sound designer Tim Prebble and while there is nothing new about the idea of selling sound effects online, these libraries take a different philosophical approach by providing comprehensive thematic collections of high resolution source material, with the sole purpose of helping sound designers achieve their most creative work by access to diverse & highly malleable sounds
This is the product site of Jordan Fehr, freelance sound designer working in video games and film/animation.
New Sound Lab is an independent sound library download site for sound designers, created by Tor Johnson. The site offers high resolution (up to 192khz) sound effects for film, music, games and other multimedia applications.
ONGELEGEN releases free, royalty free, high quality sound effect soundpacks for sound designers and electronic music producers or anyone who is interested in sound design, electronic music production or sound effects.
My name is Michael Raphael and I created Rabbit Ears Audio to provide sound designers and editors with royalty-free sound effects libraries. I began my career working as a producer and engineer for nationally broadcast public radio programs, but I first got the field recording bug when I was hired to record sound effects for some museum exhibits. After one day of recording turn-of-the-century trolleys in all of their rickety glory, I knew this was the thing for me.
Award winning Sound Editor, Designer and Mixer, Richard Humphries, has been mixing documentaries and commercials since 1992. He now has his own facility and has started producing sound effects collections too.
“The place for incredible sound effects.” This is also the home of Creative Sound Design, a state-of-the-art sound design facility for the video game industry. We offer the Ultimate SFX series of professional HD sound effects libraries and our SoundBox HD sound effect collections. Each SoundBox HD contains an incredible collection of unique and difficult to record sound effects
TONSTURM releases royalty free, high quality sound effect libraries for sound designers who work in the field of films, games, and arts or anyone who is serious about sound design and soundeffects.
Then not forgetting ourselves……
We have made a number of our own sound effects available on line (currently 207) through the sound-effects-library.com site and you can see them here and buy them singularly.
Mike is Pro Tools genius and an award winning ‘audiomeister’, defined as ‘a person of great skill and authority in sound’. His vast array of credits include music (from classical to rock), drama and documentaries across all the BBC Radio networks, as well as audio post production for video and TV, ‘new media’, live sound, commercial CDs, DVDs and podcasts, helping clients tell their stories with sound. He has been described as "an oasis of calm in a stormy creative world"; "quick, creative & easy to work with"; "always going the extra mile"; and "invests himself in the success of your project"’.show me less content in the footer
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Seven radio producers – all based in the north of England – have joined forces to launch a new co-operative venture – ‘Radio Wizards’. It’s equally remarkable that their aim now is to work together on every kind of sound production... except radio!
"It’s taken over a year to get to this point," says ‘wizard’ Mike Thornton, "but now we’ve got a viable business plan, we’ve launched our website and we’re already starting to attract commissions. As a facilities provider we decided to facilitate this partnership and set them up with a web site to help kickstart this excellent partnership."
November 23, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Great list!
The Recordist sound effects are some of my favourites, and Rabbit Ears are great quality too.
You may also want to check out our library: http://www.airbornesound.com
We have over 18,000 pro sound effects recorded from all over the world. Our recordists have provided sounds since 1996 for films such as Ali, Million Dollar Baby and Batman Begins.
All sounds are professionally mastered and have bonus Soundminer metadata included (also compatible with Pro Tools).
You can download a-la-carte, and we also have “Jet Set” packs for a discounted price:
http://www.airbornesound.com/collections.html
All the best,
Paul Virostek