A Sound Effect Podcast Episode 16: Your hearing is absolutely essential when working in sound – and to help you protect it, here's Doctor of Audiology Steven Taddei with insights, methods and key advice on how to protect your ears and keep your hearing in pristine condition as an audio professional.

Interview by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen and Christian Hagelskjaer - find more episodes at https://asoundeffect.com/podcast 
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How to Protect Your Hearing as an Audio Professional, w/Audiologist & Audio Engineer Steven Taddei

'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' turns 30: Sound supervisor Doug Murray shares lots of fascinating sound stories behind the haunting film and the Twin Peaks series, the creative joys of "sound painting" with David Lynch, its impact on film sound today, the sound for signature scenes - and how it transformed Doug Murray as a sound designer.  Learn more here: https://www.asoundeffect.com/firewalkwithmesound/

The Haunting sound of 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me' - with Sound Supervisor Doug Murray

This is the demo for Xylon, a free sci-fi sound effects library that you can get at asoundeffect.com/gift

Xylon features over 800+ sounds of futuristic weapons, creatures, robots and much more, and was recorded and designed by students of the 2021 – 2022 Mohole Music and Sound Design course. 

A big thanks to them for allowing us to share it with you - and an early Happy Holidays from all of us at A Sound Effect!

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Get Xylon - a free sound effects library ft 800+ sounds - at asoundeffect.com/gift

The Nightingale Voice Box is one of the largest and most respected collections of vocal production elements created for film, TV, games, toys and all-media. Spanning over 4 volumes, our comprehensive collection includes 3000+ sound effects all made by the human voice:

The Voicebox demo 01

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The Ultimate Creature Footsteps sound effects library immerses your audience in the world of creatures with an extensive assortment of sounds, including the thunderous footsteps of large animals, the distinct cadence of various hooves, the nimble scurrying of monkey feet, and the delicate padding of canine and feline paws. You’ll also find recordings of menacing talons and much more.

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Ultimate Creature Footsteps - Demo 2

This sound effects library from Ultimate Foley Collection immerses your audience in the world of creatures with an extensive assortment of sounds, including the thunderous footsteps of large animals, the distinct cadence of various hooves, the nimble scurrying of monkey feet, and the delicate padding of canine and feline paws. You’ll also find recordings of menacing talons and much more.

Ultimate Creature Footsteps - Demo 1

This sound effects library from Ultimate Foly Collection features a diverse collection of 13 unique variations and 19 different body parts, making it perfect for filling in M&Es or adding realistic hand pats to your scenes.

Ultimate Hand To Body Foley

A hand-picked collection of two hundred and twenty two sound effects gathered during the past year

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Get this at https://www.asoundeffect.com/zombie

The Zombie Apocalypse has arrived, and the virus is spreading fast. This comprehensive sound library features 20,000 high quality zombie sounds, making it the most complete zombie sound collection ever released.

Zombie Apocalypse Key Features:
• 5 female voices & 5 male voices
• 25 distinct actions
• 10 variations per action
• 4 unique voice techniques linked to specific zombie vocal archetypes
• Recorded with one close and one distant microphone
• Layering options for most actions, providing immense customization flexibility

Zombie Core Edition
The Basic Zombie Kit contains 2,400 sounds with the following features:

• 5 female voices & 5 male voices
• 12 distinct actions
• 10 variations per action
• 2 main voice techniques tied to specific zombie vocal archetypes
• 1 close microphone for proximity
• Layering options for most actions

Recorded at Tone Studio in Montreal by James Duhamel, the Zombie Apocalypse library offers pristine audio fidelity with a 192 kHz/24-bit sample rate. This, combined with the talents of trusted voice actors and the increased variety of actions and variations, the layering option to keep your listeners immersed and on edge, makes Zombie Apocalypse the most complete and unique sound library on the market. If it is not the first zombie sound library you have bought, this one will definitely be your last.

Learn more or buy : https://www.asoundeffect.com/zombie

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Introducing ZOMBIE - the world's largest Zombie sound effects library

Get 282 futuristic UI sound effects from Sergey Eybog, who has just won an award for his user interface sound design. The library includes sounds like Beeps, Buttons, Clicks, Data Processing, Micro High Tech.

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High Tech Interface Sounds SFX library

This Footstep SFX library gets you 1800+ footstep sounds on surfaces such as Forest Plain, Frozen Stairs, Grass, Gravel, Pine Needle Ground, Wood Scrap, Snow Deep, Snow Packed, Snow Scrapes.

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Footsteps One - footstep sound effect library

An outstanding collection of truly terrifying horror sound effects from Boom and Hollywood horror master Richard Adrian

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Cinematic Horror Sound Effects Construction Kit

Ambisonics fireworks sound effects, mostly recorded from the launching area, close to the mortars for some big booms and fuse sounds. This particular demo is optimized for binaural playback - but there are lots of other options with the ambisonics source sounds.

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Fireworks - Ambisonics sound effects library

Recordings of a Yamaha 24MX 125 cc dirtbike – featuring onboard and exterior recordings

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Yamaha 24MX 125CC Dirtbike sound effects library

Recordings of a heavily modded Nissan GT-R with a turbocharged 3.8 litres V6 and 500 hp. 

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Nissan GT - R sound effects library

Recordings of a fantastic Koenigsegg Agera with a 4.7 litres twin supercharged V8 and about 900 hps. 

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Koenigsegg Agera sound effects library

Recordings of a real JAS 39 Gripen jet fighter

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JAS 39 Gripen Jet Fighter sound effects library

Recording of a 105mm Howitzer cannon from World War II firing blanks - 27 recordings included.

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105mm Howitzer sound effects library

Detailed recordings of a Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi from 1970. This engine is the all-time most-famous American V8.

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Dodge Challenger 426 Demo

War Zone - Designed Explosion Sound Effects gets you 170 sound effects categorized into beeps, explosions, beeping mine explosions, debris, low whooshes, whooshes, shots and whooshes + debris.

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War Zone - Designed Explosion Sound Effects Library

Finally a SFX library that delivers authentic Formula 1 recordings! This F1 Williams FW29 was driven by Nico Rosberg in the 2007 Formula 1 World Championship. 

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Formula 1 Sound Effects library

The HD Sportster library contains starts, idling, passbys at different speeds and onboard driving on both gravel and asphalt roads, a bunch of foley tracks, burglar alarm, false starts, on spot revving recordings and more.

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Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle sound effects library

The independent sound effects scene has exploded in the past year, and in this all-new episode of the A Sound Effect podcast, Paul Virostek offers his thoughts on what this means for indie SFX, what excites him in sound effects right now - and how to stand out in an increasingly competitive market. Features Asbjoern Andersen, Christian Hagelskjaer From, and special guest Paul Virostek.

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Get the 7-channel recordings of the Peterbilt 379 for your own projects, which consist of L+R exhausts, L+R interior, two engine channels and one compressor channel. The library also contains start, stop, idle, revving without gears, lots of driving and the legendary jakebrake. Total driving time is 11:46.

http://www.asoundeffect.com/so

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Peterbilt 379 Truck Sound Effects Library

Get the sounds of large crowds, cheering, booing, celebrating - captured in the ambisonics 3D audio format. The format is excellent for immersive audio projects and VR, and for your convenience, the library comes with regular stereo mixdowns as well. This demo is rendered for binaural listening - many other options are available too.

https://www.asoundeffect.com/s

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Large Crowd Reaction Ambisonics Sound Effects

Get crowd reactions from a UK football match - covering everything from applause, cheering, booing, chanting, groans, oohs!, misses, goals and more.

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The Football Match - Crowd Sound Effects Library

Get the recordings of a 75mm M4A1 Sherman cannon from World War II as it fires blanks. The library consists of about 20 channels with distances and perspectives ranging from 0 to 150 meters

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75mm M4A1 Sherman Cannon sound effects library

Get the sounds of a Tesla with this new Tesla Sound Effects Library from Rick Allen Creative - featuring 146 recordings of everything from drive motors, servos and alerts, as well as interior and exterior foley + interior environment at highway speeds and the tires on gravel and pavement at various speeds. It also comes with exterior street-based perspectives of vehicle pass-bys and arrivals on different road surfaces at various speeds.

https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/tesla-electric-car/

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Tesla Electric Car | Electric Car Sound Effects Library

This SFX library gets you 72 sounds of nature captured throughout Asia - recorded and produced with high-quality equipment over 2 years. From 5 different countries and many national parks at different seasons.

http://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/jungle-and-forest-of-asia/

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Jungle And Forest of Asia | Jungle Sound Effects Library

The Yamaha YZ250 Dirt Bike SFX library by Watson Wu delivers the sounds of this 250cc 2 stroke engine 2004 motorcycle.

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The Yamaha YZ250 Dirt Bike | Dirt Bike Sound Effects Library

This library delivers the sounds of distant, heavy explosions, impacts and detonations.

https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/distant-blasts/

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Distant Blast | Explosion Sound Effects Library

Get the sounds of a Nissan 240SFX s13 and the BMW E46 giving it everything they&#039;ve got on a racetrack - nearly 3.5 hours total. Includes microphone positions such as cabin, body, exhaust and engine.

https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/drifting-vol-2-car-internal/

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Drifting 2: Car Internal | Car Sound Effects Library

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 it’s an ambulance, police vehicle or fire truck. Combinations of each are used in different situations and are part of this library.

https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/south-african-sirens/

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South African Sirens | Emergency Siren Sound Effects Library

Get unique recordings of the Avro Lancaster, the iconic British World War II heavy bomber, equipped with four Rolls-Royce Merlin V12s! The extensive recording covers two startups on the ground, including steady rpms, throttle movement, taxiing, foley and more, and one flying session with take off, fly bys and landing.

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Avro Lancaster | British WW2 Bomber Plane Sound Effects Library

The Vintage Anime Sound Effects Library brings all of the excitement of your favorite Japanese animated series to your fingertips. Inspired by classic cartoons from the 80's and 90's, these recognizable and versatile sounds will instantly enhance any FX collection. Vintage synths were used to create the auras, beams, mecha blasters, atmospheres, magic spells, guns, sonic blasts and explosives that makeup this pack of over 350+ custom 24bit/96khz .WAV files. Perfect for film, video games, podcasts and any project that could benefit from a power up!

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Vintage Anime SFX Demo 1 | Anime Sound Effects

Vintage Anime SFX Demo 2 | Anime Sound Effects

SoundMorph co-founder Jason Cushing shares stories behind their impressive sound effects libraries & what it takes to succeed in indie SFX - and award-winning composer Jesper Kyd tells you how they made the stunning Assassin's Creed Valhalla score. Interviews by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen and Christian Hagelskjaer.

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Shaping the Sound of SoundMorph & Assassin's Creed Valhalla's superb score -A Sound Effect Podcast 9

Hear how Soul’s superb sound was shaped, in our brand new interview with supervising sound editor Coya Elliott, and re-recording mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor Ren Klyce. Interview by Jennifer Walden • Hosts: Asbjoern Andersen & Christian Hagelskjaer From 
Here’s what’s in this episode (with starting times):
01:46 New independent sound effects: We take a listen to some of the many interesting SFX releases that have come out
04:03 Shaping Soul’s Superb Sound – with supervising sound editor Coya Elliott, and re-recording mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor Ren Klyce
24:50 Greetings from our friends in the Audio Podcast Alliance

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Creating Soul's Superb Sound - with Coya Elliott and Ren Klyce - A Sound Effect Podcast EP 11

The A Sound Effect Podcast is the world's first podcast dedicated to sound effects. A Sound Effect is also home to an absolutely huge, curated collection of sound effects – hand-picked from the best sound creators in the world. 

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