Animal Sounds
Pigs, Cows, Horses, Elephants, Birds, etc.
Moving Textures
Grinding, sliding, metal on stone, hand on cloth, paper on air etc.
Wind
Wind blowing through windows and doors. Wind blowing over various surfaces, and through trees and leaves. You can never have too much wind.
BACKGROUND WORK
Living bg actions of actual people working.
Carpenter, barber, secretary, chef, lumberjack, car mechanic, construction worker, blacksmith, etc….
Elevators
Open and Closes, Bell Dings, Button Pushes, Start and Stops, Impacts.
Collisions and Explosions
Car/Vehicle crashes, Debris, Demolitions, Explosions, Nukes, Blasts
Locks, ratchets and gears
Mechanical noises full of clicks, grinding, turning and snapping from mechanical machinery.
Natural disaster – Storms
Thunderstorms, hailstorms, monsoons, sandstorms, blizzards
Whooshes
Swishing and swirling things past a microphone. This can be rope, a bottle, a spatula, anything!
Fire
Any fire related sounds — torches, bonfires, matches, blow torches, wood stoves, flamethrowers, campfires, etc
Telephones
Home telephones, cell phones, buzzes, vibrations, interference
Screams & shouts
horror / warfare / sound design purposed screams
Audience reactions
Audience reacts from different events, (concerts, theatre, sporting, comedy)
Footsteps
Various floor textures – stones, sand, snow, wet, stairs, running, walking
Various shoe wear – high heels / trainers / brogues / boots / bare feet
City streets
Cars, city traffic, pedestrian streets, trams, city ambience
Emergency responders
Police, ambulances, firetrucks, sirens, etc
Electric Cars
Tesla, BMW i3, WV e-Up, Open Ampera, Chevrolet Bolt, Nissan Leaf and more
Underwater
Bubbles, Splashes, Plunge Into Water, Movements
Cats
Sounds of cats and kittens!
Thunder
Sounds of thunder. Dry thunder, thunderstorms, thunderclaps, etc
Contact Mic Textures / Impacts
Contact Mic’d elements that are good for sound design / foley / sweetening
FIGHT
All kind of Fight sounds… RAW, Kicks, Punches, Slap, Block, Hit, Body falls, Boxing, Kunfu, Karate
Servo Motors
Tiny eclectric movements, motors, mechanics, idle, movement, robots
DIRT & MUD
wet splashes, muddy hits , gravel and dirt movement
Home Appliances
Stereos, toasters, microwaves, washing machines, and so on. Anything from mechanical functions to button clicks, to UI blips.
Impulse Responses
Tiny bursts of noise recorded in spaces or through equipment. For use in convolution reverb for space, tone, or weird effects.
Breaking Things
Smashing, crashing, snapping, tearing, and other sounds of destruction. Break things and be merry – but also be careful!
Airports and Airplanes
Airport interiors and exteriors, roomtones, ambiences, PA announcements, security, airplane interiors, airplane flyovers
Sport Games
Sounds of people playing any sport: football, skateboarding, surfing, snooker, archery, rugby, car racing, horse races….you name it!
ROCKS!
ROCKS!