Sound effects tag

Action Sound Effects

Action sound effects for when the scene stops talking and starts hitting. Punches and body hits, slams and martial arts strikes, bone breaks and splatter, plus the screams and grunts that go with getting hurt. Lots of impacts. Around them sit the in-between bits: metal scrapes and designed thrusters for transitions.

Libraries
34
Publishers
18
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $99.99
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

All 34 libraries tagged Action.
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All 34 libraries tagged Action

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A collection of 107 high-resolution metallic sound effects, including sword swipes, knife scrapes, impacts, and energy blades, designed for film, game, and media production.
107 files · 67 MB
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professionally crafted sound effects encompass aircraft noises, engine whistles, and thrusters, recorded in high-quality 24Bit 96kHz with extensive metadata for versatile media applications.
15 files · 319 MB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
The expansive collection features 500 retro-style sound effects crafted with vintage synths, ranging from jumps and footsteps to magic spells and weapon impacts.
500 files · 386 MB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Professional weapons sound effects library featuring authentic military-grade recordings, captured with high-end equipment across multiple positions using various firearms, including machine guns and silenced weapons.
53 files · 0.62 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Intense cinematic sound effects merge deep sub booms with metallic textures, featuring bone-chilling impacts, dramatic explosions, and glitchy futuristic hits for impactful production moments.
112 files · 246 MB · Metadata

Most action comes down to contact. The Punch libraries arrive in realistic and designed versions, so a grounded brawl and a stylised fight can come off the same shelf, with slams and body hits for the bits where someone goes down. The gore sets push further into breaking bones and slicing flesh, with a chainsaw thrown in for horror crossovers. Voices carry as much as the hits. Grunts of effort and shouts of pain sit alongside them, ready to layer under a blow. For pace, harsh metal scrapes and designed thrusters work as transitions between shots, and the retro game sets cover the arcade side.

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