48 to 192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Resonant metal sound effects captured with Korg CM-300 and AKG C411 PP contact microphones at 192 kHz, spanning barbed wire rubs, fence shakes, rope creaks under tension, and door hinges.
Sound effects tag
Contact Mic Sound Effects
Contact Mic sound effects, recorded by fixing the microphone to the object itself instead of listening through the air. What comes back is the vibration inside the material. Lots of metal. Fences and barbed wire get shaken and dragged. Ropes creak under tension, and a boiler room's pipes and pumps get the same treatment.
- Libraries
- 12
- Publishers
- 8
- Formats
- Mono, stereo, M/S
- Sample rates
- 48 to 192 kHz
- Licence
- Royalty-free for commercial work
- Price range
- $9 to $60
All 12 libraries tagged Contact Mic
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192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Recorded with contact microphones, this library features 183 metal drones and screeches. It contains high-resolution sound effects captured from household and urban objects for atmospheric design.
Was $18.00, now $9.00
Add Moaning Metal to cart48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
A library of yacht and marina sound effects featuring exterior ambiances, interior foley like doors and switches, engine sounds, and bonus contact mic rope recordings.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Comprehensive collection of industrial boiler room sound effects, featuring authentic mechanical operations, pump systems, and pipeline acoustics captured through both stereo and contact microphone recordings.
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This versatile collection features three kalimbas, including high-end and low-fi options, captured through stereo condenser and contact microphones, with extensive sound effects and mixing capabilities.
$15.00
Add Kalimba to cart96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional analog tape machine sound effects library featuring transport mechanics, deck operations, motor hums, and varied speed recordings captured through contact and condenser microphones in studio conditions.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This comprehensive collection features 343 distinct outdoor sound effects, capturing authentic biking, exercise, and recreational activities for natural environmental ambiance.
$19.00
Add Outdoor Fun to cart96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This diverse collection features miscellaneous sound effects spanning transportation, drilling, and recreational activities, providing a broad spectrum of everyday auditory elements.
$34.99
Add Sound Design to cart96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This versatile collection features 63 distinct ground transportation sound effects, encompassing various cars, motorcycles, and engine recordings to authentically enhance storytelling projects.
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Formats: Mono, Stereo, M/S.
Professional underwater recordings capture authentic diving experiences, featuring diverse sound effects from equipment, sea environments, and cave lakes, with specialized hydrophone and MS microphone configurations.
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Various quadcopter sound effects, captured both outdoors and in-studio, featuring detailed recordings of large and mini drones performing takeoffs, flights, crashes, and maneuvers at multiple distances and perspectives.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Contact microphone recordings capture unique sound effects inside structures, featuring mechanical sequences, electrical hums, water flows, and industrial vibrations from various sources like bridges, machines, and motors.
Contact mics ignore most of the room and pick up the structure, which makes them good raw material for sound design. A fence shaken on its post or a rusty spring stretched comes out resonant and tonal, ready to be pitched down into a drone or a creature. The rigging recordings put a contact mic on Rope aboard a yacht. In the boiler room, stereo and contact recordings run side by side, so the pumps and pipeline can sound like the room or like the inside of the metal. Scuba gear and a quadcopter get the treatment too, and so do door hinges.
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