Sound effects tag

Cymbal Sound Effects

Cymbal sound effects built for sound design, and a lot of them are bowed. Bowed and broken cymbals turn into horror stingers, dark drones and disturbing metal textures, and the same bowing gives twinkles and shimmers for magic. Struck ones are here too. Resonant hits and long vibrations from metal and glass suit a sci-fi reveal as much as a jump scare.

Libraries
14
Publishers
8
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$15 to $119
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional studio recordings combine with raw cymbal performances to create unsettling sound effects, featuring bowed cymbals, distorted gongs, horror stingers, and dark ambient drones across 420 files.
420 files · 18.95 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Raw and designed gong recordings blend with haunting sound effects, offering creepy stingers, harsh resonances, and heavy rumbles captured through sophisticated microphone techniques at 192kHz/24bit quality.
6.60 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This collection features 197 high-quality bowed metal sound effects, meticulously crafted from natural and broken cymbals, delivering disturbing, dynamic elements perfect for horror and sci-fi soundscapes.
197 files · 8.9 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This cymbal collection features 102 unsettling sound effects, including deep rumbles, shimmery highs, and unusual tones created by bowing cut and bent sections of a damaged crash cymbal.
102 files · 1.2 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Stereo, Surround.
Pristinely recorded cymbal vibrations and sound effects captured at 96k/32bit, featuring bowed techniques on broken Paiste cymbals, plus four unique 5.1 surround sequences.
104 files · 1.8 GB · Metadata
Only on Sonniss
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Turkish and German cymbals deliver authentic hits, bowed textures, and organic shimmer sound effects, captured in both live and dead acoustic spaces for versatile applications.
109 files · 943.7 MB · Metadata
96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Derived from musical instrument recordings, this collection features 863 cinematic sound effects including processed drones, risers, hits, pads, and stingers designed for tonal texture and atmospheric depth.
863 files · 30.4 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This extensive collection features 291 high-fidelity sound effects capturing metallic, glass, and ceramic tones, offering pristine recordings of resonant hits, rattles, and sustained vibrations at 192kHz.
291 files · 17.82 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit.
A comprehensive collection of 378 audio files featuring diverse percussion sound effects, from traditional drums to unique harmonics, with variations in hit strength, impact location, and performance techniques.
378 files · 543.1 MB · Metadata

Drag a bow along the edge of a cymbal and the metal keeps vibrating for as long as the bow moves. That's the heart of many of these libraries. The bowed recordings stay raw in some sets and become a Stinger or a dark drone in others, with broken cymbals and the odd distorted Gong pushing it further, which suits horror and sci-fi tension. Cymbals and hanging mobiles give the gentler magic twinkles. The struck hits come at different strengths and in different spots on the metal, so a single impact can be soft or hard.

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