
Downer Sound Effects
Downer sound effects, the opposite of a riser. Pitch falling away, power draining out, everything slowing into a heavy drop. Bass drops and subwoofer rumbles made on analogue gear, dark slow motion transitions, and Shepard tones that seem to fall forever. It suits the moment a trailer cuts to black.
- Libraries
- 9
- Publishers
- 3
- Formats
- Stereo
- Sample rates
- 96 to 192 kHz
- Licence
- Royalty-free for commercial work
- Price range
- $15 to $99
All 9 libraries tagged Downer
A downer is usually the payoff to something, a big hit that sinks away or a slowdown as the action freezes, and these cover both. The Bass Drop libraries go deep, built for subwoofer weight, while the cinematic sets mix field recordings into dark slowdowns and suspenseful drops. Very low. For longer tension there are Shepard tones, loopable illusions of a pitch that keeps falling, which suit vehicles winding down as much as a horror sequence. Impacts, transformations and LFE hits sit alongside for building the whole moment. In a trailer they mark the drop into the next act, and in a game they suit a power down or a slow motion finish.
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