Sound effects tag

Human Sound Effects

Human sound effects for everything a body does apart from talking. Breaths, sighs, coughs and yawns, then grunts of effort all the way up to full battle screams. Footsteps over concrete and metal, walking or sprinting. Then the quiet stuff, people shifting and breathing in a room, which is what makes a church or a courtroom feel occupied. Mouth clicks and pops too.

Libraries
61
Publishers
31
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $295
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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.

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All 61 libraries tagged Human

96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Human mouth sound effects featuring over 300 male and female performances, encompassing breaths, sighs, coughs, yawns, and laughs recorded using close microphones at 96kHz and 192kHz.
315 files · 286 MB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Multiple male performers deliver diverse breathing patterns with varied emotions and intensities, captured in pristine 192KHz quality, providing natural sound effects for precise acoustic control.
73 files · 580 MB · Metadata
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44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional voice artists and actors contributed to this comprehensive collection of 200 human sound effects, featuring diverse vocal performances and expressions.
200 files · 109.6 MB · Metadata
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Within this comprehensive collection, 221 mouth-generated sound effects blend clicks, pops, and breathy tones, all captured in high-quality 96kHz/24bit WAV format.
221 files · 94 MB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This library contains 223 breath sound effects, capturing a wide range of realistic breathing styles and emotional nuances from calm inhales to intense, expressive breaths.
223 files · 27.5 MB · Metadata
192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A collection of 50 high-resolution applause sound effects from various interior and exterior settings, featuring small to large audiences with clapping and optional integrated cheering.
50 files · 897 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A comprehensive collection of high-quality male mouth sound effects, including coughs, kisses, sniffs, and sneezes, recorded in 24-bit 96kHz within an acoustically treated studio.
150 files · 90 MB · Metadata

Human sounds have to be spot on, from the rasp of a real cough to the weight of a real footstep. The vocal libraries were performed by male and female actors close to the mic, so a character can strain and scream in a consistent voice. The footstep collections go deep, with shoe types recorded on Hardwood and harder floors, plus moves like the Pivot and the Scuff that make a walk feel real. The room presence recordings are the clever bit. They're the sound of people being there without doing anything, useful under a sermon or a tense meeting. Battle crowds sit at the other extreme. Games and films burn through human sounds quicker than most.

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