Impulse Response sound effects, the recordings you load into a convolution reverb to put a sound inside a real space. No travel needed. Forests, bunkers, factories, flats, even the inside of a kitchen drain. Some come alongside the room tones and ambiences recorded in the same places, so the reverb and the background match.
Libraries
51
Publishers
9
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
48 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $299
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Professional sound effects library containing 143 impulse responses captured inside 37 vehicles, spanning aircraft, tanks, cars, and more, recorded with high-end microphones in multiple formats.
Comprehensive room ambience library featuring surround sound effects and impulse responses from 15 distinct locations, including bunkers, factories, and residential spaces, available in multiple formats.
This library features sound effects from a New York hotel, including room and stairwell ambience, elevator and door actions, bathroom fan, light switches, and toilet flush recordings.
Deep within Norway's wilderness, this collection captures pristine sound effects, featuring quad-recorded forest ambiences, rushing waters, and isolated animal calls across 202 minutes of natural recordings.
This collection includes 97 kitchen sound effects and two impulse responses, featuring major and small appliances, operational sounds, and a dedicated kitchen sink set.
This collection of school sound effects provides 46 high-definition clips and 6 immersive impulse responses, delivered as 96 kHz/24-bit broadcast WAV files with metadata.
96 to 192 kHz, 24 to 32-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
A collection of ambiences, room tones, impulse responses, and sound effects from a mountain townhouse. Includes 93 interiors files in ambisonic, stereo, and other formats.
This collection features 42 high-definition kitchen sound effects of sink fills, drains, glasses, utensils, and pans with soapy textures, plus one in-drain impulse response.
Natural cave ambiences recorded across four global locations offer authentic sound effects, including water drips, bat colonies, underground rivers, and echoing chambers.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Surround, Ambisonic B.
This comprehensive aircraft sound effects collection features 110 recordings of a Lycoming engine, capturing both interior and exterior perspectives, with ambisonic recordings and customizable mixing options.
Featuring extensive driving maneuvers, this comprehensive collection captures 226 sound effects from multiple perspectives of a modified 850-horsepower Dodge Viper GTS, including onboard, exterior, and performance recordings.
An impulse response captures how a space answers a short, sharp sound, usually a sweep or a starter pistol. Load it into a Convolution reverb and any dry recording sounds like it was made there. That's a lifesaver for dialogue and foley that have to match a location. Some vehicle libraries include cabin responses too, so voices inside a car sit in the same space as the engine recordings. Forest responses suit outdoor scenes and games, where the reverb has to change as the player moves.