Sound effects tag

Knife Sound Effects

Knife sound effects for both sides of the blade. On the nasty side, stabs into flesh and daggers whipping through the air. On the kitchen side, chopping on a board and a knife set down on the counter. Sharpening runs through both. A blade on a whetstone has a scrape nobody mistakes for anything else.

Libraries
57
Publishers
35
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$4 to $399.99
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All 57 libraries tagged Knife

48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Butcher shop sound effects featuring 156 files of cleaver chops on wooden blocks, knife sharpening and scrapes, meat handling, mincer machinery, freezer doors, and cash register foley.
156 files · 282 MB · Metadata
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44.1 to 48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Kitchen cooking sound effects featuring over 600 files covering frying, chopping, boiling, appliances, eating, drinking, cookware, glassware, ingredients, food packaging, and kitchen ambience loops.
678 files · 720 MB · Metadata
96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This mini library includes 170+ essential foley sound effects, covering footsteps, fabrics, skin contact, car foley, floor textures, and a variety of everyday objects.
170 files · 947 MB · Metadata
44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This library of character sound effects features movement and combat audio, including footsteps on various terrains, body hits, punches, kicks, bone breaks, and weapon thrusts.
117 files · 28.2 MB
48 to 96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A collection of blade sound effects featuring hundreds of swipes, impacts, scrapes, and cinematic moments for realistic, stylized, and science-fiction combat scenarios.
550 files · 208 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A collection of 107 high-resolution metallic sound effects, including sword swipes, knife scrapes, impacts, and energy blades, designed for film, game, and media production.
107 files · 67 MB
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This sound library offers kitchen foley sound effects including cutlery, cutting/board actions, drawers, fridge, knives, paper, pouring liquid, placing objects, sink, soap pump, stove, and toaster.
132 files · 30.3 MB · Metadata
-25%
44.1 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Meticulously recorded hammer impacts and sharpening sound effects featuring 115 high-quality files, including various tool impacts and blade maintenance sounds for professional audio production.
115 files · 19 MB · Metadata
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Inside a harrowing chamber, sound effects capture visceral moments through spine-chilling screams, menacing power tools, creaking floorboards, rattling shackles, and haunting room ambience.
34 files · 386 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This extensive library contains 4900+ pristine sound effects capturing various objects being picked up and set down, featuring multiple materials, surfaces, and action styles across 984 meticulously recorded files.
6.5 GB · Metadata

Most screen knife sounds are faked. A stab is usually a blade pushed into a melon or a lump of meat, with a whoosh in front so the move reads. The libraries here give you those layers ready to use, from Dagger swings to the wet impacts that sit in Flesh. Cooking sets cover the honest version: vegetables being chopped and the clink as the knife goes down. A blacksmith's workshop adds the sharpening. Horror films and survival games lean on these.

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