Melee sound effects for fights at arm's length. Swords, axes, hammers and clubs swung and clashed, plus the bare hands side with punches and body hits. Then the extras. A whoosh for the swing, a crunch or a squelch where it lands, cloth moving, blades going back in the sheath. A lot of it is cut for games, where the same swing gets played over and over and needs variations.
Libraries
28
Publishers
15
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9.30 to $129
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Orc warrior sound effects featuring 215 designed creature vocals, battle cries, melee exertions, heavy footstep loops, gore, and weapon strikes including axes, swords, spears, and shield clashes for fantasy game audio.
Melee and ranged combat audio library with over 1200 sound effects. Includes swings, impacts, scrapes, gore, sheathing, and subtle sounds for diverse weapon types.
A carefully curated collection of 32 melee combat sound effects encompasses five distinct weapon packs, featuring powerful clashes, swishes, and clangs for immersive battle scenes.
Comprehensive collection of 1200+ professional melee weapon sound effects, featuring high-quality swings, impacts, and gore sounds, with multiple variations for swords, hammers, axes, and other combat tools.
A versatile collection of 17 weapon sound effects, featuring whooshes, impacts, and blocks, plus additional layers and foley elements for custom weapon design.
This library contains 114 punch and body hit sound effects. It features realistic and designed sounds including punches, body hits, slams, martial arts, and other attack impacts.
This versatile collection features 105 realistic combat sound effects, combining 70 impactful punches and 35 dynamic swings to enhance action sequences and fighting scenes.
Professional Foley Artists captured authentic sound effects using Sennheiser MKH50 equipment, creating a comprehensive collection of original recordings suitable for various media productions.
This collection contains 1,195 fight sound effects, featuring impacts, whooshes, cloth foley, male voice clips, body falls, bone breaks, and blood effects.
This library contains 2300+ sci-fi sound effects featuring nine energy sword types with ignites, clashes, and drones, plus additional whooshes, risers, and downlifters.
Medieval battle sound effects featuring layered stems of weapons and voices, including charges, retreats, and various combat scenarios with knights, villagers, and savage warriors.
Medieval combat sound effects featuring shield impacts, spear fights, and sword clashes, recorded using professional microphones to capture authentic weapon interactions and battle sequences in high-quality 24-bit audio.
A good melee hit is usually layered, the contact on top and something low underneath for weight. These libraries give you those pieces separately, so a Sword clash can sit on a heavy whoosh and a dull thud without a fight. Some sets come straight off a foley stage. Others are designed and pushed harder for fantasy. The hand-to-hand side covers punches, body hits, slams and fast flurries, the same ground as Punch, and there are battle recordings with voices and charges for the wide shot. Brawlers and film fights both lean on this, and both want plenty of variations so the hits never start to repeat.
