Sound effects tag

Pulse Sound Effects

Pulse sound effects for energy that throbs instead of flowing. Pulse rifles and energy blasters firing in bursts. Reactor rumbles thudding away deep inside a mothership. Alarms and scanner beeps that repeat until someone deals with them. Low throbbing drones for tension. Mostly sci-fi, as you'd expect, and mostly designed.

Libraries
113
Publishers
53
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$4.99 to $179
FiltersAll 113 libraries tagged PulseFilter by the spec, not just the subjectRecorded or designed, sample rate, bit depth, channel format, embedded metadata and file count. Narrow it down before you download anything.
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.

All 113 libraries tagged Pulse.
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All 113 libraries tagged Pulse

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48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Contemporary pulse-based sound effects library featuring rhythmic elements and atmospheric tones, suitable for enhancing sci-fi scenes and dramatic moments in multimedia productions.
263 files · 263 MB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Electric burst sound effects across 300+ files including Tesla coil arcs, spark discharges, degraded impacts, glitch alarms, warped tape movements, aggressive whooshes, electro pulses, and electromagnetic rises.
300 files · 625 MB
-33%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Electromagnetic field sound effects recorded at 96kHz from active shipboard electrical systems including power transformers, distribution panels, battery chargers, and elevator motors, capturing buzzes, hums, arcs, whines, and glitches with dynamic tonal variations.
284 files · 7.65 GB · Metadata
Was $30.00, now $20.00
Add Current Soundscape to cart
-28%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Electromagnetic interference sound effects recorded at 96kHz from active shipboard equipment including boiler panels, engine control room indicators and purifiers, capturing pulses, buzzes, glitches, whines and digital noise.
293 files · 8.85 GB · Metadata
Was $35.00, now $25.00
Add Voices of the Ether to cart
-17%
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A library of atmospheric drones, ambiences, and sound effects for tension and mystery. Includes themed folders for forests, labs, tunnels, and dimensional portals.
37 files · 1.33 GB · Metadata
Was $29.00, now $24.00
Add Stranger Worlds to cart
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This collection provides 55 sci-fi drone sound effects, including dark ambiences, interiors, and suspenseful backgrounds for cinematic productions, games, and other media projects.
55 files · 1.74 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A high-fidelity collection of metallic sound effects sourced from a suspended steel cable, featuring resonant impacts, harmonic oscillations, overtones, and detailed frequency sweeps.
21 files · 575 MB · Metadata

A pulse is a sound that repeats on a steady cycle, and the speed of it sets the mood. Slow and deep feels like a reactor or a heartbeat. Fast and bright feels like a warning. The weapon sets cover energy blasters and abstract guns, with variations so repeated fire doesn't sound copied. Interface libraries bring scanner beeps and data processing, and the ambience sets hold long, throbbing Drone beds for ship interiors. When a pulse needs to break up, a touch of Interference does it. Sci-fi games use these constantly.

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