Riser sound effects for the build before the hit. Noise sweeps that climb and thicken, and reversed swells sucking hard into a cut. Some spiral upward and never seem to arrive. The dark ones suit horror and trailers, while the bright, quick kind is made for social videos and game menus, where the payoff comes straight after.
Libraries
175
Publishers
54
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$7 to $445
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Cinematic trailer sound effects featuring over 100 designed risers, impacts, explosions, glitches, whooshes, tension builds, drones, stingers, and transitions for film trailers, game promos, and multimedia projects.
Industrial-grade sound effects featuring metallic creaks, ghostly drones, and atmospheric risers delivered in high-resolution format, ideal for horror and sci-fi productions.
Deep layers of distorted synths and eerie whispers blend with intense sound effects, while sci-fi glitches and drilling leads create dramatic buildups alongside hardcore guitars and evolving textures.
Haunting whooshes and risers blend with eerie sound effects, creating intense atmospheric elements suitable for dramatic horror and suspense productions.
Big Band gameplay sound effects across 465 files (155 original sounds), featuring brass and jazz drum stingers for pickups, reveals, unlocks, progress hits, counter rollups, anticipation risers, bursts, and UI notifications.
Cinematic trailer sound effects across 100 original themes of 30 seconds to one minute, each combining booms, hits, impacts, transitions, pings, risers, rhythmic elements and a final climax.
Horror sound effects spanning over 750 WAV files of braams, impacts, hits, drones, risers, textures and signature elements, plus 430 BPM- and key-labelled tempo-synced loops with stems.
The Mini tier of 344 Audio's range in a single purchase, covering the same ground as their Complete collection in shorter libraries. Horror, sci-fi, foley, world and UK ambiences, doors, casino, cartoon and football.
344 Audio's entire Complete range in a single purchase, covering horror, sci-fi, foley, world and UK ambiences, doors, casino, cartoon and football. Everything recorded and designed in-house, with metadata embedded throughout.
A riser builds tension the ear can't ignore, with pitch and level climbing as the top end opens up, so the cut that follows feels like a release. Line the peak up with the cut and drop a Stinger on it, and the whole thing snaps into place. The endless spiral kind is a favourite in a Trailer because it never resolves. Reversed whooshes do the same job in less time. A lot of risers are really several layers stacked together, often with a low Drone holding the bottom. Short ones work for menus and scene changes.
