Sound effects tag

Stab Sound Effects

Stab sound effects, the short, wet thrust of a blade going in. Knife attacks for thrillers and sword thrusts in a medieval melee. Then the game version, with brutal finishers and anime strikes that land with a flash. Some are subtle enough for a crime drama. Others are not subtle at all. Most pair the steel with something wet.

Libraries
63
Publishers
29
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $399.99
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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.

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All 63 libraries tagged Stab

48 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This mini collection of 100+ cinematic sound effects features hits, whooshes, transitions, drones, and drops. Files are provided as 24-bit audio with embedded UCS metadata.
120 files · 1.90 GB · Metadata
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 comprehensive collection of 1,433 anime-inspired sound effects featuring combat, magic, movement, and UI elements, crafted at 96kHz/24bit for game development and content creation.
1,433 files · Metadata

A stab is usually built from layers, a punctured thud into Flesh and a wet squelch as the blade comes back out. Foley artists still reach for cabbage and wet cloth to get it. The combat libraries here give you the steel side, swings and thrusts, and the gore libraries give you the body, with Blood bursts and bone hits. A Slice is the close cousin, longer and sharper, for a blade drawn across rather than pushed in. Anime and fighting games want stabs punchier than real life, with a flash of impact on top. Horror and crime dramas want the quieter, nastier kind.

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