Sound effects tag

Static Sound Effects

Static sound effects, the hiss and crackle of a signal that isn't quite there. Old TVs between channels and radios losing the station. Electromagnetic buzz picked up from phones and gadgets with special mics, the sort of noise you never hear without them. Plus sci-fi transmissions breaking up mid-sentence. Rough and fuzzy. Handy whenever a signal needs to fail.

Libraries
115
Publishers
62
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$4.20 to $830
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Recorded or designed
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Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

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Embedded metadata
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All 115 libraries tagged Static.
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All 115 libraries tagged Static

44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professionally recorded from various units and frequencies, these twenty distinctive radio static sound effects deliver authentic interference noises for broadcast and production needs.
20 files · 178 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Capturing electronic equipment at 96 kHz, this collection features raw sound effects including static, glitches, buzzes, and drones from consumer devices and professional gear.
64 files · 1.83 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Electrical interference sound effects created by converting data files into audio, featuring buzzes, EMF/EMI noise, broadband interference, short and long static, and glitches across 93 UCS-compliant 96kHz/24-bit files.
93 files · 743.3 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
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
-50%
44.1 to 48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Vintage analog sound effects featuring over 350 recordings of retro radios, televisions, cameras, typewriters, cassette decks, vinyl crackle, telephones, walkie-talkies, VHS static, and 8mm projectors for period-piece sound design.
356 files · 386 MB · Metadata
96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This mini library contains over 200 recorded and designed sound effects of elemental forces, including fire, water, earth, air, glass, and electromagnetic textures.
200 files · 3.71 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This library provides over 1500 user interface and analog device sound effects, including clicks, transitions, electrical hums, mechanical motions, and various button and slider actions.
228 files · 2.66 GB · Metadata
-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
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Static is noise with a story. On an old radio it means you're out of range. In a horror film it means something is interfering. The analog gear recordings give you genuine hiss from tape machines and old sets, while the Electromagnetic recordings catch the buzz that phones and other devices give off, which sounds properly alien once it's isolated. Sci-fi sets break transmissions apart with Interference and dropouts. Under dialogue, a light layer of static turns a clean line into a call from far away.

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