Sound effects tag

Transmission Sound Effects

Transmission sound effects, mostly the radio kind. Military chatter crackling over walkie-talkies, and spaceship crews calling in from deep space. Data bleeps pouring out of a retro computer. And the other meaning too, a race car's gearbox whining through its gears. Plenty of static, naturally.

Libraries
98
Publishers
40
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $299
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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.

All 98 libraries tagged Transmission.
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All 98 libraries tagged Transmission

96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This mini science-fiction collection provides sound effects for ambiences, UI, weapons, voices, and power sources, intended for designing futuristic worlds and off-world environmental soundscapes.
235 files · 1.47 GB · Metadata
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This collection of 497 sound effects features the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and Z750, covering driving maneuvers, pass-bys, startups, revs, idle, and various handling foleys.
497 files · 1.64 GB · Metadata
48 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This library of science-fiction sound effects includes planetary ambiences, weapons, UI textures, sci-fi voices, radio transmissions, power fluctuations, and various electromagnetic system sounds.
2,512 files · 11.6 GB · Metadata

Radio transmissions are mostly about what's missing. Cut the low end and squash the voice, then add Static and the odd dropout, and a clean line sounds like it's come a long way. The chatter libraries do that work for you, with crew voices and military calls already processed. Sci-fi collections add Signal beeps and power fluctuations for comms panels, and broken robot sets bring the sound of a message falling apart. Gearbox recordings from a race car cover the mechanical meaning, useful for onboard racing shots. War films and space games lean on the radio side constantly.

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