Tone Manufacture is a sound library company run by sound designer Michael F. Bates.
We are dedicated to providing useful, interesting and inspiring royalty free sound effect libraries to fulfil the needs of sound editors, sound designers and other media professionals.
All of our sound effects come embedded with Soundminer metadata to make them easy to find and use.
Versatile collection featuring metal and wooden filing cabinet sound effects, recorded at multiple distances, speeds, and perspectives, offering dramatic drawer movements and adaptable creaking tones.
Carefully recorded interior doors provide 189 diverse sound effects, featuring plastic and wooden frames with varied distances, speeds, and closing styles, from gentle pushes to forceful slams.
Digital artifacts and glitches transform into purposeful sound effects, featuring processed clicks, pops, and transitions derived from malfunctioning electronics and corrupted media files.
Detailed cassette deck recordings capture intricate mechanical operations, featuring sound effects from motors, buttons, and internal mechanisms, recorded using precision microphones at various perspectives and distances.
Expansive urban sound effects captured across New York City, featuring detailed ambient recordings from subways, museums, and street life, recorded with precision DPA microphones for authentic atmosphere.