Free: Glass Shatters, Cars, Explosion Sound Effects from Audio Design Desk

Audio Design Desk‘s latest Free Sound Effects include Glass Shatters, Car Sounds, and Explosions. These great freebies also with some interesting write-ups by Ezra, giving you some insight and tips about each sound design topic.

The files are WAVs and can be used in anything but I’m personally a HUGE fan of Audio Design Desk’s app, so be sure to check it out!

Boom: Explosion Sound Effects and Cinematic Impacts

In this article, learn about how to create an awe-inspiring explosion with sound effects. Ezra dives into examples from Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Empire Strikes Back, Die Hard, Max Max, and other films.

Free sound effects include Sci-Fi Explosions, Medium Blasts, Huge Explosions, Big Bombs, and a few other impactful sounds.

BOOM! Get the Sounds

The last round of ADD Free Sound Effects included lots of useful sounds and fantastic accompanying articles.

Pops, Thuds, Scary Sounds, Guns, Knocks

Glass Breaking Sound Effects in Film and TV

Shattering glass can have an instant psychological effect on your audience. Ezra talks about glass-shattering foley effects from Blade Runner, Jurassic Park, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Scream, Breaking Bad, A Christmas Story, and more.

Free sounds include a glass break vase, a small glass break, bottles, a TV screen shatter, a lightbulb, a window break, and more.

Revving Up the Audio Engine: Unraveling the Artistry and Impact of Car Sound Effects

Cars are so much a part of our everyday lives and are featured in every modern TV show, movie, and film in existence. From my office, I can hear cars whizzing by, revving their engines, honking and neighbors slamming car doors. In this article, Ezra explains how to use car sound effects to enhance your story. Learn how to analyze your experience in a car to give your scene the perfect soundscape.

Film examples include a car chase scene from Nobody, interior car sounds from Fight Club, and sci-fi cars in Tron Legacy and Total Recall. And he has tips on creating your own car sound effects.

Other recent ADD Sound Packs & Music

Audio Design Desk adds roughly one new sound pack or music library per week. In fact, most are included with your ADD license. Check out a few below, released over the past few weeks. Plus, they have fantastic art for their packages! Note: These are available to Audio Design Desk license holders and are available via the ADD sound pack manager.

• Sub Rumbles – These deep drones and pulses are impressive cinematic beds for those moments of serious gravity, power, and impact.
• Swooshes Sound Effects – 120 unique and imaginative transition sounds offered in an array of captivating styles.
• Underscore Vol 2 – Documentary Music including more than 40 full-mix music cues
• Risers Vol 2 – a curated collection of over 150 stylized, tension-building transition rises.
• Devices – features 430 recorded sounds, such as cassette players, keyboards, phones, trimmers, computer mice, video game consoles and controllers, mechanical switches, electricity, and more.
• Atmospheres – To summarize, Atmospheres is a curated collection of designed sound environments.
• Drones – In effect, a premium collection of deep and immersive sound design beds
• Water Sounds – featuring hundreds of royalty-free water recordings like drips, bubbles, splatters, splashes, sloshing, swirling, pouring, crashing, and more.
• Transitions Sound Effects – over 150 new royalty-free cinematic transition sound effects, like whooshes, stutters, suck backs, and glitch effects.