Sound Effects 101: Boom Library, ElevenLabs, or something else?
In this video, we explore five different ways to source sound effects for your game projects, including creating them yourself, using royalty-free or commercial sound libraries, leveraging sound effects software, and the emerging trend of using generative artificial intelligence.
This video has proper subtitles in English and German.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Create your own effects and royalty-free or commercial libraries
04:50 Shout out
05:28 Effects software and generative artificial intelligence
07:24 Checking out ElevenLabs sound effects
Video links:
► Game Audio with Unity and Wwise: https://youtu.be/OchYfH0wb0U
► My review of Tsugi Gamesynth: https://youtu.be/7klGgFNPptk
► Zoom H1essential audio recorder: https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h1essential/
► FreeSound: https://freesound.org/
► ZapSplat: https://www.zapsplat.com/
► BBC Sound Effects Library: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/
► Sonniss GDC Bundle: https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc
► OpenGameArt: https://opengameart.org/
► Hollywood Edge: https://www.hollywoodedge.com/
► Sound Ideas: https://www.sound-ideas.com/default.aspx
► ProSoundEffects: https://www.prosoundeffects.com/
► Boom Library: https://www.boomlibrary.com/
► Audiokinetic Strata: https://www.audiokinetic.com/en/products/strata/
► UVI Walker 2: https://www.uvi.net/walker-2
► UVI Unlock: https://www.uvi.net/unlock
► Krotos: https://www.krotosaudio.com/
► Tsugi GameSynth: https://tsugi-studio.com/web/en/products-gamesynth.html
► ElevenLabs Sound Effects: https://elevenlabs.io/