Sound libraries can be enormous timesavers for audio professionals and amateur sound designers alike. While it can be fun to create your own sounds, creating hundreds if not thousands of individual sounds for a single project is simply not realistic in most cases. 

Thankfully, hundreds of royalty-free sound libraries are available that give you access to high-quality sounds for nearly any application. These will save you tons of time, and if they don’t fit perfectly, most of them can be manipulated until you get the desired effect. 

While there are tons of sound libraries to choose from, we’ve collected 10 of our favorites that you can use to find amazing sounds for your next project. 

1. Metamorphosis

If you’re looking for tasty sound texture, Metamorphosis is a sound library that you need. Each sound is incredibly high-quality, which gives you space to manipulate it until it fits your soundscape perfectly. 

• Why Sound Professionals Love It: All of the sounds in Metamorphosis were recorded at 348kHz, making them some of the highest-quality sounds available. Not only that, the sounds are unique and cover a wide variety of textures, so you don’t have to worry about your project sounding just like thousands of others. 
• Price Range: $190 to purchase the entire collection 
  

2. 99Sounds

99Sounds does the most when it comes to providing a high-quality, royalty-free sound library that covers everything from handclaps to electromagnetic hums and whines. Best of all, every sound is 100% free. 

• Why Sound Professionals Love It: 99Sounds was created with indie designers in mind and sought to give people access to the sounds they need without breaking the bank.       
• Price Range: Free 
  

3. SoundBible

SoundBible is another free sound effect library that includes an impressive amount of royalty-free sounds available to download for free. Sound recordings are available in wav files or mp3 format. 

• Why Sound Professionals Love It: This is an excellent resource for anyone just getting started in sound design who wants access to royalty-free sounds without hefty licensing fees.
• ‍Price Range: Free