Living in the Berkshires (Western MA) comes with a lot of benefits. Incredible nature, peace and quiet, tight knit communities of local artists, and lower cost of living. However, we also tend to get pretty significant storms every once in a while.

One such storm made quick work of our beloved greenhouse and "relocated" its pieces across our yard. We speculate that the wind initially lifted the entire thing, including it's base, then flipped it over and yanked most of the panels into the nearby fence and bushes.

Once I got over the frustration of having to deal with cleaning up the mess, I realized that it was a golden opportunity to record some gnarly metal and plastic friction and debris sound effects. So, what could've been a miserable time spent hauling bits of aluminum framing and plastic panels across the yard, turned into a really productive recording session that left me with some incredibly useful sounds perfect for all kinds of things.

Whether you're designing sound effects for car crashes, demolition, robots fighting, or to turn into "low-mid warble" material, this free library of 55+ SFX has you covered. Enjoy.

All sounds are recorded at 192 kHz using LOM Uši Pro microphones which yielded quite a decent amount of ultrasonic energy in most files (up to 60-70kHz), making them perfect for pitch-shifting and being turned into larger-than life impacts. These sounds also take especially well to some serious soft-clipping and saturation. Definitely give it a try!