Sound Effects Library

Cartoons of the 1980s drew from a vast library of sound effects that can be traced all the way back to classic science fiction movies of the 1950s and 60s. Some of my favorites are listed below for your listening pleasure.

beamsound1 -- Typical laser sound

beamsound2

explosion1

explosion2

explosion3

explosion4

explosion5 -- Electrical burst

explosion6

jet1

jet2

laser1 -- Heard often in M.A.S.K.

laser2

laser3

laser4

laser5

laser6

laser7 -- The source for this sound is the Martian heat-ray from the 1953 movie "War of the Worlds" that has been sped up

laser8

laser9

laser10

laser11

laser12 -- One of my favorite sound effects, the sound used for the Cobra lasers in G.I. Joe

laser13 -- Another Cobra laser sound effect

laser14

laser15

lasers -- Rapid fire

machinesound -- Usually used for heavy machinery being moved into position or powering up

machinesound2 -- Used for automatic doors and rotating pieces of equipment

missilelaunch

rocket

stuka

warp1 -- Often used for magical effects

warp2

warp3

warp4

warp5

warp6

 

 

 

 

 

 

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