Explosion Sound Effects
The definition of an explosion sounds like this: 'An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures. And so on...' In short, an explosion is a very loud noise, created if you blow something up. On this page from the Avosound Online Sound Effects Library, we have a closer look on explosion sound effects, how to record them without loosing finger, arms or even your life.
Explosion Sounds Effects - Read this first
If you plan to record explosion sounds, keep in mind that an explosion can kill you. So, if you do not want to drastically shorten your lifetime, or you do not want to life without helpful things like fingers, hands, feet, arms or the ability to hear, ask someone who knows what he is doing and focus yourself on your recording! Avosound is not responsible for the above.mentioned losses of beloved body parts, your ability to hear, beloved humans like your husband, wife or anyone else. Explosions are dangerous and can be extremely loud. So if you are a pyrotechnic enthusiast but do not want to shorten your lifetime, we highly recommend our explosion sound effects archive with lots of great recordings with explosion sound effects, blast and detonations.
Explosion Sound Effects - An Overview
The Avosound Sound Effects Library features a large collection of explosion sound effects, blasts and detonation or different intensities and varying sizes - without bringing anyone in danger! Military equipment often provides the source of classic explosion sound effects. Shots from big cannons or guns from tanks or ships provide a good basic sound to use for explosion sound effects.
Blasts vs Explosion Sounds
When using explosion sound effects as a sound editor, we distinguish between blasts and explosions. The character of an explosion sound effect usually should be a pure explosion to underlay a secondary explosion sound to create a bigger or more intense explosion sound effect. This technique is called layering sounds. Sound effects and sound recordings of blasts are often mixed with debris, for example when blasting a building that collapses.
The Sound of Explosion
In this section we consider the pure acoustic event of an explosion without its moral or ethical intent. The original sound of an recording from an explosion often does not meet the expectations from an audience. Therefore, the sound fo an exploding bomb is usually a creation of various sounds, layered and mixed together in post production to create the impact and intense of a massive explosions.
Explosion sound effect often are recorded by extra sound recordings. For this purpose, a professional pyrotechnician uses appropriate material to create a strong and loud explosion blast to get a realistic explosion sound effect. The sound of an explosion, we want to use in cinema should be strong and loud, a sharp attack and lot's of low end. To record an explosion sound effect with all those elements in it is probably not possible, so cutting them together with different elements that combine those elements gives you the necessary size of your explosion sound effect you want. This techique is called: Layering of Sounds and you will find an article about this in the article section of the Avosound website.
Avosound Explosion Sound Effects
The Soundstorm and Sounddogs sound libraries contains a wide variety of all kind of explosion sound effects. No matter if you want to blow up a house, tower or a whole landscape, you will find the appropriate sound material (If you want to blow ap something in real life, please read the Appendix below). Explosion sound effects with a sharp attack creates the the illusion of a close an strong explosion. If you want to make it bigger, add another explosion sound effect with a 'strong body' to the sharp attack. With 'strong body' we mean a general loud explosion sound with lots of low end. And if you want to have your explosion sound more in the distance, reduce the sharp attack and add a reverberant explosion sound effect with natural echos to the track. By plain around with the sound level of two or three explosion sound effects, you can create your individual explosion sound from the size and perspective you need.
Finish Edited Explosion Sound Effects
The Avosound Online Sound Library provides you a great selection of explosion sound effects from the size and perspective you need. You will find explosion effects with debris, simple explosion sound effects from small size, explosion from black powder bombs, pipe bomb explosion sounds up to massive destruction of an atomic bomb. Also there are other syles of explosion sound effects like gas explosion. Gas explosion sounds different than powder explosion. Gas or explosion from liquids like petrol or diesel creates a fireball with a large whoosh. Also this styles of explosion sound effects can be found in the online library as finish tracks or as sound elements.
Explosion Sounds - Appendix
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Library | Waveform | Filename | add | Description | info | Channels | Duration | ShortID | Category | Subcategory | |
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1 | SoundDesign-ShotBurst_2.wav | Sound Design - Shot Burst | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion |
Burst |
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2 | SoundDesign-ShotWDecay_1.wav | Sound Design - Shot W Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
3 | SoundDesign-ShotBurst_4.wav | Sound Design - Shot Burst | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
4 | SoundDesign-ShotWDecay_3.wav | Sound Design - Shot W Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:08 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
5 | SoundDesign-ShotBurst.wav | Sound Design - Shot Burst | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
6 | SoundDesign-ShotWDecay.wav | Sound Design - Shot W Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
7 | SoundDesign-ShotBurst_3.wav | Sound Design - Shot Burst | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
8 | SoundDesign-ShotWDecay_2.wav | Sound Design - Shot W Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
9 | SoundDesign-ShotBurst_1.wav | Sound Design - Shot Burst | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion | Burst | ||||
10 | SoundDesign-CannonShots-MCU.wav | Sound Design - Cannon Shots - MCU - Thunderous Bang, Reverberant, Several Shots | i |
2.0 | 0:14 | Explosion | Cannon Military | ||||
11 | ExplosionCrash_S08WA.133.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Crash, Debris, Large, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
12 | Explosions-ArtilleryShell_7.wav | Explosions - Artillery Shell Explode - C U - Explode W Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
13 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.117.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Large, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:09 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
14 | MolotovCocktail_S08WA.1394.wav | Warfare, Molotov, Cocktail, Glass, Fireball, Explosion, Fire | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
15 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.218.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
16 | Explosions-ArtilleryShot-MC.wav | Explosions - Artillery Shot - MCU To Distant - Shell Whine Whistle, Distant Whump Of Artillery Shot, With C U Incomming Shriek | i |
1.0 | 1:18 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
17 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.121.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Military, Black, Powder, Large, Distant, Artillery, Shell, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
18 | Explosions-2PoundExplosio_1.wav | Explosions - 2 Pound Explosion - C U - Medium W Echoey Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
19 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.222.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion, Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
20 | ExplosionMilitary_S08WA.141.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Military, Blast, Trail, Off, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:03 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
21 | Rumble,Explosive,Approach2.wav | Explosion: Rumble Explosive Approach 2 | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
22 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.125.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Military, Black, Powder, Large, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
23 | Explosions-ArtilleryShell_1.wav | Explosions - Artillery Shell Launch And Explode - Distant To C U - Launch, Whiz By And Explode W Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:15 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
24 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.111.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Debris, Hard, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:04 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
25 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.226.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion, Debris, Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
26 | ExplosionMultiple_S08WA.145.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Multiple, Debris, Blasts, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
27 | Rumble,Oscillating,Subsonic.wav | Explosion: Rumble Oscillating Subsonic | i |
2.0 | 1:01 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
28 | ExplosionCrash_S08WA.131.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Crash, Debris, Large, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
29 | Explosions-ArtilleryShell_5.wav | Explosions - Artillery Shell Explode - C U - Explode W Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:15 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
30 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.115.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Large, Demolition, Blast, Trail, Off, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:08 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
31 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.230.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion, Dirt, Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:03 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
32 | ExplosionsDistant_S08WA.149.wav | Warfare, Explosions, Distant, Military, Ambience, Battlefield, War, Fire, Loop, Military | i |
2.0 | 2:20 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
33 | Explosions-ArtilleryShellEx.wav | Explosions - Artillery Shell Explode - C U - Explode W Whiz | i |
2.0 | 0:14 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
34 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.119.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Large, Trail, Off, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:10 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
35 | Explosions-1PoundExplosion-.wav | Explosions - 1 Pound Explosion - C U - Medium W Echoey Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:09 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
36 | ExplosionAuto_S08WA.129.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Car, Metal, Debris, Military, Autos | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
37 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.220.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion, Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
38 | ExplosionGas_S08WA.139.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Gas, Station, Building, Fireball, Fire, Military | i |
2.0 | 1:00 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
39 | Rumble,Explosive,Approach,L.wav | Explosion: Rumble Explosive Approach Lo | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
40 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.123.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Military, Black, Powder, Large, Distant, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
41 | Explosions-2PoundExplosion-.wav | Explosions - 2 Pound Explosion - C U - Medium W Echoey Decay | i |
2.0 | 0:07 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
42 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.109.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Close, Up, C-4, Plastic, Debris, Long, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:09 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
43 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.224.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion, Debris, Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
44 | ExplosionMilitary_S08WA.143.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Military, Blast, Trail, Off, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:10 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
45 | Rumble,Gurgling,Low,Bubbles.wav | Explosion: Rumble Gurgling Low Bubbles | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
46 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.127.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Military, Hard, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
47 | Explosions-ArtilleryShell_3.wav | Explosions - Artillery Shell Explode - C U - Explode W Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
48 | ExplosionBlast_S08WA.113.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Blast, Large, Demolition, Blast, Trail, Off, Distant, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
49 | GrenadeExplosion_S08WA.228.wav | Warfare, Grenade, Explosion, Debris, Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:03 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
50 | ExplosionOilDrum_S08WA.147.wav | Warfare, Explosion, Oil, Drum, 55, Gallon, Metal, Flame, Blast, Military | i |
2.0 | 0:06 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
51 | Rumble,Volcano,Swell,Soft.wav | Explosion: Rumble Volcano Swell Soft | i |
2.0 | 0:10 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
52 | Explosions-WindExplosion-Sw.wav | Explosions - Wind Explosion - Swish Rolls By | i |
1.0 | 0:29 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
53 | Explosion,Wood,Large,Short.wav | Explosion: Explosion Wood Large Short | i |
2.0 | 0:03 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
54 | Explosions-LowEndExploWRoll.wav | Explosions - Low End Explo W Rolling Echo - Rumbly, Static-like Debris Spray On Some, Good Debris On Others | i |
2.0 | 0:24 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
55 | Explosions-BuildingDemoliti.wav | Explosions - Building Demolition W Countdown x2, Good Debris Spray | i |
1.0 | 0:42 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
56 | Explosion,Roar,Debris.wav | Explosion: Explosion Roar Debris | i |
1.0 | 0:03 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
57 | Explosions-HugeWoodCrashOrE.wav | Explosions - Huge Wood Crash Or Explosion - C U - Abrupt, Whissing Before Impact, No Reverberation, Large Wood Chunks Fall As Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:18 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
58 | Explosion,Huge,Roar,Rumble.wav | Explosion: Explosion Huge Roar Rumble | i |
2.0 | 0:13 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
59 | Explosions-ShortLowEndThuds.wav | Explosions - Short Low End Thuds - Short Muffled Low Booms Designed To Sub-Woofer Sweetening Of Explosions Or Fireworks | i |
2.0 | 0:46 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
60 | Explosions.BBC.ECD18e.wav | 81mm Medium Mortar, Firing Multiple High Explosive And Smoke Charges, Explosions After 0m21s. (Distant Perspective.) | i |
2.0 | 0:38 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
61 | Explosions-Fireworks-CU-F_2.wav | Explosions - Fireworks - CU - Firecracker Explosion | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
62 | Explosions-MiscellaneousExp.wav | Explosions - Miscellaneous Explosions - Explosive Debris Hit And Whoosh - Large Booming Explosion, Followed By Stereo Whoosh And Raining Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:14 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
63 | EFX Bathroom Debris 02.wav | Debris, Interior, Medicine Cabinet Items Fall Into Sink And Floor Of Bathroom | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
64 | Explosions-ExplosionSweet_1.wav | Explosions - Explosion Sweetener - Distant - For Bazooka Or Rocket Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
65 | Explosions,Slow,Muffle,AmmoDump.wav | Explosion: Explosions Slow Muffle AmmoDump | i |
1.0 | 0:40 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
66 | Explosions-LowPercussionExp.wav | Explosions - Low Percussion Explosions - Medium Distant - 3 Booming Blasts | i |
2.0 | 0:20 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
67 | Explosion,Sand,Debris,Fall.wav | Explosion: Explosion Sand Debris Fall | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
68 | Explosion,Debris,Wood,Glass.wav | Explosion: Explosion Debris Wood Glass | i |
1.0 | 0:07 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
69 | Explosions-LargeContinuingE.wav | Explosions - Large Continuing Explosions - CU - Prison Explosions | i |
1.0 | 0:51 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
70 | Explosion,Large,Metallic,Echo.wav | Explosion: Explosion Large Metallic Echo | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
71 | Explosions.BBC.ECD71b.wav | Warfare, World War II: Small Explosions With Reverberation (reprocessed) | i |
2.0 | 2:01 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
72 | Explosions-SlowedDownEarthq.wav | Explosions - Slowed Down Earthquake Explosion - Large Rumbling Explosion, Good Debris Fallout, Multiple Takes | i |
1.0 | 0:55 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
73 | Explosions-Fireworks-CU-Mag.wav | Explosions - Fireworks - CU - Magic Poofs | i |
2.0 | 0:13 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
74 | SingleP_BBC-Historical_B 7.wav | Single Pistol Shot - Interior (from 78 Disc) | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
75 | Explosions-Primacord-Deep_1.wav | Explosions - Primacord - Deep Kaboom - Mutiple Blast, Reverb - Channel 01 L And 02 R | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
76 | EFX Bathroom Debris 07.wav | Debris, Interior, Medicine Cabinet Items Fall Into Sink And Floor Of Bathroom | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
77 | Explosions-ExplosionSweet_5.wav | Explosions - Explosion Sweetener - Distant - For Bazooka Or Rocket Blast | i |
2.0 | 0:20 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
78 | Implosion,Short,Blunt,Med.wav | Explosion: Implosion Short Blunt Med | i |
2.0 | 0:01 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
79 | Explosions-Blasts-CU-VeryGo.wav | Explosions - Blasts - C U - Very Good, Various, Pack Of Concussive Select And Composites | i |
2.0 | 0:30 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
80 | Explosions-Metal-MCU-Medi_3.wav | Explosions - Metal - MCU - Medium Explosion, Deep Boom Thud With Metal Vibrations, Crashing, Metal Squeaking With Strain | i |
2.0 | 0:26 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
81 | Explosions-DetonatorCordWit.wav | Explosions - Detonator Cord With Metal Ring - C U - Great, Booming, Debris With Metal, Explosions Sweetenter | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
82 | Explosions-LargeExplosionWM.wav | Explosions - Large Explosion W Metal And Other Debris - C U - Deep Rumbling, Hissy, Lots Of Debris Spray, Variety Of Explosions And BG Debris | i |
2.0 | 2:18 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
83 | Explosion,Magic,Swirls,Low.wav | Explosion: Explosion Magic Swirls Low | i |
2.0 | 0:13 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
84 | Explosions-SmallToMediumDis.wav | Explosions - Small To Medium Distant Explosions- Deep, Rumbling, Good Light Debris Spray, | i |
2.0 | 0:27 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
85 | Explosions-Primacord-Deep_5.wav | Explosions - Primacord - Deep Kaboom - Mutiple Blast, Reverb - Channel 01 L And 02 R | i |
2.0 | 0:12 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
86 | Rumble,Explosive,Approach_2.wav | Explosion: Rumble Explosive Approach | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
87 | Explosions-Blasts-MediumDis.wav | Explosions - Blasts - Medium Distant - Various, Punchy Explosions | i |
2.0 | 0:29 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
88 | Explosions-MiscellaneousE_2.wav | Explosions - Miscellaneous Explosions - Explosive Debris Hit And Whoosh - Large Booming Explosion, Followed By Stereo Whoosh And Raining Debris | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
89 | Explosions-VariousLargeExpl.wav | Explosions - Various Large Explosions - C U - Low, Reverberant Explosions, Various Pitches And Lengths, Soft Attack | i |
2.0 | 0:31 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
90 | Explosion,Wood,Debris,Fall.wav | Explosion: Explosion Wood Debris Fall | i |
2.0 | 0:14 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
91 | Explosions.BBC.ECD18b.wav | Gelignite, Three 8oz Sticks Explode At 20 Feet. | i |
2.0 | 0:03 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
92 | Explosions-LowEndConcussive.wav | Explosions - Low End Concussive Booms - Going From Left Channel - Right Channel With Echo, Different Delay Times And Various Explosion Combinations | i |
2.0 | 1:24 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
93 | Explosion,Multiple,Thin,Delay.wav | Explosion: Explosion Multiple Thin Delay | i |
2.0 | 0:02 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
94 | Explosions-HowitzerBlast-Me.wav | Explosions - Howitzer Blast - Medium Distant - Concussion, Reverby, Good As Weapon Or Impact Sweetener | i |
2.0 | 0:33 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
95 | Explosions-BlastWithDebris-.wav | Explosions - Blast With Debris - MCU - Cannon Like Blast Ring With Concussion, Dirt Shower Decay, Each Slightly Different | i |
2.0 | 0:19 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
96 | Explosions-EchoeyBoom-MCU-V.wav | Explosions - Echoey Boom - MCU - Very Good, Series Of Large Crashes With Percussive Explosion Like Reverberations And Occasional Debris | i |
2.0 | 1:09 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
97 | Explosions,Short,Many,Delay.wav | Explosion: Explosions Short Many Delay | i |
2.0 | 0:05 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
98 | Explosions-LowEndImplosions.wav | Explosions - Low End Implosions - Distant - Deep Rumbling, Solid, Some Debris Spray | i |
2.0 | 0:24 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
99 | Explosions-CarExplosion-ECU.wav | Explosions - Car Explosion - ECU - First Take W Good Debris , Second Take Long Explosion | i |
2.0 | 0:11 | Explosion | Explosion | ||||
100 | Explosion,Rumble,Build,Erupt2.wav | Explosion: Explosion Rumble Build Erupt | i |
2.0 | 0:36 | Explosion | Explosion |