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Sound Creators, Join Us

Justin Macleod 24th April 2024 No Comments

Finding work as a sound designer or composer can be tough and right now creators are facing new and unique challenges of all kinds from all sides. We know there…

An Introduction to SFX and Ways to Create Them

Alan McKinney 18th January 2023 No Comments

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Sound is 50% of the moviegoing experience, a famous quote by the legendary filmmaker George Lucas and SFX, or sound effects are a crucial aspect of that, as…

Relaunching our Free Sound Effect Packs

Alan McKinney 7th April 2022 No Comments

A long time ago, in 2017 in fact, I published a blog post announcing the launch of our free sound effect packs. It was something that took a lot of…

Using our sounds for relaxation videos

Alan McKinney 25th June 2021 No Comments

Using our free sound effects for relaxation videos and if it’s okay seems to be one of the most common questions we get asked. Maybe it’s because more and more…

How do I add sound effects to a video for free?

Alan McKinney 13th June 2021 No Comments

With more and more people turning on their creative minds, the demand for free sound effects for video editing has grown rapidly over the last year. We’ve seen the number…

A typical day here at ZapSplat

Alan McKinney 23rd November 2020 No Comments

I was recently asked by a member in our Discord community what a typical day at ZapSplat looks like, how do we create and record the sound effects for the…

New Royalty Free Game Music

Alan McKinney 29th July 2020 No Comments

While we may be known for our huge free sound effect library, we have always offered a selection of royalty free music too. However our collection of music is nowhere…

Introducing 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)

Alan McKinney 14th June 2020 No Comments

Security and keeping data safe online is something we take extremely seriously here at zapsplat.com. We invest heavily with highly reputable web hosts and make sure the website adheres to…

Marcel and Libby at FreeToUseSounds.com update

Alan McKinney 15th May 2020 No Comments

I’ve written about FreeToUseSounds.com before but a lot has happened since that post just a year ago. As one of the most interesting free sound effect libraries to exist in…

Sound Yeti $200,000 Music Plugin Giveaway

Alan McKinney 29th April 2020 No Comments

We are really excited to be teaming up with Sound Yeti, the virtual musical instrument manufacturer, who are offering a staggering $200,000 software giveaway in support of musicians impacted by the…

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