Alien Island Sound Effects



The audio demo above only uses sound effects from this pack. No games were sampled.

Alien Island: SFX

$4.95
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Alien Island: SFX is a collection of NES-style sound effects inspired by the game Contra, based on the sound design of the types of explosions, weapons, hazards, and other sounds heard throughout the original game.

This pack focuses on classic 8-bit action sounds, including multiple explosion types, gunfire variations, impact and hit sounds, enemy death effects, electric shocks, alarms, and other sounds common to fast-paced run-and-gun gameplay. It also includes utility sounds such as pause tones and extra-life pickups.

Each sound effect is provided with several closely related variations, giving you alternate sounds that keep the same character and function. All sounds are created from scratch using original synthesis and sound design techniques, capturing the character of the original hardware without sampling or copying any game audio.

This pack contains:

  • 90 8-Bit Sound Effects
  • 1 SFX Sampler Patch
  • Formatted for Kontakt • Ableton Live • EXS24 / Sampler • Maschine • FL Studio • MPC • TAL-Sampler
  • 24-bit / 44.1 kHz WAV
  • 26 MB

For instruments and drums from this series, check out Alien Island: Notes.

Get both packs together in the Alien Island Bundle.



The audio demo above only uses sound effects from this pack. No games were sampled.

Noise plays a major role in many of these sound effects, with fast shifts between low and high frequency ranges. The pulse waves use fast, "rapid-fire" pitch-bending techniques, with quick upward and downward movements that add motion and intensity.

Instrument Patches:

  • 1 8-Bit Sound Effect Sampler Patch

Sample List:

  • 30 Weapon Sounds
  • 20 Explosions
  • 10 Hit & Damage Sounds
  • 8 Jumps
  • 5 1UPs
  • 5 Pauses
  • 5 Deaths
  • 4 Get Items
  • 3 Alarms

Instrument Formats & Required Software:

  • Kontakt Library (Kontakt Instruments, .nki), Kontakt 4+
  • Maschine Expansion Pack (.mxsnd), Maschine 2+
  • Ableton Live Pack (.adv), Live 9+
  • FL Studio DirectWave Patches (.dwp), FL Studio 12+
  • MPC Expansion Pack (.xpn), MPC Software or MPC Beats
  • EXS24/Sampler Instrument Patches (.exs), Logic Pro 9+
  • TAL Instrument Patches (.talsmpl), TAL Sampler 3+
  • Single WAV files (.wav), usable in any DAW or audio software

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