Soundly
The complete sound effects platform for creators and audio pros
About Soundly
Soundly is a cloud-based sound effects platform that gives sound designers, editors, and creators instant access to a massive SFX library alongside powerful tools to organize their own local audio collections. It combines a natural-language search engine, drag-and-drop integration with major editing tools, and cloud storage so teams can find, manage, and share sounds from anywhere. Relied upon daily by professionals from Hollywood to Bollywood, Soundly works as both a sound library and a complete audio asset management workflow.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Massive 250,000+ sound cloud library accessible instantly within the app
- Excellent natural-language search with thesaurus and translation support
- Deep integrations with all major DAWs and editors via drag-and-drop
- Strong local library organization with UCS-compatible metadata editing
- Flexible cloud storage with support for Dropbox, Google Drive, and Amazon S3
- Generous free tier that includes all core features
Cons
- Pro library access requires an ongoing subscription rather than ownership
- Cloud storage capped at 10GB even on Pro, which is tight for large local libraries
- Free plan limits local indexing to 10,000 files and Voice Designer to 25 renders
- Desktop-app focused, so there is no full browser-based workflow
Key Features
Cloud SFX Library
Access a massive cloud library of sound effects (250,000+ sounds on Pro) and transfer them straight into your project in seconds.
Natural Language Search
Describe the sound you want in plain language or search with keywords, enhanced by related searches, auto-complete, thesauruses, and translation.
Local Library Indexing
Index and organize your entire local sound library with best-in-class metadata support across wav, aiff, mp3, m4a, ogg, and flac formats.
Editor Integrations
Drag and drop sounds into any editor or use custom integrations with Pro Tools, Logic, Premiere, Nuendo, Cubase, Reaper, After Effects, Wwise, and Fmod.
Cloud Storage
Use Soundly's proprietary cloud storage or connect Dropbox, Google Drive, or Amazon S3 to keep your entire sound library in the cloud.
Shared Database
Collaborate with your team using shared network databases that are easy to set up with no separate server required.
Voice Designer
Create synthetic voices to simulate airport announcements, digital assistants, background dialogue, TV commentary, and navigation systems.
Edit & Effects
Apply custom effects like pitch, speed, and reverse with real-time preview, instantly baked in when you drag the sound out.
Search Tabs
Organize and navigate multiple searches at once by dedicating separate tabs to different sound categories.
Offline Mode
Work without an internet connection, and use the Offline Cloud Bridge to send files from the Soundly Cloud to offline workstations.
Pricing
- Access to Soundly free cloud library
- All Soundly features
- Index up to 10,000 local files
- Unlimited downloads
- 25 Voice Designer renders
- Free shop add-ons
- 10GB cloud storage
- All Soundly features
- Soundly Pro Library with 250,000 sounds
- Unlimited downloads
- Unlimited local files
- Unlimited Voice Designer renders
- Free shop add-ons
- 10GB cloud storage
- $149.88/year when billed annually
- All features & full library
- Multi-user management
- Bespoke licensing terms
- Offline Suite for high-security environments
- Dedicated support
- Tailored Soundly builds
Best For
Film & TV sound design
Find and audition the perfect effect from a huge cloud library, then drag it straight into Pro Tools or Premiere for post-production.
Game audio
Source and organize SFX and pipe them into Wwise or Fmod for interactive audio implementation.
Podcast & video editing
Quickly drop in stingers, ambiences, and effects without leaving your editor or breaking creative flow.
Sound library management
Index, tag, and search a sprawling personal or studio collection of local sound files with rich metadata.
Team collaboration
Share a sound database across a team via shared network databases and cloud storage integrations.
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