Antique Rifles

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Antique Rifles is a meticulously crafted sound library featuring historic black powder firearms from the 1800s to mid-1900s. Designed for filmmakers, game developers, and sound designers, this collection captures the authentic spirit and power of legendary military and civilian long-barrel rifles.

• Iconic Firearms Included:
From the rugged Coach Gun of the American Wild West to the Enfield 1861 Artillery Carbine used in the American Civil War, and the Westley Richards black powder hammer gun — this library delivers true-to-era weapon sounds steeped in history. The collection also highlights the British-favored 1872 Snider Enfield .577, featured prominently in the Zulu War and colonial conflicts.

• High-Definition Multi-Channel Recordings:
Recorded on a 500m private gun range with 29 channels of HD audio at 96KHz/24bit and select content at 192KHz/32bit. Experience stunning depth and spatial clarity through 5.1 surround mixes, as well as stereo and mono captures positioned at various distances.

• Comprehensive Foley Extension:
Includes expertly recorded Foley from San Cristobal Americana and Valmet Sako rifles, expanding your creative arsenal with authentic, complementary sounds.

• Seamless Mixing Workflow:
Comes with a ready-to-use Pro Tools session that simplifies content arrangement—drop in your own routing, processing, and mixing preferences to quickly build unique soundscapes tailored to your project.

Why Choose Antique Rifles?

Transport your audience to historic battlefields and period dramas with unparalleled realism. Whether for cinematic storytelling, immersive games, or documentary sound design, this library offers the extensive versatility and quality professionals demand.

Equip your sound toolkit with the authentic power of Antique Rifles—add this essential library to your collection today!

Microphones used:

• DPA 4017
• DPA 4062
• AKG C5
• Audio Technica 4025
• AKG D112
• SE5
• AKG C414
• C451
• EV RE20
• Sure SM57a
• AKG Ck91
• AKG CK94
• Rode NT4
• DPA 5100

Our 5.1 recordings are delivered as multi-mono files, Soundminer will interleave these files when ingested if Cantar Mode is enabled in the user preferences. Equally, a sound editor can select a single file in a multi-mono stem and Pro Tools will audition all channels simultaneously according to their suffix (L/R/C/LFE/LS/RS).