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Krotos Studio 2.2.2 February 2025 Update

We're excited to announce the release of Krotos Studio 2.2.2! This update focuses on enhancing the user experience with several quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes that make your sound design workflow even smoother. 🎛️🔊
February 25, 2025

Introducing Royalty-Free Music in Krotos Studio

Finding the perfect royalty free music for your video edit can be a frustrating, time-consuming task. So, we set out to make the process of adding music to your video edits much easier.
February 25, 2025

Using Krotos Studio as a Foley Sound Library

Traditionally, building a Foley sound library requires sourcing thousands of sound effects and layering them manually to match on-screen actions. But what if you could generate dynamic, high-quality Foley sounds on the fly?
February 24, 2025

Behind the Sound of The Witcher 4 Trailer

interview with Wojciech Chołaściński, the Sound Designer who brought the Witcher IV's epic reveal railer to life
February 7, 2025

Krotos Studio Monthly Update

We update this post every month with news and updates that come to Krotos Studio. Features, bug fixes and the latest presets are all covered.
February 1, 2025

How to use Send to Host in DaVinci Resolve Studio

See how you can use Send to Host in DaVinci Resolve Studio, for precise and accurate spotting to picture. Set the playhead to the exact frame you need a sound for, perform in krotos studio, and hit sent to host. The sound affect will be added at your playhead.
January 30, 2025

Introducing Send to Host: Simplifying sound design in DaVinci Resolve

Sound design faster than ever before with Send to Host in Krotos Studio.
January 27, 2025

Creating your first Ambience Preset

In this guide you will learn how to building your first Ambience preset with Krotos Studio Pro
January 14, 2025

Ben Jacquier, Image to Sound & the Ambience Generator

Ben Jacquier gets to grips with the latest innovative technology inside Krotos Studio - Image to Sound.
January 14, 2025

15 Glitch Transitions Sound Effects Presets

This brand-new preset pack offers 15 cutting-edge, performable presets that make crafting unique glitch effects easier and more intuitive than ever.
December 19, 2024

Image to Sound Effects: Now available in Krotos Studio

Hear what you see: Image-to-Sound functionality now in Krotos Studio
December 18, 2024

Winner revealed: see the best of our Just Add Sound challenge

Our Just add sound challenge has come to a conclusion, and we’re excited to share the results with you!
December 12, 2024

Making Cinematic Impact Sound Effect Presets

Master the Art of Cinematic Impact Sound Effects with Krotos Studio Pro
December 10, 2024

Krotos Studio 2.1.3 November 2024 Update: Isla

We're excited to announce the release of Krotos Studio 2.1.2, bringing significant improvements to content management and control capabilities.
December 9, 2024

How to create Cinematic Sound Design: Full in-depth Tutorial

Dive in to this in-depth tutorial on how to craft Cinematic sound design, from filmmaker Alex Zarfati.
December 9, 2024

16 Christmas Sound Effects Presets

Whether you’re creating unboxing videos, cozy TikToks, or cinematic winter scenes, our Xmas Season Pack has you covered.
December 9, 2024

Pulp Fiction Sound Effects Recreation with Krotos Studio

See this hilarious recreation of the dance scene from Pulp Fiction, from Musicless Musicvideo; made using Krotos Studio
December 5, 2024

How to use Krotos Studio with Premiere Pro

If you are a premiere pro user, Krotos Studio can run alongside your project effortlessly. See how here
November 29, 2024

Guide to Redeeming Your Krotos Studio Coupon Code

Have a coupon code for Krotos Studio? Here is a guide to redeeming it.
November 29, 2024

Sound Design with Krotos plugins: walkthrough with James David Redding III

Now that Krotos Everything Bundle 5 includes Krotos Studio Pro, Why not check out this video below which shows you how all of our plugins can be used together to create entire scenes, films and content.
November 22, 2024

How to add your own sound effects into Krotos Studio Pro

One of the core benefits of the Pro subscription is the ability to expand your presets by using your own sound effects collection. We talk you through how in this video
November 21, 2024

Foley Sound Effects for Video Editors

Let’s dive into the magic of Foley sound effects and how you can create them efficiently, even if you’re working on a tight budget and schedule.
November 14, 2024

Very Demure, Very Mindful: Introducing the Creator Toolkit to Krotos Studio

Leave TikToks trending sound effects behind and create your own with the Creator Toolkit in Krotos Studio
November 7, 2024

Black Friday brings huge savings to Krotos Studio

As Black Friday approaches, we are rolling out exceptional deals on our renowned sound design plugins and sound effects libraries.
November 1, 2024

Get a free Restaurant Foley sound effect preset

Today, we’re focusing the Preset Creator Spotlight on James David Redding III, who has crafted a versatile background noise preset perfect for restaurant or dining scenes.
October 27, 2024

How to create Whoosh Presets: Krotos Studio Pro 101 Series

Check out the three techniques that our sound designers use to create dynamic and impactful whoosh sound effects.
October 25, 2024

Just add sound challenge - win $2,000 cash

Whether you’re a video editor, content creator, or just love experimenting with sound, this is your chance to get creative, share your work, and win BIG.
October 25, 2024

Discover why filmmaker Alex Zarfati chooses Krotos Studio for sound

Filmmaker Alex Zarfati shares his insights into why Krotos Studio has become a go-to tool in his creative workflow.
October 25, 2024

Win $1,000 worth of sound effects libraries

We’re excited to offer you the chance to win $1,000 worth of Krotos sound effects libraries – a massive boost for your next project.
October 23, 2024

The 10 Features of Krotos Studio That EVERY Creator Should Know in 2024

With this knowledge, Krotos Studio will quickly become one of your go-to post production tools.
October 18, 2024

Crowd sound effects like you’ve never heard before

A cutting edge Crowd Generator has been added to Krotos Studio. Check it out here.
October 14, 2024

Get a free Retro Gaming sound effect preset

Today, we’re focusing the Preset Creator Spotlight on Alessandro Mastroianni, who has created a Retro Gaming Preset using hardware synthesizers and vintage processing techniques.
October 13, 2024

The Next Chapter of Krotos Studio…

Krotos Studio is now bigger and more powerful than ever, bringing a new plan with over 100 sound scenarios to your creative toolkit, with new sounds added monthly
October 6, 2024

Get a free Cinematic Taiko Drum sound effect preset

Today, we’re focusing the spotlight on Matthew Collings. Matt has created a powerful cinematic percussion sound effect using some stunning taiko sound recordings.
October 6, 2024

AI Ambience Generator Quick Overview

In this video, we walk you through the process of generating ambience presets inside Krotos Studio with the AI Ambience Generator.
October 3, 2024

How to Use the AI Ambience Generator in Krotos Studio

See how you can use assistive AI to generate ambiences in Krotos Studio
September 25, 2024

Audio editing in Premiere Pro 2024

Learn how to work with audio in Adobe Premiere Pro
September 6, 2024

Krotos Studio 2.1.0 September 2024 Update

We're thrilled to announce the release of Krotos Studio 2.1.0, featuring our innovative AI Ambience Generator.
September 3, 2024

How to share Krotos Studio presets: introducing Preset Export

The Preset Export feature will to take your collaborative workflow to the next level.
September 3, 2024

Everything you need to know about our position on AI

Authentic, genuine sound recordings: No generative AI.
September 1, 2024

Creating Peaky Blinders Sound Effects with Krotos Studio

Ben Jacquier uses Krotos Studio to create sound effects. In this video, he recreates a scene from Peaky Blinders, using Krotos Studio only.
August 2, 2024

Exploring Krotos Studio Pro

This guide will explore the core engine area, performance area, and assignment area.
August 1, 2024

How to Create Ambience Sound Effects: Krotos Studio Pro 101

Follow along in this tutorial to understand how ambience presets can be designed and operated in Krotos Studio Pro.
July 22, 2024

How to Create Footstep Sound Effects: Krotos Studio Pro 101

Follow along in this tutorial to understand how footsteps presets can be designed and operated in Krotos Studio Pro.
July 22, 2024

How to Create Footstep Sound Effects (Advanced): Krotos Studio Pro 101

Follow along in this tutorial to understand how footsteps presets can be designed and operated in Krotos Studio Pro.
July 22, 2024

Perform Window & Door Sound Effects in Krotos Studio

We've added a range of unique doors and window sound effects for you to perform with to create high quality sound effects.
July 1, 2024

PostPerspective visits Krotos at NAB 2024

Krotos Studio was a huge success at NAB 2024, with lots of punters coming to visit our booth, chat with our team, and try out our sound effects app.
July 1, 2024

Sci-Fi Sound Design Contest Winners Announced

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Krotos Sci-Fi Sound Design Contest!
June 4, 2024

Krotos Studio turns one! Looking back at a year of sound design

June sees the one-year anniversary of our Krotos Studio Launch
May 24, 2024

Sci-fi Celebration Month Ending Soon

We are coming towards the end of May, but our sci-fi sound extravaganza is still in full swing
May 24, 2024

Exploring the May the 4th Presets with Krotos Sound Designers Pierre Griscelli and Molly Isaac

For our May 4th presets, we pulled our sound designers away from their microphones and DAWs and asked them to demonstrate their creations.
May 21, 2024

Krotos Studio wins Best Audio Software of NAB 2024

This recognition underscores our commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology and creativity, making advanced audio production accessible to all creators.
May 20, 2024

Join Our Sci-Fi Sound Design Contest & Win A DJI Drone Or Stream Deck

Fancy winning some out of this world prizes this month? Participate in our Sci-Fi Sound Design Contest!
May 4, 2024

Celebrating a Month of Sci-Fi with Krotos Studio

We are celebrating Star Wars and the genre of Sci-Fi for the Entire. Month. Of. May
May 1, 2024

Harnessing the Force: How Star Wars Sound Designer Ben Burtt brought an Invisible Power to Life with Sound FX

We explore what the sounds of the Force mean, offering some techniques and ideas to explore when making similar sound effects for yourself
May 1, 2024

Exploring Iconic Star Wars Sound Effects: Starship SFX

Have you ever wondered how those epic space battles in the George Lucas created Star Wars saga come to life?
April 24, 2024

Supercharged Sound: Enhancing Your Edits With Adobe Audition

As a content creator, you are going to want to make the most of all of your tools to make the highest quality edits you can. We’re going to show you what can be achieved when you use Adobe Audition as part of your Adobe workflow.
April 23, 2024

Simplicity in Sound Effects: A Philosophy of Better Creative Flow

Simplicity strips away the unnecessary, leaving only what is essential to the task. This is what we aim for with Krotos Studio.
April 23, 2024

Airwiggles April Audio Challenge - Week Three

Week three was another incredible selection of sound design clips in the Airwiggles April Audio Challenge.
April 22, 2024

7 Reasons Why Krotos Studio is the Best Sound Effects Program for Content Creators

Quality SFX are a click away with Krotos Studio, and the inner sound designer in us all needs royalty free sound effects libraries to deliver pro quality sounds.
April 22, 2024

How to improve your DaVinci Resolve sound effects workflow

Video Creator, Editor and Filmmaker Sebastian Friedrich reveals why Krotos Studio will change sound design for his content, forever.
April 16, 2024

Airwiggles April Audio Challenge: Week Two

Let’s take a look at some of the clips from week two of the April Audio Challenge
April 16, 2024

Exploring the Sound Design In Ten of the Best Sci-Fi Films of all Time

Celebrating all things futuristic in sound design, we explore ten of the most iconic Sci-Fi films in modern cinema history to examine how their sound effects were created.
April 15, 2024

Lightsaber Deep Dive: A Closer Look at the Iconic Sci-Fi Sound Effect

The hum of a lightsaber seems alive, brimming with energy. This sound, filled with danger and power, resonates with the audience at every swing. But how did this cultural icon come to have such a distinctive sound?
April 15, 2024

Star Wars Blaster Sound Effects: A Symphony of Sci-Fi Warfare

Synonymous with the Star Wars universe, the Blaster is the classic laser gun we often associate with this franchise.
April 14, 2024

Behind the Sound Design: Robot Animation Sound Effects using only Krotos Studio

Krotos Content Creator and sound designer JJ Lyon made the sounds for this cute robot animation, entitled 'Helen'.
April 12, 2024

The Soundscape of Fallout 4: An Immersive Wasteland Experience

We took a dive into the sound effects of Fallout 4, in celebration of the TV show and next-gen version of Fallout 4
April 12, 2024

Airwiggles April Audio Challenge: Week One

One week of daily challenges is done, and with Three more weeks remaining, there is still so much time to submit your entries for a chance to win 12 months of Krotos Studio!
April 7, 2024

Exploring Krotos Studio’s Cartoon Sound Effects

We added a cartoon sound effects category to Krotos Studio, full of all kinds of boing, whistle and crash SFX.
March 28, 2024

The 10 Best Places to Find Great Sound Effect Libraries

There is a huge quantity of sounds available on the internet, but quality is harder to find. Here are ten highly recommended sites for getting royalty-free SFX. 
March 26, 2024

Why you Need to Improve the Sound in Your Videos Today

Here’s why upping your audio game should be your next step to improve.
March 25, 2024

BTS Sora’s Silent Videos Brought to Life With Sound by Krotos Studio

Inspired by Sora’s incredible text to video tool, we embarked on an project to breathe some life into the visually stunning Sora videos.
March 6, 2024

Krotos Studio February 2024 Update: 24 new Sound Effects Presets & 1.9.2 Update

The February 2024 update brings twenty-four new sound effect presets to Krotos Studio, alongside three additional categories in the browser for Room Tones, Drones and Cartoon sounds.
February 27, 2024

Audacity has Been Improving! Here's What's New in the Free Audio Editor

After years of being stuck as the same old app, the open-source audio editor and “everyone’s first audio software” has started changing. We’ll tell you what’s new
February 27, 2024

How to Do Anything with Audio in DaVinci Resolve

‍It’s not just a pro-level video editing suite! Resolve also shines in the audio department, and here we’re going to be exploring its audio capabilities
February 27, 2024

How to use Quick FX in Krotos Studio

Immerse your audience into your project by providing a sense of depth and space to your sound effects, using quick FX
February 8, 2024

The MPSE Golden Reel Awards 2024 - Nominees Announced

The 71st MPSE Golden Reel Awards return to celebrate and commemorate another exciting year of excellent sound effects editing and design.
January 19, 2024

2023 75th Emmy Awards Winners for Outstanding Sound Editing Announced

With the Emmy Awards happening this week, we took the time to look at the winners of the Outstanding Sound Editing award from the ceremony.
January 18, 2024

Krotos Studio Reviewed in Sound on Sound Magazine

"Sound design really doesn’t get much easier than Krotos Studio" - Sound On Sound Magazine
January 16, 2024

Krotos Studio January 2024 Update: Quick FX, Plus 15 New Sound Effects Presets

January brings 15 new sound effects presets and the 1.9.1 update to Krotos Studio, introducing the new Quick FX feature. Check out the new additions in the video.
January 5, 2024

Krotos Studio 2.2.1 January 2025 Update

With the January 2025 update, you can now send your performances directly to DaVinci Resolve using the "Send To Host" button.
January 5, 2024

How to Create Cinematic Sound Effects: Krotos Studio Pro 101

In this guide, we’ll explore how to craft a powerful Cinematic Impact preset using Krotos Studio Pro.
January 5, 2024

Enhancing Nature Videos With Ambience Sound Effects from Krotos Studio

In the realm of nature videos, travelogs and documentaries, ambience sound effects play a pivotal role in transporting viewers into the heart of the natural world.
January 5, 2024

How to use Krotos Studio inside Pro Tools AudioSuite

Creating ambiences doesn't get much quicker than the AudioSuite workflow in Pro Tools. We've taken full advantage of this awesome Pro Tools feature, making it incredibly fast to render ambiences with Krotos Studio.
January 4, 2024

Krotos Studio December 2023 Update: AI-Search and 15 Room Tone Presets

December 2023 brings an immensely powerful AI-search engine to Krotos Studio, plus 15 brand-new room tone sound effect presets to explore and use in your projects.
December 12, 2023

How to add Ambience sound effects to a horror video

The importance of ambience sound effects in scary films cannot be overstated. These sounds are crucial in building tension, creating an eerie atmosphere, and immersing the audience in the film's world
December 12, 2023

How to add Footsteps to a video in DaVinci Resolve

Discover how this Krotos Studio transforms the art of adding footsteps to your projects.
December 8, 2023

Your Route to More Realistic Sound Design – with Three Examples from Hollywood

We share some advice on how to increase the realism of your scene sound design, as well as illustrate why it’s so important.
December 7, 2023

Painting' Sound Effects with Krotos Studio

"It's like you're painting on your sound effects!" George Kamenov
December 7, 2023

Making Game Audio with Krotos Studio

Sound Designer Paul Renard shares an awesome demo where he creates the sounds for a video game from scratch using Krotos Studio and Unreal Engine 5.
November 30, 2023

Krotos Studio V1.2 - standalone app and M1 support

The 1.2 update to Krotos Studio brings more fantastic features to our brand new sound design platform. Below are some of the new features in this update.
November 27, 2023

How to Use the AI-Powered Sound Effect Presets

The AI-powered presets are powerful additions to Krotos Studio. See how to use them in this article.
November 3, 2023

Design Entire Scenes With Krotos Studio

Dive into the video below to see Krotos Studio in action, and discover how it can take your projects to the next level.
November 2, 2023

Krotos Studio November 2023 Sound Effect Presets Update

November 2023 brings 19 brand-new sound effect presets to explore and use in your projects.
November 1, 2023

Using Krotos Studio in DaVinci Resolve

As of Krotos Studio 1.8, the platform is now fully supported in DaVinci Resolve 18.6 onwards as an instrument plugin.
November 1, 2023

Sound Effects for Visual Novels with Krotos Studio

Multimedia Composer and Sound Designer Stephen Cromwell, who demonstrates his approach to Krotos Studio for visual novels.
October 31, 2023

Making Game Audio with Krotos Studio and Unreal Engine 5

Sound Designer Paul Renard shares an awesome demo where he creates the sounds for a video game from scratch using Krotos Studio and Unreal Engine 5.
October 24, 2023

Creating Cinematic Sound Effects In Krotos Studio

In this quick guide, we show you how to use the cinematic category, to start sending tingles up the spines of your audience.
October 18, 2023

Creating Video Game Trailer SFX with Krotos Studio

Sound Designer Pierre Griscelli used Krotos Studio to recreate the cinematic video game trailer sound effects for The Last Of Us: Part 1. Watch the video below!
October 5, 2023

Krotos Studio 2.1.1 October 2024 Update

We're pleased to announce the latest update to Krotos Studio, which includes various bug fixes and improvements:
October 3, 2023