99Sounds vs Black Octopus Sound
99Sounds
99sounds.org
Black Octopus Sound
blackoctopus-sound.comSide by side
| Figure | 99Sounds | Black Octopus Sound |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $7.33/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Music Sample Libraries | 8.3 (#8) | 7.7 (#21) |
| Catalog | Its sound collections include cinematic effects, drum samples, field recordings, rain sounds, loops, and other categories. | The store organizes products across genres and includes sample packs, presets, software, and music production templates. |
| Founded | 2014 | CEO Toby says Black Octopus Sound was created in 2011. |
| Support | The site invites product questions and collaboration inquiries through its contact form. | The site provides a Contact Us form and says collected information may be used to respond to customer service requests. |
Plans
Black Octopus Sound
- BOS Gold Community Membership – Monthly Plan$11 a month
- BOS Gold Community Membership – Yearly Plan$88 a year
- BOS Gold Community Membership – One Time PaymentPrice not published
In their own words
99Sounds
99Sounds is an independent sound design label and free sound effects repository launched in 2014 by Tomislav Zlatić. Its collections include cinematic effects, drum samples, field recordings, rain sounds, loops, and other categories. Audio files and plugins are royalty-free for personal and commercial projects, including music, video, game development, podcasts, and sound design, and attribution is not required. The license does not permit selling or redistributing downloaded audio, either separately or as an attachment to work. It also bars use of the sounds in noise, white-noise, sleep-sound, or similar apps. Free instrument plugins are listed in VST, VST3, and AU formats. The maker says its instruments work with VST and AU hosts on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows and macOS, but not macOS Catalina. Drumplayer includes twelve kits, eight slots, stereo and multiple mono outputs, channel volume and pan, and pitch-modulation LFO. Upright Piano includes four sampled notes per octave, six dynamic layers per note, and adjustable envelope, tremolo, filter, and reverb. Sound and plugin downloads cost nothing.
Black Octopus Sound
Black Octopus Sound has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.