Sound effects library recommendations?

[BKK-OZ]

Fellow 'Nationers, can you please give me some recommendations on a sound effects library?

I am looking for something fairly general and comprehensive, but not too pricey.
I have Xtreme FX, but for a number of reasons, I find that pretty wanting.
I have bought a few things off iTunes for specific purposes, but would rather have something more general in my tool bag for those times when I just want to grab a sound.

I have Kontact and M5v3.

Ideas?
(p.s. the best idea wins a prize)

[MIDI Life Crisis]

It really depends on the SFX you're looking for. Do you want it to synthesize in VIs or are you wanting to sweeten and/or design sound for production (picture or audio/radio?

Not that I would have a specific suggestion. Frankly, a lot of sounds are readily available for free on the www if you use audio hijack. Not always the best resolution for production, but sometimes good enough with a little nudging in a sampler or plugin.

I've collected SFX for decades now and have many GB on my HD from some very high end packages I fell into a few years ago. Even with that, I sometimes need to create my own SFX as commercial discs are not always exactly right for the situation and still find myself searching online as well.

[BKK-OZ]

It really depends on the SFX you're looking for. Do you want it to synthesize in VIs or are you wanting to sweeten and/or design sound for production (picture or audio/radio?)...

At the moment, I am looking for more 'straight' types of sounds, ala foley and atmos.

I have a bunch of VI's, so if I want to create an effect (say, a 'creepy' or 'happy' sound) I can do that pretty easily, but if, for example, I want some rain, thunder, or car engine noises, I don't have many options.

I have done the www thing a fair bit, but it is pretty time-consuming, with, of course, variable quality, so that is why I have been thinking of just spending some $$ to get a stock of sounds I can use. I do have some fx CD's, but I still haven't unpacked my store room after my last big (intercity) move, so I can't use those. Ugh, I might have to face up to that task some day soon...

[Gravity Jim]

Buy what you need, one at a time, from Sounddogs.

They have sounds available from dozens of major libraries, including their own library of feature-film Foley sounds. Great backgrounds and atmospheres, too. I've done hundreds of radio spots using Sounddogs exclusively.

[mikehalloran]

+1 for Sounddogs.

I like their ELUA. It's nice to see a simple license that doesn't trample on others' rights:

http://www.sounddogs.com/production-music-eula.asp