New Sound Effects: Norwegian Ambiences, Semi-trucks, Boats, Wine Glasses - And A Lot More!

Posted August 17, 2017 by Adriane Kuzminski in New sound effects libraries

Lots of great new sound effects libraries were released by the indie community, and they’re going to make you want to take a vacation! You’ll hear calm ambiences from Tasmania, sounds from northern fishing villages in Norway, and waves along the shores of the Norwegian Sea. You’ll also hear sounds of the inner-workings of an Arvor 215 fishing boat and an ERF E14 tractor-trailer, a detailed library of gutters and drains, the delicate tones of wine glasses, experimental clocks, and a sci-fi pack that get you everything from guns to interfaces. You’re in for a mid-week treat!

Clocks Vol. 2

'Clocks Vol. 2' is the second installment of Badlands Sound's experimental timekeeper library. Each of its 33 files is one minute of loopable ticking sounds that came from metal, plastic, a metronome, and a grandfather clock. They were also recorded at 96kHz giving you the chance to create even more types of clocks. If you're looking for a memorable tick-tock sound for your project, look no further.

VirtualTruck: ERF E14 Soundpack

Trucks, Buses & Van Sounds VirtualTruck: ERF E14 Soundpack Play Track 219 sounds included, 47 mins total $25
This soundpack contains all you need to recreate the sonic environment of the ERF E14 tractor unit.

This particular vehicle is owned by John Mayle, who has preserved it following its withdrawal from the UK Mines Rescue Service. John's father has restored a number of heritage trucks at his workshop near Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Features:
- Dashboard/driving cab foley.
- Long-play on-board recordings demonstrating real life driving scenarios (including a rather testing incline) from both exterior and interior perspective.
- Seamless sound loops of engine running at steady speeds throughout the entire RPM range from both exterior and interior perspective.
- Exterior pass-bys and other roadside recordings.
- Trailer foley including uncoupling procedure.
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'VirtualTruck: ERF E14 Soundpack' by Infrastructure Recordings features this semi-truck from lots of perspectives. You can hear the engine rumble through the range of its RPMs from inside the cabin (in seamless loops!), nearby on the outside, and through various passbys. It also has lots of foley of the dashboard, windows and doors, as well as recordings of the trailer during the uncoupling procedure. If you want your character to take a ride in this beast, this library should have you covered!

Arvor 215 Boat

Ship Sound Effects Boat Engine – Arvor 215 Play Track 39+ sounds included, 167 mins total $32

Arvor 215 boat sound library features recordings of the boat’s diesel engine in sync with its propeller. Onboard sound effects were recorded with two DPA 4061 microphones, taped under the “hood” and on the back of the boat, near the propeller. Inside this library you’ll find engine on and off sounds, running on neutral gear and three recordings of boat working on different settings.

There is a low, medium and high speed/rpm, each starting with engine being turned on, and than slowly going to desired speed. It’s easy to mix those recordings, and change their pitch, because of the 96kHz sample rate.

Sounds included:

Engine Mono Mix 1 and 2 – 8 files, 28 minutes

Engine Stereo Mix 1 and 2 – 8 files, 28 minutes

Engine RAW files – 12 files, 42 minutes

Other files – 11 files, 49 minutes

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'Arvor 215 Boat' by Soundholder features this fishing boat and all the sounds you'd hear during your cruise. This collection has sounds of the boat's diesel engine being started and stopped as well as whirring at different RPMs from under the hood. It also has close recordings of its propeller splashing water and ambiences of seagulls and waves hitting the boat. If you're looking for sounds from a 22-footer, this library has it all.

Gutters & Drains

Weather Sound Effects Gutters & Drains Play Track 29 sounds included, 35 mins total $15

This library is full of watery sounds to give your urban and residential soundscapes detail and character. This collection has 29 recordings of these troughs after various storms, offering everything from water lightly dripping into a sewer to heavy flowing drains. All sounds were recorded using the Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 and a stereo pair of Sennheiser MKH 8020s.

Visit edible-audio.com for behind the scenes photos, contact information, sound library updates and exclusive deals.

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'Gutters & Drains' by Niels Gabriels is a library full of watery sounds to give your urban and residential soundscapes detail and character. This collection has 29 recordings of these troughs after various storms, offering everything from water lightly dripping into a sewer to heavy flowing drains. Altogether you get 35 minutes of content, and for a small price, it's a very focused sound pack!

Tasmania

World Sounds Tasmania Play Track 44+ sounds included, 220 mins total $40

Over the course of a week I captured the sounds of Tasmania, an island off the coast of Victoria, Australia with all its life and beauty. It shows off the island’s tranquil birds, delicate waves on the rocky shores, mountain streams, light wind and rain in the forest, and much more. Tracks last from 2.5 to 6 minutes, giving you over 3.5 hours of these unique wilderness ambiences.All sounds were recorded using the Sound Devices Mix Pre 6 and a stereo pair of Sennheiser MKH 8020s.

Visit edible-audio.com for behind the scenes photos, contact information, sound library updates and exclusive deals.

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'Tasmania' by Niels Gabriels captures the sounds of this island off the coast of Victoria, Australia, with all its life and beauty. It shows off the island's tranquil birds, delicate waves on the rocky shores, mountain streams, light wind and rain in the forest, and much more. Tracks last from 2.5 to 6 minutes, giving you over 3.5 hours of these unique wilderness ambiences. If you are looking for sounds from the Southern hemisphere, give this one a listen.

Domestic Glass Harp

Glass Sound Effects Domestic Glass Harp Play Track 116 sounds included $15.20
Have you ever done that party trick where you can get a wine glass to “sing” by running your finger around the rim?

Have you ever been curious about using multiple glasses to create music?

This sound library contains several sets of sounds featuring glasses tuned to specific pitches, which can easily be dropped into your sampler on your digital audio workstation to create wonderful ethereal pads and effects.

Features:
- Numerous tuned sound sets demonstrating the pitch range of average household wine glasses.
- “Singing” wine glass sounds recorded whilst circling the rim at both slow and fast speeds.
- “Struck” sounds recorded by striking the glasses softly as well as hard.
- Resonant sounds achieved by bowing across the rim, giving high-pitched crystal-like chime sounds.
- Vibrato and other pitch-bending effects achieved by altering the water inside the glass during recording.
- Bonus filling and spilling water sounds.
This library also features FREE bonus Kalimba sounds recorded from a traditional hand-made mbira!
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'Domestic Glass Harp' by Infrastructure Recordings is an incredibly distinct sound library featuring the glowing sound of wine glasses. This library has 117 sounds of struck, bowed, resonant, and vibrato-laden sounds that have been pitched from B4 to G5 with a few accidentals in between. It also includes sounds of pouring water into the glass and into a sink, and a free Kalimba sound library! If you need sweet tonal sounds that really sing, give this demo a listen.

Harbours Of Norway

Water & Ocean Sounds Harbours Of Norway Play Track 25+ sounds included, 167 mins total $32

Harbours Of Norway sound library features 25 files with ambients recorded in Myre, Sto and Nyksund, very small towns with direct access to the sea. Most of the sound effects were recorded at night, but since it’s a polar day time of the year, it was very pleasurable to walk and look for convenient places to set up my gear. Everything was recorded with an ORTF setup built from two Sennheisers MKH 8040.

Inside this library, you’ll find a lot of seagulls, waves crushing on the rocks and plants, windy ambients from the cliff, industrial sound from port in Myre with ship unloading the cargo, walla with steam engine boats and additional sounds from the boat engine market, and air cooling aggregates from food containers.

Every file was recorded in 96kHz, edited (I removed any unintentional bumps, pops and unwanted sounds). I limited EQing to removing harsh frequencies, or enhancing a little bit the good sounding ones. At the end of the chain there is a small compression, for louder sounds.

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'Harbours Of Norway' by Soundholder takes you way up north to the Norwegian Sea and the fishing villages along its archipelagos. In this library, you'll hear lots of memorable seagulls, walla and industrial sounds from the ports and steam engine boats, waves and wind along the cliffs, and more. Each file lasts from 3 to 20 minutes, giving your over 160 minutes of ambiences, and the recordings contain very descriptive metadata and notes to help you quickly find what you need. For unique sounds from a beautiful part of the world, check this one out.

Shores of Senja

Water & Ocean Sounds Shores of Senja Play Track 54 sounds included, 66 mins total $50

Shores of Senja is a collection of wave recordings from the second largest island in Norway. We spent three days on Senja and recorded a wide variety of waves on different surfaces. This collection includes small to big waves and surfaces like sandy beaches, pebbles, rocks and cliffsides.

We recorded everything with one cardioid stereo pair and one omni stereo pair for added flexibility and options in the mix. The library features 192kHz/24bit stereo broadcast wave files with embedded metadata, and also includes all files converted to 96kHz/24 bit stereo broadcast wave files with embedded metadata.

The library includes:
18 files (omni stereo pair)
18 files (cardioid stereo pair)
18 locations/positions. A picture of every location is included.

Extracted size: 5.27 GB (96kHz files), 10.55 GB (192kHz files)

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'Shores of Senja' by Norsonant also takes you to the shores of northern Norway, this time to hear its peaceful waves. This library has smooth, swishing laps along the sandy beaches, large crashes against the rocky cliffs, and more, all recorded with cardioid and omni stereo pairs. You can get the library in 192kHz/24bit or 96kHz/24bit, and it also has a picture of every location! To take a trip to these relaxing shores, check out their demo video.

Sci-Fi Sounds and Sci-Fi Weapons

Sci-Fi Sound Effects Sci-Fi Sounds and Sci-Fi Weapons Play Track 932 sounds included $19

This package contains 287 high quality Sci-Fi sound effects. Covering ambiences, general sounds and weapons.

Plus an additional 645 bonus sounds effects covering guns, 8bit sci-fi and general sounds to help make this a must have collection for everyone working on Sci-Fi projects.

ALL sounds from this entire package are included in our complete sound collection Pro Sound Collection. So if you need more sound be sure to check it out before purchase.

(Please note that all sounds are in 24bit/96k, except for the bonus 8bit sci-fi sounds they are in 16bit/44.1k)

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Gamemaster Audio is here once again to save you time on your prototype or final game with their new library 'Sci-Fi Sounds and Sci-Fi Weapons'. This library has 932 humming ambiences, lots of powerful weapon sounds, explosions, powerups, vehicles, alarms, and more for a wide variety of sounds to that will cover your futuristic scenes. You even get 8-bit sounds and computer bleeps and bloops with enough personality to voice your droid side-kicks! If your game takes place beyond the exosphere, this collection is a no-brainer.

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Forest and Mountains features nature and wildlife sounds from California, Washington, and Oregon. Included are a number of bird recordings and forest ambiences, along with some insects, winds, rivers, and rain.

These were recorded over the past three years in various forests, foothills, and mountain environments. A lot of these took place in or near Southern California’s Angeles Forest and San Gabriel Mountains, an area that spans 1200 Square Miles and varies vastly in terrain.

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The recording techniques for this varied as sometimes I went with the recorders running unattended to capture night, dawn and early morning. Other times I’d record while being close by.

Working as a Sound Effects Editor I’ve curated this collection with Editors in mind. Background Ambiences and Spotted FX can really bring a location to life and give it so much story and character and that was a lot of the inspiration behind putting this all together.

The Locations

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The Birds

Prominent / Specific Birds (36) (Closer Mic Perspective and more detailed) (* denotes multiple versions)

Acorn Woodpecker, Barred Owl, Black-headed Grosbeak, California Towhee, *Canadian Geese, *Fox Sparrow, *Great Horned Owl, *House Wren, Northern Flicker, Oak Titmouse, Pacific Wren, Pileated Woodpecker, *Raven, Robin, *Song Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Swainson’s Thrush

Other Birds Featured (17) (Mixed together from various perspectives, calm to busy depending on time of day, and then closer to more medium and distant sounds.)

Acorn Woodpecker, American Coot, California Quail, California Towhee, Cassin’s Finch, Fox Sparrow, Great Horned Owl, Hose Wren, Mallard, Mountain Chickadee, Northern Flicker, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Oak Titmouse, Pied-billed Grebe, Common Poorwill, Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, Spotted Towhee, Steller’s Jay, Western Tanager, Western Wood-Pewee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Wilson’s Warbler, Wrentit, Yellow-throated Blackbird, Zone-tailed Hawk

General Forest (9) – A mix of some wildlife (Chipmunk, Deer, Bullfrogs), and more general lighter forest ambiences.
Insects (7) – Crickets from various perspectives and different forests along with some Grasshoppers.
Rain (4) Light to heavier in a canyon with dense vegetation, some with distant birds.
Rivers (5) Smaller detailed creeks to faster moving rivers.
Wind (11) A mix of calm to heavier with gusts, vegetation, and tree creaks.

Metadata
Detailed with descriptions and markers and photos to easily navigate and allow for options when searching. UCS was used to categorize and various bird species are identified. I’ve also labeled the metadata with what I consider Lower Elevation (up to 1500 feet), Middle Elevation (2000-5000 feet), and Higher Elevation (above 5000 feet). Included are the season of the year which was mostly Spring and Summer. Using Open-Tier in Soundminer you can use these to help get a bit more specific to particular environments.

The Gear

Sound Devices MixPre-3 & 6 | Zoom F3 & 6 | Sony PCM-D100

Mics

Sennheiser MKH 8020 | Sennheiser MKH 8040 |

Sennheiser MKH 30 | Clippy EM 272

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Hello Creators!

Here’s my new pack: “General UI Sounds“

I wanted to create a sound pack to cover different situations in an user interface.
I hope you enjoy implementing this sounds in your project!

Making-Off

All this sounds were originally recorded with a Zoom H6 (cardiod microphone), and were processed in Logic Pro X, mainly editing the recorded material but also I used the Logix Pro X sampler.

Some considerations

1. Keep in mind this sounds can be used in a variety of situations, I put a name to the SFX but this doesn’t mean it can’t be used in other contexts.

2. The sounds are in 44.1Khz/16 bit format. I have the original files at 96khz/24bit also, if you need this format, please contact me.

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This collection includes take-off and landing sequences, beeps for syncing, calibration and low battery warnings, as well as servo engine textures and detailed proximity recordings. Recorded with precision and clarity, it’s a compact but rich toolset for designing scenes that call for small UAVs, gadgets, or sci-fi elements.

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