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This week on A Sound Effect, we have ambiences galore, new horror libraries, and an interesting scooter and bird library.

If you are looking to transport your audience to a peaceful world untouched by humans, check out the new ambiences of Californian and Washingtonian forests and Swiss countrysides.

If you want to show the presence of humans doing what we do best - eating - then check out new room tones of British pubs and cafes.

For ambiences that scare instead of soothe, check out the second and third installment in the 'Ghostly Presences' series.

And finally, for something completely different, we have sounds of a Vespa scooter and baby robins as they beg their parents for some tasty worms. Happy listening!

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Forest Life

'Forest Life' by Seth Swaaley includes the 'Forest Day' and 'Forest Night' libraries, plus the rivers and lakes from 'Ocean Rivers Lakes' and the mini library 'Foothills'. Explore US Western forests from morning to night with 20+ bird species and many wild animals and insects.
 
  • Bird Sound Effects Forest Life Play Track 104+ sounds included, 253 mins total $95

    FOREST LIFE is a diverse collection of 104 isolated Forest Ambiences and Wildlife Sounds. It includes all of the sounds from the FOREST DAY and the FOREST NIGHT Sound Libraries, along with the Rivers and Lakes featured in the OCEANS RIVERS LAKES library. In addition, I’ve included the free mini library FOOTHILLS.

    FOREST LIFE came out of a love for hiking and exploring Mountains and Forests and capturing the wonderful soundscapes of that world. Most of these recordings took place in California, in particular, a number of areas throughout the Angeles Forest. You’ll also come across sounds from high atop the Eastern Sierras, San Jacinto Wilderness, Los Padres Forest, and the Olympic Peninsula in Washington.

    A variety of different bird species are included, at lower elevation settings, higher Mountains, throughout the day and night, some in isolation, others sometimes alongside wind and when at night, insects.

    Also included are isolated Mountain winds in different variations and with vegetation and tree creaks. There’s Cicadas along with different sounding Crickets throughout various times of the night and day.

    In the water collection there’s everything from slow trickle creeks coming out of Abandoned Mines to the fast flow of the Hoh River to gentle lake laps high atop the glaciers of the Inyo Forest.

    The FOOTHILLS bonus library includes 9 files of Winds and Birds, and a few of the wonderful sounds of an Abandoned Ranch.

    Detailed metadata and markers have been provided so they’re easily searchable. Photos are embedded in every file to give an idea of what the location was like. Checking out the Metadata Sheet will give one a better idea of everything else that’s in the library.

    Bird Species

    Day

    Acorn Woodpecker, Black-headed Grosbeak, California Towhee, Canyon Wren, Common Raven, Cooper’s Hawk, House Finch, Hummingbird, Lawrence’s Goldfinch, Lazuli Bunting, Mountain Chickadee, Mountain Quail, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pygmy Nuthatch, Red Shouldered Hawk, Spotted Towhee, Steller’s Jay, Yellow Warbler, Western Bluebird, Western Wood-Pewee

    Night

    Common Poorwill, Great Horned Owl, Whiskered Screech-Owl, Western Screech-Owl.

    The Gear

    Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
    Sony A10
    Sony PCM D100
    Zoom F6

    The Mics

    Sennheiser MKH 8040
    Sennheiser MKH 8020
    Sennheiser MKH 60
    Clippy EM272
    Line Audio CM4
    LOM microUsi Pro

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Forest Night

'Forest Night' by Seth Swaaley has dense sounds of crickets from night and into dawn in the Angeles Forest. You’ll hear birds making nests, owls and poorwills calling to one another, random dogs barking, a lone coyote, the cacophony of Tree Frogs, and more!
 
  • Amphibians & Reptile Sound Effects Forest Night Play Track 27+ sounds included, 81 mins total $30

    When the sun goes down the Forest comes alive. Well, at least a very different version of it. It’s a pretty amazing place, with the various rhythms and wildlife going about their business. FOREST NIGHT is 27 Files and includes the dense sounds of crickets all throughout the night and into dawn. You’ll hear birds making their nests, Owls and Poorwills calling out to one another. The random dogs barking in the distance, the cacophony of Tree Frogs.

    Most of this library came out of a few different over night recordings in the Angeles Forest. I taped a couple of mics to an Oak and Pine Tree and hoped for the best. There’s also a few others from when I was feeling a bit more adventurous and decided to roam around in the dark.

    Detailed metadata and markers have been provided so they’re easily searchable. Checking out the Metadata Sheet will give one a better idea of everything else that’s in the library.

    Anyone looking for more in depth Forest Sounds that include Rivers, Lakes, along with the Forest during the day can pick up FOREST LIFE. That comes with multiple libraries at a bit of a discount along with the bonus mini library FOOTHILLS.

     

    Night Birds

    Common Poorwill, Great Horned Owl, Whiskered Screech-Owl, Western Screech-Owl.

    The Gear

    Sound Devices MixPre-6 II

    Sony A10

    Sony PCM D100

    The Mics

    Sennheiser MKH 8040

    Clippy EM272

    Line Audio CM4

    LOM microUsi Pro

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Eateries Vol. 1

'Eateries Vol. 1' by 344 Audio gets you the native sounds of a cafe and bakery kitchen. It comprises natural cafe ambiences with walla, cutlery clinking, coffee machine noise, and general cafe hubbub, as well as sounds of a baker preparing food in their industrial kitchen.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences Eateries Vol. 1 Play Track 23 sounds included $34

    Rub-a-dub-dub, thanks for the grub!

    Eateries Vol. 1 features the native sounds of food-providing locations; in this case, a cafe and bakery kitchen.

    This library comprises natural cafe ambiences (featuring walla,  cutlery clinking, coffee machine noise, customers placing their orders, machinery hum, and general cafe hubbub) and sounds of a baker preparing food in their industrial kitchen (including cracking eggs into a metal bowl, putting food in the oven, cutting chocolate, pouring sugar, and more).

    The immersive quality of these sounds make them ideal for eatery settings or scenes involving food. Use them to craft realistic, dynamic backgrounds in your Film, TV and Game projects.

    All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

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Ghostly Presences Vol. 3

'Ghostly Presences Vol. 3' by 344 Audio features manipulated drones and nerve-wracking voices to create a series of haunting ambiences. You'll hear ghostly singing, eerie whistling, deathly drones, wicked whispers, spooky synths, and more delivered in 24bit / 192kHz.
 
  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Ghostly Presences Vol. 3 Play Track 10 sounds included, 30 mins total $14

    Ghostly Presences Vol. 3 is the third volume of ambiences created specifically for use in your horror genre projects.

    In this instalment, our expert crafts team manipulated drones nerve wracking voice recordings to create a series of haunting ambiences.

    These sounds are perfect for individual use or textural layering. Ghostly singing, eerie whistling, deathly drones, wicked whispers, spooky synths and more have been designed to enhance your ghostly soundscape in Film, TV and Game Audio.

    All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

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British Pubs Vol. 1

'British Pubs Vol. 1' by 344 Audio features pubs ambiences in Northern England, encapsulating their quintessentially warm, inviting atmosphere. Hear walla from day to night, underscored by sounds of bar and kitchen activity, footsteps, cutlery, and chime of glasses.
 
  • Environments & Ambiences British Pubs Vol. 1 Play Track 17 sounds included, 47 mins total $29

    Step into a cosy, bustling environment, surrounded by some of the world’s greatest storytellers!

    British Pubs Vol. 1 features ambient recordings of pubs in Northern England, encapsulating their quintessentially warm, inviting atmosphere.

    Included in this library is walla of various-sized crowds at different times of day, underscored by the sounds of bar and kitchen activity, passing footsteps, clinking cutlery and the chime of glasses as people enjoy their well-earned drink.

    Use these sounds to build candid backgrounds and ground your Film, TV and Game projects in British realism.

    All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

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Baby Robins

'Baby Robins' by Soundopolis features a robin’s nest with 3 baby birds being fed by their parents. You can hear the whoosh and flapping of the adult robin’s wings when they swoop in with nom-noms and the babies as they chirp loudly for those fresh grubs and worms.
 
  • Animal Sound Effects Baby Robins Play Track 19 sounds included, 27 mins total $15

    Baby Robins is a selection of recordings of a Robin’s nest with 3 baby birds being fed by their parents.  You can hear the whoosh and flapping of the adult Robin’s wings as they swoop in with nom-noms, the babies chirping loudly to get some of those fresh grubs and worms, and finally the deep pounding of wings as the adults swoop out of the nest in pursuit of more food.

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Ghostly Presences Vol. 2

'Ghostly Presences Vol. 2' by 344 Audio was created specifically for use in your horror genre projects. It combines synth-generated drones and manipulated voice recordings to build haunting and unsettling horror ambiences.
 
  • Drones & Mood Sound Effects Ghostly Presences Vol. 2 Play Track 10 sounds included, 30 mins total $17

    Ghostly Presences Vol. 2 is the second volume in a collection of ambiences created specifically for use in your horror genre projects.

    Combining Synth-generated drones and manipulated voice recordings to build haunting and unsettling horror ambiences. This library comprises a variety of sounds crafted for layering or individual use. Included are ghostly chants, deep drones, pulsing synths, haunting whispers and more; a perfect selection for enhancing your horror soundscapes in Film, TV and Game Audio projects!

    All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 192kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.

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Forest Day

'Forest Day' by Seth Swaaley is a diverse collection of 59 isolated ambiences and wildlife sounds captured in the Angeles Forest, Eastern Sierras, San Jacinto Wilderness, Los Padres Forest, as well others.
 
  • Bird Sound Effects Forest Day Play Track 59+ sounds included, 132 mins total $65

    FOREST DAY is a diverse collection of 59 isolated Forest Ambiences and Wildlife Sounds.

    This library came out of a love for hiking and exploring Mountains and Forests and capturing the wonderful soundscapes of that world. Most of these recordings took place in California, in particular, a number of areas throughout the Angeles Forest. You’ll also come across sounds from high atop the Eastern Sierras, San Jacinto Wilderness, Los Padres Forest, as well as a few other Forests.

    A variety of different bird species are included, at lower elevation settings, higher Mountains, throughout the day, some in isolation, others sometimes alongside wind.

    Also included are isolated Mountain winds in different variations and with vegetation and tree creaks. There’s Cicadas and a few day crickets.

    Detailed metadata and markers have been provided so they’re easily searchable. Photos are embedded in every file to give an idea of what the location was like. Checking out the Metadata Sheet will give on a better idea of everything else that’s in the library.

    Anyone looking for more in depth Forest Sounds that include Rivers, Lakes, along with the Forest at night can pick up FOREST LIFE. That comes with multiple libraries at a bit of a discount along with the bonus mini library FOOTHILLS.

    Bird Species

    Day

    Acorn Woodpecker, Black-headed Grosbeak, California Towhee, Canyon Wren, Common Raven, Cooper’s Hawk, House Finch, Hummingbird, Lawrence’s Goldfinch, Lazuli Bunting, Mountain Chickadee, Mountain Quail, Mourning Dove, Northern Flicker, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Pygmy Nuthatch, Red Shouldered Hawk, Spotted Towhee, Steller’s Jay, Yellow Warbler, Western Bluebird, Western Wood-Pewee

    The Gear

    Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
    Sony A10
    Sony PCM D100
    Zoom F6

    The Mics

    Sennheiser MKH 8040
    Sennheiser MKH 8020
    Sennheiser MKH 60
    Clippy EM272
    Line Audio CM4
    LOM microUsi Pro

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Piaggio Vespa Primavera 50 2014 scooter motorcycle

'Piaggio Vespa Primavera 50 2014 scooter motorcycle' by Krampfstadt Studio was recorded in 32bit / 192 kHz with RØDE and FEL mics, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II, and Zoom F3 recorders. It has sounds of of driving, exterior Foley, mechanical and electrical sounds.
 
Switzerland Countryside Atmospheres

'Switzerland Countryside Atmospheres' by Articulated Sounds features 11 typical soundscapes from Switzerland, cow herds, pasture valley, sheep herds, cowbells, forest, mountain, tractors ... all which will immerse you in the fresh air of the countryside.
 
 

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    User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Kawaii UI Play Track 714+ sounds included $50
    Kawaii UI Trailer

    Introducing Kawaii UI, a delightful collection of charming, rounded user interface sounds designed to infuse your projects with joy.

    This library offers a perfect blend of cute, functional interface sounds, crafted to enhance user experiences.

    Elevate your games and apps with Kawaii UI. It’s ideal for creating cheerful menus, delightful HUDs, playful navigation and notifications, engaging pop-ups, and expressive dialog text.

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  • Roomtones Hospital Ambiance Play Track 24 sounds included, 59 mins total $33

    Hospital Ambiance is 59 minutes/1.80 Gb of ambiance recordings from an old hospital. 24 separate files – recorded in 24bit/96kHz A-B stereo. All sounds are UCS-compatible.

    Hospital Ambiance was recorded in the rooms and corridors of the old (now defunct) Aarhus County Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark. A prominent feature is the lack of acoustical treatment in corridors and hallways, giving a rather hard and reverberant sound, which is typical of Danish public building styles of the 1930’s and 40’s.

    Elevators and automatic doors are heavy and noisy; humming and clanking as patients and staff pass through them. Electric vehicles used to move patients and supplies around inside the complex are old and not exactly noiseless either. Finally, while I did not have access to operating rooms or the like, I did get into a couple of basement corridors, where there were less people and more Hvac noise (yay!).

    In some of the recordings, faint, muffled or smeared voices can be heard. While I have removed passages with distinctly Danish words (which might also be connected with specific, recognizable persons), there is still a certain tone and pitch to the Danish language, which may come through on occasion.
    All in all, this is the sound of a place that is no more, as this old hospital is being turned into expensive apartments or something to that effect.

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  • Door Sound Effects Locker Doors Play Track 104 sounds included, 4+ mins total $12

    This is a collection of 5 different metal lockers, opened, closed, banged and handled for all of those school hallway situations you’ll come across. They are super clean and were recorded with close and “roomy” perspectives for all but one.
    Multi-channel, mono close, stereo room.

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  • Hand Combat Sound Effects Massive Punches Play Track 505 sounds included, 1 mins total $29.99

    MASSIVE PUNCHES – 505 files of punch sound effects, from several sparring sessions. From quiet taps and hits to thudding and cracking impacts. Massive Punches comes in at over 1 minute, of real skin on skin body and head shots. Bring the power of bare knuckle to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Massive Punches filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.

    Don’t need a Massive amount of Punch sound effects? We offer ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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  • Hand Combat Sound Effects Mini Punches Play Track 60 sounds included $6.99

    MINI PUNCHES – 60 files of punch sound effects, from several sparring sessions. From quiet taps and hits to thudding and cracking impacts. Mini Punches comes in at over 15 seconds, of real skin on skin body and head shots. Bring the power of bare knuckle to your next project. Recorded at 192kHz and 32bit, using microphones capable of recording ultrasonic frequencies. Mini Punches filenames are in the Universal Category System format with additional Metadata baked-in.
    Looking for a Massive amount of Punch sound effects? We offer ‘Massive’ sound effect libraries as companions for all of our ‘Mini’ sound effect libraries. All recordings are unique to each library with no overlap. Go Mini today, and upgrade to the corresponding Massive library later, when you need more of that particular sound effect.

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  • Environments & Ambiences Textured Rain Play Track 116 sounds included, 135 mins total $41.30

    Textured Rain features meticulously recorded rainfall on a wide variety of surfaces and objects. Each sound is delivered as a seamless loop, with three distinct intensities per surface for maximum flexibility.

    Captured in a controlled environment using mainly a DIY rain machine, this collection was recorded in both stereo and mono, ranging from light drizzles to heavy downpours and offering consistent, adaptable textures without unwanted background noise.

    The library includes performances on car interiors, metal and plastic props, umbrellas, vegetation, fabric, debris and more. Perfect for layering in film, games, or other audio projects, these rain loops are ideal for crafting atmospheres, enhancing ambiences, and adding realistic environmental detail.

    ‍Loops in mono and stereo

    This sound pack have been recorded using multiple mono and stereo microphone configurations and exported as seamless loops for easy drag and drop in your project.

    ‍Props and textures recorded

    Aluminium plate • Car interior • Fabric • Galvanized container • Galvanized tub • Glass plate • Green and dead leaves • Metal barrel • Metal roof • Metal sheets and plates • Metal scrap • Mud puddle • Newspapers • Plastic container • Plastic roof • Plastic sheet • Plastic tarps • Reed screen • Roof tiles • Shopping bags • Stainless steel sheet • Steel box • Tent • Trash bags • Trash can • Umbrellas • Water • Wheelie bin • Window skylight • Wood floor • Wood planks

    … and more!

    ‍Gear used

    MixPre-6 II • F6 • MKH8040 • MKH30 • C411 • MKH416 • LOM Usi Pro • Oktava MK012


    ‍Metadata

    This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadata compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.

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  • Destruction & Impact Sounds Extra Crunches Play Track 74 sounds included, 27 mins total $9.99

    EXTRA CRUNCHES – is an auxiliary sound library containing 74 unique sound effect files of crunches. From close up scratching and popping to loud and rough breaking and chomping. Whether it’s crunches or crumbs you’re looking for; This Extra sound effects library will help supplement the snacks and cracker needs, of your next project. Extra Crunches comes in at over 27 minutes and was recorded at 192kHz / 32bit using an ultrasonic microphone. All of our libraries comply with the Universal Category System naming convention standard, allowing for accurate and easy granular searches.

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  • Industrial Ambiences Airflow Collection Play Track 36+ sounds included, 157 mins total $48

    Moody wind drafts for game & cinematic sound design can always give depth and realism to your production. This collection of airflow sounds covers structural air pressure, howling and whistling wind through doors, rattling frames and cracking stuff. Perfect for creating bunker-like atmospheres, tense survival settings, or immersive environmental layers, these sounds bring authenticity and emotion to your projects. Whether you need subtle drafts creeping through an abandoned shelter or violent gusts shaking a refuge, this library delivers a versatile toolkit ready for games, trailers, and film sound design.
    Only acoustic recordings are used, no designed sounds. UCS compatible file names and embedded file descriptions for your comfort.

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