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City Life Sound Effects

City and urban sound effects & recordings – including crowds, walla, traffic and other city activity

  • Snowy Winter Traffic sound effects
    Snowy Winter Traffic sound effects
    Traffic Sound Effects Snowy Winter Traffic & Cars Play Track 78 sounds included $70

    This is a collection of snowy, icy, slushy, crunchy winter traffic. Single car passes, busy city roads, distant skylines, village roads, highways. All files are 96khz 24bit with metadata, and recorded with 2 x Sennheiser mkh 8040, mkh 416, Audio Technica BP4025 and Sony D100.

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  • City Life Sound Effects Shanghai Ambiences Play Track 65 sounds included, 199 mins total $79

    Shanghai is a fascinating and lively city, full of contrast – a mixture of old and new, with towering skyscrapers looming over winding residential lanes, with streets full of rattling old bicycles and electric scooters, with noisy trucks rolling alongside almost silent electric cars.

    The elevated highways that cross the city give certain areas a dense, constant rumble, while the city’s many parks offer a range of sounds, full of people and activity during the day, and generally quite empty at night – offering a diffuse, distant sonic perspective of the environment.

    This library contains many of the everyday sounds of the city, with a variety of on and off-street recordings, interior and exterior walla, park and bird atmospheres, restaurant interiors, traffic, and even a range of metro recordings. While some of this library’s sounds are quite specific to Shanghai, the majority could be used in other large city environments, particularly in but not limited to those cities where Mandarin is the most common language.

    All recordings were made with a pair of Lewitt LCT 540s microphones in an ORTF configuration. These microphones have extremely low self noise and a wide, balanced frequency response, allowing for the detailed capture of a range of sounds, from distant and quiet to close, loud and chaotic, from the deep rumble of engines to the supersonic screeching of brakes. Recorded at a sampling rate of 96kHz, these recordings contain detailed information above 20kHz, expanding the possibilities for sound manipulation by slowing and pitching down the recordings.

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  • Environments & Ambiences Ambiences from East London Play Track 49+ sounds included, 98 mins total $34.99

    East End used to be synonymous with poverty, overcrowding, disease and criminality, but these days it’s one of the most exciting and inspiring areas in London. Stretching from the City to the River Lea, it is a perfect area for night clubbing, visiting galleries, admiring street art and spotting fashion trends. This library includes sounds from multi-cultural Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch and the City. Experience the atmosphere of Sunday flower markets, parks, museums and even festivals.

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  • Large interior ambience sound effects recordings
    Large interior ambience sound effects recordings
    Environments & Ambiences Large Hall Activity Play Track 28+ sounds included $75

    Often majestic, big interior spaces are beautiful sets. We created this collection to help you bring some life into them. To take full advantage of those sets, there’s nothing quite like Ambisonic and its faithful sound reproduction of its acoustics in 3D.

    About Ambisonics:
    This is an Ambisonics sound effects library - and by using the free SoundField SurroundZone 2 plugin you can convert the B-format files into your preferred format (stereo, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0 or 7.1 surround). Note: The library also contains ready-made stereo mixdowns for your convenience.
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  • City Rumor sound effects
    City Rumor sound effects
    Ambisonic Sound Effects City Rumor Play Track 17+ sounds included, 41 mins total $75

    Far from the heart of town. Where you see the cityscapes in the distance. You hear the sounds of downtown deep and low. This collection is made for those shots, when you need to feel at the edge of the city.

    About Ambisonics:
    This is an Ambisonics sound effects library - and by using the free SoundField SurroundZone 2 plugin you can convert the B-format files into your preferred format (stereo, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, 7.0 or 7.1 surround). Note: The library also contains ready-made stereo mixdowns for your convenience.
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  • Traffic Sound Effects L.A. Freeways Play Track 60 sounds included, 180 mins total $49

    Los Angeles is well-known for having some of the largest and most traveled freeways in the United States.

    The L.A. Freeways sound effects library captures the traffic ambience on the massive freeways that run through the Greater L.A. area – 3 hours of recordings in total!

    Multiple perspectives were recorded, from close vehicle pass bys to distant traffic ambience captured from city parks, surrounding hillsides, tunnels and underpasses. Traffic types range from fast pass bys, to slow and congested traffic.

    Freeways included:

    • US-101 (Hollywood Freeway)
    • I-405 (San Diego Freeway)
    • I-5 (Golden State Freeway)
    • I-10 (Santa Monica Freeway)
    • I-110 (Harbor Freeway)
    • SR-134 (Ventura Freeway)
    • (Glendale Freeway)

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  • City Life Sound Effects Sounds of Mexico – AFR Play Track 120 sounds included, 240 mins total $65

    Introducing “Sounds of Mexico“, a sound library that includes various details of life in Mexico!

    – 120 files in 24bit 96kHz
    – Recorded with Sound Devices Mixpre 6, Neumann KM184 and KM183
    – Total duration 4 hours
    – Bird identified
    – Including 105 ambient recordings in 4.0 (city traffic, church (little surprise here), emblematic sounds of street vendors, heavy rain on various surfaces, gusts of wind near the Popocateptl, iconic birds of Mexico City (Inca Dove, Clay Colored Thrush), Queretaro (Green Heron, Whimbrel) and Puebla (Blue-Throated Hummingbird, Mexican Chickadee, …), the famous Voladores ceremony in its entirety, and more!).
    – Bonus: sounds of Jeep engines (4.0 and Mono), recorded in Queretaro with Los Lobos motorsports enthusiasts!

    Let me know what you think by leaving a review, or messaging me on Instagram!

    Thanks!

    Pics by @lutz.daniel

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  • Car Sound Effects London Skyline: Urban High Street Play Track 86+ sounds included, 169 mins total $60

    Elevated Ambiences and Modular Scene Sweeteners for Modern City Soundscapes

    Capture the vibrant pulse of a bustling city with “London Skyline: Urban High Street,” a comprehensive sound effects library designed specifically for sound designers,  sound effect editors, and picture editors. This collection is your key to bringing the vibrant energy of London’s iconic streets into your projects, offering a versatile palette of authentic urban sounds captured from a unique skyline perspective.

    This library delivers a wide array of high-quality recordings that encapsulate the unique atmosphere of London’s bustling high streets. From the dynamic roar of vehicles accelerating through tight city lanes to the subtle yet immersive background hum of pedestrian chatter and distant traffic, every sound in this collection has been meticulously captured from the top of the city’s skyline, providing an unparalleled angle that enhances the realism of your soundscapes.

    London Skyline: Urban High Street includes two types of material to suit different creative needs:

    • Full Ambiences
      Rich, layered recordings of busy streets and quieter moments — perfect for creating immersive backgrounds and setting the scene.
    • Modular Scene Sweeteners
      Isolated, carefully edited scene elements like vehicle pass-bys, brake squeals, sirens, and fragments of city life — designed for layering, customising, or enhancing existing ambiences with precision.

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    What’s Inside:

    • Vehicle Sounds: Everyday engine hums, moderate accelerations, and typical city vehicle sounds, ideal for capturing the everyday rhythm of urban life.
    • Street Ambiences: Diverse background sounds featuring everything from the bustling activity of busy intersections to the quieter moments of early morning streets.
    • Emergency and Public Transport: Authentic sirens and bus horns, essential for any urban soundscape.
    • Unique City Elements: High-pitched brake squeals, clumsy tire bumps, and the echo of late-night laughter—every detail you need to recreate London’s vibrant city life.

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    Recorded from elevated viewpoints and delivered in high-resolution audio, this library gives you maximum flexibility in your creative process — whether building realistic city environments, crafting nuanced sound design for film and television, or adding depth to interactive game worlds.

    London Skyline: Urban High Street | SoundScene Build Up | Walkthrough Session

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  • City Life Sound Effects Walla, Public Places Play Track 137+ sounds included, 304 mins total $29

    Walla, Public Places sounds and ambiences.

    Walla backgrounds and public ambiences, sound textures. European languages. Recorded in European countries.
    In most of the recordings languages are indistinguishable, background babbling, hum, ambience. In some cases language can be recognized and this is mentioned in the name of the file.
    Check the sound list to see  if this is what you’re looking for.
    High quality audio recorded with care (detailed description of audio/mic technique used is in metadata chunk).
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  • Ambisonic Sound Effects Ambisonic Playgrounds and Parks Play Track 30 sounds included, 60 mins total $10

    Playgrounds & Parks is a small collection of ambisonic recordings performed at various exterior parks, water parks, and playgrounds of multiple cities and the countryside.

    This collection is great for post-production, VR/AR experiences, game developers, and any real-time 3D audio engine.

    All files are tagged and categorized for your convenience – supporting tag-filtering browsing applications.

    This package includes 30 Samples – A total of 60 minutes of content. 

    Supported formats: First Order AmbiX B-Format and Stereo (Total of 60 files).



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  • City Life Sound Effects Rio De Janeiro Play Track 39 sounds included $49

    The sounds of Rio De Janeiro’s metro, buses, skylines, cafe’s and street sounds…and more.

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  • Weather Sound Effects Urban Rain Play Track 44 sounds included, 62 mins total $29

    RICH CITY RAIN AMBIENCE

    Recorded over years in different cities, this highly detailed and very usable library will satisfy your rain and stormy weather needs for urban settings for years to come. High frequency range and meticulous recording techniques makes this a must have for city rain scenes in various media formats, from film to television to games.

    Contains various city rain intensities on various surfaces. Wet traffic pass-bys. Drainage systems. In-vehicle rain… and more. Check the video below!

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  • City Life Sound Effects Public Spaces France Play Track 38 sounds included, 152 mins total $50

    Public Spaces France is a library of high quality backgrounds, sweeteners and walla, all recorded over several years on the city streets of France.

    Cafe culture, city nightlife, metro lines, rooftops, alleyways, markets, parks and town squares; the library captures a wide range of city environments at varying times of day and season.

    Real French walla with discernible speech removed, creating flexible recordings that can fit a wide range of projects.

    With recordings from Paris, Toulouse and Annecy, this library offers new environments, carefully selected for their quality and utility in post production.

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  • World Sounds Tunisia Play Track 33 sounds included, 88 mins total $40
    Recordings from the vibrant capital’s mosques and markets, to the rural fringes of oasis towns in the Sahara Desert .
    This is a concise collection of wind, sea, city, traffic, transport, rooftops, cafes and more from sound editor and recordist Benjamin Gale
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  • City Life Sound Effects Ambiences from New York Play Track 58 sounds included, 99 mins total $59.99

    Ambiences from New York is a collection of the most iconic soundscapes of New York City neighbourhoods. Discover streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Stroll along Central Park on a winter day. Visit the 9-11 Memorial Museum and the Museum of Modern Art. Take a journey on the largest rapid transit system – The New York City Subway. Explore a concrete jungle – New York, New York!

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  • World Sounds Sounds of Asia Play Track 33 sounds included, 104 mins total $50

    Sounds of Asia explores the sounds native to this diverse and vibrant area of the world.

    These sounds were recorded in Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia over a period of several years.

    From various foreign accents, to food courts in Thailand, the famous Tokyo fish markets and metro, wildlife in rural Indonesia, the hill tribes of Vietnam, Jakarta’s omnipresent Islamic call to prayer, and the general chaos of South East Asian traffic and markets, this collection is a true snapshot of Asia. Please check out the Tracklist below for specific track information.

    Sounds of Asia was recorded with the intention to be particularly useful in post-production environments with a range of genuine and rare sounds you can genuinely expect to hear in these countries.

    We really hope you enjoy this extensive, high-quality sound pack.

    All tracks recorded by Evan Buist, sound engineer and field recordist (National Geographic, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures).

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  • City Life Sound Effects The Netherlands Play Track 70 sounds included, 350 minutes mins total From: $50

    Recorded over the course of two months this sound library features an extensive amount of Dutch ambiences including locations such as train stations, parks, cafes, streets and forests.

    All atmospheres run for approximately 5 minutes and were recorded at 24 bit/96khz using the DPA 5100 and Sound Devices 788T. This library is available in stereo or 5.0.

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

     

     

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  • World Sounds Ecuador Play Track 100 sounds included, 505 mins total From: $79

    Ambiences recorded during the month of March 2017 throughout a 3 weeks trip dedicated to the sonic capture.

    Features diverse Ecuadorian geographical tropes, urban & rural:

    The library comprises all aspects of the mainland Ecuadorian life, with the 3 geographical tropes: the coast, the highlands (Sierra) and the jungle (Oriente), along with diverse urban settings (in the capital city Quito, and in diverse town size, coastal, Andean and Amazonian)

    Library highlights:

    • total 100 Ecuadorian ambiences (56 quad surround)
    • recorded full HD with SSS technique, ORTF and double ORTF
    • Urban, Rural, Nature, from coast, mountain, and forest
    • Amazon rainforest ambiences
    • Andean town ambiences
    • Fishermen village ambiences
    • Nature & frogs ambiences
    • Downtown capital city (Quito) ambiences
    • Airport ambiences
    • Gear used: Sennheiser MKH8090, Sound Devices 788T, Rode NT5

    The itinerary on Polar Steps:

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  • Environments & Ambiences Paris Micro Collection Play Track 5 sounds included, 20 mins total $15

    Welcome to Paris, the city of love. In my short visit to Paris, I recorded 5 tracks in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, great ambience files to use in your production.

    Another way to get this library:
     Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.
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  • City Life Sound Effects Urban Berlin Vol. 3 Play Track 22 sounds included, 167 mins total $65

    Urban Berlin Volume 3 is the brand new library in addition to volume 1 and volume 2 capturing the many sounds of the German capital.

    We recorded in the districts: Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain. This Library contains roomtones of a Hospital, a Playground, Trainstations and other crowded places. For further details about the locations, please read the spread-sheet and take a look on the location photos.

     

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  • Ambisonic Sound Effects The Park Play Track 50+ sounds included, 192 mins total $129

    Jungle gyms, sports fields, whistling birds, and barking dogs. This is a diverse collection of recreational Parks that spans the Southern California area. From quiet city plazas to busy skate parks, this library provides a variety of ambisonic ambiences suited for your next project.

    Recorded with the stunning Sennheiser Ambeo microphone, each ambience is delivered in both AmbiX and FuMa formats, as well as Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1.

    What’s more- a 360 video reference is provided to offer a fully immersive image of the sound effect being captured!

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  • City Life Sound Effects Urban Berlin Vol. 2 Play Track 69-138 sounds included $75

    Urban Berlin Volume 2 is the brand new library in addition to volume 1, capturing the many sounds of the German capital.

    We recorded in the districts: Kreuzberg, Mitte, Charlottenburg and Tiergarten. This Library contains the most-visited places, as well as quiet streets and backyards. Most of these recordings were made during the spring of 2016. For further details about the locations, please read the spread-sheet and take a look on the location photos.

    It was completely recorded in MS-Stereo (mid/side Signal) which gives you the great opportunity to handle the stereo-spread in post production. For those of you, who want fast results, we offer you also a converted version in full Stereo-spread. The excellent Neumann Shotgun MS-Microphone RSM 190i was used in this session.

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  • Laos sound effects library
    Laos sound effects library
    Nature & Countryside Ambiences Laos Play Track 49+ sounds included, 93 mins total $40

    'Laos' is a unique collection of 49 sounds recorded and produced with high-quality equipment. From north to south, this collection includes:

    • Village: from northern mountains, far away from civilization
    • Countryside: animals and farm life.
    • Forest: from southern valleys and central old colonies.
    • Market: from small to big, outdoor and indoor
    • City: average-sized with peace atmosphere.

    This collection provides authentic and interesting sounds recorded through all the country using DPA, Neumann and Audio technica mics powered by an Aeta Mixy Recorder. All Faunethic tracks include Soundminer metadata tags.

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  • City Life Sound Effects Sounds of Sochi Play Track 56 sounds included $19

    Sochi is a city and resort area of the Krasnodar area in the south-west of Russia.

    City of palms, sea, snowy mountains and mineral springs. Its located along Black Sea coast at the foot of western part of Caucasus mountains.

    Sochi is unique place because of attractive coastal and mountain landscapes, long beaches and warm (humid subtropical) climate. This combination allows, for example, to ski in the mountains and swim in the sea literally in one place!

    Also, Sochi hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, for which sports venues were built in the city and mountains.

    In this library we’ll visit several areas of Sochi: urban, suburban, coastal, snowy mountains and capture those atmospheres using stealth recording technique armed with a pair of DPA 4060s in AB array.

    KEY POINTS:

    • 48 kHz / 24 Bit quality
    • An excellent addition to your library for film, TV and multimedia – Sochi in winter time
    • Stealth recording with DPA 4060 gives the absolute naturalness and allows you to be where you cannot operate with a traditional set of microphones
    • Soundminer and BWF metadata for search engines
    • Universal Category System (UCS) compliant
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