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Nature sound effects and recordings, from forests, jungles, plains and fields
Immerse yourself in the authentic Soundscapes of Modern China—the result of a year-long journey. This collection captures the diverse sonic tapestry of urban, suburban, and rural areas in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Liaoning, Sichuan, and beyond.
With 390 high-quality recordings (96kHz, 24-bit), this collection is perfect for anyone seeking to add authentic Chinese ambiences to their projects.
Some of what you can expect to hear:
Urban Soundscapes: Bustling markets and lively streets to the serene corners of city parks, experience the pulse of Chinese metropolises.
Natural Soundscapes: Mountain streams and diverse wildlife.
Transportation Soundscapes: High-speed trains, metros, trams, boats, and unique vehicles like the “San Beng Zi” (three-wheeled trucks) paint a vivid picture of China’s varied transportation landscape.
Cultural Soundscapes: Temple ambiences, traditional markets, and festival sounds bring China’s rich heritage to life.
Weather Soundscapes: Experience the pitter-patter of rain, the rumble of thunder, and the whisper of wind across different Chinese settings.
Crowd Soundscapes: Authentic Mandarin walla, crowd atmospheres, and the distinct sounds of daily life.
Whether you’re working on a project set in China or need versatile ambient sounds for any type of media, our library offers a wealth of options. Many of these sounds can seamlessly fit into non-China related content, providing a rich resource for various creative endeavors.
Gear used in this library:
Natural soundscapes in Ambisonic recorded in early Spring, Spring and early Summer. Forests, meadows, river, streams ambiences. Birds, crickets, insects sounds and backgrounds.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic (Rycote blimp) and Sound Devices recorder (all ch. matched with noise generator). Metadata tagged with info. Mic position is upright.
RAW files: B-format, Ambix (4 ch.) and Binaural stereo (preview is in Binaural stereo).
Check the sound list for add. info.
Rolling thunder, rain in the city or in the countryside – these are the sounds that are included in the collection “Thunderstorm Rain Vol.1”.
These sounds are well suited for creating a stormy, rainy atmosphere for movies, games and other audio-visual content.
All sounds are recorded in WAV format, 96 kHz, 24 bit.
The following sounds are included:
Product Details:
This library offers a collection of recordings from Iceland during the winter season. The landscape is cold and blanketed in snow. You can hear the biting icy wind, the pervasive chill, and, occasionally, the calls of a few birds and a solitary raven. These recordings capture the serene, remote and stark beauty of Icelandic winter ambiances.
All recordings are clear and entirely devoid of external noise and human disruptions. This is why this library is particularly valuable for productions set in the past, such as medieval and ancient times as well as for historical and nature documentaries.
All these nature ambiences are recorded using two microphone setups: a Double MS Stereo setup and a spaced omnis setup, the latter also providing extended frequency response. This results in four variations for each recording: Stereo, Wide Stereo, Wide AB Stereo, and 5-channel 5.0 surround. The variances between these options range from subtle to more pronounced, offering flexibility for crosscutting within scenes.
Get more than 3 hours of unique, royalty-free and notably high quality recordings with this library. Recorded in 24 bit / 96 kHz. Accurately edited and mastered to sound as natural as possible. With an average duration ranging from 2 to 7 1/2 minutes per file, there’s ample time to integrate them seamlessly into longer scenes without the need for looping. For more detailed descriptions of the ambiences within this collection, please refer to the metadata provided in our file lists or listen to the preview montage.
This library is UCS compliant (universalcategorysystem.com). In this new category system, all files contain extensive metadata like file description, Category & Subcategory. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio libraries management tools.
“Ambience: Countryside & Coast” is a sound library containing a varied collection of ambiences recorded in rural and coastal Wales.
Includes:
Features:
Embark on an auditory journey through the Netherlands with our collection of 359 recordings, encompassing 45GB and 17+ hours of audio. From the serene birdsong at dawn in Texel’s quaint towns to the ambience of a busy supermarket, each sound tells a story of Dutch life and nature.
Recorded with DPA 4006a, Sennheiser mkh 8040 and Sound Devices 744T.
Evocative Sound and Visuals is pleased to announce its latest sound effects library entitled, The Amish. It is a rare collection of high-quality recordings featuring life among an Old Order Amish community in northeast Ohio.
The library features these sounds and more:
• The beginning of class in a one-room schoolhouse, including the morning bell captured from the outside and inside.
• Early-morning barn chores captured inside, including cow milking and tending to stalls. Bonus sounds include cows peeing and pooping right next to the mics. This was not a pleasant experience for me, but one that elicited much snickering from the youngsters.
• Hitched teams of large draft horses, snorting and whinnying as they plow a muddy field, with pass-bys and follow-behinds.
• The relaxing sounds of rain and rolling thunder captured from inside an old metal-roofed barn on several occasions.
• The peaceful sounds of clothes swaying on a line in an afternoon breeze.
• The sound of cornstalks blowing in the wind in autumn and in winter, when they’re dry and brittle.
• The tink, tink, tap, tap as a farrier putting new shoes on a horse.
• Bringing in dry hay at the end of the growing season, plus putting it into a silo.
• Interior and exterior perspectives of two working vintage sawmills.
• Inside a leather shop, where an Amish farmer makes hand-made flyswatters with his children.
• The rhythmic sounds of a squeaky old metal windmill spinning, along with water that gurgles from the pipe as it comes out of the ground.
• Wagon and buggies (onboard and pass-by perspectives)
Visit www.evocativesound.com to find out more!
NSL – Ubrique is a 44 Files Sound-Pack composed of Spain Life Sounds, All Royalty-FREE to use in your productions. You will have access to many samples: Spain Neighbourhoods, City Life, Farm Animals, Nature Winds, and many more sounds…
Amidst the gentle rustling leaves and the crisp, cool, air, autumn unveils its enchanting symphony.
From the chirping evening insects to the whispering of the wind through golden foliage, the season resonates with evocative soundscapes.
Now available in immersive 3D Surround.
A great variety of Patagonian Wind textures and Natural Ambiences. Including winds of different character such as tonal, hollow, wispy, crispy, swells, gusts, dry vegetation rustles, small debris, and many other textures to build you custom atmospheres.
DESCRIPTION:
• In Nature Roomtones: Forests 2, get a collection of ambiences with zero wildlife and barely audible canopy wind from the temperate forests of Northern Maine and the boreal forests of Alaska. Hear wildlife-free, natural roomtones from 43 different perspectives perfect for atmospheric beds in temperate forest environments. Hear the delicate fluttering of autumn leaves about to fall and the soothing roars of distant wind.
• This library offers you an extensive collection of ambiences with sparse flora and zero fauna. Hear the majestic sparseness of spooky forest nights and the beautifully subtle character of these almost silent natural spaces.
“Squeaky Gates” is a sound design sample pack featuring a range of wood and metal gate creaks recorded with a shotgun and contact microphone.
California Grassland Wildlife is a collection of 95 Stereo and 33 Quad Recordings of over 30 different species of birds that can be found in Grassland, Plains, and High Desert Environments. Also included are a few recordings of Coyotes, Grasshoppers, Insects. Some other quieter ambiences are included as well.
Most of the recordings from this library took place in The Carrizo Plain, an open expanse of Grassland that spans 50 miles long and 15 miles wide West of the Mojave Desert in California’s Central Valley. It’s an arid area far from any towns, and a fairly harsh environment that most years gets very little rain. A number of dirt roads go on for miles and stretch across the flat plain and hilly landscape, eventually leading up to the Temblor and Caliente Ranges. Abandoned and weathered dilapidated remnants of old ranches, water tanks, barns, metal sheds, farm machinery, vehicles, and corrals from a bygone era of the west can be discovered if one ventures off the beaten path.
At first glance, one wouldn’t think there’d be much wildlife out there, but I discovered it’s an area that has quite a bit going on. A lot of the old structures, along with the few areas with trees become the resting place and shelters for birds and animals. Over a span of two years I made a number of trips to this location trying to capture as much of the local wildlife as I could.
Included are sounds from Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Dusk, and late evening. Perspectives vary from extremely close to medium and distant. I’ve split out the sounds by species and more Active, Medium, Specific, in order to give a lot of flexibility when trying to use these sounds for projects.
Barn Owls chirping overhead, the single rhythmic call of Bell’s Sparrows, the close hooting of Great Horned Owl’s, the constant cooing of Doves, Ravens slowly traveling over an open field, Finches swarming and providing quite the cacophony. Detailed sounds of wings of birds and grasshoppers. Coyotes howling in the distance. It was a lot of fun putting this one all together.
California Grassland Abandoned is the companion library to this one and is more focused on Ambiences, winds, and sounds from Abandoned Structures.
Prominent Birds with multiple recordings
Barn Owl, Bell’s Sparrow, Bullock’s Oriole, Cassin’s Kingbird, Common Nighthawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, House Finch, Great Horned Owl, Mourning Dove, Raven, Say’s Phoebe, Western Kingbird
Other Birds Featured
Ash-throated Flycatcher, Bewick’s Wren, Brewer’s Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, California Quail, California Towhee, European Starling, Hooded Oriole, Horned Lark, House Wren, Least Bittern, Mountain Bluebird, Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Red-tailed Hawk, Red-winged Blackbird, Rock Wren, Sagebrush Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Spotless Starling, Western Meadowlark.
Metadata
All files have been carefully mastered. Detailed Metadata and labeling of species has been provided so that all of the sounds are easily accessible. Photos have been embedded with each file to help out with getting an idea of what birds are typical in particular landscapes. UCS compliant, markers have been placed throughout the files to allow for quicker navigation.
The Gear
Sound Devices MixPre-3
Sound Devices MixPre-6
Mics
Sennheiser MKH 8020
Sennheiser MKH 8040
Sennheiser MKH 8040+MKH 30 MS
Sennheiser MKH 8040 Pair + MKH 30 DMS
A / B Spacing was used with the MKH 8020’s. ORTF with the MKH 8040, along with a MKH 30 in MS and Double MS.
MS Recordings have been decoded to Stereo and Double MS have been decoded to Quad Format.
A Comprehensive, Curated Hong Kong Sound Effects Library
Recorded in early 2023, this library contains iconic, instantly recognisable Hong Kong sounds – a pedestrian crossing bleeping rhythmically against the hum of the city, the bell of the tram that goes “ding ding” as it passes, the intense chorus of black-collared starlings during sunset hours as you pass through a park.
Construct an accurate and genuine soundscape of Hong Kong with a full range of urban and suburban atmospheres, and sprinkle on carefully curated details like metro and bus PA announcements, car and boat passes, and individual voices chatting away.
What else?
The Full edition contains 193+ sounds and a total duration of 3h 44mins while the Lite edition contains a selection of 50 sounds from the full library, with a duration of 1h 12mins
All files are USC compliant and rich with metadata and keywords, ready to be used in your projects.
The power of wind becomes clear when you feel the gusts and breezes on your skin. In combination with another incredibly natural disaster like an eruption of a volcano it seems like a dystopian world. We recorded pacific winds, gusts and breezes on a huge plain at the foot of the Yasur Volcano on Tanna Island. Some recordings include loud eruptions of the volcano. The feeling of wind blowing around our ears is created by our amazing immersive Schoeps ORTF3D recording system powered by the precise preamps of the Sonosax R4+ and AD8+.
The Library include sounds like
WIND, GUST, BREEZE, VEGETATION, TONAL, PLAIN, VOLCANO
Key Features:
Recordings of rivers, lakes and streams in stereo.
250 files, long recordings. Many perspectives captured, various distances, positions, „expressions“ of water, rivers, lakes, streams…
(sound for video perspectives having in mind while recording)
River, lake and streams ambiences, some are with birds (mentioned in name)… Flows in ditches, channels, urban environment, dam, well facility, watermill and others. Recordings are from all seasons even recorded in ice covered streams. There are some recordings „loop ready“; this means they are not faded in/out but loop edited for repeating if needed (shorter ones).
Recorded in MS, XY, AB; NOS, Spaced, Parabolic (very distant flow), etc., mosty with Sennheiser and AKG microphones, Sound Devices recorder/mixer. Files are without any dynamic manipulation (compression) with max. peak around -5dBFS.
Metadata tagged with description of equipment used on each recording. Recorded with great care with pro grade equipment. Noise (pollution) free. Various perspectives and sounds, check the sound list for add. info.
Create an immersive world with the only you-will-ever-need collection of royalty-free sounds for your RPG adventure that your audience will never forget!
INCLUDED LIBRARIES (Total Value: $580):
ALL MEDIEVAL WEAPONS AND SIEGE ENGINES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Discover entire sets of highest level to detail and cutting edge sound design for your battle scene.
Whether your project requires authentic weapons such as ONE-HANDED and TWO-HANDED SWORDS, KNIVES and DAGGERS, AXES, SHIELDS, BOW and ARROWS, weapons HANDLING and more; or IMPACT SOUNDS on a variety of surfaces including METAL, WOOD, ROCK, FLESH, ARMOUR and CLOTHING; as well as body moovement FOLEY SOUNDS, you’ll have everything you could possible need with this expansive collection!
Do you need Siege Engines and Larger Weapons too? Discover entire sets of sound effects that will bring your BATTERING RAM, CATAPULT, TREBUCHET, SIEGE TOWER and ENGINES MOVEMENT to life. As always in our libraries, included are all action sounds, such as LOADING, HANDLING NOISES, SHOOTING and walls/castles/bunkers/fortified gates HIT/IMPACT sounds, multiple intensity mixes, looping versions, various speeds, and more.
BRING ANY RPG ACTION, SCENARIO OR EVENT TO LIFE
Sounds for all RPG scenarios included, whether it’s TAVERN SOCIALIZING, EATING, and TALKING sound effects, CASTLE GATES and MEDIEVAL ENVIRONMENTS, FARM LIFE, DUNGEON, PRISONS, OBJECT MOVES and CHEST OPENS, EXPLORATIONS, or any other Medieval/Fantasy scenario, it’s all inside of this extensive pack!
Included are all RGP Actions and Event sound effects, such as Environment Selections or Enters (ARMY ENCAMPMENTS, CASTLE, CHURCH, FARM, FORUM, GRAVEYARD, HOSPITAL, LIBRARY, multiple FIGHTING ARENAS, MARKET, MINE, PORT, PRISON, TAVERN, etc.), TERRAIN CLEARING on a map, FIGHTING COMBAT MELEE with SWORDS and KNIVES, ITEM EQUIPS, OBJECTS USAGE, ITEMS or GOLD/COIN PICKUPS, ENEMY STRUCTURES TAKING DAMAGE, BOARD GAME TOKEN PLACING, DICE ROLLING, CARD FLIPPING, and more!
EXPLORE ENTIRE WORLDS OF BACKGROUND ENVIRONMENT LOOPS
Whether your adventure takes place on a BATTLEFIELD, in a CASTLE or PRISON, on a FARM or in a VILLAGE, or outdoors in the GRASSLANDS, COUNTRYSIDE, FOREST, SNOWY MOUNTAIN, DESERT or JUNGLE, we’ve got you covered! Ambiences contain MULTIPLE VARIATIONS, ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, and MULTIPLE INTENSITIES to cover each and every of your scenes, making this sound effects library is perfect for any setting you can imagine.
Our expert team of sound designers have meticulously crafted each ambience into CONTINUOUS, NON-REPETITIVE, DRAG AND DROP-READY LOOPS that will serve as perfect background audio for your game, film, animation, live event, or even as relaxing background audio! We have even included FULL and SIMPLIFIED MIXES, SHORT and LONG non-repetitive variants, multiple choices for INTENSITIES, and numerous other options for your convenience!
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Designed by our team of industry veterans with 1,000+ games worth of experience, every included sound has been carefully mastered and is drag-and-drop ready for your project. Entire content is meticulously meta-tagged, labelled and easily keyword-searchable files, and as always, all sounds are included in 3 most common audio formats for your convenience.
WHAT’S INSIDE:
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Sri Lanka Soundscapes Vol.2 – Countryside is the second volume in the Sri Lanka Soundscape Library Series.
This library features typical sounds recorded in the rice paddy’s and farms and beaches of Southern Sri Lanka. It features, ambiences containing local animals and birds (did someone say Peacock), insects, remote villages, Ocean waves all in quiet secluded environments. The library serves as a great palette of local and unique sounds within quiet countryside environments to really ground and localise any projects. Contains a mix of ambience recordings and some shorter animal specific SFX.
A particular highlight for me on this collection was capturing the sound of a duck farting as it plodded away (see movement and fart file at 00:07)- cutting edge stuff.
Sounds recorded in Stereo 24bit/48kHz and UCS compatible.
Get the other collections here:
Sri Lanka Soundscape Vol. 1-3 Collection
Sri Lanka Soundscape Vol. 2 – Rural Countryside
Sri Lanka Soundscape Vol. 3 – Vehicles
The GENERAL AMBIENCE SERIES: A modular approach to the ambitious project become one of the largest and most versatile ambience libraries on the marked. High quality, detail, versatility and diversity will set this library apart from other products. You can expect monthly releases of small ambience packs in the future to keep the quality standards high and constantly grow the library over time.
The Towns & Villages 01 Ambience Sound Effects Library is part of the General Ambience Series by Systematic Sound. Towns & Villages 01 features a solid representation of everyday life in a typical European Town or Village. The recordings are full of detail and character but leave enough room to use them in a variety of scenes in a realistic or creative way. You will hear quiet streets with light traffic, old cobblestone squares and European birdsong in the parks. There will be water bubbling in fountains, footsteps echoing in historic alleyways and prominent church bells ringing on top of the local church tower. To add even more variety, the recordings have been made at different times of day and under different weather conditions like rain, wind and thunder.
The GENERAL AMBIENCE SERIES: A modular approach to the ambitious project become one of the largest and most versatile ambience libraries on the marked. High quality, detail, versatility and diversity will set this library apart from other products. You can expect monthly releases of small ambience packs in the future to keep the quality standards high and constantly grow the library over time.
This Coastal Ambience Sound Effects Library is part of the General Ambience Series by Systematic Sound. Coastal 01 features the sound of natural coastal landscapes with cliffs & sandy beaches, as well as traditional fishing villages with small ports and industrial harbors. On some days you could hear the wind howling and the flagpoles of the boats rattling in the wind. On other days the waves where splashing with a sharp hiss against the shore. You will find close up positions with all the details and far positions, where you can hear a deep rumble of the distant surf. The sounds of coastal village life feature anything from calm squares to busy streets with lost of pedestrian activity, traffic and seagulls screaming in the background. The sounds of the ports and harbors had a more industrial tone with deep roaring boar engines and industrial din from running machinery.
This sound library features typical soundscapes from Switzerland, cow herds, pasture valley, sheep herds, cowbells, forest, mountain, tractors, … fresh air.
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
In this library you will find recordings of outdoor environments captured at the salt flats near the Olhão city, such as birds, wind, water and some city background noise.
These sounds are perfect for background sound design in movies, games, documentaries, art installations, etc..
These sounds were all recorded with the stereo microphone Audio-Technica BP4025.
After working these sounds in post production, this library comes with 8 incredible salt flats ambient sounds.
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