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Nature sound effects and recordings, from forests, jungles, plains and fields
Robert Fulton Esoteric Series Trinity Bundle Vol. 1 – ACQUA / AR / FUEGO (Air, Water & Fire) combines three meticulously crafted volumes (Vol. 1 – Third Element – ACQUA, Vol. 2 – First Element – FUEGO, Vol. 3 – Second Element – AR) into a single premium SFX library. Drawing on over seven years of field recordings, this bundle delivers 470 unique sounds reworked in 24 bit/96 kHz Hi‑Res WAV: from lapping waves and bubbling streams to crashing waves and colossal tsunamis, from crackling flames and roaring firestorms to thunderous eruptions and ash‑choked roars, from subterranean springs and tidal surges to razor‑sharp gusts and phantom breezes. Every sample has undergone advanced post‑production to guarantee an immersive, noise‑free experience that elevates your projects.
Perfect for sound designers, composers and immersive creators working in film, video games, VR, trailers and art installations, this elemental library unlocks the full spectrum of nature’s sonic palette.
Transport your audience to the breathtaking foothills of the Himalayas with our meticulously recorded sound library. Captured by Rick Blything during an intensive 2-week expedition with Chris Watson and a group of wildlife sound recordists in 2011. This collection focuses on the diverse wildlife sounds in and around the Jim Corbett National Park.
The stunning landscape includes:
Forests,
Hills,
Grasslands,
Riverines,
Woodlands.
Dive into a symphony of wildlife, from the vibrant calls of exotic birds (see metadata for list of species) to the subtle sounds of dew drops hitting leaves in ancient Sal forests. The area’s rich biodiversity provides a varied sound palette to choose from.
The inclusion of 7 tracks featuring human sounds (such as village ambiences and Mahouts at work) adds a layer of cultural context, weaving the voices of local people into the fabric of their natural habitat.
Recorded using Sennheiser MKH416 and MKH30 microphones and Marantz PDM 661 recorder
Useful for: Film and Documentary Sound Design, Video Game Immersion, Nature and Wildlife Audio Projects, Art Installations and Soundscapes
Each file has a picture embedded, tagged with detailed Soundminer and UCS metadata to speed up workflow and increase organization.
THE SOUND OF NATURE’S FURY
Thunderstorms are nature’s most electrifying spectacle, but capturing their raw power is no easy task. THUNDERSTORM CHASER is the result of six years of storm chasing, thousands of miles travelled, and some near-death experiences in pursuit of the most authentic thunder sound effects ever recorded. From deep, distant rumbles rolling over the plains to ground-shaking cracks of lightning, this library delivers unparalleled realism and spatial depth.
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CAPTURED AND RECORDED FOR THE HIGHEST DEMANDS
With 36.1 GB of high-resolution recordings, THUNDERSTORM CHASER offers an extensive range of immersive soundscapes. Every file is meticulously labeled with precise, well-structured metadata, ensuring effortless searchability and seamless integration into professional workflows.
From stereo to surround, Dolby Atmos, and Ambisonics, THUNDERSTORM CHASER is the most versatile thunder sfx library available. Thanks to the Schoeps ORTF-3D microphone setup, these recordings immerse audiences in the storm, making them perfect for cinematic productions, VR experiences, and high-end game sound design.
BEYOND THUNDER – THE FULL STORM EXPERIENCE
While thunder is the star, this collection also captures the full storm environment:
Recorded across multiple trips to Hong Kong, this pack captures the dynamic energy and contrasts of one of Asia’s most vibrant regions. From the bustling streets of Kowloon to the serene peaks of Dragon’s Back, the sounds of Mong Kok’s fishing villages to the quiet shores of Lamma Island.This collection offers an authentic sonic journey through the region.
Featuring recordings of bustling urban streets, metro rides, market vendors, city ambiences, crashing beach waves, and atmospheric landscapes, this pack highlights the diverse and ever-changing soundscape of Hong Kong.
Includes 44 audio tracks all recorded at 24bit / 96 kHz. Captured using a Tascam DR-40 for crisp, high-quality sound.
Recorded across some of China’s most breathtaking locations, including the limestone peaks of Yangshuo, the historic alleyways of Beijing’s Hutong districts, and the iconic Great Wall. This pack captures the rich and diverse natural soundscapes of China, from serene countryside to ancient city environments.
Featuring recordings of heavy thunderstorms, cascading waterfalls, dense insect and frog choruses, and the atmospheric sounds of Beijing’s traditional neighborhoods, this collection showcases the raw beauty and tranquility of China’s natural and cultural landscapes.
Includes 23 audio tracks, all recorded at 32bit/96 kHz with UCS metadata. Captured using 2 x Clippy EM272Z1 into a Zoom F3 and carefully cleaned in RX for pristine audio quality—ready to use straight out of the box.
THE SCANDINAVIAN NATURE SOUND COLLECTION
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Nordic nature with the Norway Bundle, featuring Forests of Norway, Highlands of Norway and Rocky Coast of Norway at a reduced price. This collection offers a rich selection of Norwegian soundscapes, from the dense forests to the windswept highlands and the rugged coastline.
Add variety and depth to your projects and start creating authentic environments inspired by the wilderness of Nordic landscapes.
INCLUDED SOUND LIBRARIES
ROAR By Stags is sound effects library constructed with high quality recordings of deers roaring in the middle of the forest. Everything was captured at night, during the high time of rut. It’s time when the stags are most vocal, calling to attract the attention of hinds. During those 2 to 4 weeks they are less cautious and easier to record. Inside this package you’ll find 267 files with total length of 291 minutes, both stereo and mono recorded in few different places, covering a wide range of sounds from general ambients with distant and washed out calls, through middle range roars, up to very close ones. There are also few foley like recordings of deers walking or rubbing their antlers against the trees. This is a complete package for any nature documentary, horror-ish scenes or a great set of sounds for monster / creatures sound design.
This library in numbers:
Field Recording Library presents its new sound library – Vol. 1. This collection continues the tradition of high-quality field recordings, now with even higher standards and a focus on the unique sounds of Russia, particularly St. Petersburg.
All materials were recorded using 96kHz, 24Bit parameters, meeting global standards for professional sound libraries. This ensures maximum detail and clarity, capturing every nuance and texture of the environment.
The collection is entirely dedicated to the sounds of Russia and St. Petersburg. It includes both urban and natural ambient recordings, allowing users to convey the unique atmosphere of Russian life.
Another significant addition is the longer ambient recordings, which now reach up to 20 minutes. This enables users to find the best fragments and create more complex sound combinations for their projects.
Vol. 1 was developed with feedback from the first library, Kaleidoscope, in mind. This allowed for improved structure and content, making the library even more convenient and valuable for professional use.
All recordings were made between early spring and late summer 2023, making Vol. 1 especially suited for projects set in these seasons and currently in post-production.
Additionally, the sounds from this library can be used as layers to create custom atmospheres that aren’t tied to Russia specifically. These versatile recordings are ideal for blending into various soundscapes and crafting unique audio environments.
This library is an excellent tool for creating vivid and immersive soundscapes in film, games, television, and other media formats, bringing audiences into the unique sonic world of Russia while offering the flexibility to shape your own sound environments.
The California Grassland Bundle includes two Libraries, California Grassland Abandoned and California Grassland Wildlife. The recordings from this library mostly took place in The Carrizo Plain, an open expanse of Grassland located West of the Mojave Desert in California’s Central Valley.
California Grassland Abandoned recordings feature dilapidated remnants of old ranches, water tanks, barns, metal sheds, farm machinery, and corrals. Many of these were far off the beaten path and a number of miles were logged along dirt and gravel roads. The focus was to record things that had a lot of character. Also included are calm, medium, and higher winds in metal sheds, small houses, barns, tall dry grass, and in some exterior locations out in the Plain.
California Grassland Wildlife features 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, along with some quieter ambiences.
At first glance, one wouldn’t think there’d be much wildlife out in such a vast remote area, but I discovered the Grassland 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.
More info on both libraries can be found by clicking on the Individual links.
Discover the serene and relaxed life of rural Kerala with ‘Ambiences from Suburban India’. Captured in the picturesque backwaters, this collection showcases the quiet, idyllic lifestyle of Kerala’s rural areas, providing an authentic auditory experience of the region’s natural beauty and peaceful ambience.
Start your day with the gentle symphony of nature at a Kerala Backwaters resort, where the sounds of frogs, crickets, and birds fill the air. Stroll through the resort’s gardens accompanied by a soft breeze and the calls of exotic birds. As night falls, experience the soothing nocturnal life by the river, with distant dogs barking and the continuous chorus of frogs and crickets, creating a tranquil atmosphere.
Explore the backwaters by boat, where the harmony of nature sounds, bird calls, and village life blend seamlessly. Experience the peacefulness and the calm flow of the river.
Each recording transports you to the heart of Kerala’s beautiful backwaters, perfect for adding an authentic touch of rural India to your projects.
This library was recorded in conjunction with the ‘Ambiences from Urban India’ sound library, recorded in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the Indian busiest cities (Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur) – available on asoundeffects.com
There was a massive storm going on outside and we could hear the wind from the chimney so we popped our field recording kit up and extended the microphones to as far as they would go up the chimney and pressed record. We managed to capture the low end and rumbles of the wind interacting with the chimney.
We then tried adding some reverb on to the samples to give space and context which wasn’t exactly part of the plan for this sample pack but we thought it added something so decided to add these samples to the sample pack for no extra cost.
Chimney Wind will give you enough audio to give your project the authentic sound of wind from a chimney stack, boosting your project to the next level. Chimney Wind has been edited to allow a drop in ready and Royalty Free sample pack. These Samples can be used in a variety of projects from Sound Designing/Compositions for TV, Film, Documentaries and Video Games. UCS Compliant and Metadata is attached to the samples
Immerse yourself in the enchanting natural landscapes of Scotland with this collection of water flowing sounds.
Recorded during hikes through the Scottish Highlands, our high-quality sounds capture the essence of majestic waterfalls, the gentle babbles and robust currents of winding streams, and the serene trickles of tranquil creeks.
Gear used
Sound Devices MixPre-6 II • LOM Usi Pro • LOM MikroUsi • Oktava MK-012 MS
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadatas compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.
Embark on an immersive journey through the wonders of nature with Wilderness Nature Loops. This game ambience loop sound library features 200 meticulously crafted ambient audio loops, capturing the essence of serene landscapes from Germany, Greece, and the USA. From the gentle rustle of leaves to the symphony of birdsong, each sound is expertly edited to enhance your project’s atmosphere. With organized folders covering forests, oceans, and mountains, creating lifelike backgrounds for your games or films has never been easier. Plus, with UCS compliance and Soundminer metadata, finding the perfect sound is effortless. Let Wilderness Nature Loops elevate your creations with the soothing sounds of the wilderness.
Every now and then an opportunity comes along that you just cannot pass up. The chance of going on a recording trip to Zimbabwe alongside someone who knows the area and many locals was exactly that.
I traveled to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in August of 2023. As the dry season and the coldest time of year was still in full swing, the land is dry, and animals travel long distances to reach watering holes and rivers to drink. With the trees dried out and few insects in sight, the soundscape across the steppes is eerily quiet day and night, save for the large number of helicopters flying tourists around during the day.
Not only was it an utterly inspiring experience just taking in the beauty of nature and the warm spirits of the people I have met, it was also an exercise in navigating the challenges of anthropogenic noise becoming more prevalent around the globe. With this time of year being the height of tourism season, capturing the sounds of nature meant having to find pockets of silence to avoid the sounds of helicopters, safari trucks, and trains carrying coal.
By resorting to drop rigs, overnight recording, and getting up before sunrise to record, I captured a wide range of birds, mammals, and ambiences that will let you recreate the soundscapes of this vivid nation in your projects. Of course, I also had to capture the incredible majestic power of Victoria Falls’ namesake waterfalls, both in stereo and Ambisonic format.
A portion of the sales proceeds for this library will be donated to local conservation efforts including Painted Dog Rescue, African Wildlife Foundation, as well as CARE‘s efforts in providing food and nutrition security, climate resilient livelihoods, economic development, education, and water.
Read my Article about the Trip here!
Birdsong from the countryside of the Swedish rural region of Värmland.
Windy Nature is a collection of 24 bit / 96 kHz stereo recordings of wind blowing in large environments such as valleys, forests, woods, grassland and countryside. It has been recorded during the four season in Tuscany – Italy
Experience the french countryside of Cantal in the summer. Immerse yourself in the mountains, meadows, hamlets, and villages bustling with agricultural activity, the chirping of crickets, the buzzing of grasshoppers, and the presence of cows.
All files are embedded with extensive UCS compliant metadata.
Indian forest tribe percussion, rainforest sourced textures & more!
Check out Vadi Sound Library’s amazing collection of cowbell and sheep bell sounds! Recorded in our studio, these bells come in various sizes, and you’ll even find some cool, rusty ones. Listen to them ding, ring, and get handled from different angles with top-notch mic techniques.
Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.
Bells Galore!
This set includes 107 top-quality files, clear and powerful, featuring just about every cowbell and sheep bell sound you can think of. What’s handy about these sounds is their crystal-clear quality and variety. They’re good for both real-life settings and sound design, offering loops, richness, and atmosphere.
Expect to hear bells ringing fast, medium, slow, being handled, all in different lengths and distances – close, medium, and far. The names are easy to figure out, and they’re UCS compatible. All recorded in crisp 24bit-96kHz.WAV format using our best gear: Sennheiser MKH 8040, DPA 4060, and Zoom F3, in both A/B and ORTF settings.
What else you may need
You may also want to check out Drag and Slide Pack for 477 sounds of dragging, sliding, scraping and friction sounds of different objects made of wood, plastic, metal on various surfaces. Our bestseller Crafting and Survival Pack is another option with 1000+ survival, gathering, movement and crafting sounds.
In the Nomad series we’ve captured a wide variety of locations and soundscapes in remote, hard-to-reach wilderness during a six-month, 3,000-km thru hike trek across New Zealand following the Te Ararora trail ,
You’ll hear unique exotic birds and be immersed in soundscapes between the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean, in the heart of primeval jungle, in the lost alpine mountains of the Richmond Range and the many Scottish-like pastures.
In this collection you’ll find rare high quality audio recordings in ambisonic Ambix format with references pictures, detailed track sheet and GPS location on both North and South Island.
Marvel at sounds of the natural world that have rarely been documented.
The first library in the Hidden Sounds Series explores the magical and unexpected sound of aquatic plants. These truly fascinating sounds have been patiently recorded in natural habitats using a selection of hydrophones. The collection features a wide variety of plant photosynthesis sounds, from intense pulses to arrhythmic percussive patterns. The delicate underwater pops and clicks are perfect for realistic documentaries, but also reminiscent of early glitch music – let your imagination go wild. Sounds have been recorded in mono or stereo and are categorised into short, medium, and long durations to fit your project requirements. This is what it’s like to hear with ears underwater!
Equipment used: Zoom F8 and Sony PCM-M10 recorders. Aquarian Audio H2a, Aquarian Audio A5, and AquaBeat hydrophones.
All files are UCS compliant and fully meta-tagged. Recorded by internationally recognised sound recordist, David de la Haye.
Get our amazing 3D Pacific Ambience Libraries 3D Pacific Tropical Island, 3D Pacific Waves, 3D Pacific Island Winds, 3D Volcano Eruptions in ONE Bundel with 171 unique sound Files. In times of global change it’s nearly impossible to hear places without human sounds. The majestic and old rainforests on the tropical south pacific islands creates an amazing soundscape. We recorded these soundscapes with a variety of organic sounds like exotic birds and animals, light and heavy tropical rain, wind blowing through trees, calm rivers, waterfalls and huge volcanic eruptions of the Yasur volcano on Tanna Island. We also covered day and night moods. Our microphone setup is the amazing immersive Schoeps ORTF3D System powered by the precise preamps of the Sonosax R4+ and AD8+. These systems allow us to record the incredible soundscapes of the south pacific rainforests in the most iconic way.
The Library include sounds like
AMBIENCE, TROPICAL, WATER, RAINFOREST, RAIN, EXOTIC, ANIMALS, BIRDS, INSECTS, WIND, VEGETATION, VOLCANO, RIVER, WATER, WAVES, SHORELINE, COAST, SURF, BEACH, OCEAN ROAR, GUST, BREEZE, VEGETATION, TONAL, PLAIN, VOLCANO, ERUPTIONS, EXPLOSIONS, CRISP, MUFFLED, CLOSE, DISTANT, WIND, PLAIN
Key Features 3D Pacific Tropical Island
Key Features 3D Pacific Island Waves:
Key Features 3D Pacific Island Winds:
Key Features 3D Volcano Eruptions:
Essential Sound Urban Background Ambience & Traffic 2 Pack Bundle
This bundle contains 80 tracks of clear and dynamic field recordings. A select collection of captured background ambiences from various locations around Southern California and Los Angeles.
Some of the locations include; West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Ojai, Joshua Tree, San Bernadino Forest, and much more.
There is a good mix of interior and exterior files, as well as day and night versions. This includes; light and heavy traffic, near and distant. Rainy wet traffic. Room-tone versions with light/heavy traffic. Quiet desert bird and cicada ambience, as well as active park and street ambiences.
There is a little bit of everything, and a great way to bolster your existing library.
All material has embedded Metadata. Also, where there are notable moments that stick out in a track, there are meta-tags for easy spot viewing in programs that support meta-tags, such as Soundminer.
Recordings were captured at 24bit/96Khz, with Zoom F6, H6 recorders, with Rode Shotguns and Stereo mic setups. All files are cleaned up and mastered in Pro Tools, with light compression and the necessary EQ to ensure clarity is preserved without sounding muddy.
Vintage Clock
Lexus RC-F
Zastava 645 Zeta 1988 truck
$65
Military Truck Percussion
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe 1968 sports car
$65
SpellBound
Motion Graphics
Forged In Fury Vol 2
User Interaction
$79
VEHICLE SIRENS - Europe
Forests and Mountains
Horror Jumpscares
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