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Environment recordings, ambiences and soundscapes – from all over the world, and beyond
This library has a unique selection of electromagnetic sounds, recorded and edited with the utmost care.
Includes over 600 sounds, 200 raw stereo 24Bit/192kHz recordings of more than 40 different electronic devices and industrial machines. Only the most interesting have been selected for this collection.
Perfect resource for SCI-FI sound design, weapons, spaceships and many more. Recorded with extended frequency range, which allows drastic pitch changes and offers extreme ease of handling.
Inside you’ll find different kinds of Noises, Glitches, Whooshes, Passbys, Beeps, Mechanical Movements, Hum, Buzz, Clicks, Crackles, from simple smartphone to carving machine or laser engraving machine, eco-solvent printer, cutting plotter, touch screen terminal and more.
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Fancy a vocal cat? Introducing the first 20 cats of the Istanbul cat federation! Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.
About Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1
With Cats of Istanbul Vol. 1, you can bring out a strong character of any cat in your projects. Angry, happy, distressed, and hungry! From loud meows to long purrs, through wild growls, cries, hisses and yummy eating. These are cats at their most expressive!
98 files and 200+ sounds in 24-bit / 96kHz Wav format with easy to navigate naming. Go ahead and reflect the world of cats and kittens, indoors and outdoors. Complex tones of meowing, growling, screaming, mewling, purring, munching on various food, hissing, chattering, and howling and even digging in a litter box – in short, long and varied takes. Plus, you get the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail!
Starring 20 cat friends, namely;
Oglus, Biyikli, Duduk, Disko, Zeytin, Puantiye, Paspas, Misa, Sans, Cinko, Kaju, Ucgen, Gunes, Teri, Eylul, Pofuduk, Ozmo, Ceku, Pusi, Lola.
These meticulously recorded sounds have clarity and room for further usage and sound design with the flexible texture of the sounds for further customization. You can now set the bar higher for all your film, game, motion and video projects, advertisement, animation and all kids related projects.
We donate 50% of this pack’s profits to animals in need.
Keywords including Actions, Mood, Style
Animal, Cat, Kitten, Indoors, Outdoors, Meowing, Growling, Screaming, Screaking, Fighting, Mewling, Purring, Munching on various Food, Hissing, Chattering, Howling, Snarling, Digging in a Litter Box, Short, Fast, Slow, Long, High-pitched, Relaxed Agitated, Mad, Angry, Tired, Aggressive, Happy, Distressed, Nervous, Hungry, Wild, Hostile, Dry Food, Cat Food, Water, Milk, Eating, Drinking, Crunching, Chewing, Tingling, Collar, Bell, Biting, Subtle, Gulping, Licking, Threatening, Kicking, Warning, Pleading, Complaining, Trilling, Welcoming, Attention-seeking, Street Cat, Stray, Sleeping, Snoring, Crying, Chattering, Dreaming, Wailing, Pinging.
What else you may need
You may also want to check out our Toys SFX Pack for access to 215 carefully recorded sounds effects of Toy Story-like ambiences.
This is a sound library containing a range of 10 pin bowling sounds. Includes pin hits and strikes, ball rolling, and more!
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This is a sound library containing a varied selection of stream sounds. Includes shallow babbles, harsh sounding deep streams, flood defence systems and more.
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Railway Rides: Sri Lanka is a thorough collection of 67 high-quality railway-related sounds, a bulk of which were curated from a 5 hour train journey through Sri Lanka’s Coastal line from Ahangama to Colombo.
The main interior train recordings are from an S9 diesel-electric multiple unit (DMU) train, which has all the clacking-characteristics you’d expect from a less modern open windowed train.
The 67 sounds included cover all major aspects of train travel and station activity, from exterior pass-bys and the bustling platforms of Ahangama and Colombo station, to the clattering and rocking interiors of the train itself at various speeds and stages in the journey. File lengths range from 6 second pass-by’s to lengthy 14 minute interiors.
Each sound has been precisely edited and labelled to represent the specific speed, dynamics and stage of the journey to allow for easier cutting in the edit. Some sounds are also labelled with differing levels of walla and background chatter, some having clearly localised dialogues with others being indistinct or at times not present at all.
The library was captured using a Stereo matched pair of Clippy EM272Z1 mics into a Zoom F3 recorder recorded at 96khz/32bit and is available at 96khz/24bit.
Our personal favourite sound in this library is
TRNClak_Short Train Horn And Pass By Loud Carriage Clack Sounds Medium Speed With Crossing Warning Bell Exterior_Decal Audio_RailwayRidesSriLanka
Simply because of the memory recording this sound and how (scarily) close I was able to get to the train and the track. The power and sound I felt when stood by the tracks is truly captured in the recording!
This library provides an authentic auditory experience of Sri Lankan and south asian train travel, making it an ideal resource for enhancing films, video games, and other creative productions with realistic and evocative railway sounds.
48 Kilos is our all 48kHz @ 24-bit library that provides you with a 4.6 GB tempest of audio assets. Perfect for all audio needs in film, animation, interactive interface design, game design, music production, and audio branding where high quality audio is desired with no re-sampling required. This library provide a wide mix of content in a compact form.
Sound content includes breaking bulbs, mechanical gates and doors, the smashing of liquid-filled vessels, manipulating musical instruments, blades, books, ceramics, film, resonant impacts, an AC unit, and much more. They are presented in an assortment of mono and stereo recordings, recorded in a variety of settings (on location, in studio, and a few interesting creative spaces).
When my wife and I were taking a little vacation in the woods of Hardwick, Vermont, I was awestruck by just the utter absence of any anthropogenic noise around us. Whenever there was a car coming through, you’d hear it from miles away, and, with it being late November, there were no bird calls for the majority of the time.
In a small patch of forest near Nichols Pond lies a network of creeks and water runoffs that are ideal for capturing undisturbed, serene sounds of water flowing. Stable temperatures meant that there was very consistent snow melt and the flow of the water stayed steady throughout many hours of recording.
As a result, this single-purpose library contains long-form recordings of these creeks that will excel wherever the sounds of water flowing are desired with not even the slightest hint of looping. With the exception of two babbling brooks captured in stereo during a hike, all recordings are 10 minutes long and captured in AmbiX (Ambisonic B-Format) for the greatest possible flexibility when it comes to placing them in a virtual environment.
These recordings are free of edits and include stereo versions for dragging and dropping without the need for Ambisonic decoding. As a special treat, three long-form recordings are also accompanied by a Geofón track that captures the vibrations caused by the water in the nearby soil.
Recording Specs: 24 Bit / 96 kHz AmbiX & Stereo. 48 kHz Mono Geofón Recordings
Channel Formats: AmbiX (Ambisonic B-Format), Stereo, Mono
File Format: WAV
Size: 4.6 GB Stereo & Geofón, 8.3 GB AmbiX, 12.8 GB total
Gear used: RØDE NT-SF1 Ambisonic Mic, LOM Geofón, LOM Uši Pro, Zoom F6, Zoom F3
Processing: Level adjustment, Fade Ins/Outs, AmbiX to Stereo Conversion (perspective-optimized)
Beach Ambiences and Textures recorded in Summer.
Sound of the sea, people, children, boats etc. Crowds, people on the beach enjoying Summer.
Many sound perspectives. On the beach (middle of the beach), beach in distance (ambient sounds like crickets, cicadas, included) , people close, distant, all around, footsteps close, distant, swimming, jumping into water, sea surface close and other.
European languages (but mostly in background-indistinguishable), recorded in Mediterranean, Adriatic sea.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic. and Sound Devices recorder. Audio files included: B-format, Ambix and Binaural. Preview is in Binaural (stereo).
For many people, rain is high on their list favorite sounds to relax, study, or sleep to. For how soothing and common of a sound it is, it happens to be one of the most difficult to record – that is, if you want to still be able to use your gear afterwards.
In early spring of 2023, a little rain recording experiment on the fire escape leading to my somewhat sheltered backyard revealed that little to no city noise would actually make it onto the recording. Surprised by how clean these recordings came out, and by how wet of a summer we’ve been having this year, I proceeded to record in the backyard of my apartment almost every time it rained.
Over a period of 6 months, I recorded hundreds of gigabytes of rain and ultimately narrowed it down to the 3 hours contained in this library. If you are looking for rain recordings that are clean and work well for layering while still clearly anchoring your soundscape in suburban spaces, this is the library for you! Also included are two long thunderstorms that can be heard moving into the distance.
These recordings contain no distinct car sounds, people, or sirens, and have been minimally processed to make them flexible for use in films, games, and video productions.
As an added bonus, this library contains immersive, Ambisonic (AmbiX) recordings of rain captured from the inside of a tin shed. To convert these recordings to binaural or surround formats I recommend downloaded the free SoundField by RØDE plug-in.
Total number of Files: 19
Total Duration: 3hrs 2min 33sec
Metadata: UCS file naming, SoundMiner, Soundly, BWF
Recording Specs: 24 Bit / 96 kHz
Channel Formats: Stereo, AmbiX (Ambisonics B-Format)
File Format: WAV
Size: 7.3 GB
Gear used: LOM Uši Pro Mics, RØDE NT-SF1 Ambisonic Mic, Zoom F3, Zoom F6, Zoom H1n
Processing: Level adjustment, Crossfades, Low-Shelf Filtering where necessary.
Sri Lanka Soundscapes Vol.3 – Vehicles a is the third volume in the Sri Lanka Soundscape Library Series.
This library features a huge range of vehicles noises captured along the unique and chaotic sounding Sri Lankan roads. The collection includes pass by’s, engine sounds and interiors from Tuk Tuk’s, HGV’s, Buses, SUV’s, Tractors, Mopeds, Motorbikes, Diesel engine and Trains at a variety of perspectives and speeds.
The library serves as a great palette of local and unique sounds for any project that involves the chaotic Asian traffic and roads.
A personal highlight on this library is the ‘ Musical Unique Bus Horn Beep Melody’, it came out of nowhere and I’ve never heard one like it!
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
This is a special assortment of design fragments from Eiravaein Works. Libraries in the Vaeyan series will be produced over time as new assorted concepts are explored and designed. A welcome addition of flavor for any sound designer’s archive!
EXTRA SEEDS – is an auxiliary sound library containing 46 unique sound effect files of real seeds. From counting and picking, to pouring, stirring and handling. Whether it’s seeds, nuts or spices you’re looking for; This Extra sound effects library will help supplement any of your seed handling needs, for your next project. Extra Seeds comes in at over 26 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.
It was n’t easy finding a supermarket that does n’t play annoying background music but luckily I found 3 of them.
Wearing DPA 4065 in ear microphones, it looks hours of suspicious loitering and standing still whilst reading packet ingredients over and over.
Also staring endlessly at my phone and the supermarket shelves to capture the elusive sounds of the supermarket environment.
Cash registers, bag packing, package rustling, pallet trucks, fridges, freezers and indistinct chatter.
Recorder: Zoom F3
Microphones: DPA 4560’s
Microphone Configuration: In ear / discreet / binaural
Documentation Included: Copyright, EULA, Images, Metadata (exported in multiple formats)
A collection of various objects moved by varying strengths of wind.
Textured and tonal friction, scrapes and squeaks, erratic rattles, knocks, taps and vibrations.
Perfect or adding background elements to eerie, deserted, abandoned environments and atmospheres.
Recorded at various locations with Sound Devices Mix Pre recorders and microphones include LOM Geofon and Usi’s / Stille and Klang Contact Mics / DPA 4060’s / Sennheiser MKH 8000 series mic’s
Files are stamped in Soundminer with detailed UCS compliant metadata.
The moving inner sounds of an industrial cooling system at the back of a small factory in Iceland was recorded with a LOM Geofón into a Sound Devices Mix Pre 3II
Canadian sound designer Alex Lane has crafted these recordings into dark, ambient drone loops – perfect for adding dissonant, tense and disturbing vibes to your film, game or song.
All sounds are normalised, tagged with UCS compliant metadata in Soundminer.
Total pack content:
30 x 3 minute designed looped files at 96k/24 bit
18 source files of varying lengths (also looped) at 192k/24 bit
NB: some of the designed file content in the YouTube video is listed as 44.1 k sample rate – this applies to Unreal Engine and Unity asset uploads only.
The resonant and tonal squeaks, bangs, rattles and scrapes of 10 different metal gates in winds of varying strengths in remote countryside areas of Iceland.
Recorded with Stille and Klang contact mics and the LOM Geofon into Sound Devices Mix Pre 10ii
77 looped files of varying lengths totalling 2 hours and 36 minutes.
Perfect for ambient and atmospheric sounds for Abandoned Buildings, Castles, Cemeteries, Churchyards, Country Gates, Dungeons, Graveyards, Prisons, Security Fences and similar.
Suitable for Creepy, Dark, Eerie, Fearful, Hostile, Isolated, Lonely, Lost, Tense and Unsettling atmospheres.
Files are stamped with UCS compliant metadata in Soundminer.
“Earthquakes” is a sound library containing a collection of designed earthquake sounds. The library also includes a variety of additional rattling sounds to accompany the earthquakes.
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“Wind” is a sound library containing a varied selection of both real and designed wind sounds.
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“Ambience: Forest & Lake” is a sound library containing a collection of forest & lake ambiences. All sounds were recorded in England’s famed Sherwood Forest.
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Seapoint Storm is a compact ambience library of a violent storm recorded at Seapoint Dublin.
We captured the enveloping gusts of the wind, the rumble of churning tides and the fearsome crashing of waves and their spray and splatter.
Inside the library you’ll find 24 ambient recordings along with some useful separated wave clashes.
Protesting People is a small collection of 26 ambiences recorded in Sofia (Bulgaria) tracking in 3 different days a peaceful protest to protect nature and forests from construction. This library will take you to the middle of 7,000-10000 crowds of people protecting nature. You can hear a lot of people and unrecognizable speech, the noise of a variety of instruments such as whistles, drums and others used in similar events. Moving streak in streets, whistling people and chanting OSTAVKA (Resignation) and MAFIA. This library can be used for any kind of projects in need of a protesting crowd from Eastern Europe
Gear used:Edirol R4-pro and Neumann KM184 stereo set . All files are meta-tagged in Soundminer
This library of ambience sounds captures the atmosphere of Kislovodsk, an urban resort famous for its healing mineral waters in the heart of the Caucasus. Immerse yourself in the quiet atmospheres of the mountain park, the whispering of rivers, the hum of street life, the bubbling of mineral springs and the cozy sounds of small cafes. All these sounds were recorded with premium Nevaton MC59/C microphones to give you the real atmosphere of this enchanting place.
16 designed surround atmospheres for empty urban spaces. Abandoned houses, disused warehouses, empty industrial plots – the people have left but the buildings remain.
These ambiences are mixed in quad format, full of occasional detail and rich surround tones, and perfect loops ready for videogame use. Whether you’re fleeing from zombies in a dystopian future or chasing a serial killer through his lair, these backgrounds will fill out the empty spaces.
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.
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