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Environment recordings, ambiences and soundscapes – from all over the world, and beyond
Florida Thunder by Eric Berzins contains 111 distinct wav files with over 200 dry thunderclaps and over 300 thunderclaps with rain. All files were recorded in the US state of Florida between 2021 and 2025. Florida has more lightning strikes than any other U.S. state! All files have been meticulously edited and cleaned, and have embedded UCS-compliant Soundminer metadata.
Wind recorded in Ambisonic audio format. Natural and urban environment recordings. Room tone or windy interiors included.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices recorder. See the track list for additional info.
B-format (RAW) and Binaural files. Audio preview is in Binaural (best with headphones).
The China: Temple Bells & Crowds sound library was recorded in two locations. The first within the Yungang Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage site from the Wei Dynasty era, and the second, an ancient Taoist temple built in the Tang Dynasty in the outskirts of Beijing.
The library includes recordings of large prayer bells, Buddhist wind chimes, wooden wishing sticks adorned with twinkling bells, background and foreground crowd walla in Mandarin, Chinese, birds, and other ambient sounds captured on location in stereo. We’ve also included some bonus designed sounds made from the recordings.
These authentic recordings offer a sonic window into the atmosphere of ancient Chinese temples and shrines as they exist today. The sounds can be useful for adding realism to cinematic, game, or multimedia projects requiring an accurate representation of this cultural setting, or as fodder for creating mystical and spiritual designs.
Specs:
34 Sounds – 18 Buddhist Temple, 9 Taoist Temple, 7 Designed Sounds
Total Runtime 48:44
1.64GB in Total
Stereo – 24 bit, 96kHz
“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.
Features:
Underwater recordings of the river, lake (pond) and stream recorded with one or two hydrophones.
Underwater sound textures, ambiences and other strange sounds like: deep underwater bass rumbling, bubbles in water stream, flowing of water under the ice and many others.
The „Stereo“ recordings are actually two mono channels (or hydrophones) spaced approx. 1 m and placed in water flow to get some depth or left to right (or vice versa) channel time difference or “stereo”. Mix these two channels to get depth or water impact to your taste. Recorded in all seasons, in various water levels/water speed. The recordings marked “LOOP” are loop ready and can be repeated continuously.
All recordings are recorded with Aquarian audio H2-a XLR hydrophones and Sound Devices field mixer (preamps are Lundahl input transformers-analog warmth). Recorded in many years with different recorders (but preamps and hydrophones are always the same).
Max peak level is around -5dBFS. No compressors or dynamic tools were used in editing.
Underwater recordings of the sea recorded with one or two hydrophones.
Geophony and anthrophony underwater sounds: sounds of the waves, shallows, deep sea, port, harbour, diving, ship, sea traffic and other. Underwater ambiences and textures.
Note that the background crackling of the sea is present in the majority of the recordings.
All recordings are recorded with Aquarian audio H2-a XLR hydrophones and Sound Devices field mixer (preamps are Lundahl input transformers for warmth of the sound). Special suspension for the hydrophones is used to avoid (handling) rumble. For “stereo” recordings hydrophones were spaced 1m apart to get some time difference (or Depth of field). There is a mono recordings recorded with one hydrophone too.
Max peak level is around -5dBFS. No compressors or dynamic tools were used in editing.
This library contains dynamic, harsh, aggressive and sometimes mysterious wind sounds and strong and heavy gusts.
I took bike trips around World War II sites on the shores of France and the Netherlands. The winds on the steep rocky cliffs as well as on the long sandy beaches are one of a kind. Especially the resonances of rumbling bonkers and swirling winds inside hides and on the concrete edges of munition depots create an atmosphere of terror, that allowed me to took a glimpse inside the soundscapes of these horrific times.
The cliffs with the old war stuctures, the dunes, the swapping sand, the storms in the forests behind the shoreline all have a unique character and texture.
I picked the recordings, which created images of the battlefield inside my head and described these images in the meta data. But of course this wind library can be used for any scene, that contains a strong blow of air.
Most sounds are recorded in ORTF stereo, some were better captured in mono or with a contact mic.
If you need more specific wind sounds, my library “Tonal Wind” and this library are complementing each other to a versatile tool for a broad use of wind sounds. Contact me for bundle prices.
Football Foley Vol. 1 is a concise collection of foley-esque football sound effects recorded on a grass football pitch. Hear a footballers footsteps, kicks, strikes, passes, dribbles and more!
You can combine these sound effects with our UK Football Volumes to sweeten the sports scenes 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.
Wind Textures III highlights a new palette of wide sounding wind effects recorded over two years, from high mountain ridges to marshes and grasslands.
GOAL!!!!!!
UK Football Vol. 1 is a riot of spectator reactions and walla, encapsulating the quintessential English football match experience. It comprises the sounds of English-accented voices, cheers, chants, claps, shouts, yells, groans, jeers, boos, whistle blows, Tannoy announcements, football kick impacts, goalie saves, drumming on metal stands (AKA bleachers), and more!
To create this library, our Audio Craftsmen recorded the authentic sounds of an English football match, focusing on crowd atmosphere and reactions. The intimate, immersive nature of these recordings make them perfect for building spectator sport backgrounds or injecting a boost of energy into football scenes and games.
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.
The beach and wave sound package is filled with 39 atmospheres recorded from the beaches of Bulgaria.
From people on the beach to the stormy sea and calm mornings recorded at different distances.
192KHZ 24BIT • 110MB • 119 FILES • MONO • UCS METADATA
STEPS: Snow & Ice is a library of 119 high-quality footstep sound effects. Whether it’s footsteps on icy snow, packed snow, or icy snow, this library offers a range of high quality recordings.
Each sound effect in the library has been carefully recorded and edited to ensure that it meets the highest standards of quality. Additionally, Soundminer’s metadata has been embedded in the library, making it easy to search, browse, and organize the sounds. The library is also USC compliant.
Library consists of:
Footsteps on icy snow
Footsteps on ice
Footsteps on packed snow
Sequences
Download includes:
192KHZ 24BIT version
RECORDED WITH: Sony PCM D100
Nature Bundle includes fifteen different sound libraries, covering a great variety of natural sounds. By purchasing this bundle you will benefit of a 30% discount.
NASCAR – car race. Recorded in NOS stereo and MS stereo.
Clean recordings without any crowd (except few files), air traffic, birds…
Recorded with Sound Devices 744T/Mix Pre recorder, Sennheiser MKH mics, Rode NT1 (matched pair) mics, Rycote blimps (windjammers). Tripod used, recorded from hand-following the object (check sound list for info).
Recorded on Grand prix circuit. Long recordings. Metadata tagged with detailed description of equipment and object of recording.
RAW files, without any eq., and dynamic manipulation (compressors/limiters etc.). Maximum peak level is -5 dBFS .
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:
Italian Cityscapes and Ambiences is comprised of a number of different areas in Italy. Rome, Naples, Tivoli and Positano.
You can almost taste the amazing food while listening to the sounds of the back streets of distant traffic ambiences and church bells, or in the steep hills of Positano. There are scooters, church bells, and sirens that are scattered throughout.
In general, this has some great traffic dins that can be used anywhere. All tracks are mastered in Pro Tools, maximizing your listening experience.
All the plaza, church, street, train, and general ambience give a great overview of Rome and outlying areas.
All tracks have detailed metadata and are recorded in 24/48
This sound library features recordings of a car protest that took place in Gdynia, Poland. Due to changes in abortion law many people showed up on the streets. Since we’re in the middle of COVID outbreak, people decided to support the cause by using their engines and horns. I’ve taped two stereo sets to my car, and went there to capture it from both exterior and interior (one mono and one stereo setup) perspectives. This library features different location ambients, from subtle distant horns, through loud “peak” of the event recorded in the middle of everything that happened, up to masses of people walking by. Everything was recorded with stereo setup on the front of the car, stereo setup on the back of the car + two interior perspectives with windows closed, partially and fully opened. Also ambients were recorded with and without my contribution to the noise, that means that some files have my horn and engine revs, and some don’t. There’s plenty of material to choose from.
SKATEBOARDING SOUND FX – POPS, GRINDS, SLIDES AND MORE
The skate park: skateboarders busting pops, grinds, and slides, while others take pictures of the scene or just hang out and have a good time. We’ve focused this collection on capturing all the noisy excitement. This pack is crammed with genuine audio atmospheres and radical FX – from WHEEL ROLLS and OBSTACLE IMPACTS to BOARD HANDLING and BAILING. Need some realism to your skate park scene or game? Look no further.
Take a trip to the Caribbean with this beach resort walla and ambience library! You’ll get the sounds of the beach, various pools and poolside bars, quiet outdoor/open air balcony tones, noisy beach ambience, quiet beach ambience, birds and palm trees, dining halls, waves breaking, and people splashing and having a good time in the sun! Enjoy the Beach Resort Sound Library!
Recorded in September 2018, over 1 month of travel around the Caucasian country.
Tucked between Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia; the lesser-known country Georgia is at the confluent of many cultures and has a wide variety of landscapes.
Orchestrate the lush composition of the jungle with the Borneo Rainforest sound effects library. With over 120 recordings from the Borneo Rainforest in Indonesia, these jungle sound effects are abundant with life — featuring choruses of crickets, cicadas, birds, frogs, bees, owls, and more.
Recorded in pristine quality by field recordist and sound designer Chris Diebold (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Transformers: The Last Knight), these sounds encompass the many dense sonic layers of the rainforest with dripping rain, rich wildlife, tree and brush movement. For additional immersion into the soundscape of Indonesia, there are additional recordings of quaint, everyday life in the nearby Iban Tribal Village, and the unique bustling city sounds of Putussibau and Pontianak.
Featuring a variety of designed sounds in addition to the raw recordings, create and compose your scenes with magical-sounding birds and giant croaky frogs for a fantastical and dreamy nighttime jungle choir. Each sound file is embedded with rich, descriptive metadata for fast, intuitive search results to help increase efficiency and sustain creativity.
Orbital Emitter proudly presents The Hangar Bay – a comprehensive sci-fi environment sound-set that gives you the tools you need to build fantastic sci-fi hangar atmospheres quickly!
In Science Fiction, hangar bays are cavernous mechanized spaces housing spacecraft ready for interstellar travel. These futuristic hangars usually have flight crews preparing those craft with last minute repairs and fuel as environmental force fields repel the cold vacuum of space just outside…
The Hangar Bay sound-set contains three long playing audio-scenes and twenty-four isolated audio-stems to give you ultimate creative control over our sounds!
The three audio-scenes are like field recordings from the future -like we travelled forward in time and recorded a hangar bay in real time and then sent those sounds back to the now! The three scenes include a high alert scenario with busy activity and a star fighter launch and landing sequence! There is a night shift scene which is calm and relaxed and finally, a scene that puts you down on the flight deck floor in the middle of all the frantic action! These three sound-scenes are rich with original sounds and designed to be flexible and fun to use!
Inside the audio-stems folder you will find the isolated audio elements used to make the audio-scenes! There you will find massive environment backgrounds, hurried activity sounds, pressurized valves hissing, mechanized lifts, bombastic alerts, repair sounds and the cinematic star fighter launch and landing sequences, isolated! The Hangar Bay sound-set is full of futuristic industrial sounds -on a massive scale! And the best part about our sound-sets is that they are so easy to use! Just drag and drop into any DAW or NLE have fun creating your own fantastic environments!
Orbital Emitter’s sound effects are designed to be at home in any motion picture, television show, video game or whatever sci-fi multimedia you can create!
All of the sound-sets in our Star Cruiser Environments Anthology Collection are 100% royalty free, delivered industry ready at 24 bit/48k WAV and each sound file contains simple meta-data to make our sound files easy to organize & find. All of our sounds are 100% original, created in our sound-labs and designed to boldly explore the universe of sci-fi sound!
Thank you for reading and watch for more sci-fi sound from Orbital Emitter coming soon!
In this large bustling European city, transportation means are plentiful, with tramways, metro, bus, trains, boats, bicycles, … Emergency workers have to be heard distinctively above the city’s clamor.
Recorded from the 5th floor of a traditional building, but also at ground level in actual street of Budapest. Hear the natural acoustic of these famous street.
Vintage Air Travel – Planes, airports, stewardesses, pilots, announcements and more.
This pack contains some of the sounds associated with vintage air travel. Not a specific decade (some parts will be suitable for a contemporary setting), but think of the film ‘Catch Me If You Can’, 60s 70s 80s. An era when smoking was still allowed on planes, when PAN AM and TWA ruled the skies. I have created these ambiences, voices and sounds to suit that era.
There are two ‘tourist information’ tapes, based on the audio that would have accompanied a slide show for visitors to London and Los Angeles.
There are public address announcements that you might hear in an airport.
There’s stewardess VO as heard in the cabin of a jumbo jet and stewardess greetings as you board. A few pilot announcements, sounds of busy jumbo jets in-flight from a passenger perspective. A ride in a Cessna, with pilot chatter, planes passing overhead and more. For a full list of sounds, view the excel document, and play the preview file for a taster.
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