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Environment recordings, ambiences and soundscapes – from all over the world, and beyond
Perched on the edge of the southern coast of Yogyakarta, Trisik Beach is a hidden gem known not just for its expansive black sand and serene views, but for the mesmerizing soundscape it offers. As dawn breaks or dusk settles, the rhythmic crash of the waves becomes a symphony of nature—raw, untamed, and deeply calming.
Recording the sound of the waves at Trisik Beach is an immersive experience. The ocean breathes with power, each surge rolling in with a thunderous roar, then receding with a soothing hiss as it drags along the sand. The coastal breeze hums gently, occasionally mixing with the distant calls of seabirds and the rustling of coconut palms lining the shore.
This sonic atmosphere is pure and profound—ideal for field recordings, meditation soundtracks, or simply as a memory of nature’s untouched beauty. At Trisik Beach, it’s not just about hearing the waves; it’s about feeling them resonate through the earth and into your soul.
Auckland NZ Sounds is a captivating compilation of various sounds recorded in Auckland, New Zealand. From tranquil environmental sounds to the bustling noises of the city, this collection captures the essence of the iconic landmarks and natural beauty of Auckland. Listen to the melodious chirping of birds and the lively chatter of people as they go about their daily lives in this vibrant metropolis. Immerse yourself in Auckland with this diverse collection of sounds.
With four different versions available – Ambix, 5.1, Quad (Front & Rear), and Stereo – you can choose the best format for your specific needs. All recordings are offered in high-quality 96kHz / 24-bit audio, ensuring crystal clear sound for your projects. The library features 64 unique sounds with over 160 minutes of duration.
Whether you’re a sound designer, filmmaker, or just someone who appreciates the beauty of authentic sonic experiences, Auckland NZ Sounds is the perfect addition to your library.
Introducing the Sounds of Idaho. Sounds featured in the library include: Greater Sage Grouse on their lek during mating season; the roar of Idaho and Shoshone Falls during high water events; the flowing Snake, Payette and Boise Rivers captured from varying distances; the sound of wind scraping across the tallest single-structured sand dunes in the U.S., captured with a spaced pair of hydrophones below the surface; a wetland marsh jam-packed with birdsong; dry yellow quaking aspen tree leaves swaying in the breeze on a beautiful fall day; and finally, thousands upon thousands of clamoring migratory Snow Geese on a stopover. Quite possibly the noisiest of all waterfowl, they take flight in unison in front of my microphones.
Suburbs Of Denver: Evening is the second in the Suburbs of Denver Series. Recorded on the same balcony as the first pack, but this time, between the Evening hours of 7:15pm to 9:53pm. Around 2 and half hours packed into 14 audios files. Similar to the first pack, you’ll hear loud cars, motorcycles, airplanes, sporadic bird chirps, and more! All metadata is tagged using the Universal Category System in Soundminer, and also searchable in Basehead, and Soundly. Recorded at 32 bit, 192 using the LOM MikroUsi Pro into a Zoom F3 Recorder.
Suburbs Of Denver: Afternoon is the first in the Suburbs of Denver Series. Recorded on a Balcony while visiting a friend. Included in this pack are various bird chirps, distant cars, motorcycles, loud airplanes, and the occasional branch rustle from a friendly critter. These are recordings from the Afternoon hours of 12;57pm to 3;49pm, packaged into files combined for around 2 hours and 47 Minutes. This pack consists of 18 audio files, all metadata tagged using the Universal Category System in Soundminer, and also searchable in Basehead, and Soundly. Recorded at 32 bit, 192 using the LOM MikroUsi Pro into a Zoom F3 Recorder.
Immerse your players in the sounds of the city with our 30 City Ambience Sound Recordings pack. Featuring a rich variety of urban soundscapes, this collection includes recordings of city traffic from both the street and rooftop perspectives, the calming patter of rain falling in the city, lively playground sounds, birds singing in the morning. Perfect for adding authentic, atmospheric depth to any game environment, these versatile sound effects are ideal for creating dynamic cityscapes and enhancing the realism of urban settings. Whether you’re building bustling streets or quiet, rainy corners, this pack provides the perfect backdrop for your game world.
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Step into the shadows with Dark Dungeon Soundscapes Pt. 2, the soundscapes collection for game developers, filmmakers, and creators seeking spine-chilling atmosphere. This second edition brings you even deeper into the abyss with haunting ambient textures, eerie whispers, unsettling drips, distant screams, and the deep echoes of forgotten catacombs.
Designed for horror and cinematic projects, these soundscapes will set the perfect tone for dark fantasy, gothic horror, or deep dungeon-crawling adventures. Whether you’re unveiling an ancient crypt, leading players into a cursed temple, or orchestrating a demonic ritual, these immersive sounds will pull your audience into the darkness.
🔥 Features:
✅ Diverse environments, from eerie ruins to underground horrors
✅ Seamless looping for extended play sessions
This sound library includes recordings of alleys, riversides and harbors from the Irish town of Dublin.
20 Palermo street ambiences includes recordings of construction, parks, streets, and city life from the Italian town of Palermo.
Haunted Spaces Soundscapes 2 is an essential audio toolkit designed to bring your haunted environments to life with spine-tingling realism. Made for game developers, filmmakers, and content creators, this collection features a wide range of immersive, atmospheric soundscapes that will transport your audience to eerie, otherworldly locations.
Whether you’re crafting a sinister mansion, a desolate graveyard, or a cursed forest, Haunted Spaces Soundscapes 2 provides you with the eerie atmospheres you need to create tension and unease.
Designed to enhance suspense and fear, adding a rich, dynamic backdrop to your visual storytelling. Perfect for horror games, thriller films, or any project that calls for a touch of the supernatural, this sound library gives you the tools to build truly terrifying spaces that captivate and engage your audience.
Transform your game environments with this collection of futuristic soundscapes, designed to elevate the user experience. These high-quality soundscapes are perfect for adding depth and immersion to your sci-fi, cyberpunk, or high-tech themed environments. In addition, enjoy a bonus folder featuring 9 Digital Data Text Sound Effects, perfect for adding an extra layer of authenticity and futuristic flair. Whether you’re crafting a virtual world or enhancing interactive elements, this sound pack will help you bring your futuristic vision to life.
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Elevate your sci-fi and fantasy projects with our collection of 32 designed dark soundscapes. Crafted to create a sense of mystery, tension, and depth, these atmospheric sounds are perfect for enhancing otherworldly environments, futuristic worlds, and epic fantasy settings. Whether you’re working on games, films, or interactive media, these high-quality soundscapes will add a haunting, immersive edge to your scenes, transporting your audience into a darker, more captivating realm.
32 soundscapes that you can import directly into your project.
Set the perfect eerie atmosphere with this collection of designed haunted and horror soundscapes, crafted to intensify the mood and elevate the user experience. Perfect for games, films, apps, or any project requiring spine-chilling audio, these haunting soundscapes will immerse your audience in an unsettling, creepy environment. Whether you’re creating a haunted house, a dark mystery, or a supernatural thriller, these high-quality, atmospheric sounds will help bring your horror scenes to life and leave a lasting impact on your audience.
17 sounds that you can import directly into your project.
Elevate your project with Mountain Streams Field Recordings – a collection of high-quality, authentic audio specifically for game developers and creators. Capturing the pure, natural sounds of mountain streams, this library offers a diverse range of immersive water flows, from tranquil babbling brooks to powerful rushing currents. Each recording is carefully captured in pristine mountain environments, ensuring maximum realism and atmosphere.
Perfect for creating realistic outdoor settings, immersive landscapes, or enhancing environmental sound design, these recordings seamlessly blend into any game, film, or multimedia project. With ready-to-use tracks and a variety of dynamic water sounds, you can effortlessly bring nature’s soothing flow into your creations. Whether you’re designing peaceful wilderness scenes or intense survival experiences, Mountain Streams Field Recordings delivers the soundscapes you need to bring your world to life.
22 ambiences that you can import directly into your project.
A digital collection of immersive soundscapes captured from diverse natural environments. Perfect for filmmakers, game developers, meditation practitioners, and sound designers. This library features recordings of forests, rivers, bird calls and more. Each track is professionally recorded to deliver an authentic and immersive experience, making it ideal for enhancing creative projects, relaxation, or background ambience. Let the pure sounds of nature transport you to a place of peace and tranquility.
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We managed to record in the amazing and stunning Main Hall of the Grand Central Station in New York whilst on our travels, capturing the ambience of the daily commuter and tourists who flock to see this amazing building.
Main Hall Ambience
Info Booth Ambience and Tannoy
A one man Public Protest
Crowd/Walla
Commuters
Tourists
People moving
People moving with Baggage
People talking close and distant
Regular tannoy announcements
When editing the ambiences, there were a variety of close mic’ed human interactions and baggage movement which may not be fitting when placing these into a projects so we’ve re-edited these samples and provided a set of “B” Samples which have these removed.
Grand Central Station will give you enough audio to give your project the authentic sound of this amazing train station, boosting your project to the next level. Grand Central Station 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
Nature Ambiences: Dawn Chorus
Experience the breathtaking spring morning birdsong in pristine, untouched nature. Recorded across remote woodland and mountain forests, this collection captures the pure, emotional beauty of dawn chorus of joyful birds in its most unfiltered form.
From the lyrical song of the nightingale and blackbird to the rhythmic calls of the great tit, robin, warbler, owl, and woodpecker, each recording reflects a living, breathing soundscape—almost out of this world in its stillness and clarity.
These 20 long immersive soundscapes offer rare access to approximately 1,5 hours of authentic birdsong ambiences that are increasingly hard to find—or record.
Designed with filmmakers, game studios, installation artists, and immersive audio practitioners in mind, this collection has the power to elevate beautiful scenes and evoke deep emotion.
This library reflects our deep passion for field recording and our commitment to preserving sonic environments with precision and emotional depth. Recorded using Sennheiser MKH 8040s ORTF setup
Find the true sound of nature’s richest birdsong.
These sound effects were recorded in small German towns, capturing the vibrant yet tranquil atmosphere of town squares during the summer season. This library features a variety of ambiences, from the gentle murmur of conversations and footsteps on cobblestone streets to the sounds of distant church bells, passing bicycles, and open-air cafés.
All recordings were captured with a Zoom H3-VR recorder, directly in AMBIX format for accurate spatial imaging. Minor editing and cleanup were done in Pro Tools, and all sessions were carefully monitored using Audio Brewers’ HOA decoder plugins to ensure clarity and immersive realism.
These sounds are ideal for background use in your projects, whether you’re designing immersive European townscapes, recreating lively public spaces, or adding depth to documentary and cinematic settings.
The Town Square has a runtime of 1 hour and 30 minutes and includes 28 long-duration files.
These sound effects have been carefully curated and edited, providing a ready-to-use and royalty-free sample pack.
These samples can be used for various applications, from sound design and compositions for TV, film, and documentaries to video game development and music creation.
They are UCS compliant, with the UCS-compliant document included in the download file.
Each sample comes with embedded metadata for easy organization.
Product Specs
• Ambisonic Files (AMBIX format, First Order Ambisonics)
• 96kHz 24-bit
• Size: 6.26 GB (After expanding)
New Zealand’s landscapes are full of life, from high mountain peaks to quiet fjords, open prairies, lush wetlands, and dense forests. This library captures the sounds of these wild places in stereo and surround.
You will hear Kakas calling in the alpine forests, the rhythmic croaks of frogs at night, distant sheep grazing on the hills, and the powerful crash of waves against the coast. Songbirds fills the shrublands, while fur seals bark along the rocky shoreline.
Recorded in both North and South Island during the spring and summer seasons, this 408-minute library explores the heart of New Zealand’s wilderness.
This library is also available in The New Zealand Collection bundle.
Cover photo by Harry Bradley.
Referenced Species
Australasian Crested Grebe • Australian Coot • Australian Magpie • Black Swan • California Quail • Canada Goose • Common Chaffinch • Common Myna • Common Redpoll • Dunnock • Eurasian Blackbird • Eurasian Skylark • European Goldfinch • European Greenfinch • European Starling • Fur Seal • Grey Warbler (Grey Gerygone) • House Sparrow • Indian Peafowl (Peacock) • Kaka (Bush Parrot) • Mallard Duck • Morepork • New Zealand Bellbird • New Zealand Fantail • Paradise Shelduck • Pied Cormorant (Pied Shag) • Pukeko (Purple Swamphen) • Red-billed Gull (Silver Gull) • Ring-necked Pheasant • Rock Pigeon • Rooster (Feral Chicken) • Sheep • Silvereye • Song Thrush • South Island Pied Oystercatcher • South Island Robin • Southern Bell Frog (Growling Grass Frog) • Tree Frog • Tui • White-fronted Tern • Yellowhammer
Stereo and Surround
Recorded with double mid-side and AB microphone setups, this library is delivered in 5.0 (L/R/C/Ls/Rs) and Stereo.
59 Surround files + 176 Stereo files
Gear used
Zoom F3 • Zoom F6 • Usi Pro • MKH30 • MKH8040
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadata compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.
These sound effects were recorded next to a pilot school in Mexico, capturing the distinctive sounds of small airplanes flying overhead. This library features a variety of flybys, from distant hums to powerful close passes, with different aircraft models and varying speeds. The recordings showcase natural Doppler effects, creating a dynamic and realistic sense of movement.
These sounds are ideal for background use in your projects, whether you’re designing immersive aviation scenes, recreating realistic outdoor ambiences, or adding depth to documentary and cinematic settings.
Engines in the Sky has a runtime of 32 minutes and includes 12 long-duration files.
These sound effects have been carefully curated and edited, providing a ready-to-use and royalty-free sample pack.
These samples can be used for various applications, from sound design and compositions for TV, film, and documentaries to video game development and music creation.
They are UCS compliant, with the UCS-compliant document included in the download file.
Each sample comes with embedded metadata for easy organization.
Product Specs
• Ambisonic Files (AMBIX format, First Order Ambisonics)
• 96kHz 24-bit
• Size: 2.24 GB (expanded)
Ambiences recorded in South-East Asia, Thailand. Mostly northern Thailand but some recordings are also from Bangkok and the islands.
Recorded with Sony PCM D100.
Bring your office scenes to life with our comprehensive Sound Effects Pack featuring 78 realistic office sounds, all recorded at 24-bit, 96kHz for exceptional clarity. From typing on keyboards and phone calls to printer noises and chair movements, this collection covers a wide range of essential office sounds. Perfect for films, games, podcasts, or any project that needs authentic workplace atmosphere. Enhance your audio experience with these highly detailed and lifelike Foley effects for an immersive, professional touch.
Discover 114 Transport sounds. Perfect for filmmakers and game developers, these meticulously recorded audio clips capture diverse modes of transportation, ideal for enhancing scenes in airports, harbors, and urban environments with realistic soundscapes.
We’ve collated a hand selected amount of Ambience’s from our range of ambience sample packs, giving you a mixed and varied amount of ambience samples.
The Ambience Taster will give you enough mixed and varied ambience audio to boost your project to the next level. The Ambience Taster 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
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