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A special collection of snow and ice sound effects, winter ambiences and cold environments
Featuring all of Edible Audio’s archive including in one complete bundle.
Audible Silence | Bluebird Bicycle | Car Parks | Churches | Doors | Electromagnetic Fields | Environmental Protest | Espresso Machine | Flight | Flowing Water | Garbage Impacts | Gutters & Drains | Hospitals | Human Body | Industrial | Laos | Leaf Rustle | Libraries | Lifts & Elevators | Melbourne CBD | Monsoon Rain | Museums & Galleries | Ocean Floors | Overhead Aeroplanes | Parks | Planets | Public Pools | Public Spaces | Rainforests | Roomtones | Sauna Steam | School Playgrounds | Shorelines |Stairwell Doors | Streets at Night | Sub-Aquatic | Tasmania | Tinnitus | The Netherlands | Thunderstorms | Tortured Piano | Traffic | Universities | Urban Desolation | Urban Winter |
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Elements: Ice is a collection of ice sounds recorded and edited over the 2015/2016 winter by George Vlad. The library is made up of more than 1500 individual ice sounds including cracks, creaks, hits, impacts, smashes, drags, stomps, splashes and water under ice ambience. The sounds have been recorded over more than 4 months in Romania and Scotland at temperatures ranging between -25C/-13F and 5C/41F.
The library’s most obvious use is as Foley elements since it covers a wide variety of ice thicknesses and performances. As is the case with other libraries in the Elements series, these sounds can also be used for other purposes such as gore sweeteners, glass or wood cracks, bone breaks etc. Additionally, all files are recorded and mastered at 24/96 quality which makes them excellent sound design elements ripe for serious processing.
• 89 .wav files ranging from 3 seconds to 8 minutes long; more than 1500 sounds in total
• recorded and presented as 24 bit/96 kHz mono files
• 1 hour and 26 minutes total length
• 1.59 GB uncompressed size – 1.09 GB zip archive
• recorded on Sound Devices 633 with Sennheiser MKH-8040 microphones and Sony PCM D100 with on-board mics and JrF hydrophones
• comprehensive metadata compatible with Basehead and Soundminer
Gain instant access to the sounds of magic, mystery, fascination and adventure with the Fantasy Game 2 – Sound Kit for Enchanted Realms. Discover a vast collection of interactive sounds specially crafted for RPGs, open-world adventures, and epic fantasy narratives, games, film, interactive media. Experience the clash of steel of epic battles to the ethereal chime of enchanted spells. It’s all you need to make every action, spell, and encounter feel and sound truly magical. Whether you’re exploring forgotten ruins, summoning arcane forces, or waging valiant combat, Fantasy Game 2 – Sound Kit for Enchanted Realms is your instant gateway to an unforgettable fantasy soundscape.
The Complete Collection contains 1582+ sound effects from every sound library that we have released so far. It features Sci-Fi, Fire, Ice, Mecha, Rocks, and Plastic sound effects and field recordings, including ambiences, drones, textures, swooshes / wooshes, impacts, glitches, sequences, and more. Royalty-free.
Included libraries:
European mountain forest Soundscapes, Ambiences and Textures,
sound library with more than 5h 30 mins of recordings. In total 11.6 GB, 100 files of high-quality recordings.
Long nature recordings. Without noise pollution and air traffic.
Soundscapes of the forest recorded in all seasons.
Soundscapes and ambiences, backgrounds and textures for your project. Some recordings are
more present others are more in the background. Nocturnal recording included as well as “background silence”.
Anthrophony (human made) sounds in the woods included (logging, vehicles, etc.).
The maximum peak level on all recordings is -5 dBFS (for great dynamic range, great headroom, no dynamic compressors are applied on recordings). Recorded with various microphones and microphone techniques. Recording info included in metadata chunk (equipment, microphone technique).
The gondolas lifts of Whistler are one of the most wonderful machinery pieces made by man to move them around the mountains.
This Sound Effects Library recorded the sounds of these unique vehicles during wintertime. The library shows multiple gondola perspectives, from its interiors to many Pass bys, and P.O.V’s of the cables that suspend this huge lifts. You will find different sizes and kinds of gondolas. Enjoy them and enjoy the experience of sound
Designed to give you the essential tools to craft unique, ice-themed audio, this toolkit goes beyond just frozen environments. It includes a mix of authentic ice sounds alongside complementary elements, all focused on the central theme of ice. Whether you’re working on icy landscapes, frost weapons, or other frozen elements, this library provides you with the freedom to build your own custom soundscapes.
Frozen Core Vol. 1 – Forge is all about giving you the freedom to build, experiment, and create with sounds that fit your unique vision of ice and frost. With this library, you have the perfect foundation for your projects, while the Source and Processed categories offer the flexibility to take your designs as far as your creativity will go.
This library contains high adrenaline sounds of Snowboarding and Ski. You will find quality and detail in each recording. This library was designed to add production value to extreme sports videos.
Wind in urban and natural environments, recorded all year round. Windy room tones, wind whistling under doors and windows, wind on the boats, in trees, in the city, windy ambiences, lakes, mountains etc. Check the list of sounds for full info. All files are metadata tagged, with detailed description of equipment, mic technique used and position of mics.
Recording equipment used: Sennheisers MKH serie mics, LOM Usi, Primo, Rode mics; Rycote blimps, Sound Devices recorder/mixer, Sony and Tascam hand recorders with LOM Usi mics (in Rycote BBG windshields); Mogami cables, tripods, etc.
Maximum peak level on all recordings is -5 dBFS (for great dynamic range, great headroom), originally recorded with great headroom keeping in mind and to maintain great dynamic range of this natural phenomena.
The SKI RIDE sound effects library is a comprehensive collection of audio recordings that capture the various sounds associated with skiing. This library includes a wide range of ski sounds, recorded on the Italian Alps in the 2023.
The collection features recordings of skiers carving turns on groomed trails, as well as sounds of off-piste skiing through fresh powder and pass bys on the ski slopes.
In addition to the sounds of skiing, this library includes recordings of ski equipment like ski poles, ski boots, ski binding, ski gloves, ski jacket, backpacker, foley sounds like ski boots footsteps and ambience tracks like chair lift and ski lift stations.
All of the recordings in this library are of high quality and have been carefully edited and mastered to ensure they are ready for use in a variety of audio projects, including films, television shows, video games and podcasts. Whether you are creating a documentary about skiing or a commercial for a ski resort, the SKI RIDE sound effects library has everything you need to bring your project to life.
All the files are 24 Bit, 192 Khz, extensive embedded metadata and categorized with the Universal Category System (UCS).
Multichannel recordings of the ice (in sync): stereo, mono and underwater/under ice recordings. Audio tool for further sound design, production etc.
Multichannel, recordings of the ice; Surface/underwater recordings of the ice. Check the sound list for info/ object of recording.
Each multichannel recording (or position/place of recording) is in a separate folder. Each channel/recording is Metadata tagged with description of equipment/format/character. Each multichannel recording (each folder) consist of:
– 4 Ch STEREO Mix, all channels mixed together (surface and underwater), ready for use stereo file
– Ch 01-MID, mono file, front/MID microphone-cardioid, RAW
– Ch 02-SIDE, mono file, SIDE microphone-figure of eight, RAW
– Ch 03-HYDRO LEFT, mono file, Left side hydrophone, RAW
– Ch 04-HYDRO Right, mono file, Right side hydrophone, RAW
– STEREO HYDRO Mix, stereo file, two hydrophones mixed together, ready to use underwater/ice stereo file
– STEREO (surface) file
You can use mono channels to create your own mix (or use it as mono) or use a stereo-ready to use file (or combination of both).
Using mono recordings/files for multichannel mixing can be very creative for SFX, or maybe in film, for example, to accompany first surface (frame) and then underwater (frame) separated, or half submerged camera (frame).
For mixing stereo (surface) files (microphones) you will need an MS matrix (plugin). This is a very creative tool which allows you to control the amount of stereo field or front to side ratio of the sound captured. If you are not familiar with MS there is a ready to use stereo (surface) file and you can use/mix it with underwater/ice file(s).
(for MS: Sennheiser MKH40 – front microphone/cardioid and Sennheiser MKH40-side microphone/ figure of eight.) Hydrophones are Aquarian audio H2a XLR.
Rain & Thunders is a small collection of ambisonic recordings performed at various locations in the countryside.
39 unique recordings, Including 11 isolated thunder samples.
To create this sound package, a costume rain protection rig was built, and a Sennheizer Ambeo microphone paired with Zoom H8n was used.
This collection is great for post-production, VR/AR experiences, game developers, and any real-time 3D audio engine.
All files are tagged and categorized for your convenience – supporting tag-filtering browsing applications.
This package includes 39 Samples – A total of 25 minutes of content.
Supported formats: First Order AmbiX B-Format and Stereo (Total of 78 files).
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)
Designed Ice features 47 cinematic ice sound effects, designed field recordings and evolving textures, that combine the natural sounds of ice with otherworldly and experimental digital post-processing. The sounds range from heavily designed to basic elements.
47 24bit / 96kHz WAV files / UCS (Universal Category System) Meta-tagged (Soundminer)
20 Elements
17 Sequences
10 Source Recordings
In the winter of 2013-2014, both the Northeast and the Northwest were slammed with snow, ice, wind, and blizzards. The SkewSound team braved the frigid cold and recorded what we could: footsteps, compression, breaking ice, body falls, and much more.
Our content was obtained during storms and their aftermath in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, and Salem, MA. The frostbite SFX library contains some great impact sweeteners and sounds unique to winter temperatures. You won’t be disappointed!
From the snow-covered slopes of Mammoth mountain, to the ice-filled shores of Duluth, Minnesota, this library brings together some terrific subzero sounds for your next snow-themed project. With ski and snowboard bys, chairlifts, cold winds, and even melting icicles, this is surely a collection you don't want to miss. Recorded with the stunning Sennheiser Ambeo microphone, each ambience is delivered in both AmbiX and FuMa formats, as well as Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1.
What’s more- a 360 video reference is provided to offer a fully immersive image of the sound effect being captured!
We're proud to offer our inaugural bundle package, which includes the first four VSCRL libraries- The Park, The Road, The Snow, and The Beach. This collection comes at an incredible deal, and is the ultimate showcase of the immersive and VISCERAL quality of our ambisonics.
Recorded with the stunning Sennheiser Ambeo microphone, each ambience is delivered in both AmbiX and FuMa formats, as well as Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1.
What’s more- a 360 video reference is provided to offer a fully immersive image of the sound effect being captured!
Prepare for shivers! Frozen Footsteps is a huge library of winter footstep & foley sounds recorded on 8 expressive and cold surfaces in real -20 °C (and below) temperatures.
Containing over 2400 sounds in 81 files, Frozen Footsteps foley sfx library is created for game and film sound design. If your game needs winter footstep sounds, or you are missing some authentic source material to take your studio foley tracks to the next level, this is the library for you.
All surfaces were recorded in real movement with multiple walking and running velocities. Frozen Footsteps library includes also real jumping and landings sounds. Jumping sounds are often missing from other foley libraries, but are extremely useful for creating character movement sounds for games. This package gets you covered.
7 surfaces were recorded during two freezing winter nights in a quiet rural area in Finland. Everything from ground to trees was totally frozen and covered in frost. However, snow hadn’t fallen yet. This special moment allowed recording footsteps on unique surfaces that are usually under snowpack. To make the package complete, the frozen snow sounds were recorded later, with real crusty snow. In freezing temperatures, as well.
All sounds were carefully edited in iZotope RX and Pro Tools 12 removing the background and clothing noise. This was quite a task, but it was worth it. This makes the sounds extremely clear, versatile, and easy to use.
Library highlights:- 8 frozen surfaces
– 2400+ sounds in 81 sound clips
– Sneak, walk, run, jump, slide, scuffs, and more
– 96 kHz, 24-bit stereo WAV files
– 1.20 GB
– Carefully edited & noise-free
– Soundminer & BWAV metadata
A larger focus on wind – with trees, brush, crickets, and other sounds often included. There are also plain wind sounds recorded on exceptionally quiet wilderness winter nights that can be layered over most every project for several minutes or longer. Additionally includes some branches breaking in high winds and rain patter.
Christmas time. The time of the year everybody calms down and settles. The period is also dominated by a lot of festivities, shopping and winter actions.
To bring you the christmas cheer, this library includes a broad variety of musical instruments, city ambiences, foleys and ready to use scenes.
Merry christmas!
A collection of 206 ice tension, creaking, and breaking sounds, recorded in a dense pine tree forest in Sweden.
• Very long tension creaking sounds
• Multiple breaking sounds
• Ice impacts on ice
• Ice impacts into ice water
A superb collection of quiet alpine ski slopes and realistic onboard ski and snowboard recordings. The Alps pistes are known for their great snow and peaceful ambiance.
We captured the calm atmosphere and expressive whooshing and carving on these quiet ski slopes. Recordings range from high speed alpine skiers and distant voices of snowboarders, to a small class, on a variety of pistes. We also recorded onboard the ski lifts and crowds while waiting in line.
More info on how this library came together on our blog.
A footstep library built from long walks in cold and snowy conditions. Recorded in a remote, deserted Swedish forest, miles away from the nearest road.
Different types of snow and boots were recorded as well as different paces:
• Crusty
• Thin/hard packed
• Deep
• Frozen stairs and porches
• Stomps/scuffs
• Sneakers
• Leather boots
• Kamiks
Each track is easy to edit into multiple single footsteps for sweetening your tracks with real snow.
Winter Parks by Badlands Sound features 31 ambiences of parks in or near the city recorded during the winter months. These sounds are three minutes long and are loopable allowing for easy editing while cutting ambiences for the projects you are working on. This was recorded in 96k / 24 bit with high level professional gear: Sound Devices 702t, a pair of Sennheiser MKH 8040’s and a Rycote in ORTF configuration.
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