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Volkswagen T-Cross Audio Sample Pack
Capture the authentic soundscape of the VW T-Cross with this comprehensive collection of high-quality recordings. This pack includes in-city driving, highway cruising, dynamic rev-ups, and crisp single shots of interior interactions, such as the turning signal, handbrake, and gear switches.
The recording session utilized professional-grade equipment, featuring two DPA 6062 microphones, a Countryman B3, and a Sennheiser Ambeo VR, all meticulously wired into a Zoom F8n recorder. The small mics were equipped with Bumblebee wind protections, while the Ambeo was safeguarded by a Rycote wind shield, ensuring clear and immersive audio quality.
Whether you’re a sound designer, filmmaker, or automotive enthusiast, this pack delivers the true essence of the VW T-Cross’s acoustic signature.
Note that this pack does not include static rev recordings for cross-fading techniques. However, there are 14 different excelaration recordings that are greate for granular synthesis engine emulation.
Vehicle details:
2020 VOLKSWAGEN T-CROSS
ADVANCE 1.0 TSI 70 KW (95 CV ) 5 manual SPEED
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!
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)
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.
Sound of the sea, coastline, port, small port harbor, people, ship, boats etc. Recorded during year, all seasons.
Many sound perspectives. Ambisonic or “immersive audio” approach kept in mind while recording.
24,2 GB of high quality recording of the sea environment.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic. (Rycote blimp) and Sound Devices recorder. Audio files included: B-format, Ambix and Binaural. Preview is in Binaural (stereo).
A cutting-edge sound library meticulously captured and curated to give you the power to deliver the true aesthetic of powerful machinery and captivate your audience through the gritty sounds of mechanical technology and tooling.
Natural soundscapes in Ambisonic recorded in Spring and early Summer. Forests, meadows, lake, river, streams ambiences. Long recordings. Birds, wind, background wind in trees, branches, wind in grass… Spring ambiences with intense birds song. Immersive recordings.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic (Rycote blimps) and Sound Devices recorder
(all ch. matched with noise generator). Metadata tagged with info. Mic position is upright.
RAW files: B-format, Ambix (4 ch.) and Binaural stereo (preview is in Binaural stereo).
Check the sound list for add. info.
Budapest is often called the “Pearl of the Danube”, and it truly is a stunningly beautiful place.
During a small trip from Spain to Budapest & Vienna, we managed to record the most iconic places in the city in truly 360º spatial audio ambisonic format!
We choose ambisonic for our libraries as the most adaptive format in Audio Postproduction. We serve the edited and mastered AMBIX files, and decoded surround format in Dolby ATMOS, 5.1 and ST .
All our libraries are UCS compliant (universalcategorysystem.com). In this new category system all files contain extensive metadata like file description, Category & Subcategory. Metadata can be read and processed by the most common audio libraries management tools . Starting with Full support from Soundminer and more audio tools adopting this system, we are adopting metadata UCS system in our files!
Strengthen your productions with characteristic, intimate and authentic European city ambiences including:
Daytimes & Seasons • Historical Places • Cultural Sites • Transportation & Traffic • People • Industrial • Abstract • Commercial • Natural Environments • Location Perspectives
Enjoy Europe with its rich variety of sound palettes throughout all different countries from city to city.
The sounds come without much action in the foreground to provide a very clear and detailed acoustic image of each environment, giving you the perfect background noise layer to break the silence in your post production project.
The recorded locations vary from streets and restaurants over squares, harbors, markets, commercial areas, parks, and busy shopping areas to industrial zones and construction sites. This library can easily be used in stereo productions as well. Either choose the listening angle yourself or use the stereo version (included in 3D SURROUND).
What’s inside
This library is the result of a really special recording trip, with field recording legend Chris Watson. Chris Watson’s work as a wildlife sound recordist has covered television documentaries and experimental musical collaborations. We spent 4 days in Delta Ebro learning from him!
We recorded in ambisonic (Zoom F8 and Sennheiser Ambeo VR Mic), and decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS at AdHoc Studios.
We recorded 13 beautiful tracks in ambisonic format. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.
This sound library has been captured during an open-access day at a motorbike racetrack. The recordings deliver the raw energy of motorcycles pushed to their limits in a real-world setting.
Multiple sessions were recorded from various perspectives: the final corner, the main straight, and a distant position capturing the broader soundscape. The library features a mix of stereo setups for close passbys, a mono microphone for focused character, and an ambisonic rig offering an ambient perspective. A wide range of engine types are represented, from small-displacement bikes to high-performance machines.
From sharp corner entries to high-speed flybys, this library offers a dynamic range of passbys, approaches, and ambiences ideal for motorsport scenes, racing games, or high-energy sound design.
Gear used
Zoom F6 • MixPre-6 II • 722 • Usi Pro • MKH30 • MKH8040 • Kmr81i • NT-SF1
Metadata
This sound library is UCS compliant and comes with fully embedded metadata compatible with Soundly, Soundminer and Basehead.
Ambisonic City, Suburbs, Rural Ambiences in B-format (ambix) and binaural.
Ambiences of the city, suburbs and rural areas. Many sound perspectives and situations. Long recordings, over 20 GB of recordings. Please check the sound list for additional info.
Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices Mix Pre 10-II, 744T recorder. See the track list for additional info.
The download contains each recording in B-format (RAW-4ch.) and as Binaural Stereo files. The audio preview is binaural and should be listened to with headphones. All files are tagged with Metadata.
These sound effects were recorded during the New Year’s celebration in Germany, capturing the explosive energy of fireworks in open spaces and residential areas. This library includes a variety of firework sounds, from distant bursts and crackling fountains to intense, thunderous detonations.
These sounds are ideal for background use in your projects, whether you’re designing immersive celebrations, recreating festive atmospheres, or adding dynamic energy to dramatic scenes.
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.
Format:
• Ambisonic Files (AMBIX format, First Order Ambisonics)
In the Nomad series we’ve captured a wide variety of locations and soundscapes in remote, hard-to-reach wilderness during a two month, 1,000-km thru hike trek across New Mexico state, Texas, Arizona and Utah following the Continental dive trail.
You’ll hear unique arid desert, deep canyon, wild river, mountain forest, desert silence, wild animals and a variety of New Mexico birds: raven, robin, turtle-dove, sparrow, hawk, coyote, prairie dog, etc….
In this collection you’ll find high quality audio recordings in ambisonic Ambix format with references pictures, detailed track sheet and a reaper session.
Bonus 1 : Outside impulse response audio files recorded with balloon explosion to complete the collection.
Bonus 2 : Audio files of city rumors and passing diesel trains encountered along the way.
Field recording locations : Monument Valley, Carlsbad cavern, Crazy Cook monument, Gila wilderness, Petrified forest national park, Bear Ears national monument and many other mythical wild places.
We used a Sound Device MixPre6 + ZOOM F6 Field Recorder and Reynolds 1st order Ambisonic mics.
Racing Vehicles Pass-By Bundle compiles seven hours and twenty-six minutes of sports cars at a racetrack, including quiet practice sessions and main series events with minimal crowd conversations or unnecessary background noise, and a speaker narrating certain competitions. Recorded at three distinct locations, this bundle includes long takes at the finish line and on the tightest corner of this particular racetrack, capturing plenty of engines revving, drifting and cars driving off into the distance, ideal for media scenes set in these environments, or for creative sound design purposes, as these takes were recorded at only five meters from the vehicles themselves. Also included are recordings of engines revving in the pit lane before the competitions.
Sports cars series included on this bundle are the following:
Ambisonics – Racing Vehicles Pass-By contains:
Bonus Content: Racing Vehicles Pass-By Bundle includes an additional twenty-nine minutes of recordings from a GT Series event, along with a Superstock 600 + Sidecar folder featuring over forty-five minutes of these rare vehicles racing in official competitions.
This sound library is available in both Ambisonics FuMa (B Format) and Stereo (Binaural) formats.
Ambisonic Aircraft pass by – low altitude is a collection of airliner passes recorded at the Barcelona airport. Barcelona airport offers the advantage of proximity to the landing strip, allowing one to stand directly beneath low-flying airplanes and capture high-quality sound easily.
A special rig was created for this recording session, holding a Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic, an XY stereo-matched pair of Neumann 184, and an AB stereo pair of DPA 4062.
Besides the natural differences between the microphones, The 1st order ambisonic signals allows rendering of the sonic sphere in multiple methods and changing the pass-by direction to meet your requirements.
The Neumann 184 XY pair reflects a destructive and wide stereo image, with minimal background information. The DPA 6042 has a crisp frequency response. Rycote windshields were used for the Amber and Newmann mic, and Bubblebe was used for the DPA.
Various aircraft were recorded for this release, including:
This collection is great for post-production, VR/AR experiences, game developers, and any real-time 3D audio engine.
Supported formats: First Order AmbiX B-Format, Stereo Binaural, Stereo AB, Stereo XY (Total of 140 files).
Elevate your film, TV, and video game projects to new heights with our Immersive Dark Drones Audio Library. Embrace the darkness, the suspense, and the mystique like never before. This isn’t just sound; it’s an experience.
Unveiling our 50th audio library – a testament to our unwavering commitment to innovation and excellence in sound design & field recording. Prepare to embark on an auditory journey like never before! It’s a new Milestone in our catalog: Our 50th Audio library!
Breaking new ground, we proudly present our first third-order ambisonic library. Why is this so significant? Because it takes the immersive experience to an entirely new level, capturing sound with unparalleled precision and depth. Feel the shivers down your spine as you’re enveloped by every haunting whisper, every ethereal echo.
But there’s more. In our relentless pursuit of perfection, we’re thrilled to introduce our first 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos library. The third-order resolution takes this format to heights previously unattainable. Picture yourself in the midst of the sound, where the line between reality and imagination blurs. It’s not just listening; it’s living the sound.
Key Features:
✨ 50th Audio Library Milestone: A testament to our dedication to audio excellence, delivering our best yet.
✨ Third-Order Ambisonic Technology: An immersive experience like never before. Sound that surrounds, captivates, and transports you.
✨ 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos: Unmatched sound precision and resolution. Step into the heart of the audio, where every nuance comes to life.
✨ Versatile Mixing Options: 16 channel Third Order Ambisonic, 9.1.6 ATMOS Bed, 5.1, First Order Ambisonic, and Stereo downmixes included in the collection. Customize your sound to perfection. Tailor the experience to your specific needs, whether you seek the enveloping embrace of high-order ambisonics or the classic simplicity of stereo.
As always, all the sounds that this collection is composed of have been obtained and recorded on an ambisonic format. Besides, all the recordings include metadata in English and Spanish, and they are compatible with software of sound library management like Soundminnner.
We have decoded all the Third Order Ambisonic recordings with Audio Brewers plugin into 9.1.6 Dolby ATMOS bed configuration, using the top channels to create totally outstanding ambiences tracks ready to use! Audio Brewers tools give use amazing control over high order AmbiX configurations with top notch CPU optimization! Ambisonics recordings are the way to go for VR and modern Film Sound Post Production workflows.
Recorded on 5 different Portuguese beaches and coastlines, Ambisonics – Beach contains over 4 hours of oceanscapes acquired under different weather conditions and distances, including summertime crowds and early morning unpopulated takes suitable for any desired situation or scene. Rising tides, calm seas, rocks splashed by turbulent waves, distant boats, beach sports, children playing, boardwalk crowds, palm tree details, playful birds on sandy dunes, amongst other oddities, complement this feature-complete library, ready to satisfy your VR ambitions. These long audio files are perfect for creating neutral beach soundscapes.
This sound library is available in both Ambisonics FuMa (B Format) and Stereo (Binaural) formats.
Step into the world of the Fiat 500 1.2 2019 audio library, a meticulously crafted collection that offers a comprehensive and immersive auditory experience. This unique library captures the essence of the iconic Fiat 500, known for its compact size, retro charm, and efficient 1.2-liter engine producing 69 horsepower. The approach taken during the recordings was a multi-microphone setup, strategically placed to capture every aspect of the vehicle’s sonic personality.
Let’s start with the interior perspective. Equipped with an ambisonic interior microphone, this collection presents an intimate soundscape, placing you in the driver’s seat of the Fiat 500. Experience the subtle purr of the engine as it ignites, delivering just the right amount of power. Hear the gentle hum of the car’s components, the clicks and clacks of buttons and switches, and the comforting sound of the gearbox as it shifts seamlessly through the gears. Immerse yourself in the ambience of the cabin, capturing the vibrations, echoes, and nuances that make each journey unique.
The engine, a focal point of this library, has been meticulously recorded with a dedicated microphone, capturing the raw power and distinctive tone of the 1.2-liter engine. Experience the growl as the engine revs, the throaty roar as it accelerates, and the gentle hum as it idles. This library goes beyond the engine itself, providing additional depth with dedicated microphones on the exhaust and tire. The exhaust microphone delivers the symphony of the Fiat 500’s exhaust note, meanwhile, the tire microphone captures the distinctive sounds of the rubber meeting the road, allowing you to experience the tactile feedback of each turn, acceleration, and brake maneuver.
With this meticulously recorded multi-microphone approach, this library offers a comprehensive sonic palette for sound designers, game developers, filmmakers, and car enthusiasts alike. Whether you’re crafting realistic driving scenes, building immersive virtual worlds, or seeking inspiration for your creative projects, this library provides a rich and detailed soundscape, allowing you to bring the essence of the Fiat 500 to life with authenticity and precision.
All of the ON ROAD recordings are multi-MIC takes with:
1 – ENGINE
2 – EXHAUST
3 – TIRE / WHEEL
4 – MONO BOOM (MONO DOWNMIX OF STEREO PASSBY WHEN AVAILABLE OR MONO BOOM OPERATOR FOR STADY RECORDINGS)
5 – MONO INT
6-9 AMBIX INT AMBIENT
All of them recorded in perfect sync, and available in a single poly-wav file, perfect for Soundminer spotting!
We recorded around 94 beautiful tracks, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.
Explore the beautiful soundscape of this impressive historic city.
In this soundlibrary you can hear more than just the popular tourist center. You can also explore outskirts and suburbs, trams, busses, subways and more.
41 georgeous ambiences, recorded carefully, professional and inconspicuous. With the 1st-order ambisonics AmbiX format you are completely free in what you want to do. For VR productions or to decode it into stereo, binaural stereo or multichannel-formats.
The ambiences are ready to use edited, detailed metadata included.
DL0118 Downtown Los Angeles Ambisonic Library Vol 1. Possibly the largest Downtown Los Angeles Ambisonic Sound FX Library created to date! This amazing collection of ambisonic recordings covers all major districts of Downtown, Los Angeles. The native B-Format ambisonic recordings for VR, sound editorial for film, and more
We recorded Madrid last winter, capturing 40 beautiful tracks in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects. The library was decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS.
Included Ambix Ambisonic, 7.1.2 Atmos Bed, 5.1 and ST versions.
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!
Roomtones Bundle compiles nine hours and twenty-five minutes of long, evolving, and varied ambiences recorded in four distinct ground and first-floor apartments. Both busy and quiet urban soundscapes can be found in these audio files, allowing you to create vivid backgrounds for your Virtual Reality projects. Additionally, rainy recordings are included, providing versatility alongside cityscapes that range from quiet traffic in the distance to bustling pedestrians, strange bathroom rumblings, construction work, barking dogs, and moments of dead silence.
Busier soundscapes also abound, such as the heavy hum of a fridge in a kitchen facing a street with sporadic vehicles and conversations, quiet living-room takes with distant voices and a dog snoring, persistent machine sounds from a pump, porch recordings on a rainy night, and a busy morning with varied traffic passing by.
Holiday beach house recordings are also included, featuring distant birds chirping, barking dogs, chatty neighbors, moderate to low traffic, intense fridge hum, and upstairs bumps. Quiet and neutral takes are also provided, which can be filled later with additional content. Each division includes two different takes with open and closed windows (where applicable), adding an extra dimension to these sound files. They are perfect for creating both quiet and languid roomtone soundscapes, conveying multiple moods for any desired VR experience.
Every sound designer’s worst nightmare is also fully realized with ten long takes of drilling, hammering, polishing, occasional conversations, and thuds from a ground-floor apartment undergoing heavy renovations. These audio files are ideal for roomtone soundscapes containing construction noise from neighbors or, with some clever tweaking, for simulating sounds from a nearby building.
This sound library is available in both Ambisonics FuMa (B Format) and Stereo (Binaural) formats.
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