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UK Big City Exteriors contains a varied assortment of ambient sounds captured during field recording sessions in Manchester, Liverpool and Sheffield by our team of Audio Craftsmen. The effects in this library will make for a fantastic addition to your general audio collection and will be perfect for use in short films, documentaries, commercials, and video games based both in the UK and abroad.
The team has gone out of their way to bring you a range of different sounds, including tram squeaks, recordings of people passing by, crowds, street sweepers, skylines, construction and much, much more. We recorded a selection of ambiences at different times of day, covering many different central city locations to give you the most authentic & grounded representation of the UK city life to use in your projects.
The files included in this library have been meticulously edited so that you can drop them into your project timeline instantly and are provided dry in 24Bit 96kHz allowing for further sonic manipulation if required. All files are tagged with extensive metadata and are UCS compliant to allow you to search for and select the desired sound with ease.
Some of the included sounds are: Water features, Bus idling and departing, children playing, car pass bys, preachers, cityscapes and skylines.
Lift Me Up is a funky-freestyle collection of unique risers. The variety of organic sources were resynthed, twisted, spinned and flown away. The resulting uplifters have wide-spread flavours: generic / scifi / mechanical / cartoon / experimental / trailer.
Sci-Fi UI is a collection of 401 unique, futuristic, alien-technology sounds divided into 7 thematic collections. This is not just another collection of bleeps and bloops. The sounds were created by manipulating field recordings, Foley, and sound effects giving them a personality with an organic, emotional and performative feel. The types of sounds include positive, negative, and neutral alerts, alarm loops, file and program loading, power up and power down sounds, software glitches, and system failures. Also included is a collection of alien technology ambience loops called “Control Room Tones” to help you design your spaceship interiors.
“The Shoe Collection: Dirt- Wedge“ by Periscope Post & Audio, provides 22 high quality footsteps files in dirt with the wedge heel. The audio files are recorded at 24bit, 192k with mono and stereo recordings. The Sennheiser MKH-60 was used for the mono files with a slightly more distant mic placement than the stereo files, which were recorded with the Sennheiser MKH8050 and the Sennheiser MKH-30 near the shoe. From different walking speeds, to jogging, sprinting, jumping, hard stops, scuffs, and more! There are several performances with each file to fit the right action you need. That’s a whopping 344 footsteps between the mono and stereo files!
These sound files are also UCS metadata tagged
Citroen C2 (Diesel) is a comprehensive collection of high quality, compact, city car sfx
All recordings of engine and exhaust were captured at 192kHz 32 bit with Sound Devices MixPre-3 II + DPA4062 (Extreme SPL) and later converted to 24bit.
All interior recordings were capture at 192kHz 24 bit with Sound Devices MixPre-6 + DPA4060, Sennheiser MKH8040, Sennheiser MKH8060
Pass-by were recorded with Sony PCM D100
Each recording comes with 2-4 different perspectives
Library consists of:
EXT Engine + Exhaust (32SFX 3.84GB)
EXT Pas-bys (4SFX 74MB)
FOLEY (4 perspectives: driver, passenger, front center, trunk) (348SFX 557MB)
INT Driving (4 perspectives: driver, passenger, front center, trunk) (58SFX 3.3GB)
All SFX have baked-in UCS-compliant metadata.
Download includes:
192KHZ 24BIT version
RECORDED WITH: Sound Devices MixPre 6, Sound Devices MixPre 3 II, DPA4062, DPA4060, Sennheiser MKH8060, Sennheiser MKH8040, Sony PCM D100
EDITED, CREATED AND MASTERED WITH: Pro Tools, Brusfri.
“The Shoe Collection: Soft Hardwood- Leather Dress Shoe“ by Periscope Post & Audio, provides 22 high quality footsteps files on soft hardwood floors with the leather dress shoe. The audio files are recorded at 24bit, 192k with mono and stereo recordings. The Sennheiser MKH-60 was used for the mono files with a slightly more distant mic placement than the stereo files, which were recorded with the Sennheiser MKH8050 and the Sennheiser MKH-30 near the shoe. From different walking speeds, to jogging, sprinting, jumping, hard stops, scuffs, and more! There are several performances with each file to fit the right action you need. That’s a whopping 448 footsteps between the mono and stereo files!
These sound files are also UCS metadata tagged
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
It’s Cold… It’s Dark… And the snow has frozen over…. Time To Shovel
Driveway Ice Snow Shoveling is a collection of Shoveling Recordings and various ambiences taken while shoveling.
Shovel Recordings recorded using the LOM UsI Pro Microphones feeding into the Zoom H1 Recorder, at 24 bit, 96kHz, clamped onto the shovel. Recordings include Digs, Scrapes, Scoops, Debris, Pokes, Stabs, and more!
Ambience recordings recorded using the Sony D100 Recorder, at 24 it, 192kHz, at various positions. Recordings Include Distant Shoveling, Car Pass Bys, Icy and Crunchy!
Stay in the nice warm house.
All files are meta-data tagged and updated using the Universal Category System in Soundminer, Basehead, and Soundly.
“The Shoe Collection: Soft Hardwood – Knee High Boot“ by Periscope Post & Audio, provides 22 high quality footsteps on soft hardwood floors with the knee high boot. The audio files are recorded at 24bit, 192k with mono and stereo recordings. The Sennheiser MKH-60 was used for the mono files with a slightly more distant mic placement than the stereo files, which were recorded with the Sennheiser MKH8050 and the Sennheiser MKH-30 near the shoe. From different walking speeds, to jogging, sprinting, jumping, hard stops, scuffs, and more! There are several performances with each file to fit the right action you need. That’s a whopping 620 footsteps between the mono and stereo files!
These sound files are also UCS metadata tagged
Voice of God is a versatile sfx pack that will provide you with a large selection of game phrases recorded by a deep male character.
Inside are +400 lines of text, and +1200 files; It includes useful words and functional phrases (Directives, Orders, Instructions, Helps, Commands, Comments); Along others god-like related scripts.
This sublime holy voice character will perfectly match out-of-the-screen voice-over or narratives, that requires neutral, divine, authoritative, sacred, or challenging moods.
All files are professionally edited and mastered, ready to use in any projects, meta-tagged, and available in 96KHz/24bits and 44KHz/16bits.
PRE-BAKED AND DRY
3 versions included which provide you more creative possibilities:
• Dry (the original recordings well edited)
• Wet (already applied effects that reinforce ‘god-like’ character)
• Wet Stereo (same applied effects but in Stereo)
“Collected Ambiences“ – Series description:
Each library of the “Collected Ambiences“ series features 33 various Stereo Ambiences.
All recorded with Sound Devices 744T, Sonosax SX-R4+, Sennheiser MKH8040 ORTF, Sennheiser MKH8050 + MK30 MS, RODE NT1-A or Sony PCM-D100.
All files were cleaned, edited and most of the files loop seamlessly.
Collected Ambiences – Volume XII
Countryside, Heavy Duty Gardening, Riverside, Rain, Zeppelin, Garden, Trainstations
A detailed collection of high-quality recordings of tableware interactions. Featuring a wide variety of spoons, forks, knives, cups, plates, and glasses on different surfaces — glass, wood, and cloth — this library captures everything from soft placements to sharp impacts, delicate clinks, drags, and realistic handling. Perfect for enhancing realism in film, TV, games, and sound design.
Serve up realism with our Table Tennis Sound Effects Library, featuring high-quality recordings of every aspect of the game—serves, rallies, smashes, bounces, and more. Captured in professional settings, these sounds provide crisp, authentic detail perfect for film, TV, games, and podcasts. Each file is UCS-metatagged for effortless integration into your workflow, ensuring fast search and organization. Whether you’re creating a high-stakes sports scene or casual gameplay atmosphere, this library delivers the sonic accuracy your production needs.
Step into the unexpected tranquility of a world often overlooked. Yogyakarta Hospital Ambience is an immersive sonic journey that captures the raw and unfiltered sounds of life within one of Indonesia’s most bustling medical centers. Recorded with care and precision, this album offers a rich tapestry of hospital noises: the soft hum of fluorescent lights, the distant murmur of nurses’ conversations, the faint beeps of monitoring equipment, the shuffle of shoes on tile floors, and the occasional soft voice of patients or visitors in passing.
Sound Effect Stacks, known for their meticulous field recordings, has brought the intricate details of hospital life to your ears, transforming the mundane into something meditative. This album does more than just document – it invites listeners to reflect on the subtle beauty that exists in these everyday sounds, to find a sense of calm in the chaos, and to experience the therapeutic power of ambient sound.
Perfect for those seeking ambient soundscapes to study, meditate, or simply unwind, Yogyakarta Hospital Ambience offers a captivating and unique auditory experience. Whether you’re interested in sound design, field recording, or simply exploring the ambient textures of human life, this album opens a window into a space we often overlook.
Dive deep into the sounds of Yogyakarta’s healthcare environment and discover the quiet symphony that plays in the background of our shared human experience.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with RØDE NTG1 & FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving and mechanical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
We recently visited Shanghai, and our BNB had an electric mahjong table — so naturally, we recorded it. Hear all the mechanical sounds it makes, from the magnetic dice roller to the automatic shuffler and dispenser. We also captured manual shuffling, as well as tile and table foley. Many of these sounds can be repurposed for designed mech SFX as well.
This library features a Sonic Snapshot into the sonic signature of Shanghai, China. Hear traffic ambiences from a city with the world’s highest EV adoption rate, street sweeper bells played by workers driving three-wheeled trucks loaded with cardboard, walla from art galleries and metro stations, and the low-frequency drones of passing ships in the Huangpu River at the Shanghai Bund.
Delirium is a sound effects toolkit, lovingly prepared to accompany your unique and personal descent into madness. Bask in the radiance of wobbling washes of muffled screams, or perhaps some swaying, spiralling tones that make you feel dizzy and nauseous!
Designed primarily using Madrona Labs SUMU, Delirium is perfect for creating tension-filled atmospheres, hypnotic trances, dream sequences, hallucinations and generally unusual, other-worldly situations. Wavering drones that are writhing and moving, fragmented vocal splinters of what used to be human voices before they were dragged into the void, static bursts of interference from a long forgotten transmission that should never have been found… that sort of thing.
It does cover some areas that are more grounded in the real world (Comms Static, UI Glitches), but the majority of stuff in here is proudly un-tethered from reality.
The library is broken down into the following categories and sub categories as part of its comprehensive UCS metadata.
The sounds of Delirium will allow you to travel to weird, wonderful and sometimes unpleasant places with your sonic creations whilst maintaining subtlety and versatility. They are layers waiting to be interwoven, a bag of choice ingredients, a palette of strange colours. Go forth and paint!!!
Artwork by Jeff at Freakshow Industries.
(Ominous, pulsing music starts to build in the background) In a world where sound reigns supreme… comes the ultimate arsenal for your audio production. Imagine a collection of earth-shattering, spine-tingling, and awe-inspiring sound effects that will leave your audience breathless.
(Dramatic, cinematic sound effects start to play) Introducing Trailer Essentials – Big Screen Sound Elements. With over 370+ heart-pounding, cinematic sound effects at your fingertips, you’ll be able to craft trailers, teasers, adverts and cutscenes that will leave a lasting impact.
(Quick cuts of futuristic, dystopian, and horror-themed sound effects play in rapid succession) From blockbuster hits and sweeps, to sub drops and dystopian impacts, this curated collection of premium audio has it all. Perfect for games, film, motion graphics, cinematic music, and any interactive sound design project that demands the attention getting sound.
(Music reaches a crescendo) With 376 sound effects, all in stunning 96k 24bit .wav format, plus other formats, you’ll have the tools to create audio that’s truly unforgettable. 1+ GB of inspiring samples, 124 sound sets – glued files for faster sound design. The possibilities might just be endless.
(Music drops to a deep, ominous tone) Unleash the drama, the tension, and the excitement with Trailer Essentials – Big Screen Sound Elements. The ultimate sound resource for the modern audio designer. (Music fades, video fades to black)
Discover an exclusive collection of recordings captured in Parisian museums. These authentic sounds faithfully recreate the unique atmosphere of these places.
All files are embedded with extensive UCS compliant metadata.
This collection explores New Zealand through three unique sound libraries.
“Wilderness” transports you to the diverse ecosystems of both North and South Island, from alpine forests to wetlands and coastal shores, filled with bird calls and wildlife sounds.
“Geothermal” captures the intense volcanic activity in North Island, with geysers, bubbling mud, hot springs and steam vents.
“Subterranean” explores the underground world, with ambiences of caves, abandoned mines, and tunnels, revealing the rich echoes and shifting textures of these hidden spaces.
With almost 10 hours of recordings, this bundle offers a rich palette of sounds that will bring your project to life.
Cover photo by Harry Bradley.
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.
92 Surround files + 280 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.
Volume 3 – AR of the Esoteric Series is a fully immersive SFX library dedicated to the natural element of air. From the gentle rustling of leaves in a soft breeze to the ferocious howls of raging storms, and even the sonic ruptures created by massive moving structures tearing air molecules apart, this collection captures the complete spectrum of moving air.
Every sample stems from meticulous field recordings in both urban and wilderness environments, then noise‑cleaned and enhanced to deliver crystal‑clear quality. Backed by years of research and expert sound design, Volume 3 offers an unparalleled aural journey through the limitless variations of wind SFX—perfect for film, video games, VR, trailers, and immersive installations.
These sound effects were recorded in the city of Guadalajara Mexico during a very rainy season. In this library there is Thunder, interior and exterior rain, Hailstorms, and more.
They are ideal for background use in your projects, for soothing wet atmospheres creation or for intense “the sky is falling” scenes.
City Rain has a runtime of 1 hour and 26 minutes and includes 38 files
All sounds have been carefully curated and edited, providing a ready-to-use and royalty-free sample pack.
They are UCS compliant, with embedded metadata for easy organization.
Whether you’re crafting, mining, building, or battling for survival, this pack has everything you need to bring your game to life! Designed for sandbox, adventure, and survival games, this massive collection delivers high-quality, royalty-free sounds covering crafting, resource gathering, combat, UI interactions, and more.
🎮 What’s Inside?
✔️ Crisp wood, stone, and metal interactions
✔️ Mining, breaking, and chopping sounds
✔️ Combat-ready weapon swings, impacts, and damage effects
✔️ Footsteps on various surfaces
✔️ UI clicks, pickups, and inventory sounds
✔️ Extra details like drinking, eating, trap setting, and more
Perfect for indie devs, game studios, and content creators, this pack is your go-to solution for crafting a rich, immersive game world.
💎 DESIGNED (ULTRA)
Perfect for films, video content, and games, this pack provides ready-to-use, professionally designed sound effects, tailored for creators who need polished sounds without extra processing. The Ultra High Resolution version may contain more variations and audio files than the High Resolution pack, with pristine 192 kHz quality that ensures excellent flexibility for projects requiring additional processing.
KEYWORDS
Crafting, Survival, Resource Gathering, Exploration, Adventure, Fantasy, Wilderness, Environment, Nature, DIY, Outdoors, Building, Tools, Harvesting, Survivalist, Quest, Terrain, Craftsmanship, Discovery
🎧 Grab the “Mini Craft & Survival” SFX Pack now and start building your world!
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