Situated within the harsh desert landscape of the Amargosa Valley in Nevada USA and within view of the infamous Death Valley we find Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the largest remaining oasis in the Mojave Desert where the highest concentration of endemic species in the United States can be found. It is a location truly unlike any other, with mysteries defying explanation to this day.
The oasis is formed by springs fed by underground “fossil” water deposited thousands of years ago. Several species of endangered pupfish have remained in the wetlands and water system since the Pleistocene, including the iconic Devil’s Hole Pupfish which is endemic only to a single hole in the ground where the ice age water surfaces and remains at a year-round constant temperature. The bottom of Devil’s Hole has yet to be found, and earthquakes as far away as Japan, Indonesia and Chile cause the water to slosh back and forth against the walls of the hole with waves splashing as high as two meters.
This library of ambiences was recorded in the summer of 2023 during a week when daytime temperatures were breaking 120 degrees Fahrenheit, (49 degrees Celsius) and yet the recordings at each of the three locations are full of wildlife calls attesting to the resilience and adaptability of nature. Great care and no small amount of time was spent identifying the birds and other wildlife in each recording and the calls have been tagged with metadata markers that appear in Soundminer as well as most DAWs to make it easier to know what you are hearing and when.
The library also includes recordings of wind passing through sagebrush, mesquite trees and other foliage and “room tone” periods of near silence.
As always, recording techniques were selected to minimize disturbance to wildlife and any recordings including human sounds have been omitted from the library as I feel this results in a more natural feel than when those sounds are edited out in post. This library uses the Universal Category System convention for filenames and metadata.
Sale Policy: To keep things simple, I never put any of my libraries on sale or offer any kind of discount. I sell them at a reasonable price given the effort to record and compile them, I find this is the most honest and transparent approach to the sale of sound effects.
Full sound effects list for The Oasis at Ash Meadows:
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Wind Large Insect Fly By_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Wind_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Noon Calm_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Noon Critter In The Brush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Noon Quiet Breeze_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Noon Windy_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Cicada Gambels Quail_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Lesser Goldfinch_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Quiet Breeze_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Quiet Cicada Flies Crickets_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Quiet Common Yellowthroat_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Quiet Crickets Verdin_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Red Crossbill_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Verdin Black Throated Sparrow_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Early Afternoon Swainsons Hawk_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Evening Blue Grosbeak Loggerhead Shrike_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Evening Calm_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Evening Eerie Calm Wind_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Evening Raven Loggerhead Shrike Common Nighthawk_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Evening Raven_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Evening Spotted Sandpiper Loggerhead Shrike_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Afternoon Calm_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Afternoon Gusts_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Afternoon Small Animal In Brush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Afternoon Windy_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Late Morning Cicada Flies Crickets_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Afternoon Calm_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Afternoon Gusts 02_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Afternoon Gusts_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Early Afternoon Gusts_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Mesquite Tree Early Afternoon Swainsons Hawk 02_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Coyotes Mallards Greater Yellowlegs_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Loud Insects Coyotes_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Loud Insects_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening American Kestrel Common Yellowthroat_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Calm Wind Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Greater Yellowlegs Long Song And Mallard_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Night Coyotes Loud Insect Clicking_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Night Wind Gusts_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Night Wind Ultrasonic Insects_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Bullfrogs Loud Insects_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Calm Cicadas Crickets Bullfrog_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Calm Cicadas Crickets Distant Bullfrog_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Calm Cicadas Crickets_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Coyote Mallard Bullfrog_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Night Coyotes Cicadas Mallards_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Black Crowned Night Heron Raven Mallard_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Mid Afternoon Sagebrush Gusts Of Wind_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Mid Afternoon Sagebrush Wind_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Mid Afternoon Wash Of Wind Through Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Morning Brewers Blackbird_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Morning Varied Thrush Pied Billed Grebe_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Noon Sagebrush Gusts Of Wind_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Noon Varied Thrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Wind In Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Wind Rustling Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Black Crowned Night Heron_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Greater Yellowlegs Raven Least Sandpiper_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Mallard And Raven_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Mallard Least Sandpiper Northern Shrike_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Osprey Splashing_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Splashes And Black Billed Magpie_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Evening Wind Wash Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Morning Blue Grosbeak Red Crossbill Killdeer_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Morning Killdeer Least Sandpiper_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Morning Least Sandpiper Mourning Dove_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Evening Gentle Breeze Sagebrush Common Yellowthroat Horned Lark 01_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Evening Gentle Breeze Sagebrush Redhead Duck Yellow Warbler_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Evening Red Head Duck Splashes_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Greater Yellowlegs Least Sandpiper_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Howling Wind In Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Northern Rough Winged Swallow Varied Thrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Quiet Air_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Late Afternoon Wind Gusts In Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Song Sparrow Blue Grosbeak Verdin_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Verdin Ash Throated Fly Catcher_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Yellow Breasted Chat Ash Throated Flycatcher_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Yellow Breasted Chat Gambels Quail_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Early Afternoon Sagebrush Gusts Of Wind_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Early Evening Gentle Breeze Sagebrush Common Yellowthroat_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Early Evening Sandpipers_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Waterside Early Evening Smooth Wind In Sagebrush_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Loggerhead Shrike Ash Throated Fly Catcher _SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Loggerhead Shrike Sage Thrasher Bullfrog_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Blue Grosbeak Loggerhead Shrike _SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Blue Grosbeak Loggerhead Shrike Verdin_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Bullocks Oriole Ash Throated Fly Catcher Song Sparrow_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Bullocks Oriole Yellow Breasted Chat_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Heavy Insect Wings Mourning Dove Sage Thrasher_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
AMBDsrt_OASIS-Marsh Early Morning Crickets Loggerhead Shrike Yellow Breasted Chat Gambels Quail_SRS_ASH MEADOWS.wav
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