Product Description
Traffic Jam was recorded and edited with editors in mind. Each location comes with a base ambience and multiple energy levels of honking. Separate energy levels allow you to have complete control over the level of chaos in your project. Long Police and Ambulance sirens are separated out to their own files as well.
What’s Included?
- Rooftops A & B – 6 to 8 Stories Up
- Calm, Frustrated, Mad, & Rageful Energy Levels
- 9 Ambiences, 5 Ambulance & 2 Police Sirens
- Sidewalks A & B – Street Level
- Calm, Frustrated, & Mad Energy Levels
- 4 Ambiences, 1 Ambulance & 2 Police Sirens
- Windows A, B, & C – 4th to 6th Floor
- Calm, Frustrated, & Mad Energy Levels
- 8 Ambiences, 2 Ambulance & 2 Police Sirens
Energy Level 1: Calm
The masses “patiently” sit in traffic. Idling engines rumble. A distant nudging honk or two is heard every now and then. If you didn’t know better, you’d say nothing is afoot.
Energy Level 2: Frustrated
“Patience” shows why it’s in quotations. Cracks in the calmness show as folks begin to air their frustrations via horn as close & distant honks grow more frequent.
Energy Level 3: Mad
What was that word in quotations again? Oh well. Everyone is angry now. The honks are frequent, long, and clearly not polite. Honking spats between drivers are commonplace.
Energy Level 4: Rageful
The pinnacle of gridlock rage. Constant honking battles and long blaring horn blasts become a cacophony of rush hour rage. There’s no turning back… or going forward.
Embedded Markers:
In addition to thorough metadata, this library includes embedded markers highlighting unique moments and sounds that aren’t easily visible in a waveform. Software like Soundminer, iZotope RX, and Reaper can display these markers, making it easy to identify distinct sonic moments. Learn more about software support for markers.
The following types of sounds are notated in each file:
- Clashes – A period where multiple drivers are directly “communicating” with one another via honking. From anger levels 1 to 5.
- Long Honks – Any individual honk held steady for two seconds or longer. The record? 24 seconds.
- Special Honks – Honks from unique vehicles or other sources (Police, Ambulance, Semi, etc).
- Vocalizations – Any driver opting to vocalize their passion.
- Mechanical – Various mechanical sounds from vehicles. Brakes & Belts squealing, Engines rattling, Air brake hisses, and more.
UCS Metadata:
This library has thorough UCS compliant metadata that works across all popular audio database software. Each file is embedded with exhaustive information about the recording.
Aside from the usual ‘description’, many other fields are available that provide useful tidbits like recording notes, microphone information, category, and sub-category. All sound effects also come embedded with an image showing exactly what was being recorded.
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