Sound Effects

Echoto is a small dedicated team of sound designers and field recordists, based in London, UK. We have created bespoke sound design for clients such as MTV, FIFA, The Guardian, Friends of the Earth and travel across the globe to capture the most obscure and inspirational recordings we can find. We’re constantly collecting and adding to our catalogue, so be sure to check back soon for more additions. If you have any feedback, questions (or sound requests!) please visit our website.

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Train Sound Effects Trains, Trams & Rails Play Track 50 sounds included, 78 mins total $15

Trains, Trams and Rails is a collection of essential rail sounds, recorded in various locations across Europe and Asia – featuring London underground ambience, Lisbon trams, commuter and freight rail from Spain, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and the UK. All sounds are meta-tagged with markers via Soundminer and filenames/ categories are UCS compliant.

Recorded with Wildtronics Stereo, Sony PCM D-100 and USI Pro Mics.

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City Life Sound Effects Cambodia Environments Play Track 50 sounds included, 95 mins total $25

Cambodia Environments features more than 1 1/2 hours of diverse ambience – capturing the country’s lively urban centres, coastal communities, dense forests and serene countryside. This collection offers a vivid portrayal of daily life in the country, with an array of traffic, transporation and city market sounds, as well as rural village ambience and tranquil natural soundscapes.

All files are UCS compliant, 24 bit/ 96k and metadata is included (via soundminer), with keywords and detailed markers embedded to quickly locate specific sounds/ regions. Recorded with Usi Pro, Sony PCM-D100 and Wildtronics Stereo microphones.

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Magic & Fantasy Sound Effects Water Magic Play Track 87 sounds included $20

The second release in our magic series, Water Magic come with a whole host of high-impact sounds that will bring your project exploding to life. Included is a wide variety of spells, explosions, buffs/ debuffs, water bursts, as well as loopable beds and textures – spells are also broken down into their respective cast, loopable hold and launch elements, giving you more control for different applications.

Water Magic comes in 96k/24-bit and 44.1k/16-bit, giving you more felxiiblity depending on end use.

All files are UCS compliant, and metadata is included (via soundminer).

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Environments & Ambiences Portugal Ambience Play Track 65 sounds included, 157 mins total $35

Over 2.5 hours of vast and varied Portuguese ambience, including a range of church bells from towns and cities, iconic Lisbon trams, chaotic car horns, daily hustle and bustle, empty seaside towns and calming seafront ambience – a timeless, unique and classically-European collection of recordings.

All files are UCS compliant, 24 bit/ 96k and metadata is included (via soundminer), with keywords and detailed markers embedded to quickly locate specific sounds/ regions. Recorded with Sony PCM-D100 and Wildtronics Stereo microphones.

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Fire Sound Effects Fire Magic Play Track 112 sounds included, 10 mins total $20

112 magic fire sound effects, ideal for RPG/ fantasy games or any occassion that needs some high-energy inferno! Including fire spells, buffs, de-buffs, healing sounds, impacts and more. Fire spells are also broken down into their respective cast, loopable hold and launch elements, ensuring you have more control for different applications.

Fire Magic comes in 96k/24-bit and 44.1k/16-bit, giving you more felxiiblity depending on end use.

All files are UCS compliant, and metadata is included (via soundminer).

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Dark Drones – Loops and Evolutions Play Track 50 sounds included, 139 mins total $20

A collection of 50 unique drones and beds, with evolving and loopable versions. A total of 7 different categories, covering a vast range of dark and eerie moods, including ‘Sci-Fi/ Space’, ‘Metallic Resonances’, ‘Elements’ and ‘Dark Horror’.

Dark Drones comes in 96k/24-bit and 44.1k/16-bit, giving you more felxiiblity depending on end use.

All files are UCS compliant, and metadata is included (via soundminer).

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World Sounds Greece Ambience Play Track 63 sounds included, 157 mins total $40

Over 2.5 hours of varied ambience from Greece – from the bustling Athens rush hour to peaceful olive groves and the gentle lapping waves of the Ionian Sea. This collection captures daily life and quintessentially Greek ambience from various locations on the islands and mainland, including Athens, Delphi, Ithaca and the Peloponnese. Expect lots of city life, rural villages, church bells, countryside, harbour and seaside ambience.

All files are UCS compliant, 24 bit/ 96k and metadata is included (via soundminer), with keywords and detailed markers embedded to quickly locate specific sounds/ regions. Recorded with Usi Pro, Sony PCM-D100 and Wildtronics Stereo microphones.

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Car Sound Effects Vehicle Essentials Vol. 1 – Seat Leon Play Track 77 sounds included, 47 mins total $20

A comprehensive collection of car sounds to cover any scenario – door slams, exhausts, horns, engine revs, freeway drives and much more – isolated and with natural ambience. 36 sounds are also included in 192k for further manipulation. All sounds are meta-tagged with markers via Soundminer and filenames/ categories are UCS compliant.

Recorded with Wildtronics Stereo, Sony PCM D-100 and JRF Contact Mics.

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Environments & Ambiences Mekong Delta Play Track 75 sounds included, 158 mins total $30

The rich and colourful sounds of the Mekong delta: this collection features a wide range of old diesel boat engines, gentle row boats along quintessential narrow waterways and a varied selection of local ambience, from quiet rural villages to the hustle and bustle of towns and live animal markets.

The majority of boats were recorded directly on board and up close from various points along the riverside, with a selection of perspectives. There are also over 10 isolated sounds – engines, waves/ wash, cock crows and dogs – with alternate versions at 192kHz for further manipulation. Full metadata is included (Soundminer), with keywords and detailed markers embedded to quickly locate specific sounds/ regions.

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Environments & Ambiences Jungle Adventure – Vietnam Play Track 100 sounds included, 135 mins total $40

A comprehensive collection of 100 immersive wildlife and ambient sounds from the jungles, forests and national parks of Central and South Vietnam – 96k, 24bit and totalling over 2 hours/ 4GB, with a selection of isolated sounds at 192kHz for further manipulation. As well as the inimitable sounds of singing gibbons and some intense asian cicada chirps, over 20 bird species are identified, along with some raucous langur monkeys, rich jungle ambiences, busy dawn choruses, various boat sounds and white water rapids.

Full metadata is included (via soundminer), with keywords and detailed markers embedded to quickly locate specific sounds/ regions.

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Wylie Stateman

Supervising sound editor,
The Hateful Eight, Inglourious Basterds, Kill Bill: Vol. 1

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Gabriel Guy

Re-recording Mixer, Walt Disney Animation Studios:
Frozen, Big Hero 6

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Wayne Pashley

Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer, The Lego Movie & Mad Max: Fury Road

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Sound designer:
Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit trilogies

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Director, Digital - Source Sound Inc.

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