Sound Effects

The Foley Collection was established in 2013 by Spanish Sound Designer Alvaro de Iscar. Since its inception, he has curated an exceptional collection of Kontakt Foley Instruments, perfect for bringing the intricate world of Foley to life in your audio projects.

In 2015, Alvaro launched Surround Sound LAB, an expansive sound effects and ambiance library tailored for use in Film and TV. We utilize original sounds in all our post-production projects, and now, we are excited to share these exclusive sounds with you.

Our Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround and Ambisonic field recordings are the ideal choice for audio libraries, seamlessly fitting into everything from major feature films to smaller TV shows. Start enhancing your projects with original, high-quality sounds today!

The extensive +500GB SSL Complete Collection is constantly expanding, with all new releases included free for bundle users. Enjoy updates that are free and forever!

Alvaro de Iscar is an experienced Spanish Pro Tools Operator specializing in Film and TV sound post-production. With over 10 years of experience, he has contributed to more than 200 hours of prime-time TV and over 15 major Spanish films. Alvaro is the Director & Lead of Post Audio at Blacktone-Studio, a premier post-production facility in Madrid, Spain.

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Ambisonic Budapest Play Track 23 sounds included, 120 mins total $60

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!

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Door Sound Effects Everyday Household Play Track 300 sounds included, 120 mins total $50

2020 will be a historic year. COVID-19 has changed our life, and we have been locked in our homes for months. During these months we have been collaborating with crowdsource audio projects, but we have also recorded our homes!!

Here is a huge recording session of my HOUSE! recorded in Mono, with 416 Mics and zoom recorders, you have the best collection of ambiences and household elements in both RAW and Compressed format, included in a STEREO LR file. (L RAW / R COMPRESS)

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!

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Immersive Industries Play Track 400 sounds included, 360 mins total $175

The First Industrial Revolution, which arised in the second half of the 18th century, meant a series of industrial and socioeconomical transformations and a turning point on sound: the end of silence.

Asturian sound editor and designer Oscar de Avila is the main recordist of this Library. He begins his career in the mid 90s as a music composer and sound editor for audiovisual media, carrying out numerous projects for several institutions and film production companies in the Principality of Asturias.

This large compilation of registers formed by forced sounds, dark and electrical textures and industrial-themed backgrounds have been registered in 2019 at the most important and strategic areas (they had difficult access and permits were hard to get) around some industrial locations in the Principality of Asturias,Spain, which is my home place, as I was working for a documentary website on Asturian industrial historic heritage as the only responsible for sound design and editing (patrimoniuindustrial.com).

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!

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Roomtones Immersive Room Tones Play Track 29 sounds included, 180 mins total $120

During these last months we have recorded several Ambisonic room tones. This is a small selection of the best Room tones In IMMERSIVE 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 .

We recorded around 29 beautiful tracks in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.

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!

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Car Sound Effects SSL34 Volvo XC60 AWD D4 2019 Play Track 55 sounds included $60
SSL34 Volvo XC60 AWD D4 2019. This time we recorded this car with several mics all around!
Ambeo VR mic for all the interior takes.

Sennheiser MKH416P48 (depending the take from the interior and Exterior).

Sony D50 ST handheld recorder for the outside.

LOM Usi Pro for the exhaust pipe.

Sennheiser MKE2 Gold for the Engine.
All the recordings are made in sync of all the mics.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.
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Car Sound Effects BMW X1 sDrive 18d 2018 Play Track 66 sounds included $60
BMW X1 sDrive 18d 2018 is our new library. This time we recorded this awesome car with several mics all around!
Ambeo VR mic for all the interior takes.

Sennheiser MKH416P48 (depending the take from the interior and Exterior).

Sony D50 ST handheld recorder for the outside.

LOM Usi Pro for the exhaust pipe.

Sennheiser MKE2 Gold for the Engine.
All the recordings are made in sync of all the mics.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.
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Ambisonic Sound Effects Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI 1996 Play Track 75 sounds included $50
Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI is our new library. This time we recorded this classic car with several mics all around!
Ambeo VR mic for all the interior takes.

Sennheiser MKH416P48 (depending the take from the interior and Exterior).

Sony D50 ST handheld recorder for the outside.

LOM Usi Pro for the exhaust pipe.

Sennheiser MKE2 Gold for the Engine.
All the recordings are made in sync of all the mics. You can even import the attached Pro Tools Sesion in order to get all the tracks in sync.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.
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City Life Sound Effects California Ambisonic Play Track 158 sounds included $120

Last Summer we visited California State for 2 weeks. We visited and recorded Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, Monterey, Carmel, Yosemite and finally San Francisco.

We recorded in each place, just to save the beautiful soundscapes from the marvelous Route 1, capturing around 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.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Madrid Ambisonic City Life Play Track 40 sounds included, 180 mins total $120

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.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Fireworks 2018 Play Track 1 sounds included $25

Last September we celebrated holidays in our new town, and we recorded more than 20 minutes of the firework night show from a close position. We recorded it in ambisonic (Zoom F8 and Sennheiser Ambeo VR Mic), and decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS at AdHoc Studios.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Ebro Delta National Park Play Track 13 sounds included, 20 mins total $50

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.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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City Life Sound Effects Chicago City Life Play Track 17 sounds included, 48 mins total $60

We visited Chicago last summer and once again, we recorded it, capturing 17 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 at AdHoc Studios.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Namibia Desert & Ocean Play Track 11 sounds included $50

This library features 11 beautiful tracks in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD, with recordings of dune and desert wind, desert atmosphere, insects, distant waves, silent deserts & more captured in Namibian deserts. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.

Recorded by sound mixer and designer Jose Luis Alcaine Bartolome., and as always, decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS at AdHoc Studios.

Once again, we have mastered all the files in Ad Hoc Studios Madrid (link), Post Production sound studios certified by Avid and Dolby ATMOS, one of the best post-production facilities in Spain.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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City Life Sound Effects New York Day & Night Play Track 22 sounds included, 45 mins total $60

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

Surround Sound LAB is proud to present our 4th ambisonic library decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS.

One of the greatest cities in the world, New York is always a whirlwind of activity, with famous sites at every turn and never enough time to see them all. Some people come here to enjoy the Broadway shows; others come specifically to shop; and many come simply to see the sights: the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, historic neighborhoods, and numerous world famous museums. All of them offer unique perspectives of the city. Any time of year and any time of day there are an endless array of things to see and do in New York.

We visited New York last summer and once again, we have recorded recorded 22 beautiful tracks in ambisonic format, decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS at AdHoc Studios. The New York city sounds will give you the essence of the most iconic film city in the world. AmbiX First Order Ambisonic, Dolby ATMOS 7.12, 5.1 and ST files have been mastered with Pro Tools HD 2018 system are included in the package.

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Nature & Countryside Ambiences Cantabria Micro Collection Play Track 13 sounds included, 30 mins total $25

Surround Sound LAB is proud to present our third ambisonic library decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS.

We recorded the Cantabria Country in Spainan area belonging to Green Spain, the name given to the strip of land between the Bay of Biscay and the Cantabrian Mountains, so called because of its particularly lush vegetation, due to the wet and moderate oceanic climate. The climate is strongly influenced by Atlantic Ocean winds trapped by the mountains.

Recorded in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.

Once again, we have mastered all the files in Ad Hoc Studios Madrid (link), Post Production sound studios certified by Avid and Dolby ATMOS, one of the best post-production facilities in Spain.

AmbiX First Order Ambisonic, Dolby ATMOS 7.12, 5.1 and ST files have been mastered with Pro Tools HD 2018 system are included in the package.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Football Ambiences – Calderon, Atletico de Madrid Play Track 8 sounds included, 200 mins total $90

Surround Sound LAB is proud to present our second ambisonic library decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS.

We recorded the last two football matches of Atletico de Madrid last year in our historical stadium, Vicente Calderon. we are including both matches in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.

The result of the recordings are rich Ambisonic recordings of 50.000 people singing and enjoying the last days of the stadium. The football matches were against Eibar Football Club and Atletico de Bilbao Football Club, both the last two games of Spanish La Liga 2016/17 season.

Enjoy topical Spanish crowd ambiences, with the highest quality available nowadays to record this sport events.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Environments & Ambiences Far City Ambiences Play Track 22 sounds included, 60 mins total $90

Surround Sound LAB is proud to present our first ambisonic library decoded and mixed in Dolby ATMOS.

After several months recording around Madrid, we are including 22 tracks in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD of Far city Ambiences.

As always, top quality recordings specially designed for film audio projects.

This time we have mastered all the files in Ad Hoc Studios Madrid (link), Post Production sound studios certified by Avid and Dolby ATMOS, one of the best post production facilities in Spain.

We have decoded all the First Order Ambisonic recordings with the HarpeX plugin into a 7.1.2 Dolby ATMOS bed configuration, using the top channel to create totally outstanding ambiences tracks ready to use.

We want to let you know that Surround Sound LAB. new releases will be in Ambisonic format. This way you will be able to decode it from mono to Atmos systems. Also it’s important to think in ambisonics as the way to go for VR – and we are ready for it.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Water & Ocean Sounds Moving Water Part 2 Play Track 250 sounds included, 20 mins total $50

This is the second part of our Water Libraries: For this, we’ve have recorded a variety of small movements in an open air swimming pool.

250 clips (MONO & STEREO) recorded in 192Khz and 24 bits HD Audio.

In this second collection we have recorded swimming movements in water. A whole day spent with the family helping to record this great collection of useful sounds.

How many times have you looked for great sounding natural water movements? Here you have them, in awesome 192 kHz so you can stretch them as you want.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Environments & Ambiences Paris Micro Collection Play Track 5 sounds included, 20 mins total $15

Welcome to Paris, the city of love. In my short visit to Paris, I recorded 5 tracks in ambisonic format, 48Khz and 24 bits HD. As always, great ambience files to use in your production.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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City Life Sound Effects Weekend in Rome Play Track 16 sounds included, 20 mins total $25

Welcome to to the historic city of Rome. Once you get here you feel all the history this city has to offer.

In this short visit to Rome we have captured the essence of this lovely city: Markets, museums, city live and of course, storms.

16 tracks recorded in different places of the city. 48Khz and 24 bits HD Audio. As always, great ambience files to use in your production.

This library was recorded in a Double MS mic configuration for the surround files. This provides great post production possibilities.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Nature & Countryside Ambiences French Countryside Play Track 31 sounds included, 50 mins total $50

This collection of sounds includes a variety of ambiences recorded during a one-week travel to France. They where recorded in Tauxigny, a small village close to Tours. This iconic place is also knowm because of their castle as well as the Loire Valley.

31 tracks recorded in different time spaces. 48Khz and 24 bits HD Audio. Birds, nature and crystalline countryside ambiences are included.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Water & Ocean Sounds Moving Water Part 1 Play Track 198 sounds included, 30 mins total $50

This is the first part of our Water Audio Libraries, featuring a variety of small movements captured in an open-air swimming pool.

99 clips (99 MONO and 99 STEREO) recorded in 192Khz and 24 bits HD Audio.

Splashes, swimming movements, small water movements, paddles, and more. Have a nice day with your friends and they will help you to record this great collection of useful sounds! How many times have you looked for great sounding natural water movements? Here you have them, in awesome 192 kHz, so you can stretch them as you want.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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Drones & Mood Sound Effects Relaxing Spa Play Track 17 sounds included, 40 mins total $25

This collection of sounds include a variety of ambiences, drones, and room tones recorded during a relaxing SPA day in Zamora, Spain. 17 tracks recorded in different spaces (Dressing Rooms, Jacuzzi, Sauna, etc) . Room Tones, Drones and Ambiences recorded and edited for audio atmos designers. SURROUND, DMS and ST VERSIONS INCLUDED, and all the files have metadata embedded for Soundminer and similar programs. They both include Spanish and English descriptions.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.

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City Life Sound Effects USA Contrast Play Track 45 sounds included, 120 mins total $120
SSL16 USA CONTRASTS is a great collection of American Ambiences. Recorded in Summer 2015, I traveled to some of the most beautiful cities of the country to explore the American way of Life.

From San Francisco to New York, visiting:
- San Francisco, CA
- Carmel by The Sea, CA
- Monterey, CA
- Yosemite National Park, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Las Vegas, NV
- New York, NY
Room tones from the quietness of a Las Vengas Hotel vs the Wild Nature of California & Crowd and traffic of the big cities…. This is the real contrast of USA! As always, recorded in full 5.1 Surround format.

Another way to get this library: Also included in the Surround Sound LAB Complete Bundle, featuring 25+ SFX libraries at a huge discount.
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Re-recording Mixer, Walt Disney Animation Studios:
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