Ambiance sound effects

Free CC0 ambiance sound effects for games, apps, videos, and podcasts. 611 sounds.

Most downloaded ambiance sounds

Top 30
Soft gentle wind ambience blowing·air, ambiance
0:36
Deep cinematic ambient drone atmosphere·ambiance, ambience
0:43
Raw spring bird recording with warbler, sparrow, and geese·ambiance, ambience
2:31
Deep cinematic swooshes and film-like ambient atmosphere·ambiance, ambience
0:42
Sudden heavy thunderstrike with minimal rain·4-channel, ambiance
1:02
Loopable spring birds recording with low-cut filter applied·ambiance, ambience
2:26
Typical office atmosphere with typing, telephone ringing, and quiet chatter·ambiance, ambience
0:56
Reverberant water dripping in a dark cave or dungeon setting·ambiance, ambient
1:30
Nighttime city traffic at a crossroad in Pune, India·ambiance, ambience
0:41
People talking outside a bar in a Polish town·ambiance, ambience
1:21
Quiet night city ambience with distant cars and urban hum·ambiance, ambience
1:08
Dense birdsong in a spring forest afternoon·ambiance, ambience
1:41
Digital music box melody created with a VST plugin·ambiance, antique
0:16
Untuned bass synth loop with deep low-end rumble·ambiance, bass
0:02
Binaural recording of a small restaurant with people eating and chatting·ambiance, ambience
1:47
Alternate spring forest afternoon ambience with birdsong·ambiance, ambience
2:17
Raw crickets at night with distant stormy weather·ambiance, ambience
3:43
Synthesized industrial factory fan drone soundscape·alien, ambiance
0:44
Gentle soft tonal wind ambience·amb, ambiance
0:60
Clean crickets chirping at night in summer garden·ambiance, ambience
2:49
Underwater whale songs and ocean ambience captured while diving.·ambiance, ambience
1:00
Park ambience dominated by various birds singing·ambiance, ambience
1:02
Deep ocean-like underwater ambiance with muffled water and wave sounds, created with slowed-down drink can noises and filtered water effects.·ambiance, ambience
0:47
Archi Soundscape Space for sci-fi interfaces or game FX.·ambiance, ambiant
1:10
Stereo recording of wind blowing through pine forests and birds chirping in the Rocky Mountains.·ambiance, ambience
1:30
A sharp, startling crack of thunder recorded during a storm, with minimal background noise.·ambiance, ambience
0:32
A collection of sound effects inspired by dystopian and sci-fi themes, suitable for media projects.·acoustic, alien
0:17
A sci-fi themed ambient loop designed for survival or loading screen scenes.·ambient, dreamscape
3:20
down pitched microwave sound with reverb fx chain for sci-fi interfaces or game FX.·drone, ambiance
0:40
Featured in the game 'Noclip VR' for sci-fi interfaces or game FX.·ambiance, ambience
0:20

Lots of Sounds API

Get ambiance sounds from code

Search the full CC0 catalog from your app, game or AI agent with the REST API or the MCP server.

curl
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
  -H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "tags=ambiance" \
  --data-urlencode "limit=10"

Questions

What are ambiance sounds used for?
Ambiance sounds are commonly used in apps, games, videos, podcasts, and interactive media projects.
Can I use these sounds commercially?
Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
How do I download a sound?
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