Background sound effects
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383 soundslogan street [smoketown]
ambient sounds outside of Logan Stree tMarket in Smoketown, Louisville. Sounds of traffic passing by as well as a train at the train crossing.
G Minor Chrush 3
Smooth, flowing synth pad sound.
sydance4_123bpm
These sounds are made by Hörspiel-Werkstatt Bad Hersfeld (www.hörspiel-werkstatt.de) Public Domain - make attribution or not - decide for yourself! Made with vst instruments.
Building Synth [Loop]
BPM: 115
Soulja Unit - Break Time
Groovy HipHop Beat Loop For Any Use... 118 BPM Soulja Unit Production 2011
Background loop
Just goofin
Small Town at night
Recorded at night in a small town. Cars pass by, a mocking bird sings, the occasional dog barks.
Seamless City Loop
Looping night city ambience. Based on CC0 sound White noise city captured from window at 1st floor by jmbphilmes. Mixed for Nothing to Hide.
Background room tone with muffled music and bass
Recorded on a Tascam DR-05X during the day, this room tone captures the ambient atmosphere of a city room in Tbilisi with a partially open window. Subtle sounds include distant traffic, muffled neighbor music, clinking dishes, soft creaks, construction noise. If you’d like to support my work, you can get all my ambience recordings in one pack on a pay-what-you-want basis (starting from just $1). Your support helps me continue creating both free and commercial sound libraries! 🔹 What’s included?
URBAN NOISE LOOP w BUILDING FAN GENERATOR
Alleyway behind a couple of huge older buildings at 3pm in downtown Vancouver. Standing near output fan and building generator structures. At the end of the alley you can hear the busy traffic. Recorded with Tascam DR-05
Late-Night: Wind and Traffic Ambience 01-11-25
An ambient field recording of a quiet atmosphere of a late-night city.
Late-Night: Wind and Traffic Ambience 01-12-25
An ambient field recording of a quiet atmosphere of a late-night city.
Free music 128bpm
This sound was created with layering and frequency processing. BPM 128
Guitar and Piano Loop
A loop with made on garage band with these instruments: Acoustic Guitar Classical Grand Piano Trap Door Drum Machine 70s classic synth bass Harmonic Wave Sounds better WithOut bass enhanced headphones, is in E minor, 85 bpm, and 4/4 time signature. Comment why you're using it. If you send me a link to the game you used it in I'll download your game.
Hip Hop2_90_BPM
made with vst instruments / No attribution required - Public Domain
Angry Drone 5
An ambient track that sounds a bit angry. Can be cut down to fit whatever length needed, and is simple enough that a looping point could likely be found fairly easily if needed longer.
8-Bit Wind Background
Ideal as a background in a pixel game or for other atmospheric needs. Recorded using a noise generator on the Microfreak and performing filter sweeps.
Camp John Hay - General Ambience
This audio recording is included in the Camp John Hay Sounds Collection for the General Ambience Series pack. This recording, which immerses listeners in an authentic and richly textured soundscape, was done at Camp John Hay, a historic, pine-forested former U.S. Military Base in Baguio, Philippines, which has now been converted into a popular mixed-use tourist destination. The recording was made with a cellphone and it caught all the elements of nature and humans present at the site, such as th
Erik Final
Eerie and low-winded. Sounds from outside a store and in the car. Early morning shopping and Sunday morning drive.
neighborhood sounds 2
ambience recorded in a suburban area. birds, a pond, distant lawnmowers and road, ducks, some footsteps, etc
Ambience woods Maartensdijk autumn birds wind afternoon 13 hours october 10 2025
iPhone 16 stereo recording of quiet woods with some birds, wind through trees/foliage.
19. Thunder Around 1 (cinematic tool)
An intense ambience implying danger. - This sound is part of the Weird Roomtones and Silences soundpack - a compilation of synthetic ambiences and silences meant to enhance a neutral atmosphere in the desired direction. The filenames usually describe an imaginary situation that I imagine would need the particular roomtone, hardly influenced by movies I've watched. ------You can use the soundpack as you wish, but I'd be happy to hear your feedback. In particular - how did you use the sound (for e
37. Shakespearean Drama (roomtone, drone)
I'm talking King Lear, Macbeth, Hamlet, etc. Not exactly a roomtone, more likely a cinematic tool for enhancing darkness. - This sound is part of the Weird Roomtones and Silences soundpack - a compilation of synthetic ambiences and silences meant to enhance a neutral atmosphere in the desired direction. The filenames usually describe an imaginary situation that I imagine would need the particular roomtone, hardly influenced by movies I've watched. ------You can use the soundpack as you wish, but
Neighborhood Sounds 01
ambience recorded in a suburban area. lots of birds and distant suburban sounds
27. Safe Cell (roomtone)
This sound is part of the Weird Roomtones and Silences soundpack - a compilation of synthetic ambiences and silences meant to enhance a neutral atmosphere in the desired direction. The filenames usually describe an imaginary situation that I imagine would need the particular roomtone, hardly influenced by movies I've watched. ------You can use the soundpack as you wish, but I'd be happy to hear your feedback. In particular - how did you use the sound (for example, what kind of scene) and what ca
Temple noise wind
Recorded Tascam DR-05X SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered
30. Raw Cotton Walls (roomtone)
A soft and almost cozy roomtone. - This sound is part of the Weird Roomtones and Silences soundpack - a compilation of synthetic ambiences and silences meant to enhance a neutral atmosphere in the desired direction. The filenames usually describe an imaginary situation that I imagine would need the particular roomtone, hardly influenced by movies I've watched. ------You can use the soundpack as you wish, but I'd be happy to hear your feedback. In particular - how did you use the sound (for examp
Temple noise
Recorded Tascam DR-05X SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered
Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Pass-by
(RECORDER: ZoomH4nPro 2018) (MICROPHONES: Binaural Roland CS-10EM In-Ear Monitors) As these are recorded using binaural in-ear mics, I purposefully don't turn my head to keep the sound clean and coming from the same direction. The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner winds it'd way up and down the Pacific Coast coast. This train is known for spectacular coastal views. Here you can hear this high-speed train come screaming through Burbank's downtown station (traffic can be heard on I-5 in the distance) You
Calm lakeside on the morning
A summer morning, swiss lake Léman, next to a port. Little wind, water, distant voices. Perfect for background atmosphere.
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