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173 soundsRio Stava in Pampeago
A recording of river Stava in Pampeago. River Stava: The Stava stream is a torrent located in the Stava valley , the northern side of the Fiemme valley in Trentino , which rises at the Pampeago pass and flows into the Avisio , the main watercourse of the Fiemme valley. [Wikipedia] Youtube video: https://youtu.be/fujWuvDnr0I
[SFX] ambience 0 (silent hill style background)
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140809_Neuenburg_Vista_Morning_R
Early morning vista from a buttress of Neuenburg Castle, located above the German town of Freyburg on Unstrut. The recorder is looking down onto the town and the freeway beyond, both of which can be clearly discerned. Birds are singing, some insects can be heard flying around the recorder. These are the REAR channels of a 4ch surround recording. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mic's set to 120° dispersion.
140809_Neuenburg_Vista_Morning_F
Early morning vista from a buttress of Neuenburg Castle, located above the German town of Freyburg on Unstrut. The recorder is looking down onto the town and the freeway beyond, both of which can be clearly discerned. Birds are singing, some insects can be heard flying around the recorder. These are the FRONT channels of a 4ch surround recording. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mic's set to 90° dispersion.
140809_Neuenburg_Courtyd_Morning_F
Early morning in the courtyard of Neuenburg Castle, located above the German town of Freyburg on Unstrut. Birds are singing, some light traffic from the town can be heard in the distance. These are the FRONT channels of a 4ch surround recording. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mic's set to 90° dispersion.
140809_Neuenburg_Barbacane_Morning_R
Early morning in the barbacane of Neuenburg Castle, located above the German town of Freyburg on Unstrut. Birds are singing, some light traffic and bells ringing from the town can be heard in the distance. These are the REAR channels of a 4ch surround recording. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mic's set to 120° dispersion.
140809_Neuenburg_Courtyd_Morning_R
Early morning in the courtyard of Neuenburg Castle, located above the German town of Freyburg on Unstrut. Birds are singing, some light traffic from the town can be heard in the distance. These are the REAR channels of a 4ch surround recording. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mic's set to 120° dispersion.
140809_Neuenburg_Barbacane_Morning_F
Early morning in the barbacane of Neuenburg Castle, located above the German town of Freyburg on Unstrut. Birds are singing, some light traffic and bells ringing from the town can be heard in the distance. These are the FRONT channels of a 4ch surround recording. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mic's set to 90° dispersion.
URBAN SIDEWALK VOICES
Walking along Granville Street in downtown Vancouver at 3PM. Some filtering to remove the keys jingling at my side. Recorded with Tascam DR-05
Small Town at night
Recorded at night in a small town. Cars pass by, a mocking bird sings, the occasional dog barks.
CITY AMBIENCE for CLEAN LOOP
Recorded Oct. 20 2015 at 2pm with Tascam DR-05 from balcony of downtown Vancouver BC apartment building.
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
Urban ambience with people talking
Urban ambiance with people talking each other recorded with Tascam DR 40x
dark and windy
synthesized wind noise made with a basic sine wave and glitchmachines' fracture xt and hysterisis
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.
Neighborhood Sounds 01
ambience recorded in a suburban area. lots of birds and distant suburban sounds
Temple noise wind
Recorded Tascam DR-05X SFX conversion Edited: Adobe + FXs + Mastered
liminal
synthesized wind noise made with a basic sine wave and glitchmachines' fracture xt and hysterisis
Medium wind suburban residential traffic birds 02-10-2009
Field recording of Dutch residential atmosphere with Zoom H4n X/Y stereo.
Lake Ambiance on the water
Recording in the middle of a swiss lake (on a paddle) of the ambiant field. Some people voice, walla, water, wind, sometimes childs. A summer evening in Vevey, lakeside. Perfect for background atmosphere.
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.
Rave Party - far away (2/5)
Ambience. Mixtures of sounds from a distant rave party about 800 mts away on a valley (more than 1 DJ playing at the same time). City night around 6 am. Some early birds. Volume goes up and down according to wind's direction. Recorded during "queima das fitas", Coimbra, Portugal. You can hear a tradicional student's song being sung, mixed with techno played from a DJ. I have similar sounds with different beats, look in my profile. NOTE: Music on the recording could be subject to copyright, use
Walking
Loop created in may 2018, in Coimbra, Portugal, using GarageBand. I played some instruments through a Roland midi keyboard.
Rave Party - far away (5/5)
Ambience. Mixtures of sounds from a distant rave party about 800 mts away on a valley (more than 1 DJ playing at the same time). City night around 5 am. Some early birds. Volume goes up and down according to wind's direction. Recorded during "queima das fitas", Coimbra, Portugal. I have similar sounds with different beats, look in my profile. NOTE: Music on the recording could be subject to copyright, use it at your own responsibility. Recorded with Zoom H4N-Pro 48 KHZ / 24 BIT
weird ambience
a bunch of random samples blurred together slowly.
Dark and Tense Ambiance
The atmosphere is tense, dark shadows are dashing through pitch black corners, and unsolved mysteries abound. I would love to hear what you have used my effects for! I you'd like, please leave a link to your project so that I can give it a listen! The sounds used in this piece are linked down below Dark Wind by tec_studio- https://freesound.org/people/tec_studio/sounds/440962/ bass synth oneshot 38 by CVLTIV8R.wav- https://freesound.org/people/CVLTIV8R/sounds/797491/
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