Recording sound effects
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453 soundsWATRFlow_Outdoor, Small River, Water Passing Through Trash Screen, Distant Traffic Hum, Recording 1, Tascam DR-05X, Mono, 48Khs, 24 bit_JW Audio
A recording of water from a small stream passing through a trash screen.
WATRFlow_ Outdoor, Canalside, Flowing Water, Small Stream, Inside Tunnell, Footsteps, Distant Hum, Substation, Tascam DR-05X, Stereo, 48Khs, 24 bit_JW Audio
A recording of me walking through a small tunnel with water flowing through a stream next to me. Distant hum of a substation can also be heard.
WATRFlow_ Outdoor, Canalside, Flowing Water, Small Stream, Inside Tunnell, Distant Hum, Substation, Tascam DR-05X, Stereo, 48Khs, 24 bit_JW Audio
A recording of water flowing through a stream through a small tunnel. A distant hum of a sub-station can also be heard.
WATRFlow_ Outdoor, Flowing Water, Small Stream, Distant Hum, Substation, Birds, Tascam DR-05X, Stereo, 48Khs, 24 bit_JW Audio
Another recoding of water flowing through a small stream with the sound of distant hum from a substation. Birds can also be heard.
WATRFlow_Outdoor, Small River, Water Passing Through Trash Screen, Distant Traffic Hum, Recording 2, Tascam DR-05X, Mono, 48Khs, 24 bit_JW Audio
A recording of water from a small stream passing through a trash screen.
Stream
Field recording of stream flowing.
BIRDSong_European Wren, Chirping, Singing, Morning Time_ Recording 1_JW Audio
An edited recording of a European Wren. Edited using RX11.
Birds04
Birds singing at 5 a.m. in my backyard in Virginia.
AMBTran_FieldRecording_Cinematis_Vol2_TrainStation3_Freebie
This is one of the several freebie items of my Field Recording | Vol.2 | City Ambience pack. Check out the full version on my Bandcamp profile: https://cinematis.bandcamp.com/album/field-recording-vol-2-city-ambience Release date:12/06/2024 In celebration of the festive season, you can grab my entire discography at an 85% discount. I typically upload the recordings under Creative Commons 0, so you don’t even need to credit me, though support is always appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/cinem
Street Ambience, Bak Peng, Thailand (March 20, 2019)
Ambient recording of street life in Bak Peng, Thailand, from March 20, 2019. Features local activity, people, motorbikes, and typical urban sounds.
AMBTran_FieldRecording_Cinematis_Vol2_TrainStation6_Freebie
This is one of the several freebie items of my Field Recording | Vol.2 | City Ambience pack. Check out the full version on my Bandcamp profile: https://cinematis.bandcamp.com/album/field-recording-vol-2-city-ambience Release date:12/06/2024 In celebration of the festive season, you can grab my entire discography at an 85% discount. I typically upload the recordings under Creative Commons 0, so you don’t even need to credit me, though support is always appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/cinem
Street Ambience, Bangkok, Thailand (Feb 22, 2019)
Urban soundscape recorded in the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, on February 22, 2019. Captures the noise of traffic, pedestrians, street vendors, and the general city atmosphere.
Downtown LA 08
One in a set of downtown los angeles recordings made with a Fostex FR2-LE and an AKG Perception 420.
Downtown LA 03
One in a set of downtown los angeles recordings made with a Fostex FR2-LE and an AKG Perception 420.
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.
03 - Birds_stereo
6 a.m. early morning on an alpine pasture in the Swiss mountains. I get up early and step outside. The only sound is birds singing – everything else is completely quiet. It feels like peace… Why can't humans achieve this? Field recording captured in the Swiss Alps, featuring natural birdsong and ambient mountain morning atmosphere with minimal wind.
04 - Birds_stereo
6 a.m. early morning on an alpine pasture in the Swiss mountains. I get up early and step outside. The only sound is birds singing – everything else is completely quiet. It feels like peace… Why can't humans achieve this? Field recording captured in the Swiss Alps, featuring natural birdsong and ambient mountain morning atmosphere with minimal wind.
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
05 - Birds_stereo
6 a.m. early morning on an alpine pasture in the Swiss mountains. I get up early and step outside. The only sound is birds singing – everything else is completely quiet. It feels like peace… Why can't humans achieve this? Field recording captured in the Swiss Alps, featuring natural birdsong and ambient mountain morning atmosphere with minimal wind.
The song of an Eurasian Wren
Description A Eurasian wren delivers an energetic and surprisingly powerful song from deep within dense vegetation. Rapid bursts of bright, ringing notes cascade into sharp trills and bubbling phrases, filling the surrounding space despite the bird’s tiny size. The song is lively and persistent, often repeated from concealed perches among shrubs, fallen branches, or ivy-covered woodland edges. Soft environmental ambience such as rustling leaves, distant birds, or faint wind movement creates a na
The sound of a babbling brook
Description A gentle babbling brook flows steadily through a natural landscape, producing a continuous mixture of soft splashes, bubbling currents, and delicate ripples over stones and pebbles. The water creates a soothing and immersive ambience as it weaves around obstacles, forming constantly shifting textures and rhythms. Subtle environmental sounds such as rustling leaves, distant birds, light wind, or insects blend naturally into the scene, enhancing the peaceful atmosphere of the flowing s
Evening Bazaar Ambience at Souq Al Bashorah, Ramallah – Palestine
Field recording captured at Souq Al Bashorah in Ramallah, Palestine, on 08 August 2025 at 8:12 PM. The atmosphere is lively, with the chatter of visitors, footsteps passing by, and a local female vendor calling out to promote her food stall. This bazaar is a temporary pop-up marketplace made up of many small stalls selling everything from street food to handmade goods. Bazaars like this are deeply rooted in Middle Eastern and Palestinian culture, serving not just as a place of commerce, but also
Birds and light rain.
Atmosphere in the forest with birds and light rain. (South Argentina) Sound recorded by a MS setup Sennheiser Microphone MKH50+MKH30 Sound Devices 744T recorder MS is encoded in STEREO Left-Right recorded in 2007 Sound Ref: PUESTO_SST073 Mastering: Adriana Santiago more sounds on http://www.felixblume.com Please rate the sound or comment it if you like it !
Morning in swiss mountain
Field recording of the atmosphere of an early morning in the swiss mountains, before sunrise. With wind and birds slowly waking up in the forest. Quiet ambiance recorded with h5n in stereo. In the distance, there's a mountain river.
Night Ambiance - 44.1k, 16-Bit Depth
BEST USESES: Film ambiance / atmosphere ______________________________________________________________________________________ A field recording of night time ambience, very little wind noise. Easily loopable in production. There is a very very light sound of rain in the file but could easily be overlooked and would be covered with dialog. No credit is required, but is appreciated! _____________________________________________________________________________________ Other te
wind_howl2_mono
Wind Howl 2. 24 bit 96 khz mono recording of wind howling through my bedroom window. Very atmospheric.
wind_howl2_stereo
Wind Howl 2. 24 bit 96 khz stereo recording of wind howling through my bedroom window. Very atmospheric.
Wooden Door Open and Close
A wooden door opening and closing in a studio environment.
Waves on Beach Rocks
Recording of ocean waves crashing onto beach rocks in Newfoundland, Canada. Free to use.
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