Urban sound effects
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221 soundsLight Rain on a Terrace in a Quiet Residential Neighborhood
Gentle rainfall softly patters across a covered terrace in a quiet low-rise urban neighborhood. Individual raindrops strike the terrace roof, railing, and surrounding surfaces, creating a calm, delicate ambience. Faint distant city sounds and occasional birds blend naturally into the background, with no thunder, strong wind, or nearby traffic. A peaceful outdoor residential atmosphere, ideal for relaxation and environmental ambience. Recorded with ZOOM h6
260627-05h31 - Bus passing under the window
Recording of a bus passing in the street below my window. Recorded with a Zoom H1 essential.
260627-05h47 - Car passing under the window 1
Recording of a car passing in the street below my window. Recorded with a Zoom H1 essential.
260627-05h48 - Car passing under the window 2
Recording of a car passing in the street below my window. Recorded with a Zoom H1 essential.
city traffic, buzz
simple city traffic with a fun buzz sound
Kotti_TrafficLights_Street_Ambiance
Trafficlights at Kottbusser Tor.
Amateur Field Recording Noises, Birdsong, Traffic
Recorded in Kreuzgang mit "Paradiesgarten", a courtyard on the way to Basilika St. Maria im Kapitol in Cologne/Köln in Germany, summer, early evening. #0:00 rustle and touching while placing down mic, as Nightingale chirps #0:23 smartphone notification sound (Good Phone Notification Sound) #0:33 bird chirp and some kind of click, probably crumbling of a bag #0:46 kind of usable nightingale singing #1:00 some kind of touch or movement followed by another short bird song #1:04 quick picking up and
Ambience, urban, city, construction, machinery, conveyor, traffic workers, wind
Recorded in Toronto, ON using a Zoom F6 and Rode NTG5 Shotgun with windsock.
Ambience, urban, city, construction, traffic, birds, metal, engines, workers, beeps
Recorded in Toronto, ON using a Zoom F6 and Rode NTG5 Shotgun with windsock.
Ambience, urban, city, neighbourhood, traffic, bus, birds, people
Recorded in Toronto, ON using a Zoom F6 and Rode NTG5 Shotgun with windsock.
City of Namur, Belgium
Small soundscape of Namur, Belgium from de terrace of the Delta, cultural venue.
220129_Asuncion_Center_from_Hotel_Terrace_Noon
5.1 field recordings made in and around Asuncion/Paraguay in February 2022 This is a 5.1 Surround wide-angle field recording of the old city center of Asuncion, taken from a hotel room balcony about 30 meters from ground level. Recording conducted with a Zoom F8 and a Rode NT-SF1, matrixed to 5.1
Ambience, urban, city, neighbourhood, traffic, birds, footsteps
Recorded in Toronto, ON using a Zoom F6 and Rode NTG5 Shotgun with windsock.
City Ambience
City ambience recorded in Birmingham (UK) city center.
AMBPubl_Cinematis_FieldRecording_TunnelAmbience_Close
A deep, reverberant tunnel ambience dominated by heavy traffic rumble and passing vehicle lows. Recorded with a Zoom H1. --- The big Year-End Holiday discount is here. Get my entire discography at 90% off. Enjoy — and have fun! https://cinematis.bandcamp.com/
City Rain 01
Recorded during Tropical Storm Hilary near Los Angeles, CA [8/23] Mics: AKG Perception P420, 512 Audio Skylight Large-Diaphragm Condenser Interface: M-Audio Air 192|6
ambience, railway station, square, traffic, city, Voronezh
Recorded via Tascam DR-100mkII 48/24 Square near the main railway terminal (Voronezh)
City Rain 02
Recorded during Tropical Storm Hilary near Los Angeles, CA [8/23] Mics: AKG Perception P420, 512 Audio Skylight Large-Diaphragm Condenser Interface: M-Audio Air 192|6
Central Heating Boiler Outdoor Hum
A central heating boiler can be heard, as well as city noise, distant traffic, etc. Recorded with zoom h1
City Ambience 2
City ambience recorded in Birmingham (UK) city center.
Under the bridge, big trucks
Sensible geography, sound geography field study. You’re situated under a bridge with heavy traffic, it’s snowing and the trucks takes a lot of space in your sound environnement.
220129_Asuncion_StradaIndependentiaNational_Noon
5.1 field recordings made in and around Asuncion/Paraguay in February 2022 This is a 5.1 Surround wide-angle field recording of the old city center of Asuncion. It is noon on the Strada Independentia National, a small street in the center. Recording conducted with a Zoom F8 and a Rode NT-SF1, matrixed to 5.1
City center street - Turin
Evening recording of a street in the center of Turin, with vehicles and people passing in the background. Recorded with a Zoom h1essential.
alley urban from 3rd floor balcony heavy skyline city roar and distant traffic Montreal, Canada
recorded with Sony PCM-D50
distant and passing motorcycles_baskoro_01
Ambient recording of distant motorcycle traffic recorded from a side street nearby a main road in the Baskoro area of Tembalang, Semarang City. The sound of a motorcycle passing by me can be heard in the end at around #00:14. Recorded on a Xiaomi 10 using the built-in recorder application in WAV format.
Avenue de Paris - Circulation dense 2
Sensible geography, sound geography field study. You’re in the middle of a road with heavy traffic, it’s snowing and the traffic takes a lot of space in your sound environnement.
san francisco, street corner ambience
street corner ambience with traffic and walk sign beeping. recorded using a zoom H1 essential
POV You Are Being Vacuumed During a Storm
Recorded during Tropical Storm Hilary near Los Angeles, CA [8/23]. An individual vacuums you during a storm and you do not resist. Mics: AKG Perception P420, 512 Audio Skylight Large-Diaphragm Condenser Interface: M-Audio Air 192|6
Neukölln_Traffic_Cars
Traffic in Neukölln.
Avenue de Paris - heavy traffic
Sensible geography, sound geography field study. You’re in the middle of a road with heavy traffic, it’s snowing and the traffic takes a lot of space in your sound environnement.
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