Just Sound Effects
Forests of Norway
Quad Surround Nature Recordings
Scandinavian forest: a great deal of wind, rivers, and the occasional bird — recorded on a double ORTF quad setup.
99Files
3.5 hDuration
13.59 GBSurround version
6.88 GBStereo version
+And more
Forest ambiences●Stormy winds●Waterfalls●Rivers●Bird calls●Wind in trees●Impulse responses●Quad surround●Mono animals●Calm atmospheres●& more
Double ORTF quad setupImpulse responses included96 kHz WAV, 24 bit
Scandinavian forest does not sound like forest anywhere further south, and the reason is what is missing from it.
Fewer animals, harsher and more changeable weather — so the soundscape is wind, water and the occasional bird call. Recorded on a double ORTF quad setup, with animals captured separately in mono and impulse responses from the same forests so they can be placed back inside the ambience.
At a Glance
- 99 files, 3.5 hours the stereo version’s own figures, at 6.88 GB
- Surround version 13.59 GB plus 6.71 GB of stereo files alongside it — 20.30 GB in all, computed here from the two stated figures
- Two different stereo figures the surround package lists its stereo files as 80 files / 3.25 h / 6.71 GB, the stereo edition as 99 files / 3.5 h / 6.88 GB — both printed, unresolved
- Impulse responses included recorded in the same forests, so a mono animal can be placed inside the ambience instead of sitting on top of it
- Animals in mono mainly birds, captured with a parabolic microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 8040s and 8020 the microphones the field names
Content & Detail
01The Two Versionsthe figures as the field prints them▾
Stereo version99 files · 3.5 hours · 6.88 GB · mono and stereo WAV
Surround version99 files · 3.5 hours · 13.59 GB · mono, stereo and quad WAV
Stereo files inside itListed as 80 files · 3.25 hours · 6.71 GB
The disagreementThose stereo figures do not match the stereo edition’s own 99 files / 3.5 h / 6.88 GB, and the field does not explain the difference
Computed total13.59 + 6.71 = 20.30 GB for the surround package — a sum made here, not a figure the field states
FormatWAV — 24 bit — 96 kHz
02How It Was Recordedand why the impulse responses matter▾
The ambiencesA double ORTF quad setup, for full immersion rather than a front-facing image
The animalsIsolated and captured in mono with a parabolic microphone, mainly birds
The impulse responsesRecorded in the same forests, so a dry mono call can be put into the right room
Why that pairing worksIt turns a fixed ambience into a construction kit: any sound can be embedded and still belong
The microphonesSennheiser MKH 8040s with MKH 8020
ChannelsMono, stereo and quad WAV depending on the version
03What Norway Sounds Likein the field’s own description▾
Fewer animalsScandinavian forests are described as less densely populated than forests further south
Harsher weatherChangeable, and a much larger part of the soundscape than wildlife
The constantA lot of wind, rivers, and occasional bird calls
The rangeFrom stormy winds and rushing waterfalls to calm, peaceful forest ambience
TreesWind through several different types, which is a different sound in each
What it is forA flexible atmosphere construction kit rather than a set of finished beds
An ambience and a mono animal recorded apart never quite meet in the mix. Capturing the impulse response of the same forest is the small, unglamorous step that lets them — and it is the reason this library behaves like a kit rather than a set of finished takes.
