Noisy Places · The First Volume
Transportation
Road, Rail, Water and Air
A comprehensive ambient collection with a broad spectrum of crystal-clear vehicle recordings, often loopable.
223Files
233Sounds
4.4GB
48kHz
+And more
Highway Traffic●Passenger Trains●Freight Trains●Underground●Motorboats●Ships●Underwater●Helicopters●Jets●Formula 1●& more
Kicks off Noisy Places24-bit / 48 kHzWindows + Mac
Kicking off the brand-new series “Noisy Places”, Transportation is a comprehensive ambient collection with a broad spectrum of crystal-clear vehicle recordings.
Motorized vehicles on the road, on rails, on water and airborne — with both interior ambiences and exterior recordings.
At a Glance
- Four elements road, rails, water and airborne
- Interior and exterior both perspectives across the collection
- Often loopable performed from a distance, or subtle enough to sit behind
- 223 files 233 sounds, 4.4 GB on disk
- 48 kHz / 24-bit WAV, Windows and Mac
- Acoustic purity targeted sounds isolated, without arbitrary noise
Content & Detail
01Background Vehicle Recordingshow they sit▾
Recorded from a distanceOr otherwise subtle, atmospheric and unobtrusive enough for background settings
The resultA serene, almost naturalistic feel across all kinds of applications
LoopableOften, though not stated for every file
02Authentic Ambience Toolkitwhat it is for▾
The backdropOrganic and grounded, keeping the familiar human touch and making the listener aware of their acoustic surroundings
Standing aloneA soundtrack introduces a world; a believable acoustic setting completes the arrival — one of this library’s major strengths
Or underneathIt also blends in with more frontal sound design
The line-upMotorized vehicles on the road, rails, water and airborne, with interior ambiences and exterior recordings
03What We Recordeddesolate places▾
The methodWe looked for desolate places that would allow only one type of vehicle at a time, leaving a minimum acoustic footprint on the recordings
What that isolatedDifferent types and movements of trains, road vehicles, boats, planes and even F1 race cars
Why it mattersAcoustic purity and isolation let you design exactly what you need without unwanted, arbitrary noise
04Tech Specsthe numbers▾
Files223
Sounds233
Size4.4 GB
FormatWAV · 24-bit · 48 kHz · Windows + Mac
A vehicle recorded up close is an event; recorded far away it is a place. This library chose distance on purpose, which is why the same jet can be an airport, a memory or a threat depending on nothing but where you put it in the mix.
