Ambience Library
Urban & Suburban
Everyday Life Around Modern Cities
Common ambiences in varying intensities, daytimes and configurations — a believable acoustic backdrop right out of the gate.
140Files
140Sounds
3.5GB
48kHz
+And more
Traffic●Sirens●Airport Interiors●Train Stations●Park Mornings●Cathedral Bells●Cobblestones●Mowers●Toll Stations●Food Circus●& more
Easy start, high control24-bit / 48 kHzWindows + Mac
Urban & Suburban is packed with varied ambient recordings of everyday life surrounding modern cities.
A solid foundation for any sound designer to build a believable acoustic backdrop right out of the gate — then an extra mile of isolated environments and special events for when the scenery has to change.
At a Glance
- Common ambiences in varying intensities, daytimes and configurations
- Public places captured in excellent quality with balance and distance
- Isolated environments plus recordings of special events
- 140 files 140 sounds, 3.5 GB on disk
- 48 kHz / 24-bit WAV, Windows and Mac
- Kept generic on purpose so a recording works for similar locations too
Content & Detail
01Easy Start, High Controlthe foundation▾
Right out of the gateA solid foundation for any sound designer to create a believable acoustic backdrop
What it coversCommon ambiences in varying intensities, daytimes and configurations
Public placesCaptured in excellent quality, yet with enough balance and distance to support the scene from the background
In the mixBuilt to let more prominent sounds embed cleanly on top
02Common vs Unusualbeyond the basics▾
The basicsEverything necessary for an ordinary city and its surroundings
The extra mileMore isolated environments, plus recordings of special events for when a change of scenery or dramaturgy is required
Sound sourcesVarious forms of traffic, groups of people, buildings, animals, wind and many more
03What We Recordedpublic areas▾
Where we wentAirports, train stations, housing areas, construction sites and more — the most common public areas a city and its surroundings has to offer
Kept genericFor maximum flexibility, recordings are generic enough to be used for similar locations
And kept specificVariations and isolated standout sounds are included for fine-tuning
04Tech Specsthe numbers▾
Files140
Sounds140
Size3.5 GB
FormatWAV · 24-bit · 48 kHz · Windows + Mac
A city background is the one sound an audience will hear for the whole scene and never once notice. That is the job: generic enough to disappear, specific enough that the wrong one would be noticed immediately.
