
Chicago Sound Effects
Chicago sound effects with the L at the heart of them. Elevated trains rattling overhead, rides on board with doors and announcements, platforms, and the line dropping underground. Proper clatter. Then the rest of the city, from bus routes to a protest march. Out in the suburbs it goes quiet, with lakes and forest preserves where the highway never quite disappears.
- Libraries
- 10
- Publishers
- 6
- Formats
- Mono, stereo
- Sample rates
- 96 to 192 kHz
- Licence
- Royalty-free for commercial work
- Price range
- $5 to $99
All 10 libraries tagged Chicago
The L is famous, and these recordings catch it from the street, the Platform, the carriage and underground. Some come processed as well as raw, which helps when a train needs to sit behind dialogue. The suburban recordings are softer: birds, a small brook, bike passes and distant Chatter, always with traffic and planes far off, which is honest about nature near a big city. The protest march brings call-and-response chants, whistles, megaphones and car horns. It all suits city dramas and documentaries, and every file is royalty-free.
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