96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Detailed recordings capture nocturnal trains passing 300m-1.5km away, featuring freight and passenger sound effects with pristine approaches and natural fade-outs into quiet nighttime ambience.
Sound effects tag
Distant Sound Effects
Distant sound effects for things happening somewhere else. The noise floor of a city heard from the hills, and trains passing far off at night, fading out into quiet. Then the trouble. Explosions and detonations go off far away, and race cars lap a circuit somewhere out of shot. Sirens and gunfire turn up too, sitting well back where they belong.
- Libraries
- 10
- Publishers
- 8
- Formats
- Mono, stereo
- Sample rates
- 48 to 96 kHz
- Licence
- Royalty-free for commercial work
- Price range
- $18 to $125
All 10 libraries tagged Distant
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Featuring 81 organic, low-frequency sound effects, this collection delivers authentic distant explosions and impacts with outdoor ambiance and deep, resonant detonations.
96 kHz, 24-bit.
Recorded from Dresden's hillsides, distant sound effects capture intricate urban ambiences through high-end microphones, revealing subtle layers beneath the city's persistent mechanical noise floor.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
NASCAR race sound effects captured on a Grand Prix circuit in NOS and MS stereo, covering test laps, race laps, solo and grouped passes, 8–10m perspectives, and distant soundscapes.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Victoria Falls sound effects captured across Zimbabwe's dry season, featuring waterfall rumble in stereo and Ambisonic, white-backed vultures, hyena calls, sparrow-weavers, guinea fowl, bats, and bushbaby vocalizations.
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Raw, authentic sound effects captured from actual sprint car races, featuring intense engine revs, drifting, acceleration, and competitive racing sequences for high-performance vehicle sound design.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Organic underwater sound effects featuring 50+ tracks of flowing water, bubbles, distant ambiences, and machine resonations, designed for realistic and artistic applications.
$40.00
Add Dive Deep to cart96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Comprehensive British Enfield L85 rifle sound effects feature clean and raw firing sequences, from single shots to bursts, complemented by detailed foley recordings and background-free versions.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional emergency vehicle sound effects featuring authentic police cars, ambulances, and EMS pager alerts, captured with natural reverb from various distances and perspectives.
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This collection features various explosive sound effects, including firecrackers, fireworks, and pyrotechnic devices, perfect for adding celebratory atmosphere to audio projects.
Real distance is hard to fake. Reverb and filtering get close, but a sound recorded far away carries the air and the landscape in between, and the city, train and race recordings here were made at a real distance. The trains come freight and Passenger Train alike, from approach to fade-out, with quiet night ambience either side. The race recordings come from a real circuit, with solo and grouped passes and wider soundscapes, and the Stock Car laps have almost no crowd in them. The underwater set is designed, with far-off ambiences and machine resonations. The blasts are designed to sound far off, ready for war films. A far siren under a city bed is a simple way to put a scene at night.
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