Exterior sound effects for the open air, where the weather always gets a say. Rain on rooftops and pavements, and wind moving through fields and bamboo. Vehicles heard from the kerb as they pull away and pass. Even whole battles, fought out in the open. Outdoors, sound travels. These recordings let it, so a scene has room to breathe and a horizon somewhere behind it.
Libraries
536
Publishers
104
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$7.99 to $699
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A comprehensive collection of 78 high-quality sound effects capturing authentic urban environments, featuring construction zones, town squares, and city streets across 3.5 hours of meticulously recorded ambient audio.
Raw contact microphone recordings capture exterior vibrations and sound effects, featuring stereo-configured metal scrapes, creaking ropes, and squeaking shutters - ideal for horror and experimental sound design.
Diverse South African environments come alive through authentic sound effects, from tranquil neighborhood streets to energetic soccer matches and bustling taxi stands, with 34 unique recordings.
Natural outdoor footstep sound effects, including forest, gravel, grass, and various surfaces, captured in both continuous loops and individual samples with authentic, untreated recordings.
These engine sound effects capture authentic recordings of a 1987 Buick Grand National, featuring diverse acceleration patterns, speeds, and maneuvers under various driving conditions.
Elevator sound effects including old freight and old hotel elevators, with interior and exterior operation, doors opening and closing, call buttons, and loops across 69 files in 24-bit/96kHz.
Copenhagen Metro and S-train sound effects covering pass-bys at varied speeds, departures, door chimes, and onboard station-to-station rides captured in ORTF and MS with MKH 8040 and MKH 416.
London Underground sound effects featuring onboard rides, exterior pass-bys, door chimes, and station PA announcements across the Northern, Victoria, and Circle Lines, plus double decker buses, Thameslink, and Gatwick Express.
New York subway sound effects covering onboard and exterior recordings of 6, 7, E, V and S lines plus AirTrain monorail rides, door chimes, air releases, and PA announcements.
Icy snow footstep sound effects performed at minus 12 degrees Celsius on open field, covering sneaking, walking, running, sprinting, jump takeoffs and landings, scuffs, skids, and long slides across 173 files.
Oyo village sound effects recorded in 96kHz ambisonics, spanning lakeside water lapping and canoes, farmland crickets, bat calls, mosque calls to prayer, motorcycles, and shop walla in Yoruba, Hausa, and Idoma.
City rain sound effects capturing 26 minutes of rainfall on streets, sidewalks, and buildings across three minimally processed field recordings delivered in 96 kHz / 24-bit stereo WAV.
Exterior means the microphone is outside the thing. For vehicles, that's the view from the roadside: a car arriving and parking, then a Shutdown. It's the opposite of Onboard, and many libraries here give you both so a cut from the driver to the street matches. For weather and nature, exterior recordings carry the space, with wind and rain landing on real surfaces and fading off into the distance. Shoot outside, sound outside.
