Sound effects tag

Residential Sound Effects

Residential sound effects for scenes set at home and just outside it. Room tones from real houses, from the bathroom to the hallway. Then the street: suburban roads, parks and playgrounds, construction sites and a bell tower somewhere. Quiet ones too. Several come in surround as well as stereo, for mixes that need space around the house.

Libraries
35
Publishers
21
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
48 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$7 to $149
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

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All 35 libraries tagged Residential

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Fifteen detailed residential recordings capture daily sound effects throughout different periods, from early morning birdsong to nighttime sirens, featuring natural ambience and urban elements across 10-minute segments.
15 files · 5.2 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
A collection of contact microphone recordings capturing internal door and lock mechanisms. These detailed sound effects include wood, metal, and plastic doors, plus separate key handling sounds.
100 files · 106 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This library contains a diverse selection of ambience sound effects, provided as royalty-free, UCS compliant audio files with metadata, suitable for TV, film, documentaries, and video games.
56 files · 5 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Authentic backyard storm sound effects featuring British weather elements, including wind, rain, rattling fences, and rustling vegetation, captured in a residential setting with natural ambient sounds.
15 files · 1.69 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Barcelona's vibrant atmosphere comes alive through 40 high-quality sound effects, featuring 153 minutes of urban recordings from iconic locations, crowds, and street life, captured in multiple perspectives using professional ORTF recording techniques.
40 files · 5.3 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Electric lawn mower sound effects recorded in a UK garden, featuring varied distances, natural panning movements, and start-stop sequences captured with pristine audio quality.
3 files · 279.2 MB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This comprehensive collection captures authentic gardening sound effects in both stereo and binaural formats, featuring tools like shovels and rakes recorded with precision in a countryside setting.
32 files · 458 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional recordings capture authentic interior sound effects and atmospheres from Manchester's urban spaces, including transport hubs, retail environments, and public facilities in both busy and quiet periods.
1.92 GB · Metadata

Room tone is what stops a cut inside a house from sounding like a cut. The room recordings cover different spaces, bathrooms and hallways among them, and they're made for layering. Outside, the suburban sets add street noise and Park activity, with Distant Traffic keeping the house tied to a real street. Garden work is covered too. Shovels and rakes were recorded in stereo and binaural in a garden, and the spatial sets from quiet neighbourhoods give surround mixes a calm base to sit on.

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