Rural sound effects come from places where a dog across the fields counts as news. Birds at dawn and through the night, crickets, chickens, the odd car, farm work and wind over pasture. Thunder rolling in, too. Quiet doesn't mean empty. These suit countryside scenes in films and games, from farmyards to woodland edges.
Libraries
36
Publishers
24
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
48 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9.99 to $200
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48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo, Surround, Ambisonic B.
A collection of sound effects capturing Spanish rural and semi-rural environments, featuring pine forests, small villages, cicadas, birds, wind, distant voices, animals, and light human activity in Ambisonic, stereo, and surround formats.
Nearly 3 hours of high-quality nature sound effects, featuring lakeside ambiance, storms, and park atmospheres, recorded in 96k/24bit with comprehensive metadata for professional productions.
Atmospheric sound effects capture rural life with songbirds, gentle winds, and farming activity across woodlands, pastures, and agricultural landscapes - creating tranquil, natural ambiances.
Rural environments come to life through sound effects capturing distant trains, chirping birds, buzzing insects, and the peaceful ambiance of small-town America's open landscapes.
Cricket and cicada sound effects spanning nocturnal meadow and mountain valley soundscapes, bee hive interiors, bumblebee, hornet and butterfly wing flap solos, delivered as RAW 24-bit files.
Cambodia ambience sound effects recorded in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the countryside, covering markets, street traffic, tuk-tuks, temples, airports, parks and rural lakes in ambisonic AmbiX and stereo.
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.
Rolling thunder sound effects featuring close strikes, distant rumbles, and varied rain ambiences captured across suburban, rural, and mountain forest environments using Sennheiser MKH microphones.
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo, Surround, Ambisonic B.
Roomtones and interior sound effects captured across kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, laundries, and abandoned spaces, featuring ambient hum, distant voices, rain, and subtle environmental details in ambisonics, stereo, 5.1, and 7.1.2 formats.
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo, Surround, Ambisonic B.
Immersive location recordings from South Sudan featuring village, market, refugee camp, and rural ambiences with sound effects of wildlife, voices, generators, and everyday activity in multiple surround formats.
A library of historical church bell sound effects covering European (Middle Ages-20th C.) and 19th C. maritime bells, from close-up tower recordings to distant soundscapes.
A collection of sound effects recorded in rural Indonesia, featuring tranquil ambiences of gentle winds, distant rivers, and a chorus of birds, insects, and lizards.
Authentic spring rural field recordings capture diverse birdsong and natural ambiance sound effects. Content includes subtle breeze, leaves, and distant village sounds recorded in high quality.
Brazilian cicada recordings capture diverse species' natural choruses, blending unique sound effects with local wildlife, creating rich ambient textures from the Cerrado valleys - all precisely edited in 24-bit quality.
The countryside changes by the hour, and these recordings follow it round. Birdsong carries on right through the night into dawn, and gentle wind covers the daytime over woods and pasture. Long takes of a small rural suburb run from day into night. Farms add chickens and the general noise of farm work. For night scenes, a Cricket bed does a lot. Wet days are covered as well, with rain and rolling thunder recorded out in the country. Rural backgrounds suit period dramas and open world games that need plenty of quiet ground between the towns.
