Essential Sound – Ambient Traffic Los Angeles – ESSATLA01

This library was over 5 years in the making. It’s a culmination of being somewhere at a certain time, when I just happened to have my gear with me. Other times, I had to hunt down what I was looking for.

All the sounds are mastered in Pro Tools, and edited so 99% of the inconsistencies are gone or flattened.

Most of the tracks are at least 3 or more minutes long, and a few are a short 2 min. There are plenty of great tracks to choose from for a variety of reasons.

Ambient Traffic Los Angeles, is made up of a lot of side street ambiences, as well as freeways, close and distant helicopters, etc. Oh those helicopters. Some walla and even a couple beach and desert ambiences. A little bit of everything, and enough to get a really good feel for the sound of Los Angeles.

A good variety of ambiences, and of course recorded in 96 Khz for best results.

I hope theses sounds help carve your path to a greater sounding soundtrack.

Essential Sound Ambient Traffic Los Angeles – ESSALA01

Total Running Time: 3hr 24min
Total Size Unpacked: 7.13 Gb
Number of Tracks: 60
Sample Rate: 96 KHz
Bit Rate: 24 Bit

Hello and thank you for purchasing my library.

This library was compiled over the course of a 5 years with 3 different recorders (Sony D50, Zoom H6 and Roland R07). The Roland was used in stealthy situations because of it’s size.
This collection of tracks depict the sound of traffic, both near and far, with the (seemingly) constant hum of the Los Angeles helicopter. There are plenty of those in these recordings, as well as a good variety of locations and situations. I personally believe this library represents the actual sound of Los Angeles in a general sense.
All tracks have been mastered in Pro Tools, with light compression to even out the bumps, and use EQ here and there to hide the rumble and calm the hiss. All bumps and unwanted noise has been edited out for the best result.
I hope you appreciate this collection, as I’ve used all the tracks myself. In most cases, these sounds have been bolstered and mastered for a fuller, more interesting sound.
All tracks have full metadata implemented for a clear and concise explanation of each track.

Enjoy,
Rusty