Sound Effects

Fireworks: Up Close and Loud is a collection of commercial-grade fireworks – the big stuff – shooting from mortar tubes not 20 feet from my microphones. Each colorful burst can be heard directly overhead with a healthy decay at the end. The result is an assemblage of sounds filled with power and punch. Every round leaving its tube gives off a solid thump. Only such nearby access can provide this perspective. But if you’re not into the patriotic thing and are just looking for mortar round sounds for a battlefield scene, this library has you covered too.… Read More

Irrigation is a collection of water flow ambiances captured in and around the Treasure Valley of southwestern Idaho, where the Payette, Boise, Weiser, Malheur, Owyhee and Burnt rivers drain into the Snake River. Follow the flow of crystal clear water as it travels from mountain-fed streams and rivers down into large reservoirs. Listen as water courses through the pipes and along the canals that carry it to sprinklers large and small. Finally, the water fans out onto verdant golf courses, people’s front yards and farmland.… Read More

In Hydroelectric Power sound effects library, witness the power of water in this collection of recordings captured at and inside historic hydropower plants and massive concrete dams in the United States.… Read More

Trains in the Valley is a 55:19 nature recording album featuring the sound of both steam and diesel-electric locomotives traveling through Cuyahoga Valley National Park.… Read More

This post deals with how to record ultrasonic bat echolocation using a variety of microphones and recorders, specifically the Sony PCM D100 recorder.… Read More