353 Free Ambiance Sound Effects - Most Popular
Forest
Realistic forest ambience recorded outdoors in calm weather. The soundscape is filled with varied birdsong, occasional wing flutters and the soft buzz of passing insects. In the far background, a faint hint of distant traffic can be heard, adding a touch of realism without masking the natural environment. This gentle and lively nature bed works very well for video editing, radio, games, apps, or as a soothing background for relaxation and focus. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 00:54.
Sea Waves with Tern Calls
Medium sea waves lap the shore while Sandwich terns call overhead, creating a realistic seaside ambience with a soft, distant ocean roar. This free, royalty-free sea waves and seagulls sound effect is ideal as background audio for films, YouTube videos, games, podcasts, meditation apps, sleep or study playlists. Clean recording with no voices or music, easy to loop or mix into your own soundscapes. Thanks to Renaud LR for identifying the terns. UCS Category: AMBSea. Length: 00:57.
One Minute of Silence
One full minute of digital silence: no noise, no room tone, just a perfectly blank stereo file you can drop anywhere in your timeline. Idealized studio silence, ready for all your tests and tricks.
To create a custom silent audio file, go to my Silence Generator.
Typical uses (based on users’ feedback):
> insert clean gaps between songs, jingles or podcast segments
> mute apps or devices that insist on playing a sound file (alarms, notification systems, in-car players, etc.)
> keep players, audio engines or Bluetooth links alive without any audible sound
> work around tools and platforms that require an audio track (force video export instead of GIF, pad the end of a file, calibrate meters, etc.)
It can also serve as a symbolic “minute of silence” in streams, events, radios or artistic projects. Free and royalty-free (CC0) for all your uses. UCS Category: TEST. Length: 01:00.
Countryside
Countryside ambience Wind in the trees, insects, birds. Some wind noise in mic. UCS Category: AMBBird. Length: 01:51.
Sea: Waves
Sea: moderate waves, swirls, dull roar of the sea beyond. UCS Category: WATRWave, AMBSea. Length: 00:57.
Forest and Stream #1
Small brook, blackbird, fly, birds, 2 different sounds of the brook (on the left, a deeper "meander" and on the right another shallower one, so I put myself in the middle!). Forest of Signy-l'Abbaye (Ardennes). UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 05:00.
Recreation Kindergarten #7
Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 01:10.
Atmosphere Bar #2
Atmosphere of a small coffee I made while filming a short film. UCS Category: AMBRest. Length: 01:34.
Wind in the Trees
The microphones are directed to the sky, to the trees in the forest of Rambouiller (France). UCS Category: WINDVege. Length: 03:38.
Crowd of 50-60 People #1
Discussions among a small crowd of about 50 to 60 people, after a choir performance. UCS Category: CRWDWalla. Length: 01:48.
Cave #2
Sound atmosphere of a cave. Created on computer, with sounds from LaSonotheque: Rain, drops of water and reverberation. Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBUndr. Length: 01:11.
Gulls on the Harbor
Soundscape on a small fishing port where gulls cry. UCS Category: AMBNaut. Length: 01:54.
Campaign at Night #4
Country soundscape in the evening, in a meadow. Field crickets, rare frogs. Recorded on May 5, 2020 around 10 p.m., in France. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 04:59.
Aubervilliers Street
Atmosphere at a crossroads in Aubervilliers, near Paris. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 05:24.
Walla Group: Averages Discussions
About 25 people. They discuss the medium level. No music or other sounds. Walla group. French. UCS Category: CRWDWalla. Length: 02:00.
Parisian Ring Road #1
Noise of the Parisian ring road when the traffic is dense and difficult. Sound from the open window of my car, rolling. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 01:16.
Whistling of the Wind #2
Whistling of the wind in the chimney off. Learn to imitate the sound of the wind: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_122. UCS Category: WINDInt. Length: 00:43.
Paris by Night
Soundscape taken at 1 am in Paris at the second floor balcony of an apartment. Place Saint Augustin. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 01:20.
Applause Concert Bar #1
A small audience applauds after a piece played by a small band in a bar. Thanks to the music group "Les Accroch'Coeur". UCS Category: CRWDCheer. Length: 00:06.
Fireworks #2
Sound of the fireworks fired in Cauterets (in France), on 14-7-2019; final bouquet then distant applause at the end. UCS Category: FRWKComr. Length: 01:27.
Summer Rain on Terrace
Big drops of summer storm on a terrace. UCS Category: RAINConc. Length: 02:37.
Halloween Soundscape #2
To diffuse in your house before opening to the children :) An "industrial" or "fantastic" halloween atmosphere created only with sounds from LaSonotheque: Ventilation, zombies, steel, chains, squeaks. Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBDsgn. Length: 08:16.
Forest: On the Edge
Forest atmosphere recorded near woods. Birds, wind, noise, etc. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 06:00.
Little Parisian Street
Daytime atmosphere in the "rue des croissants" in Paris. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 01:57.
Evening Birds
The last birds to sing. A few minutes before night in the countryside. Recorded on May 2, 2020 around 9 p.m. Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBBird. Length: 03:56.
Paris Apartment. Closed Window.
Paris apartment. First floor. Closed window (some glass vibrations at low frequencies), before crossing a boulevard (acceleration and braking of vehicles). UCS Category: AMBRoom. Length: 04:02.
Applause Bbout 25-50 People #3
Applause from about 25 to 50 people at a little show outdoors. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:10.
Village, City Center #2
Town center of a small country village, Manou, in Perche, France. Half April. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 03:36.
Halloween Soundscape #1
To diffuse in your house before opening to children :) An atmosphere created only with sounds from LaSonotheque: Wind, owls, owls, ghosts, chains, laughter and fighting cats. UCS Category: AMBDsgn. Length: 16:54.
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