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50 Immersive Action Ambiences
Actions and effects from the Domestic House, Domestic Garden, Fjord, Park, Church, Field, Forest, Cave, City, Car, Stairwell
with raking, lopping, hammering, sawing, digging, grinding, door opening/closing, showering, eating, cooking, vacuuming, washing machine, cat, applause, walking, bee, climbing, trains, car ride, truck, fireworks, and more.
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Highlights
The package gives you actions and effects in 3D. Check out the cave action, recorded in both a man-made and a natural cave with streams and reverberation.
You also get the sounds of a cat, purring and enjoying a delicious meal!
About the package
This is a Starter package featuring a selection of ambiences from the themed packages. You can typically find different versions of the same or similar scenes in the themed packages – along with these files. Now, we don’t want you to pay twice for the same material. Therefore, Starter packages earn you extra discount points towards purchasing the individual themed packages. The discount is credited to your account, if you create one, where you can always check your accumulated discount.
About the content
Recorded in three different domestic houses and a number of exterior locations during all four seasons, these action sequences and their sound sources provide you with audio to use both as descriptive ambiences for many different narratives, and as single sound sources in 3D surroundings.
The 50, highly realistic ambiences of Action Starter 1 are ready to add 3D action to your production.
Read about the Action type here.
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| # | Category | Locale | Filename | Description | Dur. | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_Autumn_ collectingLeaves_train_Act_MPAA0011_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn, back garden, collecting leaves, leaves rustling, electric train passing above, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:38 | Action |
| 2 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ angleGrinder_concrete_-4dB_Act_MPAA0344_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, angle grinder, grinding concrete, footsteps, faint voices, faint dog, -4 dB, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0345-0347. | 3:09 | Action |
| 3 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ digging_concrete_showel_Act_MPAA0350_ am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, digging dirt around concrete block with shovel, footsteps, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0344-0347 and MPAA0349. | 1:47 | Action |
| 4 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ digging_dirt_fork_Act_MPAA0351_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, digging dirt with a fork, footsteps, distant birds (tits), very faint voices, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0352. | 1:24 | Action |
| 5 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ hammeringConcrete_-2dB_Act_MPAA0345_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, hammering on concrete, debris flying off, footsteps, faint voices, faint pigeon, -2 dB, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0344-0347. | 1:48 | Action |
| 6 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ lopping_branches_Act_MPAA0357_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter,lopping branches with a lopper, branches falling to the ground, footsteps, very faint children's voices, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 2:22 | Action |
| 7 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ rakingSoil_rake_Act_MPAA0354_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, raking and conditioning soil with a rake, footsteps, very distant children, distant car passing, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0353. | 2:14 | Action |
| 8 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_AutumnWint_ sawingBranch_handsaw_medium_Act_MPAA0355_ am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, sawing medium sized branch off a tree with a handsaw, branch falling to the ground, footsteps, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 0:50 | Action |
| 9 | Domestic / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Domestic_Ext_GardenA_Summer_ lightingCharcoalBarbecue_birds_dogs_pedestrians_Act_ MPAA0028_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, Garden 'A', Summer, front garden, lighting old-fashioned charcoal barbecue, birds, dogs, pedestrians passing on the street, voices, charcoal, lighting fluid, matches, fire, grill rattling, cleaning grill, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 5:47 | Action |
| 10 | Domestic / Exterior | House 'A' | Domestic_Ext_HouseA_AutmnWint_ frontDoor_open-slam_Act_MPAA0336_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior, House 'A', Autumn/Winter, front door, open, slam, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 0:08 | Action |
| 11 | Domestic / Exterior/Interior | Garden 'A' and House 'A' | Domestic_ExtInt_gardenA_houseA_ AutmnWint_enteringHouse_birds_keys_lock_ door_Act_MPAA0245_am.wav | Domestic, Exterior/Interior, Garden 'A' and House 'A', Autumn/Winter, someone entering house, closing door. Birds, footsteps, keys, lock, door, door slam, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0246. | 1:02 | Transition |
| 12 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ 3eatingDinner_cutlery_plates_kitchen_Act_ MPAA0020_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', 3 persons eating dinner in kitchen, cutlery, plates, chewing, drinking, ZM-1-3E | 1:28 | Action |
| 13 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ cookingDinner_frying_kitchen_Act_MPAA0222_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, someone preparing dinner and setting table, pots, water, plates, cutlery, footsteps, extractor hood, frying, microwave oven, creaking floor, rattling, opening and closing refrigerator, ZM-1-3E | 21:04 | Action |
| 14 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_dishwasher_ starting_kitchen_Act_MPAA0263_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, someone starting dishwasher, refrigerator humming, footsteps, rattling from plastic wrapped detergent tab, tab lid closed, machine started, gurgling from sink, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0264. | 5:20 | Action |
| 15 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_goingToBed_ bedroom_Act_MPAA0227_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', bedroom, someone going to bed, footsteps, duvet movements, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0228-0229. | 0:53 | Action |
| 16 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ takingAShower_bathroom_Act_MPAA0224_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', bathroom, someone taking a shower, clothes, shower curtain, water, washing hair, washing body, drying, towel, footsteps, ZM-1-3E | 8:02 | Action |
| 17 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_vacuuming_ livingRoom_Act_MPAA0231_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', living room, someone vacuuming the living room, footsteps, cable retractor, vacuum cleaner, ZM-1-3E | 3:52 | Action |
| 18 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_wakingUp_ alarmClock_gettingOutOfBed_bedroom_Act_ MPAA0895_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', bedroom, someone waking up by alarm clock, activating snooze, awoken again and getting out of bed, alarm clock from smartphone/iPhone, duvet movements, footsteps, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0227 and 0229. | 1:23 | Action |
| 19 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ washingMachine_starting_basement_Act_MPAA0557_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', basement washing room, starting washing machine: Stuffing in clothes, adding detergent, setting machine, starting, water intake, washing. Handling noises from clothes, button clicks, door close, water running, clinks and clonks from clothes against machine door window, water splashing inside machine, ZM-1-3E | 3:32 | Action |
| 20 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ workingInKitchen_cutlery_plates_refrigerator_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0019_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', someone working in kitchen, setting table, cutlery, plates, water, glasses, open and close refrigerator, refrigerator running, ZM-1-3E | 3:52 | Action |
| 21 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_packing_ rattle_basement_Act_MPAA0096_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', basement room 1, packing bags, rattle, handling noises, deep freezer humming, ZM-1-3E | 2:10 | Action |
| 22 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_ toiletFlushed_washingHands_ventilator_ smallLavatory_Act_MPAA0086_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', small toilet, ventilator behind, toilet flushed behind, hands washed in front below, ventilator switched off, water dripping, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0085. | 1:16 | Action |
| 23 | Domestic / Interior | House 'D' | Domestic_Int_HouseD_cat_eating_ purring_closeUp_kitchen_Act_MPAA0536_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'D', kitchen, cat getting fed, cat food bag opened, cat purring, eating, very close perspective, ZM-1-3E | 1:40 | Action |
| 24 | Domestic / Interior | House 'D' | Domestic_Int_HouseD_cat_meowing_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0538_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'D', kitchen, cat meowing, ZM-1-3E | 0:10 | Action |
| 25 | Domestic / Interior/Exterior | House 'A' and Garden 'A' | Domestic_IntExt_houseA_GardenA_ AutmnWint_exitingHouse_door_keys_lock_birds_ Act_MPAA0246_am.wav | Domestic, Interior/Exterior, House 'A' and Garden 'A', Autumn/Winter, someone exiting house, closing door. Footsteps, door, keys, lock, birds, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0245. | 0:49 | Transition |
| 26 | Leisure / Exterior | Fjord 'A' | Leisure_Ext_FjordA_Spring_ dipping-in-the-water_Act_MPAA0434_am.wav | Leisure, Exterior, Fjord 'A', Spring, someone dipping in the water of the fjord, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:49 | Action |
| 27 | Leisure / Exterior | Garden 'A' | Leisure_Ext_GardenA_AutmnWint_ FIREWORKS_NewYearsEve_closeUp_-25dB_Act_ MPAA0111_am.wav | Leisure, Exterior, Autumn/Winter, front garden, New Year's Eve, people firing FIREWORKS close-up, rockets, batteries, bomb tubes, excited children and adults, -25 dB, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 3:33 | Action |
| 28 | Leisure / Exterior | Park 'A' | Leisure_Ext_ParkA_AutmnWint_drone_ birds_Act_MPAA0076_am.wav | Leisure, Exterior, Park 'A', Autumn/Winter, person flying a small drone, footsteps, birds, distant traffic, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 3:16 | Action |
| 29 | Leisure / Interior | Church 'A' | Leisure_Int_ChurchA_5applauses_ Act_MPAA0625_am.wav | Leisure, Interior, Church 'A', 5 applauses of different lengths during concert, audience in front, people clapping, applauding, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0623 -0624 and 0626-0628. | 1:39 | Action |
| 30 | Leisure / Interior | House 'A' | Leisure_Int_houseA_ playingLegoOnFloor_livingRoom_-10dB_Act_MPAA0015_ am.wav | Leisure, Interior, House 'A', playing with Lego on the living room floor, rattling bricks, -10 dB, ZM-1-3E | 2:03 | Action |
| 31 | Nature / Exterior | Field 'E' | Nature_Ext_FieldE_Summer_walking_ Grass_meadow_birds_bees_Act_MPAA0516_ am.wav | Nature, Exterior, Field 'E', Summer, 2 takes of someone walking past on grass, summer meadow, birds, bees, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:01 | Action |
| 32 | Nature / Exterior | Forest 'A' | Nature_Ext_ForestA_Spring_ walking-by_forestLake_quiet_Act_MPAA0403_ am.wav | Nature, Exterior, Forest 'A', Spring, someone walking slowly by in the woods, footsteps, branches breaking on the ground, bird song, by forest lake, quiet, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:33 | Action |
| 33 | Nature / Exterior | Park 'C' | Nature_Ext_ParkC_Spring_bee_Act_ MPAA0413_am.wav | Nature, Exterior, Park 'C', Spring, bee buzzing close up, birds, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 0:28 | Action |
| 34 | Nature / Exterior | Park 'C' | Nature_Ext_ParkC_Spring_blackbird_ Act_MPAA0415_am.wav | Nature, Exterior, Park 'C', Spring, blackbird singing in the tree above, other birds, faint voices, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:27 | Action |
| 35 | Nature / Interior | Cave 'B' | Nature_Int_CaveB_footsteps_ climbing_into-and-back-from-cave_ distantWaterfall_Act_MPAA0638_am.wav | Nature, Interior, Cave 'B', footsteps into cave, back from cave, struggling, climbing, distant sound of small waterfall/stream, old underground lime mine, dungeon, ZM-1-3E | 3:39 | Action |
| 36 | Nature / Interior | Cave 'B' | Nature_Int_CaveB_footsteps_ into-and-back-from-cave_distantWaterfall_Act_MPAA0642_ am.wav | Nature, Interior, Cave 'B', footsteps into cave, back from cave, distant sound of small waterfall/stream, old underground lime mine, dungeon, ZM-1-3E | 1:22 | Action |
| 37 | Transportation / Exterior | City 'B' | Transport_Ext_CityB_Spring_ 10TrainsPassing_-6dB_Act_MPAA0367_am.wav | Transportation, Exterior, City 'B', Spring, 10 trains passing from left and right, closeup (1 meter and 6 meters in front), 3 types of diesel-electric train and electric train, few voices, birds, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 7:06 | Action |
| 38 | Transportation / Exterior | Field 'E' and Car 'A' | Transport_Ext_FieldE_CarA_Summer_ enteringCar_startingEngine_Act_MPAA0518_ am.wav | Transportation, Exterior, Field A, Summer, someone walking up to Toyota Auris, unlocking and opening door, getting into car, closing door, starting engine, stopping engine, car window open. Birds, unlocking door, slightly windy, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 0:46 | Action |
| 39 | Transportation / Interior | Field 'E', Car 'A', City 'B' | Transport_Int_CarA_FieldE_CityB_ Summer_fieldE-to-cityB_mixedDriving_ ontoMotorway_openWindow_Act_MPAA0519_am.wav | Transportation, Interior, Car 'A', Toyota Auris, Summer, from Field 'E' to parking lot in City 'B': getting into car, closing door, fastening seat belt, starting engine, driving in countryside, left front window open, going onto motorway, closing left front window, opening right front window, opening left front window, ending at supermarket parking lot, stopping engine, unfastening seat belt. Birds, car door, key in ignition, directional indicator, gear shifts, electric window, cars passing, faint voices, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0516-0518 and MPAA0520. | 12:31 | Action |
| 40 | Transportation / Exterior | City 'B' | Transportation_Ext_CityB_ AutumnWint_car_arrive_Act_MPAA0341_am.wav | Transportation, Exterior, Autumn/Winter, City 'B', car (Toyota Auris) arrive, pull handbreak, stop engine, open door, exit, close door, walk off, birds, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 0:45 | Action |
| 41 | Transportation / Exterior | City 'B' | Transportation_Ext_CityB_ AutumnWint_car_departing_Act_MPAA0340_am.wav | Transportation, Exterior, Autumn/Winter, City 'B', walk up to car (Toyota Auris), unlock door, open door, enter, close door, start engine, drive off, bicycles, birds, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 0:59 | Action |
| 42 | Urban / Exterior | City 'B' | Urban_Ext_CityB_Summer_helicopter_ overhead_Act_MPAA0605_am.wav | Urban, Exterior, City 'B', helicopter passing directly overhead, very faint voices, birds, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:32 | Action |
| 43 | Urban / Exterior | City 'B' | Urban_Ext_CityB_Summer_truck_ sandblasting_idling_Act_MPAA0611_am.wav | Urban, Exterior, City 'B', sandblasting truck in idle state, engine running, sandblasting in the distance, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 2:51 | Action |
| 44 | Urban / Exterior | City 'B' | Urban_Ext_CityB_Summer_truck_ sewage_departing_Act_MPAA0604_am.wav | Urban, Exterior, City 'B', sewage truck, idling, driving off, air pressure release, clonks, car passing, bicycle passing, light rain, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:10 | Action |
| 45 | Urban / Exterior | City 'B' | Urban_Ext_CityB_Summer_truck_ sewage_idling_Act_MPAA0600_am.wav | Urban, Exterior, City 'B', sewage truck in idle state, engine running, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:45 | Action |
| 46 | Urban / Exterior | Forest 'A' | Urban_Ext_ForestA_AutmnWint_ footsteps_passingChild_quiet_Act_MPAA0006_ am.wav | Urban, Exterior, Forest 'A', Autumn/Winter, child approaching from behind and passing, FOOTSTEPS, birds, faint distant traffic, Northern Europe, ZM-1-3E | 1:00 | Action |
| 47 | Urban / Interior | Cave 'A' | Urban_Int_CaveA_footsteps_passing_ approaching_wood_Act_MPAA0593_am.wav | Urban, Interior, Cave 'A', footsteps, on wooden gangway, approaching from far away as a low rumble, stopping at listening position, occasional distant water drops, large cave with a 10 second reverb time, dungeon, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0588-0592 and 0594-0595. | 1:12 | Action |
| 48 | Urban / Interior | Cave 'A' | Urban_Int_CaveA_footsteps_passing_ leaving_wood_Act_MPAA0592_am.wav | Urban, Interior, Cave 'A', footsteps, on wooden gangway, approaching, passing, disappearing into low rumble, occasional distant water drops, large cave with a 10 second reverb time, dungeon, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0588-0591 and 0593-0595. | 1:23 | Action |
| 49 | Urban / Interior | Stairwell 'A' | Urban_Int_StairwellA_enter_walkUp_ Act_MPAA0617_am.wav | Urban, Interior, Stairwell 'A', reverberant stairwell, someone entering from outside, walking up stairs to 4th floor, door opening, electric door opener, footsteps, faint voice, door closing, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0618 and 0619. | 0:45 | Action |
| 50 | Urban / Interior | Stairwell 'A' | Urban_Int_StairwellA_walkDown_ exit_Act_MPAA0618_am.wav | Urban, Interior, Stairwell 'A', reverberant stairwell, someone walking down stairs from 4th floor, exiting to street, footsteps, door opening, electric door opener, car passing on street, door closing, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0617 and 0619. | 1:11 | Action |
| Total duration: | 2:14:26 |
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