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50 Immersive Action Ambiences
Interior action sequences and sounds from the home
with opening and closing doors, getting dressed, shaving, showering, going to and out of bed, vacuuming, hammering, sawing, screwing, kitchen work, eating, smartphone tones, packing, tidying up, flushing toilet, washing hands – and a big wasp!
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Highlights
Get the sounds of the most common domestic activities in the highly realistic 3D ambiences – and check out the big wasp buzzing around your head!
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About the content
Recorded in three different domestic houses, these action sequences and their sound sources provide you with audio to use both as descriptive ambiences for any domestic narrative, and as single sound sources in 3D surroundings.
The 50, highly realistic ambiences of Action Domestic 1 are ready to add 3D action to your production.
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| # | Category | Locale | Filename | Description | Dur. | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ cleaningAfterDinner_kitchen_Act_MPAA0223_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, someone cleaning up after dinner, water, plates, cutlery, footsteps, water, washing up, dishes into dishwasher, pan, pot, boiling water from electric water boiler, opening and closing refrigerator, wiping table, wiping pan and pot, ZM-1-3E | 9:31 | Action |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_frontDoor_ open-enter-slam_Act_MPAA0335_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', front door, open, entering, slams door, ZM-1-3E | 0:10 | Action |
| 7 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ gettingDressed_bathroom_Act_MPAA0226_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', bathroom, someone getting dressed, clothes, belt, zipper, footsteps ZM-1-3E | 3:00 | Action |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_hammering_ woodenPost_onFloor_basement_-11dB_Act_ MPAA0374_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', basement hallway, hammering nails into wooden post lying on the floor, picking up hammer, nails rattling, putting back hammer, -11 dB, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0375-0377. | 1:01 | Action |
| 10 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_hammering_ woodenPost_onWall_basement_-11dB_Act_ MPAA0375_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', basement hallway, hammering nails into wooden post mounted on a wall, nails rattling, -11 dB, putting back hammer, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0374 and MPAA0376-0377. | 1:09 | Action |
| 11 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_mailTone_1_ smartPhone_inPocket_kitchen_Act_MPAA0894_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, 1 mail tone (incoming mail) from iPhone/smartphone in trouser pocket, phone picked out of pocket, ZM-1-3E | 0:12 | Action |
| 12 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_mailTones_2_ smartPhone_onTable_kitchen_Act_MPAA0890_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, 2 mail tones (incoming mail and sent mail) from iPhone/smartphone on table, ZM-1-3E | 0:12 | Action |
| 13 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_makingCoffee_ electricWaterBoiler_kitchen_Act_MPAA0233_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, someone making cofee, grinding coffee beens, rattling, opening and closing refrigerator, ZM-1-3E | 3:07 | Action |
| 14 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_messageTones_ 7_smartPhone_inPocket_kitchen_Act_ MPAA0893_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, 7 text message tones (sms) from iPhone/smartphone in trouser pocket, 3 takes of phone picked out of pocket, ZM-1-3E | 1:01 | Action |
| 15 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_messageTones_ 7_smartPhone_onTable_kitchen_Act_ MPAA0891_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, 7 text message tones (sms) from iPhone/smartphone on table, ZM-1-3E | 0:47 | Action |
| 16 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ringTones_4_ smartPhone_inPocket_kitchen_Act_MPAA0892_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, 4 ring tones from iPhone/smartphone in trouser pocket, pulled up and answered, ZM-1-3E | 1:00 | Action |
| 17 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ringTones_4_ smartPhone_onTable_kitchen_Act_MPAA0889_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', kitchen, 4 ring tones from iPhone/smartphone on table, picked up and answered, ZM-1-3E | 1:51 | Action |
| 18 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_sawing_ handSaw_woodenPost_onFloor_basement_ -10dB_Act_MPAA0377_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', basement hallway, sawing wooden post into two pieces with hand saw, picking up saw, squeaks from wood, putting back saw, -10 dB, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0374-0376. | 2:37 | Action |
| 19 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_screwing_ electricScrewdriver_woodenPost_onWall_basement_Act_ MPAA0376_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', basement hallway, screwing screws into wooden post mounted on a wall with electric screwdriver, picking up screw driver, screws rattling, putting back screwdriver, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0374-0375 and MPAA0377. | 2:03 | Action |
| 20 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_shaving_ electricShaver_bathroom_Act_MPAA0225_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', bathroom, someone shaving with electric shaver, battery driven, speed slowly decays, knocking stubble into sink, cleaning sink, water, towel, ZM-1-3E | 4:57 | Action |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ tossingAndTurningInBed_bedroom_Act_MPAA0229_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', bedroom, someone tossing and turning in bed, duvet movements, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0227-0228. | 3:09 | Action |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ vacuumingKitchen_livingRoom_Act_MPAA0232_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', living room, someone vacuuming the adjacent kitchen, footsteps, cable retractor, vacuum cleaner, ZM-1-3E | 3:40 | Action |
| 25 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ vacuumingStairs_hall_-3dB_Act_MPAA0230_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', hall, someone vacuuming the staircase starting on the 1st floor moving down, footsteps, cable retractor, vacuum cleaner, recorded at bottom of staircase, -3 dB, ZM-1-3E | 3:45 | Action |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_wasp_Act_ MPAA0366_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', large wasp (could also be a bee) buzzing around, including closeup, ZM-1-3E | 3:25 | Action |
| 28 | 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 |
| 29 | Domestic / Interior | House 'A' | Domestic_Int_HouseA_ workingInKitchen_livingRoom_Act_MPAA0017_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'A', in living room, someone working in kitchen behind, plates, cutlery, footsteps, creaking floor, rattling, water running, ZM-1-3E | 2:19 | Action |
| 30 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_boilingWater_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0388_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, boiling water in electric kettle and pouring into mug: Kettle is plugged into mains, emptied in sink, filled with fresh water, placed, turned on, water is heated and boils, water is poured into mug. Refrigerator goes on, ZM-1-3E | 3:09 | Action |
| 31 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_creakingDoor_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0390_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, 2 takes of opening and closing a creaking door, refrigerator humming, ZM-1-3E | 0:51 | Action |
| 32 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_creakingDoor_ livingRoom_Act_MPAA0391_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', living room, 2 takes of opening and closing a creaking door into the kitchen, refrigerator humming in kitchen, ZM-1-3E | 0:47 | Action |
| 33 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_cups_cupboard_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0384_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, cups removed from and returned to cupboard. Cups clinking, footsteps, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0385. | 0:54 | Action |
| 34 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_cups_ setOnTable_kitchen_Act_MPAA0385_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, cups carried from kitchen table and set on wooden dinner table, then returned. Cups clinking, footsteps on wooden floor, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0384. | 1:29 | Action |
| 35 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_cutlery_ drawers_kitchen_Act_MPAA0379_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, 3 takes of cutlery removed from and returned to drawer. Refrigerator humming, drawer opened and closed, cutlery sounds, ZM-1-3E | 1:26 | Action |
| 36 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_glasses_ cupboard_kitchen_Act_MPAA0386_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, glasses removed from and returned to cupboard. Glass clinking, footsteps, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0387. | 1:04 | Action |
| 37 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_glasses_ setOnTable_kitchen_Act_MPAA0387_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, glasses carried from kitchen table and set on wooden dinner table, then returned. Glass clinking, footsteps on wooden floor, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0386. | 1:29 | Action |
| 38 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_ goingToLavatory_livingRoom_Act_MPAA0378_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', living room, someone leaving to go to the lavatory, returns. Faint music from a neighbour, footsteps on carpet/wooden floor, door closing, toilet flushing, door opening, ZM-1-3E. Note: This is a very quiet ambience with subtle sounds. | 1:59 | Action |
| 39 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_groceries_ setOnTable_kitchen_Act_MPAA0382_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, groceries carried to wooden dinner table and put there, then carried back to kitchen table. Footsteps, noises from groceries and objects, clunks from objects placed on table, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0381 and MPAA0383. | 1:51 | Action |
| 40 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_pouringWater_ mug_kitchen_Act_MPAA0389_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, boiled water poured into mug, refrigerator humming, ZM-1-3E | 0:18 | Action |
| 41 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_refrigerator_ groceries_kitchen_Act_MPAA0381_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, groceries removed from and returned to refrigerator. Refrigerator door open, handling noises from groceries and objects taken out and put on kitchen table, refrigerator door close, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0382-0383. | 1:21 | Action |
| 42 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_sink_water_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0380_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, 3 takes of using the kitchen sink. Water running, dish cloth wiping, hand washing, hand drying, ZM-1-3E | 2:04 | Action |
| 43 | Domestic / Interior | House 'B' | Domestic_Int_HouseB_walking_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0383_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'B', kitchen, 6 takes of walking about in the kitchen, two of them exiting and entering. Footsteps on wooden floor, ZM-1-3E. Matches MPAA0381-0382. | 1:46 | Action |
| 44 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_eatingLunch_ cutlery_drink_diningRoom_Act_MPAA0098_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', dining room, 5 people eating lunch, cutlery, plates, pouring drinks, drinking, old house with creaking floors, footsteps, ZM-1-3E | 2:21 | Action |
| 45 | 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 |
| 46 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_shower_ carsPassing_footsteps_basement_Act_MPAA0093_ am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', basement room 2, someone taking a bath in adjacent bathroom, ventilator, water, splashes, drying with towel, wiping water on floor, car passes on street outside, thumping footsteps from upstairs, ZM-1-3E | 8:40 | Action |
| 47 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_tidyingUp_ 2persons_rattle_footsteps_carsPassing_ basement_Act_MPAA0094_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', basement room 2, tidying up, two persons, foosteps, rattle, water in adjacent bathroom, bottles clattering, low thumping footsteps from upstairs, cars pass outside, ZM-1-3E | 2:48 | Action |
| 48 | 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 |
| 49 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_washingHands_ basement_Act_MPAA0095_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', basement room 2, someone washing hands in adjacent bathroom, few thumping footsteps from upstairs, ZM-1-3E | 0:31 | Action |
| 50 | Domestic / Interior | House 'C' | Domestic_Int_HouseC_ workingInKitchen_extractor_cutlery_microwave_ kitchen_Act_MPAA0097_am.wav | Domestic, Interior, House 'C', kitchen, 3 people working, extractor hood humming, cutlery, plates, microwave oven, water, footsteps, ZM-1-3E | 1:36 | Action |
| Total duration: | 2:14:48 |
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