30.1.23
kuku yalanji country

puddle on the edge of the road in rural area with surrounding remnants of tropical rainforest and vine forest.

Nyctimystes infrafrenatus, Litoria rubella, Rhinella marina + Litoria caerulea and Ninox rufa in the background. i haven't ID'd the little squeaky frog.

frog chorus, julatten

Mechanism is a collection of sound effects focused on the movement of mechanical devices. Featuring 206+ meticulously recorded sounds, this library captures the tactile character of metal objects—ratchets, levers, gears, spring-loaded latches, and unique mechanical gadgets.

The collection covers a wide range of mechanical actions: sharp clicks, metallic clacks, rotating gears, sliding mechanisms, and metallic movements. It’s built to support the sound design needs for robotics, sci-fi machinery, user interface interactions, steampunk devices, and more.

Every sound was recorded using a Sennheiser MKH 8050 microphone and a Zoom F6 recorder and files are delivered in high-resolution 24-bit / 192kHz WAV format.

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Recording of small ice floes on the lake, which are pushed by the wind and waves against the rocks on the shore and rub against the rocks and each other. 

Date: 2023/04/01 15:25:47
Location: Sweden, Tiveden National Park, Lake Stora Trehörningen, Käringaudden, 14.5603618°E 58.7262492°N
Recording: Zoom F3, two Lewitt LCT540s, two Cyclons medium with windjammer, ORTF, tripod
Postprocessing: gentle low cut, normalized to -35 db LUFS

Ice Floes, Lake Stora Trehörningen, Tiveden, SE,  LCT540s ORTF, 2023/04/01 15:25:47

from Shell Songs, out august 28th
https://erikm1.bandcamp.com/album/shell-songs

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touch

Sparrowhawks

Crayfish sound recorded underwater.
Species: Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus), originally from North America, recorded in Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), Switzerland.

The main recording was made in an aquarium and lightly edited with RX denoise. It is mixed with an underwater recording made in Lake Geneva, creating a continuous soundscape between the aquarium and the lake.

All recordings were made using Aquarian H2a hydrophones and a Sound Devices MixPre-6 II.
WAV, 48 kHz, 24-bit, stereo.
Sound Ref: CH-260810-012
August 2026
Same sound on Freesound https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/866241/ 

Recorded during a residency at Utopiana, Geneva, for an upcoming project by Félix Blume and Sara Lana, commissioned for the Archipel Festival 2027, Geneva, Switzerland.

Crayfish (Leman Lake, Geneva)

Imaginary Waters 4

FINDING JOY IN IMPERFECTION


Years ago I made this recording of a heavily loaded freight train pulling out of a rail yard. I love this recording because it sounds like a crazy, metal animal.

Fright Train Animal

New Sound Lab produces high-resolution sound effect libraries used by post-production studios, AAA game developers, and sound designers worldwide, offering distinctive recordings engineered for professional use.

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New Sound Lab

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