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RURAL NATURE COLLECTION SFX: Woods, Fields, Insects & Footsteps

RURAL NATURE COLLECTION SFX is a body of location work recorded across the woods, fields and hill country of Tuscany: pine forests loud with cicadas in August, gales pushing through the canopy, summer nights with scops owl, nightingale and frogs, bees working a field of flowers, sheep grazing with their bells, and boots moving through dry leaves, mud and gravel.
The emphasis is on long, usable takes rather than short one-shots. Most forest ambiences run three to six minutes, and the longest past ten, so they can be laid straight under a scene without looping. The same locations were often covered in more than one format — conventional stereo, binaural dummy head, in-ear binaural and 4-channel Ambisonic AmbiX — so you can pick the perspective that fits your delivery rather than converting one that doesn't.
The collection also includes material you will not find in most nature libraries. One recording was made inside an underground anthill, with a contact microphone buried in the nest: the dry, granular rustle of thousands of ants moving through soil, structure-borne rather than airborne. At 32-bit float it pitches down into swarms, infestations and something considerably less pleasant than an ant.

Inside the Collection
The library is organised into UCS-compliant categories to streamline your workflow:
•	Forest & Woodland Ambience (29 files, 2h 4m) — The core of the library. Summer pine forest with cicadas, wind moving through the trees from a light stir to a full gale, woodland with birds, nightingale and crickets, and a creek running through the woods. Eleven of these are 4-channel Ambisonic AmbiX soundscapes for immersive and VR work, and several are binaural dummy-head recordings.
•	Insects (16 files, 18m) — An underground anthill recorded with a contact microphone buried in the nest, bees working a flower field with birds and crickets behind them, and night cricket beds in mono and stereo.
•	Footsteps (16 files, 10m) — Walking and running on dry leaves, woodland mud and swamp, crushed stone paths and loose gravel. Clean, close and repeatable for Foley replacement.
•	Weather (6 files, 12m) — A binaural thunderstorm with rain, distant thunder over a rural edge with birds still active, and rain drumming on an umbrella recorded in binaural.
•	Rural Night Ambience (3 files, 13m) — Summer countryside after dark: scops owl, nightjar, frogs, crickets and nightingale, including a nine-minute ORTF stereo take with a storm building in the distance.
•	Sheep & Bells (4 files, 5m) — Sheep grazing with their bells, and a herd crossing a road.
•	Frogs & Wings (4 files) — Frogs calling from a stream, and close pigeon-like wing flaps.

Audio Technical Info
•	Total Files: 78
•	Total Running Time: approx. 3 hours 6 minutes
•	Format: WAV — Mono, Stereo, Binaural and 4-Channel Ambisonic AmbiX
•	Sample Rate: 192 kHz / 32-bit float (60 files), 96 kHz / 24-bit (11 files), 96 kHz / 32-bit and 48 kHz / 32-bit float

•	Recording Gear: Zoom F3, Zoom F6, Zoom H3-VR, Zoom H1essential, Tascam Portacapture X8; Audio-Technica AT897 and BP4025, Lewitt LCT 440 Pure, Røde NT-SF1, LOM Usi Pro, AKG C411 PP, I.S. Earsight Nano, Roland CS-10EM and binaural dummy head

•	Metadata: Fully integrated with the Universal Category System (UCS) standard, with embedded descriptions and originator info
Please note: these are working rural landscapes, not protected wilderness. A number of takes carry the traces of that — a dog barking in the distance, an aircraft at altitude, wind turbines, or the metallic creak of communication pylons and their cooling fans in the wind. Each file's description states what is audible in it, so you can choose accordingly.


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Floating Wind

Topics Include: the World War Z sequel, Robert Eggers, and all the hottest films from September of 1996.

TimeCast - 9.25.2026 - Featuring Drew Grant

I made this recording during a long walk from Wageningen to Arnhem, following the floodplains of the Lower Rhine. Among the birds you can hear are a Blackbird and a Cuckoo, and possibly also a Blackcap and a Common Chiffchaff. Probably a few others as well.

There was also a Pheasant around, although it didn’t make much of a sound.

Aporee: https://aporee.org/maps/work/?loc=73576

Birds in the floodplains

PodCast

Birds in the floodplains (Wageningen, Nederrijn, May 16th 2024)

birds

If it’s weird on the outside, there’s a chance it’s weird on the inside. For example, the platypus. 
Evolution made sure this critter is the exception, and it continues to fascinate scientists. Did the platypud just get weirder? Yes, yes it did. 

Question Your World - Did the platypus just get weirder?

Crawling for heaven

Hello!

My name is Konstantin. I am a Game Audio Designer and Composer specializing in creating immersive audio experiences for video games.

I create and implement complete audio solutions — from sound design and original music to interactive audio systems integrated into game engines.

My work combines creativity and technical implementation to support gameplay, strengthen emotions, and build memorable player experiences.

Core Skills

🎮 Sound Design
Creating SFX for gameplay mechanics, weapons, characters, creatures, environments, UI, and cinematic sequences
Designing immersive soundscapes and atmospheric audio environments
Sound editing, processing, layering, and optimization

⚙️ Game Audio Implementation
FMOD Studio and Wwise integration
Creating audio events, parameters, states, loops, transitions, and interactive music systems
Implementing and optimizing audio in Unity and Unreal Engine
Preparing audio assets for production workflows

🎵 Music Composition
Original soundtracks for games, trailers, and interactive experiences
Cinematic, orchestral, ambient, hybrid, and synth-based music
Adaptive music concepts designed around gameplay and narrative

Professional Experience
I have collaborated with Nildrum Studios, Black Box, and Red Bullet Studios, contributing to the audio production of indie game projects across multiple genres:
FPS
Action
Strategy
Puzzle
Adventure

My responsibilities included:
Creating original sound effects and music
Developing audio direction for projects
Preparing and integrating audio assets
Working with developers and game designers
Supporting the complete audio production pipeline

Released Games

🎮 Black Mesa: Route to Evacuation - Part 1

🎮 City Hunter: Survival War

🎮 Shadowbyte Survivors

🎮 Pulse of Magic

Projects in Development

🎮 Conveyor Escape

🎮Sacred Peak

🎮 Signals of Outer Space

🎮 Noir Light

I am passionate about creating audio that enhances gameplay, supports storytelling, and helps developers bring their worlds to life.
Open to collaboration with game studios and creative teams.

🎧 Portfolio:
https://dobriak.tilda.ws/

🎬 Game Audio Showreel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khjri62u0hY

Contact
📩 Email:
konstantindobryak97@gmail.com
💬 Telegram:
@KonstantinDobriak

exploring nostalgia, melancholy, love, and euphoria

ABOUT ME
I am a Dutch illustrator and animator. I always strive for a simple image, with a clear message, without noise. I'm also an avid field recordist.

ABOUT THIS PAGE
This SoundCloud page contains my field recordings. An old hobby that grew big over the last years and gives me great pleasure. A lot of these recordings end up being used in my music and live performances one way or another. Follow the Einzelganger-link below to go to my musical project.

BINAURAL
Some of the recordings are 'binaural', meaning that the method of capture recreates an accurate stereo image of the environment when listened to using headphones. To enjoy this effect, listen to those marked 'Binaural fieldrecording' using headphones!

<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording">Here's more on binaural recording</a>.

<b>GEAR</b>
I use a Zoom H2, Zoom H2n and Zoom 4Hn recorder. Sometimes with additional Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 binaural microphones.

<b>MUSIC</b>
Some recordings end up being used in my music. You can hear examples of that on the pages of http://soundcloud.com/einzelganger and http://soundcloud.com/mouchesvolantes

Specializing in field recording, I capture sound effects and immersive soundscape recordings ranging from industrial, urban and nature environments. Utilizing professional microphones (Audio Technica, Rode, Lom) and audio recorders (Tascam, Zoom), I produce high quality sound effects and detailed nature-based ASMR content. My work focuses on sonic clarity and texture, ensuring high-resolution audio assets suitable for professional production and immersive listening experiences.

Thank you for listening or purchasing my digital contents and supporting my work.

Bnaural Experience SFX Field Recording

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