Description

California Beach Town Ambisonics

This is a collection of immersive, ambisonic recordings from Santa Barbara, California. The recordings were captured in July, 2022.

Santa Barbara is a coastal city located in Southern California, known for its beautiful beaches, stunning architecture, and laid-back lifestyle. The city is a popular tourist destination and is home to a diverse range of sounds that contribute to its unique atmosphere. One of the most prominent sounds in Santa Barbara is the gentle crashing of waves on the shore. The city’s beaches are a major draw for visitors, and the sound of the ocean is a constant presence throughout much of the city.

This sound pack captures various unique the sounds of a California beach town in the summer. The ambient sounds of a populated beach at different times of day with varying amounts of people, distant volleyball games, skatepark sounds and more. The distinct sounds of Santa Barbara include the sound of the cars driving over the wooden planks of Sterns Harbor and even the infamous tug boat “Lil Toot”

Includes:

18 Sounds, 30min, A Format, B-Format (AmbiX), and stereo renders. 54 wav files, 7.12GB

These are 32 bit/96k files, recorded with a Sennheiser Ambeo Mic and a Zoom F6 with Rycote wind protection. The sounds were rendered in Reaper using the Sennheiser Ambeo A-B Converter plugin. Download the plugin for free here.

File names are Universal Category System (UCS) compliant.