Snowplow SFX

Snowplow SFX

This is a collection of immersive, ambisonic recordings of a snowplow in a quiet, empty parking along the front range of Colorado during winter day.

The snowplow emits a low-frequency hum from its engine as it moves through the snow. The sound is punctuated by occasional bursts of scraping and grinding as the plow encounters obstacles. As the plow pushes further along, the sound of the engine and scraping fades into the distance, replaced by a muffled sound of the snow being pushed and compacted. The vehicle emits a loud beeping sound when it reverses to warn anyone in the vicinity. The sounds are a combination of the engine’s hum, the scraping and grinding of the blade, and the muffled sound of the snow being pushed and compacted.

Includes:

15 Sounds, 3 minutes,  A Format, B-Format (AmbiX), and stereo renders. 45 wav files, 627.8MB

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.