Samples of ambient noise?

[53mph]

Hi,I'm doing the audio for a theatre piece in Italy and I'm collecting sounds and noises for the various scenes. It's going to be a very audio heavy theatre production and I need to play all the samples live.I've been site capturing the audio but there are some that I'm unable to get, such as gunshots and heavy work machinery.Does anyone know of any free sample sites that offer this kind of audio?Any help much obliged.Phil

[Casey H]

Hi 53If you come here and visit North Philadelphia, we can sample all the gunshot sounds you'll ever need! Casey

[53mph]

You wouldn't happen to be willing to go out with a mic and capture some for me, would you? Remember to wear bright colours though so they don't mistake you for an animal!

[Casey H]

Quote:You wouldn't happen to be willing to go out with a mic and capture some for me, would you? Remember to wear bright colours though so they don't mistake you for an animal! Hmmmmm... How much are you willing to pay? Casey

[53mph]

Is that danger money or money for the samples? Can I do a try before you buy?

[Casey H]

Quote:Is that danger money or money for the samples? Both... BUT, I can guarantee that these sounds will be 100% authentic. Casey

[53mph]

But I might have to spend alot of time editing out the screams and whimpers

[nickbatzdorf]

Joking aside, 53, every sound effects library in the world has gunshots. You can also download them and everything else you need from various sfx sites. Just do an internet search.

[matto]

53I don't know of any free sites personally, but sounddogs has a huge collection of just about any sfx and since you can audition everything and buy a la carte it's quite affordable...plus you can be sure they are all legal to use...matto

[53mph]

Thanks Nick and Matto,I wanted to ask because I have very little time on my hands these days and I thought I'd see if anyone could direct me straight to the source rather than me trawling through millions of useless websites before hitting gold.....you know what it's like I'm sure.I'll check out sounddogs Matto. There's a small budget for this thing so I might be able to squeeze some clearence money out of them. ThanksP