Water Sounds is a free collection of ocean sounds, river sounds, and water stream sounds. I recorded these water sounds during a road trip around Iceland in 2021. I used a Zoom H5 and a couple of Line Audio CM3 microphones, ORTF configuration, with Rycote Baby Ball windscreen.

My goal was to provide users with water sounds that can loop seamlessly to create long water ambiances.

The library includes 45 water loops with perfect start and endpoints. The sounds are provided in 48kHz, 24 bits, stereo WAV format. The total runtime is 40 minutes.

The included sounds are UCS-compliant and have embedded metadata.

Through this project, I explored field recording and learned about the challenges associated with capturing sound in outdoor environments. I gained insights into the UCS standard, discovered how to effectively organize and sort samples, and learned how to create metadata for proper categorization. I developed an efficient workflow using Reaper that streamlined the entire process.

You can find the download link for the sample pack here:

https://99sounds.org/water-sounds/