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Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic

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Why we like it

Earns its place in the toolfarm library for modeling outdoor acoustics that are nearly impossible to capture through natural field recording.

What is Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic delivers over 120 impulse responses for outdoor locations that are hard to record, including huge canyons, snow-covered hills, grassy fields, and narrow city streets. The Ambisonic version is made for ambisonic sound used in virtual and augmented reality apps and 360° films, and the pack also includes the Surround and Stereo Impulse Responses packs.

Coverage spans both natural and urban environments. Natural impulse responses include canyons, forests, hills, and mountains with varying ground materials and distances, while urban ones cover bridges, squares, streets, alleys, ports, courtyards, dams, castles, and underpasses. Most locations offer multiple recording distances, and IR modeling gives the set a near-infinite signal-to-noise ratio.

Impulse responses add reverb that makes effects and dialogue sound as though they were recorded on site, and these are built for use in a third-party convolution reverb plugin. Files ship as 24-bit WAV at 48–96kHz for Windows and Mac, so they import into any software that handles WAV, including After Effects, Premiere Pro, and common audio tools.

Who is Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic best for?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic is best for sound designers adding realistic outdoor reverb to effects and dialogue through a third-party convolution reverb plugin.

How much does Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic cost?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses - Ambisonic is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Over 120 impulse responses covering hard-to-record outdoor locations like canyons, snow-covered hills, grassy fields, and narrow city streets
  • Ambisonic version for ambisonic sound used in VR/AR apps and 360° films, with Surround and Stereo Impulse Responses packs included
  • Natural and urban environments, from forests, hills, and mountains to bridges, squares, alleys, ports, courtyards, dams, castles, and underpasses
  • Multiple recording distances included for most locations
  • Near-infinite signal-to-noise ratio through IR modeling
  • 24-bit WAV at 48–96kHz for Windows and Mac, usable in any software that handles WAV files

Tags

#Impulse Responses#Convolution Reverb#Sound Design#Ambisonic#BOOM Library#Outdoor Ambience#Audio

Frequently asked questions

What audio and video software does Boom Library Fields & Spaces work with?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses ships as WAV files, so it works in any software that can handle that file type. Common audio tools listed include Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, and Reaper, while supported video editing software includes Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and After Effects. Because the files are standard WAV, importing them is a matter of bringing them into a project like any other audio asset and routing them through a convolution reverb plugin.

How do I use these outdoor impulse responses?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses are used inside a third-party convolution reverb plugin. Impulse responses add the right reverb so a production's setting sounds more real, since most effects and dialogue for film and games are not recorded on location. Loading one into a convolution reverb plugin makes an effect or a line of dialogue sound as though it was recorded in a canyon, a city street, or a forest, adding a fuller sense of realism to the scene.

What formats and file specs does Boom Library Fields & Spaces come in?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses is available in Ambisonic, Surround, and Stereo formats. The Ambisonic set contains 123 impulse responses at 12.1 GB, the Surround set is 7 GB, and the Stereo set contains 123 impulse responses at 1.2 GB. All formats are delivered as 24-bit WAV files at 48–96kHz for Windows and Mac. The Stereo set is a mix-down of the Ambisonic version, resulting in rich and dense tails.

Is Boom Library Fields & Spaces free?

Boom Library Fields & Spaces: Outdoor Impulse Responses is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before you download. That page is also the place to confirm which format pack you need, since the collection comes in Ambisonic, Surround, and Stereo versions with different file sizes and use cases.

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