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control_room.wav

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Diboz

December 25th, 2013

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Sound effects > Other mechanisms, engines, machines
Atmospheres

Ambient sound akin to the bridge of a starship.

Muted background hum with an overtone of air conditioning ducts. Pseudo-random high pitched blips occupy the soundstage.

Could be used as an ambient sound loop for hi-tech / science fiction interiors such as a laboratory, a control room, or the bridge of a spacecraft.

Created with two instances of FLStudio 3x Osc. One kicking out a pair of sinewaves plus noise for the background susurus (hum) and ventilation sound. Second 3x osc is set to produce two interfereing square waves for the blips, squeaks and buzzes. The background was notch filtered and bandpassed to mellow out the humming sound and reduce hiss. The blips were processed with FLStudio EQUO, stereo enhance, Fruity Delay2 and FL Pan-o-matic VST. Each blip was pasted by hand in a seemingly random but not too unpleasant pattern.

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ambience
ambient
atmosphere
computers
drone
electronic
interior
sci-fi

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

1:04.620

File size

10.9 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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A_Dragon_Speaks

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Used yet again, for the ambient background sound of a cybernetic surgery suite.
One of my all-time favorite FreeSound samples. Thanks once again for making it available!
Here is how it got used this time:
https://youtu.be/xsOLkdbdVA0

A_Dragon_Speaks

1 year, 11 months ago

Used yet again, slightly edited, as part of the ambient background for a three-hour-long project. In a control room, no less...the Traffic Control center for the Crossroads Station orbital habitat.
I love how versatile this sound is. Thanks yet again for making it available!
Here is how it was used (for three hours!) this time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9895_J7auyo

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username_can...

2 years, 2 months ago

Thank you for this sound. I used it for background in a sort of robot operating room, and credited you. Scene starts around 18:00, if you're interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkQplny-xQ

A_Dragon_Speaks

2 years, 8 months ago

Just can't seem to keep away from this sound. It's so incredibly useful for all the things in a sci-fi setting. Thanks yet again for making this sound available!
Here is how it was used this time:
https://youtu.be/-y1dPxpPrkk

A_Dragon_Speaks

3 years, 1 month ago

I'm back again. Between this and the "3AM In A Deserted Spaceport" track, one can put together a very convincing background soundscape for so many potential sci-fi settings. I love it. Thanks so much for making this sound available!

Here is how it was used this time:
https://youtu.be/SAeAaw1zRnI

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