Passing Car on Wet Road – Residential Ambience (Altenthann, 20 m Distance, Open Window) - 260224_002
Passing Car on Wet Road – Residential Ambience (Altenthann, 20 m Distance, Open Window)
UCS Category: AMBIENCE
UCS Subcategory: TRAFFIC
CatID / CatShort: AMBTRFC / AMB
This field recording captures a single passing car on a wet road in the quiet residential village of Altenthann (Regensburg District, Bavaria, Germany). Recorded from an open window on an upper floor of a residential house, the microphone setup was positioned approximately 20 meters from the roadside, allowing a clean, naturally distant perspective without intrusive foreground noise.
The recording features:
Vehicle approach on a wet asphalt surface
Characteristic wet‑tire hiss, water displacement, and soft road‑spray textures
Smooth pass‑by curve with authentic Doppler character
Distant rural residential ambience including faint room reflections, light environmental noise, and occasional very soft far‑background layers
The environment is otherwise very quiet, allowing the car pass to remain clearly identifiable without masking. There are no additional vehicles during the event, ensuring strong isolation of the single pass‑by.
Recorded with a Zoom F6 and Immersive Soundscape – The Earthside Omni microphones arranged with a Jecklin Disc, this setup provides a wide, natural stereo image with subtle spatial depth.
Captured at 192 kHz / 32‑bit float and processed only lightly (gain adjustment), the audio remains fully natural and true to the acoustic environment.
This recording is suitable for:
realistic pass‑by Foley
wet road ambience FX
cinematic rural driving sequences
traffic layering for film/TV
clean source material for sound design
Doppler/vehicle texture extraction at high resolution
⚙️ Technical Specs
Recorder: Zoom F3
Microphones: Immersive Soundscape The Earthside Omni
Stereo Technique: Jecklin Disc
Wind Protection: Comica Windshield
Format: 48 kHz • 32‑bit float
Processing: only Gain adjustment, no EQ, no noise reduction
Distance to road: ~20 m
Location: Altenthann (93177), Regensburg District, Bavaria, Germany
Setting: Quiet residential area, wet road, post‑rain conditions
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
0:20.332
File size
7.6 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
32 bit
Channels
Stereo
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