Thomas Rex Beverly sound files include audio files and a PDF and Excel spreadsheet of metadata. Complete details for each sound effect library can also be found at thomasrexbeverly.com.
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Users may distribute and publicly perform reproductions of the Sounds, where these are incorporated in and synchronized with other media productions, which shall mean products that contains at least one additional media element to the Sounds (music, voice, image, etc.), including but not limited to radio and television broadcasts, film, music compositions, web sites, podcasts, mobile apps, advertising, multi-media presentations, video games and similar.
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Users are not permitted to distribute or perform reproductions of the Sounds where these are not incorporated in and synchronized with other media productions, including but not limited to in toys, product design, greeting cards, ringtones, applications such as soundboards, hardware devices, media authoring tools etc. To the furthest extension permitted by law, the Licensee is prohibited from adapting, modifying or repackaging any Sounds, except as permitted above.
- High Desert Ambiences
- “In High Desert Ambiences, get the desolately beautiful sounds of the American southwest as the sun brings to life the songs of desert wildlife. This collection features sounds that will make you fall in love with the desert with the trickling of distant rivers, smooth cricket chirps, echoey caws from ravens so close you can hear the details in their wings flaps, snorts from a cautious yet curious mule deer, choruses of birds at dawn, and much more. Most recordings are well over 4 minutes, with one half-hour night-time track that will make you want to take out your tent immediately. For lush, peaceful nature sounds from the heart of the American Southwest, here’s High Desert Ambiences.”
- Categories: Environments, Nature & Countryside
Specs: 6.5 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 10 decoded stereo WAV files, 50+ sounds (RAW MS files not included)
Duration: Approx. 94 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer, BWAV, RX/Reaper/Soundminer Markers - Learn more about High Desert Ambiences from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- High Desert Chainsaw
- “High Desert Chainsaw contains the many sounds of a chainsaw as it chews through live oak tree trunks and branches. Recorded outdoors in a high desert valley, these resonant and detailed samples capture every crunch and whine of this powerful machine, from engine ignitions, to purring idles, to splintering roars. Whether you’re designing the sound of a deadly weapon for a horror film or a spaceship engine in a video game, watch out for this small pack of dangerously sharp chainsaw sounds!”
- Categories: Mechanical
Specs:
• Mastered Stereo: 1.25 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 25 decoded stereo WAV files, 100+ sounds
• Bundle – Mastered Stereo + RAW MS: 2.5 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 25 decoded stereo WAV files and 25 RAW MS WAV files, 100+ sounds
Duration:
• Mastered Stereo: Approx. 18 min total
• Bundle – Mastered Stereo + RAW MS: Approx. 36 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer, BWAV - Learn more about High Desert Chainsaw from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- High Desert Hummingbirds
- “Get the stunningly detailed sounds of one of nature’s tiniest aerial acrobats flapping and fluttering in one of the quietest outdoor places in the continental United States. With their ultrasonic chirps, mesmerizing flight abilities and evolution-exhibiting beaks, this library captures the sounds of these rarely heard creatures from a mere two inches away.”
- Categories: Animals & Creatures
Specs: 2.15 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 290 decoded stereo WAV files, 290+ sounds – RAW MS files not included
Duration: Approx. 30 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer - Learn more about High Desert Hummingbirds from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- High Desert Thunderstorms
- “High Desert Thunderstorms has the vast, beautiful crackling of Southwestern summer thunderstorms. These powerful storms travel for miles in all directions with rumbles that feel physically and emotionally immersive. Plus, you receive many types of Texan storms with rainstorms, dry thunder, echoing thunderclaps, and much more. If you need storm ambiences that ripple across barren valleys, listen to High Desert Thunderstorms.”
- Categories: Weather
Bundle Specs: 9.54 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 124 decoded stereo WAV files, 124+ sounds – RAW MS files not included
Duration: Approx. 137 min total (for the bundle)
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer, BWAV - Learn more about High Desert Thunderstoms from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- High Desert Trains
- “High Desert Trains has the sounds of classic Southwestern freight trains. This library captures these monsters as they tear through the desert, rumbling past the observer and screeching to a halt when they reach their destination. These sounds were recorded at 192kHz, which offers you the freedom to stretch these sounds into new machines, monsters, and powerful droning ambiences. If you need a quick pack of train sounds with a lot of flexibility, this is the library for you!”
- Categories: Trains
Specs: 2.78 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 16 decoded stereo WAV files, 50+ sounds – RAW MS files not included
Duration: Approx. 38 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer, BWAV - Learn more about High Desert Trains from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- High Desert Winds
- “In this collection, get the blustery sounds of High Desert Winds recorded in the resonant mountains of west Texas. This library includes sounds of the mountain ridge tops of the David Mountains and Big Bend National Park with 15-50 mph gale force gusts, low whistling drones, breezes through pinyon pines, mesquite and much more. There are also seasonal recordings with leafy gusts, pouring rain, broad spectrum wind through winter grass, and crickets at night braving the weather. If you need sounds of the blustery wide open American Southwest, this is the library to check out.
- Categories: Environments, Weather
Specs: 13.81 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 52 decoded stereo WAV files, 52+ sounds – RAW MS files not included
Duration: Approx. 200 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer - Learn more about High Desert Winds from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- New York Gorges and Waterfalls
- “New York: Gorges and Waterfalls has the hidden sounds of waterfalls from the secluded gorges of New York State. The gorge walls shoot upward 150 meters, creating beautiful stone sanctuaries of sound. Rushing water cuts deep through smooth shale outcrops, with the lack of pebbles giving these falls a uniquely polished and frictionless character. In this collection, you’ll receive sounds ranging from murmuring 1-meter cascades to thunderous 65-meter behemoths. If you need waterfalls distinct to the Appalachians, listen to New York: Gorges and Waterfalls.”
- Categories: Water & Oceans, Waterfalls
Specs:
• Mastered Stereo: 4.92 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 48 decoded stereo WAV files, 48+ sounds
• Bundle – Mastered Stereo + RAW MS: 10.56 – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 48 decoded stereo WAV files and 48 RAW MS WAV files, 48+ sounds
Duration:
• Mastered Stereo: Approx. 70 min total
• Bundle – Mastered Stereo + RAW MS: Approx. 140 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer, BWAV - Learn more about New York Gorges and Waterfalls from Thomas Rex Beverly.
- Ringing Rocks
- “Ringing Rocks has the chiming, beautiful tones of an ancient boulder field. As hammers strike stone, the powerful clangs resonate like church bells and bring to life a natural sonic wonder. Plus, you receive many types of melodic tones, hammering rhythms, grinding metallic stone, resonant scrapes, and much more. If you need rocks unlike any you’ve heard before, listen to Ringing Rocks.”
- Categories: Materials & Textures, Rock/Stone
Specs: 1.93 GB – 192 kHz / 24-bit – 218 decoded stereo WAV files, 500+ sounds – RAW MS files not included
Duration: Approx. 27 min total
Metadata: Included, PDF/Excel, Soundminer, BWAV - Learn more about Ringing Rocks from Thomas Rex Beverly.
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