Dolby Atmos Forest Library

In September 2024, HAL audio released the Forest Atmos library that Greg and I recorded with the 7.0.2 Atmos Tree.

Since 2021, we have slowly travelling in various forest environnements 🌳 It was not always easy to escape from noise pollution (see last picture ✈️) but we took some time and recorded with the 7.0.2 Atmos tree (9x MKH 8040) across different seasons, with different weathers and wildlife activity. You can find more about the sounds in my IG bio ~ and thanks to the amazing @halaudio team @leseulantoinemartin @rodrigosacic for their extensive work pulling out the final sounds !

You can listen and purchase the library (130+ sounds) on the website of HAL: https://www.hal-audio.com/product/forest-atmos/

HAL Forest Atmos / Trailer

All files are embedded with extensive metadata and are UCS compliant. They are also separated according to the season in which they were recorded. Ambiences are classified into 3 basic types : active, quiet and air – ranging from recordings full of wildlife activity to air tones with zero wildlife. Bird species are carefully identified in each file’s metadata, and markers are used extensively in order to spot specific sonic events. The Open Tier function in Soundminer is also used to create a custom organisation and should be really helpful to users getting to know FOREST ATMOS for the first time.

FEATURES
130 sounds / over 8 hours • 24 bits / 96 kHz • Recorded with our exclusive 7.0.2 rig: the Atmos Tree • Extensive metadata • UCS compliant • Instantly loopable audio files • Easy way to navigate in Soundminer with Open Tier • 7.0.2 / Ambisonic (ambiX, 2nd Order) / Stereo versions available

EQUIPMENT
Microphones : Sennheiser MKH 8040 • Recorder : Sound Devices Scorpio • Array : HAL Atmos Tree

If you’re interested to explore further Atmos recordings, please get in touch.