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Arctic Excursion - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/15/2014 11:11:44

How do you imply an arctic setting with sound? This track does it with wind, and with the occasional avalanche-like tumble of snow and boulders plus the cracking of thick ice. I think you might also be able to hear some dogs (or walruses?) barking in the distance, but I'm not sure about that—which means those particular sounds are subtle enough to imply a vague threat, or a vague hope of assistance. If I'd had this track back when I ran a series of antarctic adventures, I'd likely have used it to help set the mood. Thinking more broadly, you could also use this track for a heavy snowstorm in an urban environment, or perhaps a post-apocalyptic ice age.



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Alien Starship (interior) - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/15/2014 10:50:37

There's a constant low thrum in the background of this track, rhythmic enough to suggest a starship engine. Little beeps and twitters make me think of the control panels on the starship Enterprise, especially in classic and animated Trek. There might also be some robots moving around back there somewhere. Overall, the sound effects are relatively understated; they'll enhance a shipboard scene without getting in the way. I wouldn't suggest using the track to score a combat, as it's too peaceful for that. This track feels better for a diplomatic visit to a working ship, or possibly the exploration of an abandoned alien ship where the mood is one of curiosity rather than threat. It's a solid addition to Ambient Environments' library, a "workhorse" kind of track that can work in a variety of situations, and it does its job well.



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Subway Busy - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/15/2014 10:35:49

This track basically consists of a bed of white noise overlaid with occasional sounds of footfalls, voices (some comprehensible as PA announcements, others just crowd noise), and metallic sounds (think of a subway train's brakes). It's a pretty good simulation of a subway station with a moderate number of civilians. The footfalls on concrete make it less suitable for a scene taking place in an actual subway car, just to be clear about the setting. In my view, the constant background white noise is a little overdone; it's too loud for my taste, and it doesn't have the rhythmic quality that would simulate the distant rumble of subway trains. Instead, it just sounds like noise, and it detracts from the other sounds. Otherwise, a fine track.



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Subway Abandoned - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/14/2014 15:55:07

This track is characterized by a haunting windlike sound—not quite as monotonous as white noise—overlaid with dripping water, the occasional metallic creak, and rats skittering about and chittering to one another. That's about it. It's dark and desolate, as an abandoned subway tunnel should be. Of course, it doesn't have to be a subway tunnel that your PCs are moving through; this track could just as easily spice up a sparsely-populated fantasy dungeon of the good old "dungeon crawl" kind. I do think the wind/white noise might be a bit too heavy, though. It makes me wonder where that wind is coming from.



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Tank Battle - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/14/2014 13:37:16

My son recently ran an ICONS adventure set during World War II, and this soundscape would have been perfect background accompaniment for the adventure. We were in the car at the time, though, and I didn't have the track on my phone. If you have any plans to run an RPG scenario set on a modern battlefield, whether in World War II or Operation Desert Storm, you should find that this track enhances the experience. Although the track is called "Tank Battle," you'll hear not just the advance of tanks and the firing of large caliber guns like those mounted in tank turrets, but also machine-gun fire, shattering glass, and the like. The only thing that seemed somewhat out of place to me were sounds that reminded me more of giant metallic footfalls than anything else—which could perhaps be great if you're running something with large mechs (Battletech, a kaiju game, or something like that) on an otherwise modern battlefield.



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Wild West Showdown - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/14/2014 13:09:23

A lonely acoustic guitar adds some mournful music to this track, which is otherwise filled solely with gunfire and the occasional whinnying of a horse. If you use this during an RPG session (Deadlands or whatever), I would suggest keeping the volume somewhat low so that you don't have difficulty hearing one another at the table. At any volume, it's a great way to add to the sense of immersion, whether the PCs are involved in the gunfight or are engaged in other activities while the gunfight rages outside in the street.



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Alien Autopsy - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/10/2014 17:47:29

This isn't necessarily one of Ambient Entertainment's more useful tracks, but it's definitely one of the most creative. Unfortunately, those two things almost inherently work against each other, as the more creative a track is, the narrower its application. But if you have occasion to stage an alien autopsy in your RPG, this track provides a really flavorful backdrop. The thing that makes this autopsy "alien" seems to be "squishiness" of the autopsy subject. If you can hear past that, or explain it in some other way, you might be able to make this track work as background for any high-stakes autopsy that the PCs have to witness. One thing that might detract a bit from the "autopsy" feel is the occasional beeping of machines that sound like medical monitors—normally used on living patients. For a twist, use this track when the PCs wake up in an alien medical bay, strapped to their beds, with alien doctors performing experiments on living humans all around them!



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Abandoned Underground Research Facility - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Chris H. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 07/10/2014 17:39:34

Lots of white noise, dripping water, and what may be footfalls greet you as this track opens. I'm guessing that the white noise is intentional, and maybe represents the rumbling of a nearby generator, or maybe the HVAC system is still running down here. Once in a while you hear a quasi-musical tone, which I take as the sound of stressed metal or something like that. You might even imagine that there's something alive down here. I can definitely imagine using this soundscape to score a scene in an abandoned underground research facility, as the name suggests—as long as the facility has been damaged or otherwise seriously degraded, to allow for the dripping water and such. The track would also be useful as background ambience for steam tunnels—holler if you see Dallas Egbert down there. (What? Too soon?)



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Mi-Go Underground Dwelling (enhanced) - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Gus D. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/10/2014 06:48:10

Another excellent ambient track.

(SPOILERS AHEAD) Perfectly suitable for scenarios that include mi-go locations, like "Think Tank", included in the out-of-print "End of the World" by Triad Entertaintment.



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Mi-Go Underground Dwelling - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Gus D. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/10/2014 06:47:51

Another excellent ambient track.

(SPOILERS AHEAD) Perfectly suitable for scenarios that include mi-go locations, like "Think Tank", included in the out-of-print "End of the World" by Triad Entertaintment.



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Mi-Go Laboratory - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Gus D. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/10/2014 06:46:59

Another excellent ambient track.

(SPOILERS AHEAD) Perfectly suitable the scenario "Dawn of the New Age" from the "The New Age" minicampaign included in the "Delta Green" sourcebook, but could also be used in other scenarios that include mi-go locations, like "Think Tank", included in the out-of-print "End of the World" by Triad Entertaintment.



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Biomechanical Satellite Interior - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Gus D. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/10/2014 06:45:27

Another excellent ambient track.

(SPOILERS AHEAD) Perfectly suitable the scenario "Dawn of the New Age" from the "The New Age" minicampaign included in the "Delta Green" sourcebook, but could also be used in other scenarios that include mi-go locations, like "Think Tank", included in the out-of-print "End of the World" from Triad Entertaintment.



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Spec Ops Team vs Otherworldly Being - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Gus D. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/10/2014 06:06:33

I've purchased many Cthulhu-related ambient tracks in the last weeks, from this and another company. All of them are of great quality and perfect for my games, but I have to say that this one excels above other tracks I've listened to. I can't wait to test this one in my Delta Green campaign.

It would be great if other similar tracks would be developed to cover other combat situations:

-1920s car chase with shots against a winged creature -Modern car chase with shots against a winged creature -Handguns against huge creature (suitable for 1920s and Modern Day games) -Great Old One crushing buildings as it advances though a city in the Apocalypse -Mythos Cult ceremony with chants -Etc.

Also, some other Lovecraftian ambience sounds would be welcomed, like:

-Arctic storm with the terrible wailing of Ithaqua -Tunnels with echoes of a Shoggoth's infamous "Tekeli-li"

(SPOILERS AHEAD) Perfectly suitable for any small arms combat against a big creature. For instance, the scenario "A Night at Olmstead Mountain" from "Delta Green Eyes Only".



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Spec Ops Team vs Mi-Go - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Gus D. [Verified Purchaser] Date Added: 07/09/2014 11:11:05

I've purchased many Cthulhu-related ambient tracks in the last weeks, from this and another company. All of them are of great quality and perfect for my games, but I have to say that this one excels above every other track I've listened to. I can't wait to test this one in my ongoing Delta Green campaign, that is coming to a kind of "Season 2 Finale" in which this track will be the perfect "finishing touch".

It would be great if other similar tracks would be developed to cover other combat situations:

-1920s car chase with winged creature -Modern car chase with winged creature -Small arms burst against huge creature -Handguns against huge creature -Etc.

Also, some other Lovecraftian ambience sounds would be welcomed, like:

-Arctic storm with the terrible wailing of Ithaqua -Tunnels with echoes of a Shoggoth's infamous "Tekeli-li"



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Wonderful review and feedback. Thanks so much Gus! ~g
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Cthulhu Rises! - from the RPG & TableTop Audio Experts
by Alexander O. [Featured Reviewer] Date Added: 06/16/2014 17:23:39

As described, this track does deliver the sound of water and rain and the sounds of a creature rising from the depths.

I think this is fantastic because it seems designed to loop, leaving any climax in the scene up to the GM and the players. However, there's a natural ebb and flow to the sounds -- crescendos and silences -- that help build atmosphere and perhaps make players uneasy and nervous.



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