List of Portal 2 Soundscapes

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January 2024

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Below is a list of 396 soundscapes for use in Portal 2. The game also contains all of Portal's soundscapes, which own list can be found here. An easy way of testing them is to use the playsoundscape console command, which includes searching for all valid soundscape names so you shouldn't have to print out a copy of this list for reference.

Soundscapes with 'util' in the name are intended for inclusion in other, full soundscapes. While they should work without problems in-game, they generally aren't nearly as varied or deep as the resulting composites. Others have positional sounds which will be played at certain locations specified in the env_soundscape entity's properties. If these locations are not given, the sounds will not be heard. Some may use coordinates to place sound in specific places in the world instead of with the use of positions, as this is an out-of-map approach which means it is unnecessary to compile the map to change position data, although this also means developers must change the coordinates on their own for every soundscape they use that have these as they always are tailored to a specific map.

A preview video of these soundscapes can be found here.

Test Chambers

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
EntryExitElevator.Interior	Loud air moving through a room with very distant (undefinable) sounds.
EntryExitElevator.Exterior	Identical to the above but with a large fan.
EntryExitElevator.IndustrialStairs	Air moving through with distant hit and thuds, random buzzing sound.
EntryExitElevator.OpenChamber	Distant Cicada sounds.
TestChamber_01.Vent	Sound of a fan (echoing?).
TestChamber.Vegetation	Distant cicadas with crows.
TestChamber_Intro_02.BigRoom	Identical to the above with possible crickets.
TestChamber_Intro_02.IntroRoom	Distant cicadas and cricket sounds.
TestChamber_Intro_02.IntroRoom_02	Identical to the above but with water droplets.
TestChamber_Intro_02.SideRoom	Identical to TestChamber_Intro_02.BigRoom with distant rumbling or falling rocks.
TestChamber_01.Awake	Air moving through a room with very distant metal sounds.

soundscapes_test_chambers.txt

Vegetation

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
TestChamber_Vegetation.Crows	Silence for some seconds then distant crow sound with distant rocks falling or sliding.
TestChamber_Vegetation.AfricanBirds	Silence for some seconds then distant african bird chirp.
TestChamber_Vegetation.WaterDrips	Nearby water dripping.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Insects_01	Distant cicadas.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Insects_02	Distant crickets.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Insects_03
TestChamber_Vegetation.Elevator_Birds_01	Silence for some seconds then distant birds.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Elevator_01	Distant cicadas with birds, air moving through a room with very distant water dripping.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Standard	Nearby water dripping and distant cicada sounds with birds.
TestChamber_Vegetation.BirdsInsects	Distant birds and cicada sounds.
TestChamber_Vegetation.NoBirds	Distant cicada sound with nearby water dripping.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Intro_01_Main	Distant birds and cicada sound, nearby water, air moving through a room, some kind of metal sound with rocks sliding.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Intro_01_MainPortal	Distant birds and cicadas, nearby water droplets and a low pulsing hum.	0		A fixed portal you want to guide the player to, plays a low, pulsing hum.
TestChamber_Vegetation.Intro_01_CubeRoom	Very distant birds and cicada sounds with small buzzing sounds.	0		A box you want the player to use. Small buzzing and humming noises.

soundscapes_vegetation.txt

Destruction

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
TestChamber_Destruction.MetalPipe_01	Silence but distant like a metal rod hitting something.
TestChamber_Destruction.MetalGroan_01	Distant metal groaning and possibly scraping and echoing through (maybe a large) a room.
TestChamber_Destruction.WaterDrip_01	Near to proximity water dripping and echoing.
TestChamber_Destruction.WindEerie_01	quiet air moving through a room with sort of cave ambience.
TestChamber_Destruction.DestructionBeauty	Silence for some second until a quiet echo of something gliding and stopping.
TestChamber_Destruction.DestructionBase	Distant metal scraping, creaking with an echo and a distant of something gliding and stopping. (good to use in a large dark room)
Testchamber_Destruction.Grain_Click
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_Chamber_Diver
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_Chamber_Whoomp
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_03	Nearby water dripping with an unease air moving through a room, very very distant cicada sound and maybe bird sounds.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_03_Alt	Identical to the above but nearby cicadas and bird sounds.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_03_Halls	Unease air moving through a room with distant cicadas and water dripping.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_03_EndVeg	Identical to the above but near to proximity cicadas and bird sounds.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_04	Unease air moving through a room with water dripping.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_04_Alt	Identical to TestChamber_Destruction.WindEerie_01.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_05_Start	Identical to the above with metal (rod) like hitting something.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_05	Earie air moving through a room with distant metal scraping and groaning.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_05_End	Identical to TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_05_Start.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_06	Earie air moving through a room with distant metal (rod) like hitting sound.
TestChamber_Destruction.Intro_06_BTS	Big machine hum.
TestChamber_Destruction.Laser_Redirect_Intro	Earie air moving through with water nearby, distant metal scraping, creaking.
TestChamber_Destruction.Laser_Stairs	cicadas and birds nearby with water drippingy, air moving through a room with distant metal groaning.
TestChamber_Destruction.Dual_Lasers_Intro	Earie air moving through a room with a short pause of distant metal hitting and groaning.
TestChamber_Destruction.Dual_Lasers	Identical to the above but more frequent metal groaning sounds.
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_Chamber_Prewake	Nearby cicadas and water dripping, distant birds.
TestChamber_Destruction.Glados_Chamber_Postwake	Nearby cicadas and water dripping, (undefinable) unease sound.
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_Breaker_Room	Air moving through a room.
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_Hall	Air moving through a room with distant metal hitting something.
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_PreBasement	Earie air moving through a room with near to proximity cicadas and water dripping.
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_Basement	Identical to the above but distant cicada sounds.
TestChamber_Destruction.GlaDOS_New_Basement	Earie air moving through a room with distant metal hitting something.

soundscapes_destruction.txt

Partial Destruction

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
colo_chamber_01	Air moving with distant metal groaning and hitting something, distant thumping sounds and nearby liquid moving (from a tube).		(2412.25, 1285.33, -566.96)	Echoing moving water sludge with often bubbling.
colo_chamber_02	Loud air moving with distant metal groaning and hitting something, some kind of rattle sound in the distant and nearby liquid moving (tube).		(2532.99, -1493.87, -774.82)	Echoing moving water sludge with often bubbling.
			(1808.03, -1007.96, -767.96)	Highly echoing and eerie metal sound
industrial_gen_01	Air moving with distant rattle sound, something groaning (big) and something buzzing quietly.
goalie_interior_01	Distant cicadas and birds with echoing moving water.		(502.14, 10.89, 13.81)	Echoing moving water sludge with often bubbling.
			(-97.24, -401.50, 118.25)	Rapid water dripping sounds.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_01	Distant thumping sound, water moving (in a tube(?)) some kind of rattle sound and machine moving for few seconds.
TestChamber.liquid_01	Echoing moving water and distant metal creaking.
TestChamber_transition_01	Distant thumping sound, some kind of rattle sound, echoing moving water, Earie gust of wind and machine moving for few seconds.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_06	Echo, distant thumping sounds, something scraping or rattling.		(621.41, -449.71, 40.74)	Highly echoing and eerie metal sound.
TestChamber_transition_02	Nearby water with distant machine sound, distant rattling sounds and metal groaning, very distant thumping sounds.
TestChamber.liquid_02	Echoing water, going trough a pipe, distant thumping sounds, rattling sounds.		(76.55, 234.82, -363.96)	Echoing moving water sludge with often bubbling.
			(-1035.47, 1012.92, 0.03)	Multiple heavy echoing metal sounds.
trust_ratman_01	Air moving through with distant thumping sounds.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_02	Loud air moving with distant metal sounds.		(-2231.16, 1950.39, -191.40)	Highly echoing and eerie metal sound.
			(-2255.96, 1743.96, -191.96)	Slow pulsing electrical hum and buzz.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_02a	Very distant something hitting, large metal groaning, distant something moving and some kind of machine sound.		(2901.18, -1401.30, -593.55)	Multiple heavy echoing metal sounds.
			(4378.33, -2045.50, -849.94)	Slow pulsing electrical hum and buzz.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_02b	Identical to the above with distant water moving.
TestChamber.Industrial_partial_open	Identical to TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_02a with very very distant cicada sounds.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_03	Air moving, distant metal groaning, some kind of machine sound.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_04	Air moving, distant rattling sounds and distant something moving (sounds like a train?), distant metal groaning.
TestChamber.liquid_03	Goop-y water moving and going through a tube, distant metal sounds
gap.ratman_01	Air moving with distant rattling sound, distant metal groaning or creaking.
preTestChamber.Industrial_muffled_01	Air moving, distant large object creaking and distant echo.
TestChamber.Industrial_muffled_05
warehouse.Industrial_01
warehouse.Industrial_02
TestChamber.liquid_04
Turretchamber.intro_01
Turretchamber.liquid_01
Turretchamber_01
Turretchamber_02
Turretchamber_03
Turretchamber_04
Turretchamber_04a
Testchamber_med_01
rug_ratman_01
Testchamber_med_01a
laser_chamber_lg_01
testchamber.liquid_lg_01
testchamber.liquid_lg_02
util_lo.end_mach
util_water.drain
utility.metal.imp.lo
util.abstract.random.ambient

soundscapes_partial_destruction.txt

Industrial

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
TestChamber_Industrial.Fire_01
TestChamber_Industrial.BowedMetal_01
TestChamber_Industrial.ScrapedMetal_01
TestChamber_Industrial.ClickStick_01
TestChamber_Industrial.BubblingGoo_01
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseWronk_01
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseWronk_02
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseImpact_01
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseImpact_02
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseImpact_03
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseMotor_01
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehousePower_01
TestChamber_Industrial.HotelFluorescents_01
TestChamber_Industrial.HotelRefrigeration_01
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator_Tube_Fall
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator_Destroyed_Hall
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator_Destroyed_Hall_Inferno
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator_Destroyed_Hall_Goo
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator_Destroyed_Room_Goo
TestChamber_Industrial.Incinerator_Destroyed_Room
TestChamber_Industrial.Intro_01_Ride_01
TestChamber_Industrial.Intro_01_Ride_02
TestChamber_Industrial.Intro_01_Ride_03
TestChamber_Industrial.Intro_01_Hotel_PrePowerLoss
TestChamber_Industrial.Intro_01_Hotel_PostPowerLoss

soundscapes_industrial.txt

Reconstruction

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
TestChamber.fizzler_01
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_01
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_02
TestChamber.clean_liquid_01
TestChamber.clean_liquid_02
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_03
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_04
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_04a
laser_chamber_med_02
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_05
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_06
TestChamber.Industrial_clean_07
util.abstract.random.ambient.hi
util.tech.random.ambient.hi
util.random.metal_groans

soundscapes_reconstruction.txt

Sabotage

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
jb_chamber_01
jb_chamber_exit_01
jb_toxin_chamber
jb_catwalksection_01
jb2_catwalksection_01
jb_catwalksection_02
jb2_catwalksection_end_room
sabotage.spawn
warehouse.hallway_01
sabotage.trans.small
warehouse.med_01
warehouse.med_02
warehouse.med_03
warehouse.med_04
warehouse.med_05
warehouse.med_06
warehouse.med_06a
jb3_catwalksection_01
sab.tox.spawn
sab.tox.hall
sab.tox.factory_01
sab.tox.factory_02
tube.spawn
sab.factory.spawn
sab.factory.trans_01
sab.factory.offices_01
sab.factory_01
sab.factory.offices_01a
sab.factory.turret_01
sab.factory.hall_01
sab.factory.turret_01a
sab.factory.control_room
sab.factory.geltubes
sab.factory.end.hall
core.spawn
core.chamber_01
core.main.chamber_01
sab.panel.spawn
sab.panel.trans_01
sab.panel.factory_01
sab.panel.conveyor_01
sab.panel.hall_01

soundscapes_sabotage.txt

Underground

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
ug_sphere_water_01
ug_sphere_water_01a
ug_sphere_samll_room
ug_sphere_water_01b
ug_sphere_int_01
ug_sphere_int_01a
ug_sphere_water_02
ug_sphere_water_02a
ug_sphere_water_02b
ug_sphere_int_02
ug_sphere_int_02a
ug_bomb_water_01
ug_trans_01
ug_cave_spawn
ug_cave_int_01
ug_cave_int_02
ug_cave_int_03
ug_cave_ext_01
ug_pit_01
ug_pit_02
ug_pit_03
ug_pit_lite
ug_door_01
ug_lake_spawn
ug_lake_chamber_01
ug_lake_int_01
ug_lake_spawn_02
ug_lake_top_01
ug_lake_int_02
ug_lake_int_02a
ug_portal_int_01
ug_portal_int_02
ug_portal_int_03
ug_portal_ext_01
ug_portal_tunnel_01
ug_portal_shaft_01
ug_climb_int_01
ug_climb_int_02
ug_climb_shaft_01
ug_climb_door_01
ug_climb_exit_01
util.random.boomer
util.random.rockdebris
util.random.rockfall
util.random.woodcreak

soundscapes_underground.txt

Behind the Scenes

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
TestChamber_BTS.Generator
TestChamber_BTS.Comb
TestChamber_BTS.Crystal
TestChamber_BTS.Drone

soundscapes_bts.txt

Paint

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
TestChamber.paint_01
TestChamber.paint.liquid_01
TestChamber_paint_transition_01
TestChamber.paint.liquid_02
TestChamber.paint_02
TestChamber.paint_03
TestChamber.paint.liquid_03
pan_test

soundscapes_paint.txt

Finale

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
trust_chamber_01
return_spawn
return_chamber_01
return_trans_01
return_chamber_02
tbeam_chamber_01
tbeam_chamber_02
tb_wall_chamber_01
tb_pol_chamber_01
tb_catch_chamber_01
laser_chamber_lg_01a
laser_catapult_01
laser_plat_01
laser_plat_ext_01
laser_plat_int_01
catch_chamber_01
jump_chamber_lg_01
finale_1_chamber_01
finale_1_transition_01
finale_1_platform_01
finale_1_hall_01
finale_2_spawn
finale_2_turrets
finale_2_water.chamber
finale_2_chamber_01
finale_2_tbeam_01
finale_2_paint_01
finale_3_spawn
finale_3_chamber_01
finale_3_chamber_02
finale_4_chamber_01
finale_4_chamber_02
finale_4_chamber_03
finale_4_wheatley_chamber
util_rocks_big

soundscapes_chapter_4.txt

Cooperation

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
room01.mp_coop_lobby_2
room02.mp_coop_lobby_2
room01.start
room02.start
room03.start
endlevel.instance
spawn_room_intro.instance
room02.start02
room03.start02
hallway_short01.instance
room02.start_03
room03.start_03
room02.doors
room03.doors
room02.race_2
room03.race_02
room02.laser_2
room02.rat_maze
room02.laser_crusher
room02.seperation_1
room02.fling_3
room03.fling_3
room02.infinifling_train
room02.come_along
room02.fling_1
room02.catapult_1
room04.catapult_1
room06.catapult_1
room02.multifling_1
room04.multifling_1
room02.fling_crushers
room05.fling_crushers
room01.fan
room02.fan
room03.fan
spawn_room01.instance
room02.wall_intro
airlock01.instance
room04.wall_intro
room02.wall_2
room02.catapult_wall_intro
room04.catapult_wall_intro
room02.wall_block
room04.wall_block
room02.catapult_2
room04.catapult_2
room02.turret_walls
room04.turret_walls
room02.turret_ball
room04.turret_ball
room01.wall_5
room02.wall_5
room02_5.wall_5
room03.wall_5
room04.wall_5
room05.wall_5
room06.wall_5
room02.tbeam_fling_float_1
room02.tbeam_maze
room02.tbeam_redirect
room03.tbeam_redirect
room02.tbeam_drill
room02.tbeam_catch_grind_1
room02.tbeam_laser_1
room02.tbeam_polarity
room02.tbeam_polarity2
room02.tbeam_polarity3
room02.tbeam_end
room03.tbeam_end
room04.tbeam_end
room02.paint_come_along
room02.paint_redirect
room02.paint_bridge
room04.paint_bridge
room02.paint_walljumps
room04.paint_walljumps
room02.speed_fling
room04.speed_fling
room02.paint_red_racer
room04.paint_red_racer
room02.paint_speed_catch
room02.paint_longjump
hall01.paint_longjump
room01.endlevel

soundscapes_mp_coop.txt

Cooperation DLC1

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
dlc1_sep.liquid_01
dlc1_sep.liquid_02
axis.mainroom
bridgecatch.mainroom
paint.rmaze
catapult.catch
laser.tbeam.01
laser.tbeamwater.01
laser.tbeam.02
crazybox.01
crazybox.02
2paints_01
2paints_02
2paints_exit
2paints_end

soundscapes_coop_dlc1.txt

Super 8

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
BR.train_interior_1
BR.train_knocked_out
train.exterior_intro_fade
train.exterior
train.exterior.quiet
TestChamber_Industrial.BowedMetal_01
traincar.mvmnt
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseImpact_01
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseImpact_02
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseImpact_03
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehouseMotor_01
TestChamber_Industrial.WarehousePower_01
TestChamber_Industrial.HotelFluorescents_01
BR_metals

soundscapes_br_train_interior.txt

Press Demo

Name	Description	Position Number	Position Origin	Location Description
PD.Industrial_muffled_01
PD.Industrial_muffled_02
PD_transition_01
PD.liquid_01
PD.Industrial_muffled_03
PD.liquid_02
PD.Industrial_muffled_04
PD.Industrial_muffled_04a
PD.Industrial_muffled_05
PD.liquid_04
PD.liquid_03

soundscapes_pressdemo.txt