This is a sampling of the leftover alien language sound files that can be found in Mass Effect’s PS3 release. These were meant to be walla, which is an ambient sound effect that mimics a crowd speaking.
At some point during ME1′s production Bioware created these for the alien races and then decided not to use them. The file paths suggest that they were meant to be used in a bar.
- Asari (0:01)
- Turian
(0:11)
- Salarian (0:19)
- Krogan (0:25)
- Volus
(0:32)
(Sources: as_env_asari_walla, turian_walla_04, salarian_Patron_02, as_env_krogen1, volus_walla_01, etc.)
Edit: You can actually hear the turian walla in-game if you stand by the stairs in Flux! It seems a few of these leftover sounds (there are about forty sorted by race) were combined into a single generic soundcue. Thanks to @sciencefictionismyjam for the correction!
