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All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder. Library contains wav files of driving, foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Trains of LA: Subways is an extensive collection of high-quality recordings capturing the wide variety of sound in the Los Angeles Metro subway system.
Available in both Stereo and Immersive versions. All recorded at 24Bit 48kHz on Los Angeles Metro’s B (red) and D (purple) subway lines.
This library includes a huge variety of subterranean transportation related sounds including but not limited to clicks of fare gates, crowd walla and ambience at Union Station, echoes of crowded underground platforms, roaring and screeching subway train arrivals and departures, announcements, elevators, long recordings of train interiors during rides with and without chatter, an end to end ride of the D line from Union Station to Wilshire Western, doors opening and closing, lights humming and buzzing in walkways, escalators, and more!
Recorded mostly on the Rode NT-SF1 ambisonic microphone and Tascam X8, with a few sounds from the Rode NTG5/Zoom H5 and Zoom H3-VR.
Stereo Version Includes: All Stereo and Mono Files and Stereo Files Decoded from AmbiX
Immersive Version Includes: All Files, AmbiX, 5.1, 7.1.4, Stereo
Produced by Cheviot Sound
Recorded by Jack Weiss and Roy Berardo
Edited by Jack Weiss
Take your audio projects to the next level with our “Cutting Edge” lawnmower sound effects pack!
A collection of high-quality sound effects will transport your listeners to the great outdoors, where the sweet scent of freshly cut grass fills the air.
Sound effects of mowing the lawn from various distances in the French countryside which can be used effectively for a variety of projects.
Recorded and exported in 32 Bit 192Khz
Orbital Emitter is proud to present our first Cyberpunk World Building Sound-Set, FUTURE DYSTOPIA!
Future Dystopia is a massive Cyberpunk sound effect collection, meticulously crafted for use in any film, tv or streaming show, music production, game development, YouTube content creation and more!
To hear an in-depth, long-playing montage of the sounds in Future Dystopia, copy & paste this link into a new tab: Future Dystopia Long Listener!
To see a brief Quick Look video on Future Dystopia, click here!
Future Dystopia embodies the dark yet intense world of cyberpunk sci-fi by providing everything you need to create vibrant environments, detailed locales and dynamic scenes. There are atmospheres and environments- Alerts and notifications- Elements, comp-sets and more!
But the best thing about this sound-set is that you can create these rich and imaginative scifi soundscapes in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional methods! -There are no tricks with Future Dystopia, but many of our curated atmospheres and comp-sets can be used as-is or with very little manipulation to transform dull or lifeless media into something visceral and gritty! And the diversity of our sounds means you can quickly build audio scenes for urban districts, space stations, industrial sites, abandoned locales, brooding atmospheres, hover-vehicles and more!
Simply drop a few of our audio files into any NLE or DAW and hear how quickly your scenes will come to life! And with our sound-sets, all of our sound files are organized, clearly titled and contain metadata for each audio file.
Future Dystopia – our World Building Sound-Set is made up of 626 sounds across 151 WAV audio files. There are 54 atmospheres, 67 Elements, 7 foundation sounds, 12 speech sets and 11 vehicle builds! We can’t wait to here what you create with our sounds!
Future Dystopia’s audio files are 24bit/96k stereo WAV files. Every sound in Future Dystopia is 100% original and was mastered to transport your audiences to the bleak and unforgiving world of Cyberpunk!
Order now and receive our 19 page e-guide that explains how to get the most out of this sound-set, absolutely FREE.
Quick note about the download:
Please note that the Future Dystopia Sound-Set is 5.4GB when uncompressed. To make delivery more streamlined, we have compressed this file to the “.zip” format.
Because Windows users might have issues opening a “.zip” file over 4GB, we have included a “.rar” version of the file so Windows users can avoid any issues.
TLDR: If you are on a Mac computer, just open the “.zip” file and for Windows users, open the “.rar” file.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272, Sonorous Objects SO.3 and JrF C-Series Pro+ microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272 and Sonorous Objects SO.3 + microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
My car engine broke! As a result of making a huge costly mistake caused by accidentally skipping an oil change service from getting dates and miles mixed up (on top of being a higher milage car), my 2006 Volvo V50 T5’s engine starting making incredibly loud knocking, clicking and rattling sounds. Took it for one last drive before it was picked up by a junk yard, and recorded the process. I put a DPA 4061 and a Rode NT5 in the engine and drove it around the neighborhood, first on residential streets, then drove it harder on some faster streets (the engine was so loud you can’t hear any other cars in the recordings), abusing the manual mode for higher rpm recordings the whole time until it started overheating, smoking and dumping liquid (coolant I think? Oil? Both?). I Quickly took the DPA out because it was right near a section of the engine that was overheating, but I left the NT5 in. Satisfied with what I recorded but still a couple miles from home, after my car cooled a bit I continued to record my drive home, this time with the DPA inside the car to get an interior perspective (this drive is labeled “bonus drive” in the library).
This library is just 5 files, totaling 27 minutes and 28 seconds, 24/96k, 956MB. Quality Soundminer metadata and UCS compliant. Recorded with a DPA 4061 and NT5 for starts, idles, off, revving, slow to moderate driving, harder faster driving, with lots of variation. One file is just the NT5 engine recording for an additional 5 and a half minute drive, and one is just the DPA for an interior perspective of that drive.
I’ll miss that car a lot, but at least I got some great recordings out of it! I hope you find them useful.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272, Sonorous Objects SO.3 and JrF C-Series Pro+ microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
The inner sounds of a Big Red Cooling System at the back of a small factory.
Metallic drones, hums and watery trickles. Perfect for sound design and sound morphing into dark atmospheric ambiences.
Number of Sounds : 18
Number of Files :Â 18 Â Â
Total Audio Time : 1 hours 11 minutes Â
Type : WAV Mono
Sample Rate / Bit Rate : 192 kHz / 24 BitÂ
Mastered : No
Normalised : No
Looped Files : YesÂ
Size : 2.48 GB
Recorder : Sound Devices Mix Pre 3 II
Microphones :Â LOM Geofon
Microphone Configuration : Magnet
Metadata : Files are stamped with detailed UCS compliant metadata in Soundminer
Documentation Included : Copyright, EULA, Images, Metadata (exported in multiple formats)
License : A Sound Effect EULA / Terms and Conditions https://asoundeffect.com/license-agreement/
KEYWORDS : Ambient, Bubbling, Cooling System, Dripping, Droning, Factory, Humming, Mechanical, Metal, Pipes, Tank, Watery, Whining, Workshop
FXNAME : Atmospheric, Abandoned Environment, Dark Ambience, Design Source, Drone, Dystopian, Eerie, Factory Ambience, Metal Sound Effects, Metal Textures, Post Apocalyptic, Sound Morph
Compilation of 10 different 2000s cars. Sounds are recorded with RØDE NTG1, RØDELink Lav, Line Audio Omni1, Shure KSM137, Sonorous Objects SO.3, FEL Pluggy XLR EM272 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II and Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Models:
1. Fiat Doblo 2000 panel van
2. Hyundai i30 2006 compact car
3. Kia Ceed 2006 compact car
4. Nissan Qashqai 2006 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle
5. Opel Combo C 2002 panel van
6. Renault Clio 2005 subcompact supermini car
7. Seat Ibiza 2008 subcompact supermini car
8. Skoda Octavia 2004 compact car
9. Volkswagen Tiguan 2007 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle
10. Zastava 10 2006 subcompact supermini car
Specification: C8 Stingray model, V8, 495 horse power, 6.2 liter, Flowmaster Cat Back Exhausts
Onboard perspective sounds are from 7 separate microphones.
Cabin Left, Cabin Right, Engine Center, Engine Left, Engine Right,
Exhaust Left and Exhaust Right
External perspective sounds are from a MS (mid side) stereo mic, tracking the moving car.
Sound Designers and Editors can use mid from MS if mono is needed.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line AudioOmni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272, Sonorous Objects SO.3 and JrF C-Series Pro+ microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Bringing you the distinctive sounds of electric tufting guns.
With 60 files and 182 sounds, you will get rhythmic, repetitive thuds as the gun drives the tufts of yarn or fabric into the rug, and the whirring, buzzing and more.
All organically recorded at 192 and 96kHz, in stereo and mono with a Sennheiser MKH8040 stereo pair, F3 and Tascam DR-40X. You’ll have long, short and medium durations, continuous and in intervals.
Rich electronic and mechanical clunks and whirs accompanied by the occasional thuds, buzzing and whirring. The resulting spectrum is rich and allows for manipulation of the sounds for complex sound design.
182 sounds / 100% royalty-free / comes with detailed naming / UCS compatible
Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.
Keywords
Tufting, machine, gun, electric, cut, pile, loop, rug, carpet, yarn, fabric, whirring, buzzing, clunk, weaving, thud, click.
What else you may need
You may want to check out the new Pottery Workshop for 84 sounds of hums, scrapes, splashes, thuds and more. Our Mechanicals library is another option for 600+ sounds of mechanics, tools, Foley and equipment.
From subtle button clicks to satisfying scrolling sounds, each of the 91 sounds in this pack is crafted to enhance the interactivity between player and interface, ensuring a captivating and unforgettable gaming experience
This pack includes 14 original mech/robot sound effects, featuring powerful attack sounds and distorted vocalisations, designed to enhance the realism of your character. Give your mech/robot an unforgettably unique personality with these mastercrafted sounds.
Sci-Fi Vehicles Vol. 3 is a collection of 4 sci-fi inspired land vehicles, meticulously designed and crafted from the ground up.
Our Audio Craftsmen used a plethora of sound design techniques to create 4 unique land-based crafts, each inspired by a particular shape, size, material, or purpose;
Underwater Explorer – A small 2 person vehicle to explore the treasures below.
Segway – A small personal transporter. Capable of fast, swift movements if used by a skilled pilot.
Chopper – The helicopter technology of the future.
Train – Large public transport of a struggling future civilization
For each vehicle you will find sounds covering engine turn on, idle, speed up, slow down and turn off, alongside 12 pass by’s at various speeds and distances.
This library is a perfect addition to sci-fi Film, TV & Game trailers, or productions with a futuristic, experimental or abstract edge. Use these sounds in projects to inject larger than life, futuristic textures into your vehicle sound design.
All sounds are delivered in 24Bit 96kHz format allowing further sonic manipulation and have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for ease of use.
Discover the Mechanical Pencil Sharpener Library, featuring 90+ high-quality recordings of a hand cranked mechanical Boston pencil sharpener. With a wide variety of sounds from the sharpener including cranking at different speeds, grinding, impacts, squeaks, clanks and clicks there’s plenty of material to use in your designs.
Perfect for filmmakers, game designers, and sound engineers, these 192kHz/24bit recordings offer versatile creative possibilities and allowing for fantastic pitch bending.
Ideal for design, weapons, mechanical devices, engine rooms, sweeteners, and a wide range of other metal, rubber, and mechanical gear related activities.
This collection features an assortment of mechanical button and switch sounds, sourced from various equipment: power supplies, light switches, tv remotes, analog recording gear, guitars, foot pedals and others. A variety of clicks, ticks and toggle sounds are included from metallic, plastic, and rubber materials. Whether you’re creating sound design for interactive elements, or the boot-up sequence for an aircraft, these sounds will enhance your project.
All files are recorded 32bit, 192 kHz, with Shure KSM 137, Line Audio Omni1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272 and Sonorous Objects SO.3 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II & Zoom F3 recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.
Scene Shop is a collection of high quality recordings of industrial machinery used in scenic construction workshops. Some machinery are in good condition, others not so much so… expect lots of metal rattling!
Machinery are not recorded during active use (not during wood cutting for example) so the recordings are very clean and lend themselves well to being used for large elevators, lifts, automatic doors and generally metal machinery of any kind and size.
There are multiple takes for most of the sounds, all complete with startup, steady phase, and shutdown.
This collection is a mixture of stereo and mono, very sensitive microphones able to pickup beyond 20khz were used, so it was produced and post-produced at 192khz (these machines are already very big, but slowed down they sound even bigger!)
There are also some extra sounds such as the switches of the machinery, bursts of compressed air, large metal doors and others.
Immerse yourself in the distinctive sounds of the Abandoned Trailer Foley, a meticulously curated sound effects library. Crafted for professionals in film, gaming, and multimedia, this collection captures the essence of an abandoned trailer with its rustic and eerie sounds.
Bring a unique and authentic touch to your audio projects with the Abandoned Trailer Foley. Ideal for sound designers and audio professionals seeking to add depth and realism to their work.
Wind turbine rotations and motor movements recorded subterraneously, through wire fences, metal steps and the body of the turbine.
 The results are a selection of metallic movements, evolving eerie soundscapes, atmospheric hums, whines.
 Excellent design source and sound morphing material, eerie atmospheres and dystopian environments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSGOZXKJWbc
Number of Sounds : 45
Number of Files : 45 Â Â Â
Total Audio Time : 2 hours 22 minutes 18 secs ( 142 minutes 18 seconds)
Type : WAV Stereo
Sample Rate / Bit Rate : 192 kHz / 24 Bit
Mastered : No
Normalised : No
Size : 9.92 Gb
Metadata : Files are stamped with detailed UCS compliant metadata in Soundminer
Documentation Included : Copyright, EULA, Images, Metadata (exported in multiple formats)
License : A Sound Effect EULA / Terms and Conditions https://asoundeffect.com/license-agreement/
Recorders : Zoom F3 and Sound Devices Mix Pre 10 II
Microphones : LOM Geofon, Stille and Klang small spots, Sennheiser 8040’s and 8050
Microphone Configuration : Magnetic, Spike, Contact. ORTF and Centre Mic
KEYWORDS : Wind Turbine , Back, Wire Fence, Metal Steps, Underground, Rotate, Inner, Motor, Vibrate, Whirr, Bass, Hum, Whine, Pulse, Atonal, Disharmonious, Breeze
FXNAME :Â Abandoned Environment, Deserted Environment, Design Source, Dystopian, Eerie Atmosphere, Post Apocalypse, Sound Morph, Uninhabited, Wind Turbine
Want sounds of buttons, switches, levers or gears - and other mechanical sound elements that clink, clank, whir, squeak and grind? These mechanical sound effects libraries offer you an extraordinary toolbox of recordings - from the tiniest gears to gigantic bucket-wheels, and everything in between. Recorded from a wide range of perspectives and featuring both construction kit elements and designed sounds, these sound libraries come in handy for any project that calls for mechanical sounds, or as sonic building blocks when designing robots, motors, machines and other contraptions that call for that mechanical sound.
Clank, whir, beep, click, hiss, buzz, hum, rattle, screech, thud, squeak, crackle, pop, sizzle, grind, roar, bang, snap, creak, chime
Q: What are some of the most popular mechanical sounds?
A: Click to sort the category by most popular mechanical sound effects libraries
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Q: How do I download the mechanical sounds?
A: Add the sound libraries you're interested in to the cart, and complete the checkout - you can then instantly download your chosen mechanical SFX.
Q: Are these sounds royalty free?
A: Yes, they're royalty free, and no attribution is required
Q: Who has recorded and designed these sounds?
A: They're created by the independent sound community, and have been recorded by some of the best recordists and sound designers on the planet. There's a constant flow of brand new sound libraries coming from the community, giving you the absolutely freshest sound effects available anywhere. Oh, and by getting sounds from the community, you support individual sound designers and sound recordists – that’s a pretty cool thing too.
Spell Variations Vol. 4 marks the grand finale of our magical sound series, delivering a diverse and powerful collection of spell effects. Inside, you’ll find summonings, blood spells, petrifications, healing spells, dark incantations, and much more!
This volume includes 255 high-quality sound effects, organized into 27 distinct spell types, each with multiple variations (3 to 17) to ensure no spell sounds the same, even when reused across your project.
Each spell type is carefully named and sorted into individual folders, giving you intuitive navigation and maximum flexibility for magical scenes, game effects, or cinematic transitions.
Recorded, edited, and mastered in 192 kHz / 24-bit, these sounds deliver exceptional clarity and full adaptability for pitching, layering, or creative processing.
A must-have library for professional sound designers seeking drag-and-drop magical sounds for video games, trailers, animations, or any audiovisual production.
More about the pack
– Intuitive file naming
– All you’ll ever need regarding magical sounds [Use them again & again
Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
– Totally mono compatibility
– All sounds have several variations.
– Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
– For any questions or problems: [email protected]
Features
– 255 spell sounds
– Number of Audio Waves: 255
– Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
– Win/Mac: Yes
– Minutes of audio provided: 19:21
Audiobeast is proud to present our second sample library; the only library of its kind to focus entirely on weapons being fired in urban environments! For this recording session we were given access to a military training site known as a FIBUA (Fighting In Built-Up Area) consisting of streets with a variety of buildings, vehicles, and exclusive permission to fire weapons in several locations. Pictures of the street and gas station locations and firing points are included.
The aim of this library was to offer the slapback type tails needed for gun sound design for convincing city scenes in film, games and tv production. It’s always been difficult to find gun recordings in a city environment so we hope this library helps sound people everywhere.
This Library contains over 3 GBs of weapons being fired in multiple urban environments, a street, outside of a gas station and inside of a tower block. 218 WAV files of single shots, bursts and many with multiple takes, all recorded at 96 khz 24 bit, with heaps of information on microphones used and distance from the firearms.
Various distances were captured, from the DPA4062 on the guns themselves, to the distant other end of the street 100 metres away. To add, some mics were positioned around corners, a nearby graveyard, through walls and in armored vehicles to capture a variety of perspectives.
Minimal cleanup on the recordings was carried out very carefully so as not to introduce any artefacts into the recordings, they are presented as raw as possible.
If you need a wider selection of interior gun recordings please check out our first library – The London Warehouse Firearms library
Florida Thunder by Eric Berzins contains 111 distinct wav files with over 200 dry thunderclaps and over 300 thunderclaps with rain. All files were recorded in the US state of Florida between 2021 and 2025. Florida has more lightning strikes than any other U.S. state! All files have been meticulously edited and cleaned, and have embedded UCS-compliant Soundminer metadata.
MAGIC – ALCHEMY is a professional sound effects library built from real chemical reactions and elemental forces. It delivers short, character-rich magic sound effects perfect for spellcasting, magical UI design, and fantasy storytelling. Designed to sit cleanly in a mix and shimmer with personality, these spell sounds are ideal for games, trailers, audio dramas and more. Real reactions, recorded with obsessive detail.
No digital fakery here. Every sound in MAGIC – ALCHEMY began as a live experiment — alcohol burning in jars, butane growling through pipes, fuses igniting, water swirling in glass. These are true-to-life textures, captured in a lab-grade recording setup. The result? Magical sound with depth, realism, and spark..
These are not long, cinematic flourishes. This library is about immediacy — short, dry, punchy magic effects that are easy to slot into your project. Ideal for game asset design, magical feedback sounds, and trailer moments where clarity counts.
Need a healing chime, a cursed hex, or something more ambiguous? The Designed section is grouped into Holy, Cursed, and Neutral categories — giving you emotional options that match your scene’s intent, whether you’re crafting a fantasy RPG or a subtle magical interaction.
Whether you’re layering magic for a fantasy film, adding interactive audio to a mobile game, or creating rich textures for audiobooks or theatre, MAGIC – ALCHEMY fits right in. It’s mix-ready, flexible, and full of sonic character.
With A Sound Effect, Asbjoern has created a web site where our international community can browse, learn, and share the vast fruits of our labors. Together we are accelerating the very real potential power of sound design as a recognized art form.
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