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Find sounds from 100s of different cars, recorded and curated by some of the world’s finest sound recordists. The recordings include engine sounds, passbys, constant driving at different speeds, foley-type sounds such as car doors and windows opening and closing, braking, skidding and spinning and much more.
NASCAR – car race. Recorded in NOS stereo and MS stereo.
Clean recordings without any crowd (except few files), air traffic, birds…
Recorded with Sound Devices 744T/Mix Pre recorder, Sennheiser MKH mics, Rode NT1 (matched pair) mics, Rycote blimps (windjammers). Tripod used, recorded from hand-following the object (check sound list for info).
Recorded on Grand prix circuit. Long recordings. Metadata tagged with detailed description of equipment and object of recording.
RAW files, without any eq., and dynamic manipulation (compressors/limiters etc.). Maximum peak level is -5 dBFS .
There is nothing more adrenaline pumping than the raw uninhibited roar of an open stock modified race car gripping and burning the asphalt! Not one but two different modified vehicles are included in this sound library. The sounds created by these vehicles are like nothing you can find in a run of the mill muscle car. Coupling an open stock with some seriously reckless after-market modifications, these beastly engines will make your hair stand straight up as they roar and gurgle with unimaginable power. These sounds were captured with some of the best shotgun mics in the world, bringing you an extraordinary fuel burning sound set complete with engine revs, pass-bys, burnouts, starts, stops, stalls and more! Get ready to blast off with these raging monster vehicles as they grip the road and blast off!
This sound library features recordings of a car protest that took place in Gdynia, Poland. Due to changes in abortion law many people showed up on the streets. Since we’re in the middle of COVID outbreak, people decided to support the cause by using their engines and horns. I’ve taped two stereo sets to my car, and went there to capture it from both exterior and interior (one mono and one stereo setup) perspectives. This library features different location ambients, from subtle distant horns, through loud “peak” of the event recorded in the middle of everything that happened, up to masses of people walking by. Everything was recorded with stereo setup on the front of the car, stereo setup on the back of the car + two interior perspectives with windows closed, partially and fully opened. Also ambients were recorded with and without my contribution to the noise, that means that some files have my horn and engine revs, and some don’t. There’s plenty of material to choose from.
In this large bustling European city, transportation means are plentiful, with tramways, metro, bus, trains, boats, bicycles, … Emergency workers have to be heard distinctively above the city’s clamor.
Recorded from the 5th floor of a traditional building, but also at ground level in actual street of Budapest. Hear the natural acoustic of these famous street.
Recording of a Ferrari 488 from 2016 with a 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 661 horsepower engine.
The Ferrari 488 exotic car sound collection features 302 clips in 19.39 gigabytes of audio. It features the sound of the 2016 Italian sports car’s 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 661 horsepower engine performing in 17 takes.
The sound bundle includes 9 onboard and 10 exterior perspectives. The 21 exterior channels capture the car travelling at fast, slow, and medium speeds on straightaways and around corners at close and distant perspectives. The 10 onboard channels recorded engine, exhaust, and interior driving at steady RPMs, with gearshifts, and with ramps. Also included are starting, stopping, passing, and other exterior maneuvers.
Every sound effect is embedded with over 18 fields of Soundminer, BWAV, and MacOS Finder metadata. In addition, every take is provided aligned and ready for tandem-track mixing and editing in Reaper and Pro Tools session.
Toyota RAV 4 II 2.0 16V Diesel sound library features 89 high quality files recorded with multi mic setup. Engine was recorded in sync with cabin interior ambients, and you can expect different styles of driving. From casual city driving, through accelerations on a highway up to rpm ramps and constant rpm loops for game audio. In addition to engine recordings, this sound effects library features exterior passes, whooshes and other road related sounds recorded in mono and stereo. Last but not least, different foley were recorded to cover exterior and interior activities.
Whooosh! What was that? A pass by from a train? A bus? A tram from the 60s? The longest escalator in all of Sweden!?
Essential sounds from different types of transports for your production. A great starting point for new sound designers or to complement your existing library.
We have recorded buses, trains, trams, subways, ferries, escalators and freight trains in this library spanning over 100 files. Arrivals, Despartures, Pass Bys, Internal Rides, Doors and a toilet flushing on a train. It’s all there, for your essential transport needs.
All files have meta data and are easily searched for in any database search engine. Everything is recorded with Sound Devices 633 and MixPre-10T with Sennheiser MKH50, Neumann KM184 and DPA 4060 in 96 kHz 24 Bits with a total size of 6,7 Gb.
Regular everyday cars are part of any working sound designer’s toolbox. Vehicles with some character but nothing that calls too much attention to itself. This 1990 Chevrolet Berretta is one of those cars:
It’s got a little oomph when the engine revs up and still maintains presence at low speeds. It works great for taxi cabs, police cruisers or regular sedans.
This collection will give you a proper amount of coverage at a variety of speeds including by’s, start & aways, up & stops, 3 point turns, onboards (engine/tailpipe) as well as some character doors (interior and exterior), and switches.
Very in-depth recordings of this 4-wheel drive with an inline six cylinder engine.
The first part consists of eight onboard microphones, two interior, three engine and three on exhausts. The exhaust on this vehicle has been modified and has a really rich sound. The second part is 8 channels of external microphones in surround. The total recording time is about 48 minutes (internal 42 min, external 6min).
It consists of real traffic driving, startup, idle, blips, shutdown, steady rpm:s without gear, steady rpms driving with load, accel/deceleration ramps at different speeds and even horn, switches and doorslams recorded.
Pro Tools session and cue list included. The recording length is 47 min 54 s.
ELECTRIC VEHICLES is a highly requested SFX compilation meticulously recorded to capture the authentic sounds of electric cars and electric motors, including a selection of EV cars, a bike, and a scooter. Created for those working on TV, movies, games and immersive experiences, this collection features numerous electric vehicles and associated sounds that will electrify your productions with authentic sounds.
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.

A car or a spaceship?
Introducing the “Cupra BORN Sound Library” – an electrifying collection of premium sound effects specifically captured to fit your project. This vehicle has a futuristic humming sound with multiple sonic layers. We recorded the audio of the car with 2 different stereo setups along with tyre noise, motor sound and interior giving you complete editing flexibility.
The library consists of a wide variety of both onboard and exterior sounds. We recorded exterior pass-bys at various speeds, arrivals, and takeoffs. An extensive amount of onboards, driving at very slow paces with both steady and varying speeds, city driving, higher speeds, various accelerations and decelerations at various paces. The library offers over 12GB of sound in total.
All of the takes have labelled ISO tracks and a mix for each take for your convenience. Sounds captured at 24bit/96khz and have embedded UCS-compliant metadata. Enjoy.
‘BENTLEY CONTINENTAL’ by Flysound is a comprehensive sound catalog for the iconic English motor that bellows authority and oomph in every beat. The suite of recordings is a systematic compilation authored by a dedicated full service post-production team, deploying Neumann U87s, Sennheiser MKH416s, Sound Devices 788Ts, Aaton Cantar X-2s, and further top quality recording, editing, sound design, and mixing equipment.
The Bentley and its professional driver have been tracked from a myriad of angles and distances, both external and onboard, from the moment the doors close and a seat belt fastens, right down the gamut of revs, take-offs, turns, passes-by, pedal slams, handbraking, gear shifting, and panel buttoning galore with all the corresponding actions as this GT V8 4.0L civilized gorilla of a car peels away fast, chugs along slow, or just cruises an everyday commute. In short: Everything you’ll need, all the maneuvers manifested by our 2017 Bentley Continental, here in this suite.
The symphonic grace of our 2.3 ton all-wheel-drive beast in motion was captured with orchestra-grade studio equipment and field kit, by professionals, for professionals, ready to be used as authentic sound, ready to be arranged into seamless edits and proper 5.1 or Atmos post-production. The 2.8 GB library of 59 files, 96kHz/24bit synced and multi-channel recordings, have comprehensive metadata tags giving full position, microphone, and action detail. The metadata has been written to adhere to the Universal Category System.
A sound effect library of vehicle foley including a diverse mix of switches, dials, suspension creaks, doors, horns, levers, and much more from aircraft, cars and trucks, military vehicles, and motorcycles and ATVs.
The Vehicle Doors and More Library is an authoritative package of performed vehicle sound effects. It includes 2,205 clips in 25.45 gigabytes of professional field recordings.
Categories include recordings from aircraft, cars, tracks, military vehicles, motorcycles, and ATVs. Featured vehicles showcase sounds from propeller planes, helicopters, and WW2 fighters, as well as sedans, muscle cars, trucks, buses, electric cars, and others from the mid 21st century to the modern day. Also provided are recordings from ground military vehicles such as tanks, APCs, trucks, and others from World War II to now, and also race bikes, cruisers, UTVs, snowmobiles and much more.
Full resolution recordings share sounds of buttons, switches, knobs, trunks and hoods, pedals and gear selectors, and seat belts. Speciality recordings of aircraft rudders and flaps, as well as military weapon and ammunition systems compliment essential recordings of horns, ventilation, movement and suspension fx.
The package is organized neatly by category and effect type, and includes more than 18 fields of crafted embedded metadata to ensure you find precisely the clip you need.
UK Big City Bundle contains three libraries with ambiences and sounds unique to some of the biggest cities in the UK captured during our field recording sessions. With a total runtime of 173 mins and a file size of 5.6 GB, this bundle has everything you need to build a multi-layered city soundscape.
Our Audio Craftsmen travelled through some of largest cities of England including London, Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool capturing exclusive ambiences to build your perfect city atmosphere. We recorded ambiences from tunnels, construction sites, shopping malls, book stores, technology stores, cafes, restaurants, toilets, busy train stations, buses, trams, elevators, escalators, street sweepers, crowds, skylines and much, much more. The sessions were planned at different times of the day to give you the most authentic and grounded representation of the UK city life to use in your projects.
You will be saving 30% on the total cost of the individual libraries when purchasing the bundle, an awesome value for money addition to your general sound effects libraries. All of the included sounds are carefully edited and provided dry in 24Bit/96kHz and are tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata to help you find the right sound for your scene.
Introducing the “Real Everyday Driving” sound effects library designed for those authentic moments behind the wheel! Say goodbye to high-octane thrill rides and embrace the casual charm of everyday driving. This collection captures run of the mill cars as they navigate the urban landscape at a leisurely pace.
From smooth starts and gentle accelerations to serene cruising, smooth coasting, and natural idling. Whether it’s the subtle sound of the brakes engaging, the comforting hum of a car easing into a turn, or a vehicle obeying city speed limits, our library immerses you in the details of everyday driving.
Each vehicle has been recorded with the following perspectives – interior, engine, exhaust and tyre. Both manual and automatic transmissions.
Mini Countryman F60 SD sound library features 192 high quality files recorded with multi mic setup. Engine was recorded in sync with interior cabin ambient, and you can expect different styles of driving. From casual city driving, through accelerations on a highway up to rpm ramps and constant rpm loops for game audio. In addition to engine recordings, this sound effects library features exterior passes, whooshes and other road related sounds recorded in mono and stereo on a dry and wet asphalt. Last but not least, different foley were recorded to cover exterior and interior activities. In addition to designed onboard recordings, there are also stems for engine (4 inputs), intake and exhaust RAW files without any post processing.
The Nissan Qashqai I 1.6 sound library features 81 high quality files recorded with a multi mic setup.
The engine was recorded in sync with cabin interior ambients, and you can expect different styles of driving – from casual city driving, through accelerations on a highway up to rpm ramps and constant rpm loops for game audio.
In addition to engine recordings, this sound effects library features exterior passes, whooshes and other road related sounds recorded in mono and stereo. Last but not least, different foley-type recordings covering exterior and interior sound effects.
This library includes 123 rally car sound effects, recorded at rally service areas and the race track. Pass bys, idles, revvings and other car engine sounds.
This library features the original Hummer with the model name H1. The Hummer was originally designed for military use, the Humvee M998, but became popular also on the civilian market. This vehicle has the bigger V8 turbo diesel engine with 195 horsepower. The recordings consist of eight onboard channels, four engine, two exhaust, interior left & right and twelve exterior channels. It contains startups, idle, shutdowns, blips, steady RPMs, accelerations and decelerations, passbys, approaches, aways, and more.
Get the sounds of a 1999 Porsche Carrera, captured by recording specialist Watson Wu. The German-made Porsche Carrera is a 6 speed manual, 3.4 liter, Flat 6, weighing in at only 2,900 pounds. The combined recorded driving time is more than 45 minutes long.
Onboard Settings:
Channel 1 = Exhaust 1, Channel 2 = Exhaust 2, Channel 3 = Engine, Channel 4 = Cab
External Settings:
Stereo in Left and Right Channels
Get the sounds of the Hindustan Contessa Classic, a sedan built by Hindustan Motors in the eighties.
The Hindustan Contessa Classic featured is a 1985 model, and the library includes everything from pull ups, pull aways, revs, breaking, ignition sounds, engine idle, pass-by's, onboard driving, doors, windows, interior and exterior perspectives. More than an hour of recordings are included for a great range of car sounds.
Experience the sound of legendary rally car, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. This very capable race car was recorded on the local race track and on the regular roads. Library contains different styles of driving (regular city driving, race track spirited driving, accelerations + steady RPMS and ramps for game audio) recorded onboard with different perspectives (turbo, engine, 3 exhaust microphones) + interior stereo in sync with other mics. Car is mostly in stock form, some minor changes were made with no direct impact on sound. Last but not least, there are files containing exterior passes, recorded on the race track with car going through the corners with different speeds.
Library contains:
Military Truck Percussion
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe 1968 sports car
$65
Effective Trailer Booms Vol. 2
SpellBound
Kawaii UI Bundle
SpellBound
User Interaction
$79
Suburban Russia
$19
Motion Graphics
VEHICLE SIRENS - Europe
Forests and Mountains
Horror Jumpscares
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