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Vehicle sound effects and recordings – cars, helicopters, motorcycles, airplanes, ships, trains and sci-fi
The BMW 420D Gran Coupe sound library delivers 72 files recorded with a Zoom F8, Sound Devices 702, two Sennheisers MKH 8040, two DPA 4061 microphones and Rode NTG3.
Inside you’ll find engine recorded under the hood, exhaust and inside drivers cabin (all in sync), exterior passes recorded in mono following a car and static stereo ORTF perspective.
Pass-by sounds cover different speeds, from 15kmph up to 140, reverse, engine on and off, stopping and driving away.
In addition there are foley recordings included, covering opening and closing doors, back, windows, handbrake and the seat belt mechanism.
This sound library features cool sounds of a inline 4 cylinder engine spinning at 8k rpms. Car was built in 2001 and it’s running on 1.6 engine with Cobalt cold air intake cone and Cobalt axleback exhaust system. It was recorded onboard in sync with stereo interior. You’ll get different onboard perspective like 3 different engine angles, cold air intake and two exhaust angles + exterior sounds recorded in the corner in stereo.
Recorded with: 2x DPA 4061, DPA 4062, Sony M10, Rode NTG3, 2x Rode NT5, LOM, CM4
Get the authentic sounds of a Volkswagen Golf II 1.6 Diesel – around 2.5 hours in total!
It comes with engine recordings from both the outside and inside, passby sounds, foley and interior sounds. The engine sounds were recorded during regular driving for film usage, and it was driven in a more demanding way – with steady RPMs and slow accelerations – for game implementation. All files are tagged with Soundminer metadata, for quick and easy access. So when you need the sounds of an everyday car, this library gets you 152 minutes of exactly that. As a bonus, there are sounds of tyres during sudden braking at very high speeds.
The Renault Master IV 2.3 DCI 165 sound library features 76 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 recordings covering exterior and interior sound effects.
Also included in LT Underwater Bundle 2!
The library has been recorded on small and medium-sized trip motorboats in Montenegro, Adriatic Sea. Rather than image of a specific boat model, this collection includes a set of universal elements with plenty of variations and perspectives, both realistic sources and stylized designs.
Boat ride / overwater – engine roar with more or less rushing water hiss, mic onboard
Boat ride / overwater – without the sounds of engine – universal rushing water around a fast moving object
Boat ride / underwater – sounds of a fast movement underwater
Waves splashing on a hull / underwater – boat is not moving, different wave intensities
Designed underwater – adding more interesting variations and emotions to the previous categories – stylized / multi-layered / spacious / diffused / distant / deep / eerie
Gear used:
Ambient Sound Fish 1 MKII hydrophone – includes ultrasonics
Aquarian H2A hydrophone
Sound Devices Pre6 recorder
Sony PCMD100 handheld recorder
Rode SoundFiled NT-SF1
Key features:
• 94 files – 19 source overwater, 20 source underwater, 55 designed underwater
• 24 Bit / 96 kHz native resolution mono/stereo
• meta-tagged in Soundly
• each filename includes the full tag line
Volkswagen Caravelle T5 2.0 TDI sound library features 66 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.
This Sound Effects Library features the recordings of a “90”s Volkswagen Classic Beetle. The sounds in this collection are unique and rare since these cars have been discontinued in most countries since 2003. We were very lucky to find one and rent it to record sound effects that would travel in time.
In this Library, you will find sounds of the engine with interior and exterior perspective, the beetle driving at different speeds, driving maneuvers, turning on and off the car, and foley of most parts of the car, such as doors, trunks, wipers, hood, and many more. There are 50 unique sounds that you could use for your video productions or dynamic Audio.
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This library was recorded in different locations. The main one is the woods to record the detail of the mountain bicycles when riding. Other locations were on asphalt roads, to obtain the delicious sound of the wheels and chain spinning and drifting.
The library was recorded in mono and stereo depending on the perspective of the rider.
The gondolas lifts of Whistler are one of the most wonderful machinery pieces made by man to move them around the mountains.
This Sound Effects Library recorded the sounds of these unique vehicles during wintertime. The library shows multiple gondola perspectives, from its interiors to many Pass bys, and P.O.V’s of the cables that suspend this huge lifts. You will find different sizes and kinds of gondolas. Enjoy them and enjoy the experience of sound
Skate on Board is an SFX library with the purpose of bringing alive the hidden sounds of skateboarding. This library has 65 stereo recordings with the best sound quality of actions such as jumps, pass by, and grinds over different surfaces like concrete banquets, and rail tubes. Furthermore, this library contains 47 mono audios of P.O.V perspectives which were reordered with different microphones attached to the skateboard to capture the full maneuvers and details of skateboarding.
Prepare for interstellar adventure with our cutting edge sci-fi sample pack! Featuring futuristic engine sounds, alien ambiences, and otherworldly special SFX, this collection will launch you into outer space and beyond. Experience the thrill of interstellar combat as you explore the vast reaches of the galaxy, all from the comfort of your own studio. Soar through the cosmos with our advanced sound library, and discover a whole new world of sonic possibilities.
Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds VOL 3
All dating from the late 1800’s through to mid/late 1990’s.
Most are British made, with a couple of exceptions (USA, Japanese).
Most are very rare and hard to come by
Petrol
Battery/Electric
Electric
Hand Push
Licensor: Select Mood
Categories: Mechanical Sound Effects, Vehicle Sound Effects.
Type: Lawnmower sound effects / recordings
Specs: 53 sounds • 55 files • 24 Bit / 48 kHz • 744MB • Not metatagged
Delivery: Instant – blazingly-fast – digital download
Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds – VOL 2
All dating from the late 1800’s through to mid/late 1990’s.
Most are British made, with a couple of exceptions (USA, Japanese).
Most are very rare and hard to come by
Petrol
Battery/Electric
Electric
Hand Push
Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds
All dating from the late 1800’s through to mid/late 1990’s.
Most are British made, with a couple of exceptions (USA, Japanese).
Most are very rare and hard to come by
Petrol
Battery/Electric
Electric
Hand Push
Need futuristic sounds? Sci-fi Evolution is a massive compilation of more than 1700 audio files – and it covers a lot of ground! Check out the full selection below.
A voice library featuring a female military voice—ideal for modern shooters, strategy games, trailers, and simulations
Perfect for additional vocals in shooter games
all individually edited so they can be used easily and effectively.
Recorded and exported in 24/96khz so can be modified to suite your project.
Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds
All dating from the late 1800’s through to mid/late 1990’s.
Most are British made, with a couple of exceptions (USA, Japanese).
Most are very rare and hard to come by
Petrol
Battery/Electric
Electric
Hand Push
Licensor: Select Mood
Categories: Mechanical Sound Effects, Vehicle Sound Effects.
Type: Lawnmower sound effects / recordings
Specs: 49 sounds • 50 files • 24 Bit / 48 kHz • 744MB • Not metatagged
Delivery: Instant – blazingly-fast – digital download
335 stereo boat sound effects carefully recorded at various speeds and different sea swell levels. It has been recorded with various mic perspectives so we can hear the engine, the waves impacts into the boat hull or the water flowing through the boat.
Contains various sounds such as engine start up and shut down, constant loops, accelerations and decelerations, waves impacts, etc.
Includes cleaned and mixed files and also raw files for more flexibility for your projects.
More than 4h30 of recording.
The sounds were recorded at 96 khz and 24 bits for high quality level.
Engine: 4 stroke Yamaha
Boat: Bombard Explorer
Sounds of Trains, Skytrain, and Railways from western Canada
Trains are one of the most efficient methods of transportation. This library offers high-quality sounds of Trains, Railways, and Skytrains. There are different perspectives, speeds, sizes, and variations. All trains were recorded on the west coast of Canada, where the Canadian Pacific Railway owns powerful commercial cargo trains and the local transit owns High-tech electric Skytrains.
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:
Rare Vintage Lawnmower Sounds
All dating from the late 1800’s through to mid/late 1990’s.
Most are British made, with a couple of exceptions (USA, Japanese).
Most are very rare and hard to come by
Petrol
Battery/Electric
Electric
Hand Push
Licensor: Select Mood
Categories: Mechanical Sound Effects, Vehicle Sound Effects.
Type: Lawnmower sound effects / recordings
Specs: 45 sounds • 46 files • 24 Bit / 48 kHz • 744MB • Not metatagged
Delivery: Instant – blazingly-fast – digital download
Ford Ranger 4×4 truck, 24/96 FX sound library.
Car in drive, on road and off road, exterior and interior of the car, booth in drive and stationary. Parts of the car, sensors, engine etc.
Many perspectives of the car in drive and stationary – from close to distant, from left to right, from front to…around the car.
Off road drive in low gear ratio (4×4) and high gear ratio included. During recording microphones are positioned on the vehicle body, roof etc.
Normal, road drive like city/suburbs drive, highway drive, open road drive also included.
Interior “room tone” of the vehicle in drive/stationary is also included. Check the sound list for add info.
Various microphone setups used as well as microphones. Description and equipment info in metadata chunk. Recorded with Sound Devices recorder.
RAW recordings without any dynamic manipulation (compressors/limiters) with max. peak level: -5dBFS.
Get Recordings from the amazing Monza Rally Show, a motoring event at the Autodromo di Monza where some of the most famous rally drivers and track racing experts compete in different races:
• The R5 class rally cars
• The WRC 1.6 T.Trophy for WRC 1.6 Turbo rally cars from 2011-2016
• The Historic section for historic rally cars from 1972 to 1990.
The cars are recorded in different track locations to have the best chances to capture the right sound: Corners, straights, chicanes, as well distant and trackside perspectives. There also include pit ambiences with cars revving.
The sounds are recorded with a steady stereo XY setup (2 Sennheiser 8040), together with a Shotgun microphone (Sennheiser 8060), following the cars to capture more focused sounds.
Each file has the suffix “LR” for the XY stereo files and “SG” for the shotgun mono files.
Volkswagen Golf V 1.6 FSI is a small sound effects library featuring the engine recorded onboard (engine/exhaust/drivers cabin in sync) and exterior passes. Regular driving, accelerations, reverse, engine on/idle/off, rpm ramps (recorded with microphones onboard), and exterior perspective covering passes with different speeds, stopping and reverse sound effects. Recorded with a Sound Devices 702, Zoom F8, Rode NTG3, two Sennheisers 8040 and two DPAs 4061 microphones.
The independent sound effects community offers you a huge collection of vehicle sound effects libraries - giving you everything from sounds of propeller and jet aircraft & helicopters, bicycle sounds, car sound effects, and motorcycle recordings, to sounds of ships, drones, trains, trucks, busses, and vans. You also get uncommon categories like designed spacecraft sounds, and military-type vehicles.
The vehicles are driven, flown, sailed and handled in all sorts of ways to give you a great selection of sounds to work with. And with so many different vehicle brands available, you'll stand an excellent chance of finding the sound of exactly the one that matches your project.
Acceleration, braking, driving, engine, honk, jet, landing, motor, sailing, skid, speed, takeoff, throttle, transmission
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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.
Animal Hyperrealism Vol III is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 1700 individual sounds in 279 files.
The sounds were recorded in zoos and wildlife centers. The asset list includes but is not limited to: european red deers, monkeys, reindeers, hornbills camels, crickets, tamarins, boars, frogs, red ruffed lemurs, parrots, and many more.
The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.
Part of the cheats section of the library features samples recorded at 384KHz. For these sounds an additional microphone was employed, specifically the CMPA by Avisoft-Bioacoustics which records up to 200 KHz. This microphone was used to record most of the library but the 384KHz format was preserved only where energy was found beyond 96KHz not to occupy unnecessary disk space.
All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.
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.
Animal Hyperrealism Vol I is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 1300 individual sounds in 290 files.
The sounds were partly recorded with animals trained for media production, partly recorded in zoos and wildlife centers. The asset list includes but is not limited to: african lions, bengal tigers, horses, donkeys, cows, exotic birds, owls, bobcats, pumas, dromedaries, wolves, dogs, geese, lemurs, gibbons and many more.
All the content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image. All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these four mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.
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