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Travel & Transportation Italian Rails: Trams Trains & Subways Play Track 270 sounds included, 96 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$50

A collection of rail sounds captured in Italy, including sounds of trams (cable cars), trains and subways.

The library contains sounds like arrivals, departures, pass-bys and on-board recordings. Metallic wheel sounds, pneumatic doors opening and closing, crowds / passengers, and engine sounds are also captured.

Both interior and exterior recordings are included, as well as PA announcements in Italian.

Each sound file has been carefully named and tagged for easy search in Soundminer and is Universal Category System (UCS) compliant.
(see the full track list below).

Just updated with more sounds:
111 new recordings have been added to this library, including high-speed train pass-bys, cable car sounds and more – bringing the total number of files in the library to 270

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Ambisonic Sound Effects Vintage Trams Play Track 46 sounds included $30

Vintage Trams: passes and rides from a number of perspectives.

The bygone sounds of rattly old trams, passing in the street: the rumble of the metal wheels on the tracks, the sound of the pickup rods on the overhead wires, the clang of the bell and the voice of the conductor, all of these are here for your delight. Starts and stops, rides and passes, all lovingly collected in First Order Ambisonic surround and collated in FuMa & ambiX orders and weighting. Full Soundminer metadata and Excel Spreadsheet included.

And there’s more! A bonus collection of sounds in stereo from my extensive archive, with a ride on a San Francisco cable car, more vintage trams and a series of recordings of a Trolley Bus, an electrically powered bus running form overhead cables, but so quiet in operation, it was known as ‘the silent killer’ as pedestrians tended not to be aware when it was approaching.

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Train Sound Effects Whistles Of Vintage Steam Locomotives Play Track 23 sounds included, 2 mins total $15
This library contains 7 steam locomotive whistles from the beginning of the last century!

These huge monsters could still announce themselves very loudly!
- Each recording is several repetitions of long and short whistles for each steam locomotive, recorded at close range.
- The file name also includes the models of the locomotives, as each one’s whistle is unique!
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Vehicle Sound Effects High Desert Trains Play Track 50+ sounds included, 38 mins total $35

High Desert Trains has the sounds of classic Southwestern freight trains. This library captures these monsters as they tear through the desert, rumbling past the observer and screeching to a halt when they reach their destination. These sounds were recorded at 192kHz, which offers you the freedom to stretch these sounds into new machines, monsters, and powerful droning ambiences. If you need a quick pack of train sounds with a lot of flexibility, this is the library for you!

2% for the Planet:
Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause. I view it as an “artist royalty” for the planet!
Key Features:

• Passbys (fast and slow), approaches, departures, stops, idling, braking, horns (close and distant), mountain incline climbs, whining drones, piercing screeches, thunderous wheels, and a full start from idle.
• GPS coordinates and location map included.

Gear Used:
• Sennheiser MKH 50/30 MS Rig
• Mid/Side recordings decoded to LR stereo
• Sound Devices 702

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Train Sound Effects Sonomar Collection: Trains Play Track 53 sounds included $79
The Sonomar Collection: Trains is a collection of 53 train recordings that is sure to embolden your projects with the raw power of a 200-ton diesel locomotive. Explore the vast array of steam hisses, metal clanks, and squeals that this library has to offer. Use this versatile collection to provide your scenes with train arrivals, departures, and idles, or enhance them with crossing bells, air valve releases, and passenger walla.

This library features a wide variety of trains including a 1907 steam train, modern electric commuter trains, diesel freight trains and more. From simple pass bys and horn blasts to the unique rattles of wagon couplings connecting, supply your project with the specific train sound your scene requires. Lengthy onboard recordings and train station ambiences allow you to supplement your scenes with an authentic backdrop.

Each sound file is embedded with diligent metadata to help you find the exact sound effect you need with fast, pinpoint search. Enable creativity with detailed descriptions of each recording encompassing both literal sonic qualities as well as the images they invoke. Advanced metadata fields ensure compatibility across any database search platform such as Search by PSE, Soundminer, BaseHead, Netmix, Workspace (Pro Tools), Find Tool (Media Composer), Media Bay (Nuendo), Reaper, Adobe Premiere, and beyond.

Key Features:
- 53 sound effects (2GB)
- 24-bit/48kHz broadcast .wav files
- Rich embedded metadata descriptions
- 100% Royalty-Free
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Train Sound Effects Rusty Old Freight Trains Play Track 10+ sounds included, 28 mins total $20

This sound effects library is a collection of field recordings of freight trains in the San Francisco Bay area with a route along San Jose, Richmond, Oakland, Emeryville, and San Francisco. All the recorded freight trains were old, rusty, and covered in graffiti. When in motion they come alive with very unique sounds such as metal on metal scrapes, heavy thuds, clunking, and screeching noises. All trains were recorded within 15-20 feet from the mic setup of Schoeps 2 CMC 6 U mic bodies, a Schoeps MK4 and MK8 mic capsules, and a Rycote windjammer fed into a Sound Devices 744T.

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Aircraft - Jet/Propeller Plane Sound Effects NSL- ULTIMATE Bundle – 1825 Files Play Track 1610 sounds included, 10000 mins total $160

Nolan Sound Library – ALL IN ONE Bundle.

Get 1825+ Files in one bundle: Trains, Norway Nature, Nature Soundscapes, Radio Noises, Motocross, Foley Sounds, Spain Ambiences, Planes, Airports, New York Life, Mountains Winds, Forests and many more…

Also includes the NSL in ATMOS Format for big productions.

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Train Sound Effects Sydney Australia Trains Play Track 55 sounds included, 46 mins total $10

Sydney Australia Trains consists of 55 beautifully recorded and edited sounds, tagged with rich metadata. From pass bys and ins and outs, to atmos' and more.

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Train Sound Effects Freight Trains – Vol. 2 Binaural Recordings Play Track 10 sounds included, 35 mins total $30

Old and new types of freight trains recorded with a high quality binaural dummy head. All tracks are recorded up close to capture all the characteristics of each freight train.

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Each recording is several repetitions of long and short whistles for each steam locomotive, recorded at close range.

The file name also includes the models of the locomotives, as each one’s whistle is unique!

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