Product Description
The Audio Devices sound library is a meticulous mechanical and electronic sound effect archive documenting 41 unique consumer and professional playback systems, tape decks, optical drive mechanisms and field recording equipment. Spanning vintage reel-to-reel tape decks, classic 80s boomboxes, retro cassette players, 90s car head units, turntables, walkie-talkies and modern field recorders, this collection captures the intricate mechanical clicks, motor spools, optical laser sled movements, tray ejects and electronic prompt tones across decadal technology. It provides a comprehensive UI and mechanical foley resource perfect for film post-production, game audio interface design, period-accurate media props or sound design requiring rich mechanical friction and vintage media playback sounds.
Whether you are designing physical UI feedback for interactive media, adding detailed mechanical foley to retro audio equipment scenes or layering analog motor whines into complex sci-fi soundscapes, this collection delivers transparent, high-fidelity source material capturing both classic vintage gear and contemporary digital recorders.
Extensive device variety: Features 100 dedicated recordings across 41 hardware units including cassette decks, boomboxes, reel-to-reel tape machines, car CD head units, tabletop DJ players, turntables, walkie-talkies, bluetooth headphones and professional field recorders.
High-definition sonic detail: Recorded at 192 kHz using shotgun RØDE NTG1 and ultra-low-noise FEL Pluggy capsules to capture subtle mechanical gear teeth, optical laser drive steps, solenoid engagement clacks and delicate motor spinning transients with extreme clarity.
Wide historical span: Captures the mechanical evolution of media playback from vintage 1960s transistor radios and reel-to-reel tape recorders to modern 32-bit float digital field recorders and bluetooth connectivity tones.
Pristine source material: Ultra-clean close-miked mechanical recordings provide optimal transient sharpness and dynamic range, ideal for pitch shifting, sci-fi mechanical processing or direct UI implementation.
Technical Specifications
Audio quality: 32-bit / 192 kHz (Lossless resolution for dynamic processing, pitch manipulation and UI design)
Workflow: Fully UCS compliant (Universal Category System)
Microphones: RØDE NTG1, FEL Pluggy XLR EM272
Recorders: Sound Devices MixPre-6 II, Zoom F3
Content: 100 WAV files (CD tray inserts and ejects, cassette deck mechanical transport states, reel-to-reel tape play/rewind/fast-forward, car audio head unit mechanisms, turntable arm drops, radio tuning dials, walkie-talkie squelch bursts and professional field recorder system sounds)