Product Description
The Bertazzon London is a classic amusement park bumper car manufactured by the renowned Italian ride builder Bertazzon. This library captures the heavy, industrial and highly energetic acoustic profile of a commercial fairground dodgem car. Its sonic signature is defined by the unique electrical hum of its direct-current motor, the metallic rumble of its floor-contact brushes scraping the metal track, the heavy rubber-to-metal friction of its thick perimeter bumper and the raw impact sounds of amusement park chaos. It is a perfect asset for lively carnival settings, chaotic theme park soundscapes, nostalgia-driven cinema or specialized vehicle sound design.
Whether you are crafting the bustling background of a summer fair or looking for massive, rubberized kinetic hits, the Bertazzon London provides a detailed and high-fidelity archival of vintage amusement park action.
Amusement park dynamics: Captures the unique operational sounds of a high-voltage fairground ride, featuring dedicated recordings of spinning in tight circles, rapid directional switches and authentic, heavy-impact crashes.
Intimate impact capture: Recorded using a multi-mic setup including FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones positioned to tightly isolate the mechanical floor rumble, direct rubber bumper friction and heavy metallic frame hits from ambient crowd noise.
Pristine high-resolution capture: Recorded at 192 kHz / 32-bit using the professional Sound Devices MixPre-6 II recorder to preserve every sudden collision spike and high-frequency electrical spark, providing maximum headroom for professional manipulation.
Focused kinetic foley: A specialized set of 15 files tracking the ride’s complete kinetic portfolio – including slow and fast forward driving, reverse maneuvers, pass-bys from multiple angles, the spring-loaded floor pedal movement and deliberate impacts into both the outer track barrier and other bumper cars.
Technical specifications
Audio quality: 32-bit / 192 kHz (Lossless resolution for professional-grade manipulation)
Workflow: Fully UCS compliant (Universal Category System)
Microphones: RØDE NTG1, FEL Clippy XLR EM272
Recorders: Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
Content: 15 WAV files (Continuous tracking of fairground driving, multi-velocity pass-bys, floor pedal operations and a selection of heavy bumper impacts).