Car sound effects
Car sounds and vehicle sound effects including engines, brakes, road movement, passes, and practical transport audio. 103 sounds available.
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103 soundsGanges Creek
Recording of a creek at my school with cars passing in the background
260627-05h31 - Bus passing under the window
Recording of a bus passing in the street below my window. Recorded with a Zoom H1 essential.
260627-05h47 - Car passing under the window 1
Recording of a car passing in the street below my window. Recorded with a Zoom H1 essential.
260627-05h48 - Car passing under the window 2
Recording of a car passing in the street below my window. Recorded with a Zoom H1 essential.
260624- Garden - evening
Just a short soundscape of my garden in the evening. I live near a small wooded area with a highway on the other side of it. You can hear my own footsteps, the faint sound of neighbours talking in the distance, and the roar of a vehicle passing by on the highway. Recorded with a Zoom H1 Essential.
Birds singing at 3 am + a passing car
Birds singing in the early morning + a car passing on a wet road.
AMBPubl_Cinematis_FieldRecording_TunnelAmbience_Close
A deep, reverberant tunnel ambience dominated by heavy traffic rumble and passing vehicle lows. Recorded with a Zoom H1. --- The big Year-End Holiday discount is here. Get my entire discography at 90% off. Enjoy — and have fun! https://cinematis.bandcamp.com/
Traffic1
120 degree x/y immersive capsule separation stereo using Zoom iQ6 on iPhone 12 recorded at moderately busy intersection
Traffic2_bike_bus
120 degree x/y immersive capsule separation stereo using Zoom iQ6 on iPhone 12 recorded at moderately busy intersection
Traffic0
120 degree x/y immersive capsule separation stereo using Zoom iQ6 on iPhone 12 recorded at moderately busy intersection
Traffic3
120 degree x/y immersive capsule separation stereo using Zoom iQ6 on iPhone 12
kentucky st overpass [smoketown]
a moment under the overpass outside the market in industrial/urban smoketown, lousiville
Traffic4_moped_talk
120 degree x/y immersive capsule separation stereo using Zoom iQ6 on iPhone 12 recorded at moderately busy intersection
Car_Motor
Car motor sound.
Van, lawnmower, and plane
A delivery van drives down the street, a resident uses a lawnmower, and an airplane takes off from an airport in the distance. Recorded with an iPhone and enhanced with BandLab.
Tránsito de la CDMX
Dense and chaotic recording of heavy traffic in Mexico City (CDMX). You can hear the constant roar of car engines, frequent impatient honking, the sound of vehicles accelerating and braking, buses and trucks rumbling by, occasional motorcycle revs, and the overall busy urban traffic flow. In the background there may be subtle city elements like distant sirens or street noise typical of a bustling avenue or intersection in the Mexican capital. Recorded on location to capture the authentic, high-e
AMB_CITY_INDIA_BENGALORE_Ride_in_TukTuk_3_(48_24)12
During a Tuk Tuk ride in the center of Bangalore, India Sound recorded in 48kHz, 24b with a ZOOM H5
EXT London central two car passes
Traffic
Creaky Metal Door in Underground Car Park
A very creaky metal door on an automatic open and close mechanism. Recorded in an underground carpark, with some distant traffic and wheel squeal. Recorded on iPhone 14 Pro and processed in Logic with brainwork Focusrite SC channel strip
Urban Service Road Intersection
Cars passing by the intersection of 11th and Vine Sts in Philadelphia, Pa. Cars stopped at light and passing by at 30 MPH. Birds chirping and a slight breeze.
expressway street fieldrecording
expressway, street field recording with Olympus LS-P4 many cars!!! :) If you’re interested in how and where these sounds were recorded, feel free to check out my YouTube channel. I share behind-the-scenes moments, recording locations, and a glimpse into the process of capturing these soundscapes. https://www.youtube.com/@soundhole5498 I’d really appreciate your feedback—comments are always welcome, and if you enjoy the content, consider subscribing!
Cars Passing By — Urban Night Ambience
Two car pass-bys under a bridge. #0:00 First car left to right #0:11 Second car right to left. Night recording with city ambience. Recorded with Zoom H5. No processing applied.
Leeds City Centre-Busses
Taken near the Corn Exchange in Leeds. Recorded with a H4N Zoom.
logan street [smoketown]
ambient sounds outside of Logan Stree tMarket in Smoketown, Louisville. Sounds of traffic passing by as well as a train at the train crossing.
Trafico en la Autopista escuchado desde Neomundo traffic in Bucaramanga
tráfico en la autopista traffic on the main street
120308_Manhattan59th01
Mid-range field recording taken on the corner of 59th St. and Columbus Ave. in Manhattan, New York. The recording was made on a Saturday morning at about 6 AM and features flowing traffic with diverse cars, trucks and buses. Not many people are about at this hour, making for a nice, neutral backdrop for urban scenes. Recording conducted with a Zoom H2, mics set to 90° dispersion.
Cruzamento_barulhento
A very noisy intersection with buses and cars in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's the moment where the lights change, one street stops and the other starts to move. Recorded with an iPhone, converted to AIFF.
Traffic 1
Recorded from bridge above interstate.
140802_Greenwich_StreetNoon_F
4ch surround recording made at a bus stop in Greenwich/England at noontime on a weekday. The recorder's front mics, featured in this file, are facing into the street at a right angle at a height of approx. 60 cm. Traffic is passing in both directions, about 1 min. into the recording, a bus stops and continues onward. Recording was conducted with a Zoom H2. These are the FRONT channels of a 4ch surround recording, mics set to 90° dispersion.
Traffic_Intersection_Light_1
Light traffic at a small intersection in Knoxville, TN, USA. Sennheiser 416 -> Tascam DR-70D
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