Acceleration sound effects for anything picking up speed. Muscle cars pulling hard through the gears, motorbikes screaming away, a tired old van straining to get going and trains gathering pace out of the station. Then the stylised kind. Anime charge-ups, and tiny machines spinning faster until they whine.
Libraries
343
Publishers
48
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $450
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Airbus 320 interior sound effects featuring 40 stereo onboard recordings of acceleration, takeoff, flight at altitude, descent, and landing, with loop versions and a descent signal, recorded at 96 kHz/24-bit.
Copenhagen Metro and S-train sound effects covering pass-bys at varied speeds, departures, door chimes, and onboard station-to-station rides captured in ORTF and MS with MKH 8040 and MKH 416.
Bombard Explorer motorboat sound effects powered by a 4-stroke Yamaha outboard, covering start-ups, idle, RPM ranges, acceleration, deceleration, shutdowns, and hull water impacts across 335 stereo files at 96kHz/24-bit.
Harley Davidson Electra Glide, Kawasaki ZX-10R, and BMW R1200GS sound effects among ten motorcycles, covering engine and exhaust perspective driving, RPM holds, pass-bys, and mechanical Foley at 192 kHz.
Aodes PathCross 1000 L sound effects covering 101 files of dual-perspective engine and exhaust driving, RPM step holds, pass-bys, revving and cockpit foley recorded at 192 kHz.
Rotax 125 Senior Max Evo go-kart sound effects across 52 WAV files, covering engine and exhaust perspectives of static RPM holds, race track laps, pass-bys, revs, overtakes and false starts.
Flevowerf Waterland 700 sound effects capturing engine and cabin perspectives across slow, medium, and fast driving, reverse, U-turns, revving, pass-bys, plus ignition keys, gearshift, ventilation, water pump, and windscreen wiper foley.
Yamaha WaveRunner EX Sport sound effects covering 53 files of dual-perspective engine and exhaust driving, revving, pass-bys, U-turns, and onboard foley recorded at 192 kHz / 32-bit float.
Elko Marine Big Foot Ultimate sound effects covering 24 files of outboard driving at slow, medium and fast speeds, pass-bys, reverse, U-turns, revs and start-idle-shutdown cycles at 192 kHz.
Triumph Street Twin 900cc sound effects across 280 stereo files covering ignitions, idles, revs, RPM throttle loops, pass-bys, and designed impacts, captured from separate engine and exhaust mic positions.
Mazda MX-5 Miata sound effects featuring 82 files of onboard and exterior recordings including acceleration, idle, pass-bys, revs, manoeuvres, and mechanical foley recorded at 96kHz/24-bit.
Traffic pass-by sound effects featuring cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, and emergency sirens at various speeds on asphalt roads, delivered in 24-bit 96kHz stereo.
Acceleration is where an engine shows off. The revs climb until a gear change knocks them back, then they climb again. Recorded Onboard, you hear the engine and the cabin working hard. From outside, a hard acceleration past the microphone is about as satisfying as a chase gets. Many of these libraries split the sound between Intake and Exhaust microphones, so you can push the snarl or the roar. Racing games need lots of them, at different speeds and loads, so nothing repeats.