Chain sound effects, heavy and rattling. Chains dragged across a dungeon floor, or swung hard as a weapon. Mechanical chains in robots and machinery grinding as they move. Horror loves them. So does anyone building a castle or a prison. Everyday chains too, from foley sessions that cover the small clinks and the big pile-ups.
Libraries
93
Publishers
57
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $249
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Lock and gear sound effects spanning 611 files of padlock clicks, vault dial mechanisms, chain rattles and drags, clockwork ticking, levers, ratchets, switches, winches, and metal door movement.
Professional recordings capture 566 chain-based sound effects, featuring metal links in various sizes and actions, delivering clean impacts and movements across multiple surfaces, from wood to metal plates.
Versatile metal chain sound effects encompass subtle rings to heavy thuds, featuring various chain sizes recorded on different surfaces for construction, gaming, and multimedia projects.
Over 150 high-fidelity metal chain sound effects, including jail-like clanking and rattling, recorded in stereo at 96kHz/24-bit with UCS compatibility.
Detailed metal chain sound effects captured in high fidelity, featuring movements, drops, pulleys, and drags suitable for various scenarios from maritime ambience to prisoner scenes.
Comprehensive collection featuring diverse metal chain sound effects, from rattling and whipping to jingling, suitable for horror ambiences, medieval weaponry, and treasure-related audio design.
Construction site sound effects spanning 470 seamless loops and excavator one-shots covering jackhammers, concrete saws, generators, warehouse walla, motor hums, and suburban road traffic across nearfield, mid, and distant perspectives.
Metal impact sound effects recorded inside a ship's Bosun Store, capturing hammer, chain, shovel, and soft ball strikes in AB stereo, binaural, mono, and contact microphone perspectives.
Door, drawer, and window sound effects featuring 371 recordings of opening, closing, latching, and locking actions across wood, metal, glass, and composite household, appliance, and vehicle thresholds.
Horror game sound effects featuring 1,044 files across dark ambiences, creature vocals, jumpscares, gore, footsteps, doors, magic spells, stingers, risers, and mechanical UI elements for survival horror and interactive projects.
A collection of 677 metal sound effects featuring frictions, mechanical movements, machinery, heavy impacts, and rolling elements, delivered as 24-bit/48kHz stereo WAV files.
A collection of 1,911 horror sound effects covering haunted ambiences, creature vocals, foley, jumpscares, and transitions. Also includes musical elements, UI sounds, and ghostly whispers.
Chains are noisy in a good way. Every link moves a little on its own, so even a small shake gives you a busy, clinking Rattle, and a heavy chain dropped on stone lands like a small avalanche. Weight is everything. Thin chains sound bright and quick. Thick ones are slow and menacing. The melee libraries use chains as weapons, with swings and a Metal Impact when they land, while horror sets drag them through dungeons and dark corridors. Robot and mech libraries add mechanical chain drives under servo movement. For clean everyday chains, the big foley bundles cover handling in detail.
