Sound effects tag

Device Sound Effects

Device sound effects for gadgets of every era. Beeps recorded from all sorts of real devices sit alongside smartphone foley and radio static. Then the mechanical side. Gear rotation and ratchets come from historical contraptions, and tiny mechanisms suit watches and anything else small that clicks and rotates. Sci-fi gadgets add servos and gizmos.

Libraries
13
Publishers
12
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $35
44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This collection features malfunctioning equipment sound effects, capturing glitches and short circuits across various technological devices, with processed audio that authentically represents defective machinery.
50 files · 30.8 MB · Metadata
-31%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Historical mechanical device sound effects across 223 files at 96kHz/24-bit, covering clicks and snap-ins, gear rotation, ratchets, slides, spinning motion sequences, and activation and processing sequences.
42 files · 450 MB · Metadata
Was $35.00, now $24.00
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192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Mono.
This library of beep sound effects includes 30 long and 50 short variations, recorded from various devices and organized in the UCS format.
80 files · 169 MB · Metadata
-33%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This sound library contains 703 WAV files of sound effects covering magic (biological, dark, natural, light) and future technology (devices, weapons, UI, drones).
703 files · 3.16 GB · Metadata
Was $30.00, now $20.00
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-60%
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Detailed sound effects collection featuring smartphone interactions, including taps, swipes, vibrations, and handling noises recorded on various surfaces at professional 24-bit quality.
48 files · 60.8 MB · Metadata
44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professionally recorded from various units and frequencies, these twenty distinctive radio static sound effects deliver authentic interference noises for broadcast and production needs.
20 files · 178 MB · Metadata
-30%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Digital interface sound effects encompass synthesized alerts, data streams, and electronic signals, providing high-quality audio elements at 96kHz/24bit for displays, devices, and user interfaces.
98 files · 472 MB · Metadata
Was $49.00, now $34.00
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A device on screen is usually small, so its sound does a lot of the explaining. A short Bleep says it's on, and a click with a little rotation says something inside is moving. The beeps here come long and short, so a sustained tone can be an alarm and a quick blip a button press. Historical mechanisms suit Steampunk inventions and period labs, with gears, ratchets and spinning parts doing the work. For the future, the gadget and gizmo sets blend synthetic layers with real recordings. Space equipment foley covers the handling of light weapons and kit, which keeps a hero's gear sounding solid in the hand.

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