Sound effects tag

Door Knock Sound Effects

Door Knock sound effects: somebody's outside, and the story is about to walk in. A polite tap from a neighbour, or the slow heavy knock nobody wants to answer at midnight. Single knocks and repeated ones, on wooden and metal doors. Short and loaded. The spooky end comes with haunted house atmosphere, and the household sets give you the handle and the latch for what happens next.

Libraries
9
Publishers
8
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9 to $395
44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Creaking door sound effects alongside old wooden, interior, and iron door opens and closes, door lock movements, squeaks, and single and repeated knocking variations across 93 stereo files.
93 files · 30 MB
-28%
44.1 to 48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Sitcom sound effects including canned laughter, audience applause, ba-dum-tss punchlines, comedy jingles, household foley, character reactions, and scene transition cues for TV comedy production.
204 files · 186 MB · Metadata
96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
A mini collection of door sound effects featuring latch clicks, handle turns, knocks, creaks, and closes across various materials, mechanisms, and eras, recorded at multiple intensities and perspectives.
184 files · 305 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
The collection features haunting sound effects, including 373 source recordings, ghost creatures, and atmospheric elements like cemeteries and storms, plus door knocks and spooky house sounds.
124 files · 3.43 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This diverse compilation features fifteen distinct doors with sound effects ranging from squeaky hinges to smooth movements, encompassing various household entrances made of wood, metal, and glass combinations.
147 files · 127 MB · Metadata

A knock tells the audience who's outside before anyone opens up. Knuckles are light and quick. A fist is heavier and says trouble. The door matters too, since a hollow interior door sounds nothing like a solid front one. Most door libraries record the knock alongside the Door Handle and Door Open from the same door, so the whole moment matches. Sitcoms lean on the cheerful version, horror on the other.

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