Sound effects tag

Door Open Sound Effects

Door Open sound effects, from the latch giving to the creak as it swings. Old wooden doors and heavy iron ones, interior and exterior, with handle turns and lock movements before the push. Plenty of creaks. Then the machine kind, lift and train doors sliding open on their own.

Libraries
42
Publishers
22
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9 to $249
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Channel format
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Embedded metadata
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All 42 libraries tagged Door Open

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Elevator sound effects including old freight and old hotel elevators, with interior and exterior operation, doors opening and closing, call buttons, and loops across 69 files in 24-bit/96kHz.
69 files · 471 MB
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
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
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Inside this comprehensive collection, 39 door sound effects feature varied slam intensities across multiple surfaces, captured through three professional microphones at studio-grade 192 kHz quality.
39 files · 1.14 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Comprehensive vehicle sound effects library offering high-quality door slams, seat movements, and belt clicks, recorded at 24-bit/96kHz with detailed metadata for professional productions.
91 files · 95.7 MB · Metadata

An opening door is really a few small sounds in a row: the handle, the latch, the hinge and the swing. Some libraries split those out, so the handle turn can go early and a Door Creak can run as long as the shot needs. Materials and eras vary a lot, from old wood to iron, with heavier doors over in Metal Door. A few sets record the same door at different intensities and from different perspectives, which helps when the camera moves. Lifts and trains bring the automatic sort, doors that open on their own with a bell or a beep nearby. Most of the libraries carry the close as well.

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