Sound effects tag

Elevator Sound Effects

Elevator sound effects from the lobby to the bottom of the shaft. Doors sliding open and shut, and the ding when the car arrives. It hums as it rides up or down. Then the grim end, rusty freight lifts and cages descending into a coal mine. Quieter still, a hotel corridor at night with a lift moving somewhere behind the wall.

Libraries
63
Publishers
47
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $299
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Recorded or designed
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Channel format
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Embedded metadata
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All 63 libraries tagged Elevator

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
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This library of 27 elevator sound effects contains various recordings of mechanisms, including door operations and the mechanical sounds of riding up and riding down.
27 files · 1.2 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit.
This comprehensive collection captures diverse elevator sound effects, featuring historic models, industrial lifts, and modern systems with authentic movements, ambiance, and mechanical operations.
42 files · 625 MB · Metadata
-34%
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Industrial ambience sound effects featuring factory machinery, power plant interiors, warehouse room tones, cargo port atmospheres, excavator and bulldozer operation, forklift and truck crane movement, elevators, and backup beepers.
106 files · 1.01 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Luxury hotel sound effects from five-star properties including Bangkok Marriott Marquis and Hilton Stockholm, covering elevators, room tones, doors, safes, espresso machines, showers, and air conditioning at 96kHz/24-bit.
532 files · 12.1 GB · Metadata
-33%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Electromagnetic field sound effects recorded at 96kHz from active shipboard electrical systems including power transformers, distribution panels, battery chargers, and elevator motors, capturing buzzes, hums, arcs, whines, and glitches with dynamic tonal variations.
284 files · 7.65 GB · Metadata
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Hong Kong urban ambience sound effects featuring 39 recordings at 96kHz/24-bit across street markets, MTR metro stations, harbour scenes, Kowloon Park, crosswalk alerts, ferry interiors, and Cantonese crowd walla.
39 files · 2.35 GB · Metadata
-40%
48 to 96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Hotel interior sound effects featuring quiet nighttime ambiences recorded across guest rooms, corridors, and lobbies, providing natural room tones with subtle ventilation, elevator movement, and electrical buzz.
95 files · 12.1 GB · Metadata

An elevator is a little sequence: call button, ding, doors, ride, doors again. The recordings here follow that, with the machinery and the doors recorded separately, so a ride can last as long as the scene needs. Office lifts sound clean and modern. Freight lifts and mine shafts are the opposite, clanking and groaning, which horror games love. Hotel recordings put the lift in context, with the Lobby and a quiet Corridor around it. Some include alarms for the classic stuck-lift scene. Thrillers use the rest for tense silences between floors.

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