Sound effects tag

Engine Failure Sound Effects

Engine Failure sound effects from real engines giving up. A small scooter stumbles through false starts and stalls, and a vintage fishing trawler's hotbulb engine cuts out, recorded from the engine room and up on deck. Splutter, then silence. They suit breakdowns, chases gone wrong and boats in trouble.

Libraries
2
Publishers
2
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround
Sample rates
96 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$15 to $186.75

All 2 libraries tagged Engine Failure

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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Surround.
Comprehensive marine recordings capture a vintage trawler's distinctive sound effects, including multi-perspective engine operations, hydrophone captures, mechanical transitions, and shipboard ambiences across various speeds.
944 files · 35.61 GB · Metadata

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This comprehensive collection captures sound effects from a 1960s narrowboat, featuring multiple engine recordings, cabin acoustics, hydrophone tracks, and detailed mechanical elements across synchronized perspectives.
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A failure reads best when the engine is heard working first. The trawler recordings give you that, with accelerations and steady running alongside the failures, plus Engine Room and hydrophone perspectives. On the scooter, a False Start and a stall make a getaway fall apart nicely. Bells and horns from the boat help finish off the scene once the engine has gone quiet.

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