Sound effects tag

Handbrake Sound Effects

Handbrake sound effects, that ratchety crunch of a lever being yanked up. Pulled on hard, eased off with the button pressed, clicked through slowly. Classic cars and modern ones, vans and hybrids, each with its own feel. Older cars tend to clatter more. Newer ones are tighter, and some swap the lever for an electric switch that whirs. A small sound that's instantly recognisable.

Libraries
267
Publishers
27
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
48 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $350
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Recorded or designed
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Channel format
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Embedded metadata
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All 267 libraries tagged Handbrake.
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All 267 libraries tagged Handbrake

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Video game hardware sound effects featuring 234 source recordings of console cartridge insertions, controller buttons, joysticks, arcade coin mechanisms, optical drives, sim-racing gear, and keyboard interactions recorded at 96kHz.
234 files · 2.50 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Sports car sound effects featuring 10 vehicles - including BMW Z3, Fiat 850 Sport Coupe, Porsche 924, and Mazda MX-5 Miata - with driving sequences, interior and exterior foley, and mechanical details recorded at 192 kHz.
2,206 files · 29.2 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Fiat 126 sound effects featuring 213 files of synchronized air-cooled engine, exhaust, and interior driving perspectives, alongside stereo pass-bys and exhaustive vintage vehicle foley captured at 192kHz.
213 files · 4.09 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
FAP 13 1962 fire truck sound effects featuring multi-perspective driving maneuvers, heavy diesel engine idles, air brakes, vintage emergency sirens, and comprehensive interior and exterior mechanical foley.
156 files · 3.28 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Surround.
Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD6 sound effects featuring onboard and exterior recordings of asphalt driving maneuvers, pass-bys, idles, and vehicle foley, captured across simultaneous interior, engine, exhaust, and tire perspectives.
166 files · 1.4 GB · Metadata

The handbrake usually comes as part of a full car foley set, recorded inside the cabin alongside the Seatbelt, the Turn Indicator, the doors and the switches. That's useful, because everything shares the same space and mics, so a scene inside a car stays consistent. Pull up, ratchet, key off. Editors use it to end a drive, and racing games use it for the moment before a drift. Many libraries here cover the full drive too, so the engine and the handbrake come from the same car.

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