Sound effects tag

Highway Sound Effects

Highway sound effects for wide roads and heavy traffic. Cars and trucks pass by from different perspectives, out on open highways and on busy city ones where horns and motorcycles join in. Wet roads and snowy ones too. Some takes run long enough to sit under a whole scene without looping, which is handy for film and for driving games.

Libraries
30
Publishers
22
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
48 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$15 to $249
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

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All 30 libraries tagged Highway

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional stereo recordings capture 75 diverse vehicle pass-by sound effects, featuring cars, trucks, and motorcycles with varying speeds, rattles, and mechanical details in 24bit-96kHz quality.
75 files · 752 MB · Metadata
-25%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
African urban traffic sound effects recorded in Lagos and Oyo State, featuring highway pass-bys, bus parks, rickshaws, motorcycles, horns, walla, and early morning street ambiences at 96kHz 24-bit stereo.
31 files · 2.43 GB · Metadata
-25%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
African urban traffic sound effects featuring busy highways, bus stops, market streets, and wet roads with cars, motorcycles, trucks, horns, and crowd walla captured across morning, evening, and night settings.
29 files · 2.42 GB · Metadata
-25%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Lagos traffic sound effects recorded across highways, bus stations, bridges, and city intersections, featuring vehicle pass-bys, truck horns, motorcycles, tricycles, sirens, walla, and footsteps at 96kHz/24-bit stereo.
30 files · 2.73 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Serbian roadway and highway traffic sound effects featuring 35 stereo ambiences of high density vehicle pass-bys from close and distant perspectives, recorded at 192 kHz across multiple cities.
35 files · 12 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professionally captured sound effects from Northwest UK motorways, featuring diverse vehicle noises, including cars crossing lanes, lorries, and motorcycles recorded at various times using high-quality equipment.
33 files · 2.23 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo, Surround.
This comprehensive collection captures Mexico's vibrant essence through detailed sound effects, featuring bustling marketplaces, serene countryside ambiances, and authentic cultural atmospheres from diverse locations.
61 files · 6.20 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Diverse collection of 33 interior ambient recordings captures authentic sound effects from busy airports to peaceful homes across Italy and the United States, featuring varying traffic levels and atmospheric elements.
33 files · 1.63 GB

On a highway, where the recorder sits changes a lot. Right by the road it's pass-bys and the odd Truck horn, and further back the traffic turns into a steady background, so it helps that these come from different perspectives. The city recordings bring more going on: bus stations and bridges, intersections, tricycles and walla, from early morning through to night. Wet roads are in there as well. For quieter tarmac and side streets, Road takes over. Highway beds suit a motel room by the interstate or any shot where traffic runs past the window.

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