Sound effects tag

Hum Sound Effects

Hum sound effects for anything switched on and left running. Transformers buzzing at a power station, old tellies and tape machines warming up, robots idling on whining servos and the low drone of an underground lab. Quiet rooms hum too. And so do people, if cartoon characters count.

Libraries
228
Publishers
105
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$3 to $497
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Recorded or designed
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Channel format
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Embedded metadata
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All 228 libraries tagged Hum

48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Spanning 90 minutes, this extensive library contains 45 varied refrigerator sound effects, from subtle domestic hums to deep, resonant tones suitable for sci-fi atmospheres.
45 files · 1.55 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This comprehensive library features various refrigerator hums, electrical buzzes, and rhythmic sound effects, offering deep rumbles and unique textures across 26 high-quality files, including 10 in 96kHz format.
26 files · 1.06 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Multiple refrigerator models provide authentic sound effects, from subtle hums to noticeable vibrations, professionally recorded and tagged with USC metadata for seamless project integration.
19 files · 493.2 MB · Metadata
44.1 to 96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Industrial machinery hums merge with distinctive strip light pings in this collection of meticulously captured mechanical sound effects recorded over multiple years.
23 files · 447 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Dark ambience sound effects spanning 41 short futuristic atmospheres, drones, hums, and textures for building tension, mood, and space, delivered as 96 kHz / 24-bit stereo WAV files.
41 files · 379 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
Fridge and freezer sound effects across 170 UCS-compliant files covering door suctions, latches, bottle and jar rattles, plastic drawers, ice trays, and compressor hums, recorded at 96kHz with a Sennheiser MKH60.
170 files · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Cassette deck sound effects captured from a real tape recorder across 160 files at 96kHz/24bit, covering play, stop, pause and power buttons, tape insert, eject, rewind, playback loops, hums, and cassette case handling.
160 files · 445 MB
48 to 96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Domestic room tone sound effects recorded in a single Southern California High Desert home, with two-minute tones per room plus doors, plumbing, appliances, and light switches across 328 UCS-compliant files.
164 files · 2.56 GB · Metadata
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Electric burst sound effects across 300+ files including Tesla coil arcs, spark discharges, degraded impacts, glitch alarms, warped tape movements, aggressive whooshes, electro pulses, and electromagnetic rises.
300 files · 625 MB
-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
Was $30.00, now $20.00
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-28%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Electromagnetic interference sound effects recorded at 96kHz from active shipboard equipment including boiler panels, engine control room indicators and purifiers, capturing pulses, buzzes, glitches, whines and digital noise.
293 files · 8.85 GB · Metadata
Was $35.00, now $25.00
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A hum is a steady tone with a little texture riding on it, and that texture tells you what's making it. Mains electricity gives a low, clean hum with a Buzz on top. Old electronics add crackle and a faint whine. In a scene, a hum makes a lab feel busy or a spaceship feel alive. The electrical recordings here sit well alongside Static and Interference for anything that's starting to fail. Leave a hum running under dialogue and it blends right in. Take it away and the room goes dead.

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