Sound effects tag

Music Box Sound Effects

Music Box sound effects from the real mechanism. Each pluck of the metal comb is recorded separately, so a box can play whatever a scene needs, and the mechanical sounds of the box itself sit alongside. Some boxes sound pristine. Others sound antique, or properly eerie. Toy music boxes turn up among wooden and plastic toys too.

Libraries
11
Publishers
9
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9.99 to $299.99
192 kHz, 32-bit. Formats: Mono.
This library provides 219 one-shot sound effects from three music boxes, including isolated notes and mechanical sounds with pristine, antique, and eerie tonal qualities.
219 files · 429 MB · Metadata
-63%
44.1 to 48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Cinematic trailer sound effects featuring over 100 designed risers, impacts, explosions, glitches, whooshes, tension builds, drones, stingers, and transitions for film trailers, game promos, and multimedia projects.
115 files · 127 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono.
This library contains 809 sound effects of wooden, plastic, and metal toys, including blocks, shakers, horns, music boxes, cars, marbles, and soft toys.
809 files · 1.02 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Musical stabs, footsteps, and playful sound effects blend with 45 original game tracks, featuring whimsical UI elements, toy-like instruments, and carefully crafted audio spanning nearly an hour.
910 files · 2.04 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Extensive mechanical collection featuring 600+ authentic sound effects, from typewriters and cameras to tools and equipment, delivering organic textures suitable for diverse sound design needs.
376 files · 503 MB
44.1 kHz, 16-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Comprehensive collection featuring 2,000 high-quality sound effects across diverse categories, including ambiences, vehicles, weather, and musical elements, recorded in stereo at 44.1kHz with 16/24-bit resolution.
2,000 files · 3.7 GB · Metadata

A music box does a lot for something so small. Played clean it suits a nursery or a Christmas morning, and slowed down it turns to horror. Because the plucks are recorded separately, they can be arranged into anything, with the mechanism underneath to keep the real box in the sound. The eerie ones suit haunted houses. The toy recordings put a music box in a playroom beside wooden blocks and marbles, with more in Toy. Clock engines and other small mechanics fill out the clockwork side, and festive Christmas material is there for holiday scenes.

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