Pipe sound effects, mostly the metal kind. Pipes struck and dropped. Water gurgles and knocks its way through old plumbing while a factory cooling system hums and trickles away somewhere in the background. Wind moaning through metal tubes makes some very eerie tones. The other pipe gets a look in too, packed with tobacco and puffed on.
Libraries
56
Publishers
43
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$6 to $249
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Deep within an Icelandic lava field, a disused borehole transforms everyday sounds into otherworldly sound effects, creating metallic echoes and natural delays through various experimental techniques.
Realistic potato gun recordings capture combustion sounds and firing effects, featuring both projectile and non-projectile shots with dual stereo configurations and comprehensive sound effects variations.
Geofon sound effects capturing structural vibrations from suspension bridges, antenna pylons, geothermal steam pipes, elevators, escalators and an anthill, with 91 files recorded at 192 kHz/32-bit using a LOM Geofòn.
Wooden toy train whistle sound effects across 90 files of long, medium, short and staccato blows, double and triple toots, vibrato stutters, and rhythmic phrases recorded at 96kHz/24-bit.
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.
Drone sound effects featuring 20 designed underscore textures including dark bells, pipes, voice drones, energy hums, and tension tones delivered in 96kHz 24-bit stereo.
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo, Surround, Ambisonic B.
Roomtones and interior sound effects captured across kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, laundries, and abandoned spaces, featuring ambient hum, distant voices, rain, and subtle environmental details in ambisonics, stereo, 5.1, and 7.1.2 formats.
A collection of smoking and vaping sound effects, including cigarettes, bongs, blunts, and vape pens, with associated sizzling, bubbling, sparking, and coughing audio.
This library contains over 1,600 water sound effects embedded with UCS metadata, covering pouring fluids, bubbles, natural flows, and emerging or submerging liquid motion.
A collection of 128 sound effects of struck metal and glass objects recorded with contact microphones and geophones, creating resonant, gong-like tones. Includes detailed UCS metadata.
Haunting atmospheric sound effects created with a specialized LOM Geofon capture wind through metallic objects, resulting in ethereal tones and dark, textural ambiences.
Deep metallic sound effects blend with trickling water and industrial hums, captured from a factory's large red cooling system, providing atmospheric and drone-like qualities.
Sound effects include comprehensive smoking actions, from cigarette puffs and pipe-packing to match strikes, recorded in high-quality 96kHz for authentic tobacco-related audio production.
Pristine sound effects capture diverse water movements, from gentle lake lapping to thunderous ocean waves, recorded across Pacific Northwest shorelines in natural, creature-free environments with multiple recording perspectives.
A metal pipe is a great sound source because it rings. Hit a pipe and you get a clang with a long, shimmering tail, and its length sets the pitch. Horror and industrial scenes use that, and contact mic recordings bring out tones you'd never hear in the room. Factory pipework hums, which gives a Boiler room its constant drone, and a Valve squeal on top gets you halfway to a submarine. Plumbing is the other big use, with water knocking and gurgling through the walls of an old building.