Sound effects tag

Ratchet Sound Effects

Ratchet sound effects, the run of clicks as a pawl skips over a toothed wheel. Winches and clockwork gears from small to massive, plus the cartoon wind-up that gets cranked before something goes wrong. Lots of clicking. There are tool and construction sounds too, and analog buttons and sliders for interfaces.

Libraries
33
Publishers
22
Formats
Mono, stereo, surround
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $109
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Recorded or designed
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Channel format
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Embedded metadata
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All 33 libraries tagged Ratchet

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96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Construction site sound effects covering power tools, nail guns, chop saws, angle grinders, excavators, concrete mixers, tree shredders, brick debris, and site ambiences recorded at 192kHz across close and distant perspectives.
674 files · 14.9 GB · Metadata
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96 to 192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
Construction site sound effects recorded at 192kHz, covering angle grinders, nail guns, DEWALT and Makita drills, excavators, tree saws, concrete pours, tape, rope, and site ambiences.
225 files · 4.04 GB · Metadata
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48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Lock and gear sound effects spanning 611 files of padlock clicks, vault dial mechanisms, chain rattles and drags, clockwork ticking, levers, ratchets, switches, winches, and metal door movement.
611 files · 501 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Hologram HUD sound effects covering startups, shutdowns, swipes, whooshes, clicks, accepts, errors and glitch sweeteners across 269 UCS-named files at 96kHz/24bit, with minimum eight variations per action.
45 files · 543 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Historical mechanical device sound effects across 223 files at 96kHz/24-bit, covering clicks and snap-ins, gear rotation, ratchets, slides, spinning motion sequences, and activation and processing sequences.
42 files · 450 MB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This library of cartoon sound effects features impacts, crashes, comedic movement, and character reactions, covering classic and modern styles with boings, swooshes, pops, and zaps.
1,519 files · 3.90 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This library provides over 1500 user interface and analog device sound effects, including clicks, transitions, electrical hums, mechanical motions, and various button and slider actions.
228 files · 2.66 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Nostalgic cartoon sound effects include whimsical wobbles, wooden snicks, toy squeals, and classic wind-up rhythms, meticulously crafted in high-quality 24Bit 192kHz format for animation projects.
151 files · 420 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
A comprehensive collection of 1000+ steampunk sound effects featuring factory machines, gears, and gadgets, recorded at high quality and meticulously organized into thirteen distinct categories for gaming projects.
1,061 files · 7.48 GB · Metadata

A ratchet is all in the timing. The mechanism recordings carry ratchets tightening and ratchet straps next to winches and Latch moves, with padlock clicks and vault dials nearby. The gear libraries go bigger, with heavy creaks and machine motion, some recorded ultrasonically so they hold up when pitched way down. For the hand tool itself, pair it with Wrench recordings from the workshop. Cartoon sets bring the wind-up and wooden snicks for comedy, while the clockwork side suits steampunk and sci-fi machinery.

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