Sound effects tag

Shutdown Sound Effects

Shutdown sound effects for the moment things stop. Engines switched off, heard from the driver's seat and from out by the road. A jet spooling down after landing. A factory cooling system winding to silence. Then the made-up kind: robots powering off, spaceship engines dying, an old video recorder clunking to a halt. The last few seconds of a machine tell you a lot about it.

Libraries
212
Publishers
33
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$6 to $649
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Recorded or designed
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Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
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Embedded metadata
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All 212 libraries tagged Shutdown

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: Mono.
Electric motor sound effects captured as electromagnetic field recordings from working shipboard and industrial equipment, covering start-ups, shutdowns, idles, stepper glitches, grinders, blowers, pumps and compressors at 96kHz.
190 files · 2.33 GB · Metadata
-45%
48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Robot sound effects featuring 175 designed files covering mecha footsteps, servo movements, transformations, plasma cannon fire, laser shots, weapon reloads, processed voice lines, scanning sequences, and impacts for game and sci-fi use.
175 files · 105 MB · Metadata
-20%
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo.
This collection of 497 sound effects features the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and Z750, covering driving maneuvers, pass-bys, startups, revs, idle, and various handling foleys.
497 files · 1.64 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Surround.
A collection of Husqvarna riding mower sound effects with idles, revs, and work from multiple exterior and onboard perspectives, including mixing sessions and comprehensive metadata.
300 files · 17.54 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Surround.
This library of Husqvarna leaf blower sound effects contains idles, revs, ramps, and working performances from multiple perspectives, with included mixing sessions and embedded metadata.
88 files · 5.16 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Mono, Stereo, Surround.
A collection of Husqvarna lawn mower sound effects featuring idles, revs, and driving from multiple exterior and onboard perspectives, including engine and exhaust microphone placements.
95 files · 5.91 GB · Metadata

A shutdown is usually recorded as part of a full run: start, idle, a few revs, then key off. That's handy, because the shutdown then matches the Startup from the same take. Listen for what comes after the engine stops. Fans and pumps can carry on after the engine dies, and a good recording keeps them. Cars get recorded from inside and out, and the Onboard versions catch the cabin going quiet around you. The sci-fi side is designed, with power downs that drop in pitch and fade away for robots and ships. Editors use shutdowns to end a scene. Game teams use them every time a player climbs out of a vehicle.

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