Traffic sound effects from busy main roads to quiet back streets. Cars, vans, buses and motorbikes passing at speed on British roads, close enough to feel the draught. Then the traffic you hear from somewhere else, a distant hum through a classroom window or tyres hissing past on a wet night. Constant. Easy to ignore, until it stops.
Libraries
398
Publishers
124
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $699
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Traffic pass-by sound effects featuring cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, and emergency sirens at various speeds on asphalt roads, delivered in 24-bit 96kHz stereo.
African urban traffic sound effects recorded in Lagos and Oyo State, featuring highway pass-bys, bus parks, rickshaws, motorcycles, horns, walla, and early morning street ambiences at 96kHz 24-bit stereo.
African urban traffic sound effects featuring busy highways, bus stops, market streets, and wet roads with cars, motorcycles, trucks, horns, and crowd walla captured across morning, evening, and night settings.
Lagos traffic sound effects recorded across highways, bus stations, bridges, and city intersections, featuring vehicle pass-bys, truck horns, motorcycles, tricycles, sirens, walla, and footsteps at 96kHz/24-bit stereo.
Lagos traffic ambience sound effects recorded at 96kHz featuring bus stops, expressways, bridges, bus parks, and busy road junctions with vehicles, horns, walla, and sirens.
Serbian roadway and highway traffic sound effects featuring 35 stereo ambiences of high density vehicle pass-bys from close and distant perspectives, recorded at 192 kHz across multiple cities.
High-quality field recording features rainfall, thunder, and suburban traffic sound effects from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Captures heavy rain, distant thunder, and cars passing by.
Comprehensive traffic sound effects library capturing various vehicle pass-bys on British roads, featuring high-quality recordings suitable for environmental sound design and creative processing.
Traffic junction recordings capture diverse sound effects including vehicle pass-bys, stops, and idles, featuring buses, trucks, and cars in high-quality 24-bit/192kHz format with detailed metadata.
Long, uninterrupted city traffic sound effects featuring diverse urban locations and vehicle movements, cleanly recorded from multiple perspectives without human or wildlife interference.
Comprehensive collection of 80 high-quality sound effects featuring urban ambience, including traffic recordings and environmental sounds captured across Southern California's diverse locations using professional recording equipment.
Authentic sound effects capture 19 Parisian locations, featuring bustling streets and tranquil parks in high-quality surround audio, with stereo versions included for versatile playback options.
Extensive urban sound effects collection featuring lengthy ambient recordings, from city traffic and rain to night cicadas, captured with professional equipment and mastered in Pro Tools.
Long-duration urban ambience recordings include diverse sound effects, from city traffic to desert environments, featuring both day and night atmospheres captured with professional equipment.
Authentic sound effects captured across the UK feature diverse traffic recordings, from bus interiors to wet roads, with meticulously edited files including trains, trams, and ambient transportation sounds.
Featuring winter traffic scenarios and tire maneuvers, this collection delivers authentic sound effects of snowy roads, from quiet village paths to bustling city highways.
Traffic is the bed most city scenes sit on, so it needs to be steady and believable without drawing the eye. A wash of distant cars works under dialogue. Close pass-bys do the opposite, punching through when a character steps off the kerb. The best results usually come from layering both, with a few individual vehicles placed where the picture needs them. Weather changes everything. On a wet road every tyre hisses, and the rain recordings here catch that from rural lanes to big cities. Indoors, traffic becomes a low rumble through glass, which is what the room tones carry. Add Walla for pavements full of people, or head down a busy Street for the full City mix. Few sounds say where you are faster.