Valve sound effects for anything that holds back steam or air and then lets it go. Steam machines and compressed air, hydraulics and gas boiler rooms, with pistons and gears working around them. Steampunk takes a big share, in raw recordings and designed ones. Lots of hiss. Scuba gear and geothermal industry turn up too.
Libraries
31
Publishers
22
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$9.99 to $249
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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.
This collection of 820 mechanical sound effects features industrial machinery, grinding gears, hissing hydraulics, tool interactions, and complex mechanisms from both large and small scales.
This collection of mechanical sound effects features gears, pistons, steam systems, and clockwork, delivered as complex loops, one-shots, and kinetic textures for machine design.
A collection of 115 high-quality mechanical sound effects, capturing machinery in motion. Designed for integration into game, film, and animation projects.
Within this collection, 135 mechanical sound effects encompass realistic recordings of doors, gates, and various mechanical parts, offering authentic audio elements for diverse projects.
Professionally crafted sound effects encompass aircraft noises, engine whistles, and thrusters, recorded in high-quality 24Bit 96kHz with extensive metadata for versatile media applications.
Inside vast industrial spaces, authentic sound effects encompass metallic footsteps, heavy machinery, and large equipment, captured at high-quality 24-bit/192kHz with detailed metadata tagging.
Meticulously recorded compressed air sound effects capture high-resolution bursts across everyday objects, featuring multiple mic perspectives and extensive metadata for professional sound design applications.
Victorian-era mechanical sound effects featuring gears, steam machinery, and intricate mechanisms, offering both raw recordings and designed sounds for crafting authentic steampunk atmospheres and devices.
Natural air pressure and industrial pipe sound effects captured in Iceland, featuring authentic hissing, whistling, and mechanical resonance from geothermal sources.
This extensive collection features 2,205 vehicle sound effects from aircraft, cars, and military vehicles, including detailed recordings of mechanical components, controls, and movement across various transportation types.
Comprehensive collection of industrial boiler room sound effects, featuring authentic mechanical operations, pump systems, and pipeline acoustics captured through both stereo and contact microphone recordings.
Legendary sound pioneers captured unique industrial sound effects, featuring factory ambience, rhythmic machinery, and metallic elements - crafted through decades of acclaimed film work.
An extensive collection of authentic steam engine sound effects and Foley recordings, featuring various machines from trains to tractors, plus Kontakt instruments for real-time sound manipulation.
Meticulously recorded across 33 channels, this comprehensive collection captures authentic sound effects from a vintage tugboat's engine, interior spaces, deck activities, and water interactions.
Valve recordings are mostly about what gets through: a burst of Steam or a blast of compressed air, with hydraulics hissing as they work. The steampunk libraries build whole machines from it, with gears, pistons, clockwork and steam as loops and single hits, which suits Victorian contraptions and airship engine rooms. The industrial side is plainer. Boiler rooms and a hydraulic lift sit closer to a working Factory, and designed thrusters and engine whistles take the same idea into sci-fi. Whatever the valve is on, the release is the part worth getting right, since that's where the pressure shows.
