Boom Library
Electric Vehicles
Onboard, Exterior, Electromagnetic
Cars quiet enough that wind, rain and birds ruin the take — which is why the sessions waited months for the right day.
1,396Files
1,396Sounds
20.6 GBSize
7Named models
+And more
Onboard cabin●Motor bay●Trunk●Bumpers●Approach●Away●Cornering●Start and stop●Doors and frunks●Charging●& more
Up to 12 onboard channelsFour exterior perspectives96 kHz WAV, 24 bit
An electric car is the hardest vehicle to record for exactly the reason it is pleasant to drive: there is almost nothing to mask a mistake.
With no engine noise to hide behind, wind, rain, birds and passing traffic all end up in the take — so the sessions waited months for the weather. What came back is up to twelve onboard channels per vehicle, electromagnetic microphones included, plus four exterior perspectives along a track.
At a Glance
- 1,396 files, 1,396 sounds the field prints the same number twice — one sound per file, with no editing split
- 20.6 GB at 96 kHz / 24 bit one edition, so there is nothing to add up
- Up to twelve onboard channels cabin, motors in the engine bay, trunk and bumpers, with electromagnetic microphones among them
- Four exterior perspectives approach, away, cornering, and start and stops — counted off the field’s own list
- Seven models named VW ID3, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Skoda Enyaq, Mercedes EQE 300, Renault Zoe, Talaria Sting R and a Tesla Roadster
- Two wheels and one a scooter, an electric motorbike and a monowheel alongside the cars
Content & Detail
01What Is Insidethe figures as the field prints them▾
Files1,396
Sounds1,396 — the same figure, so each file holds one sound
Size20.6 GB
FormatWAV — 24 bit — 96 kHz, Windows and Mac
EditionsOne — nothing to add up
Keywords, as printedCARS, VEHICLES, SCOOTER, MOTORBIKE, MONOBIKE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE SOUND, ELECTRIC MOTOR SOUND, ELECTRIC CAR SOUND, EV, VW ID3, HYUNDAI IONIQ 5, SKODA ENYAQ, MERCEDES EQE 300, RENAULT ZOE, TALARIA STING R, TESLA ROADSTER SOUND
02How It Was Recordedthe microphone positions▾
OnboardUp to 12-channel rigs covering the cabin, the motors in the engine bay, the trunk and the bumpers
Electromagnetic microphonesIncluded in the onboard set, for the electrical whine rather than the air
Driver perspectiveA 3D Ambisonic position, natural and spatial, for interior scenes
Your own mixThe channels are separate, so tyre noise or motor whine can be brought forward per shot
ExteriorSeveral spots along a track: approach, away, cornering and pass-by
Why that mattersStatic exterior shots and cuts between switching cameras need different positions, not one blend
03What Was Recordedthe fleet, the manoeuvres and the wait▾
The carsFrom small city EVs through family and executive cars to high-performance ones
The rare oneA Tesla Roadster, which the field notes is one of only 1,500 originals built
Not just carsA scooter, an electric motorbike and an electric monowheel
The manoeuvresSteady driving, acceleration, deceleration, reverse and more, each at several speeds including very low ones
The handlingDoors, trunks and frunks opening and closing, windscreen wipers, charging procedures
The waitMonths held back by weather: an EV is quiet enough that wind, rain, birds and passing traffic all end up in the recording
Silence is the whole product here. The reason this library took months of waiting is the same reason it is worth having: an electric vehicle has no engine to hide the background behind, so every take is either clean or useless.
