Just Sound Effects
Steampunk Gadgets
Gears, Cogs And Mechanisms
A Victorian-era workshop where the future meets the past — from the click of a lock to a whole factory hall.
2,475Sounds
441Files
5.14 GBSize
4Use categories
+And more
Gear wheels●Springs●Buttons●Levers●Locking mechanisms●Rotations●Handling●Machine processes●Steam machinery●Factory halls●& more
Source recordings and designed soundsHandling, mechanisms, machines, factories96 kHz WAV, 24 bit stereo
Mechanical sound is the one family where the small sounds decide whether the big ones are believed.
This library runs the whole span: the subtle clicks of lock mechanisms at one end, the complex operations of miniature steam-powered inventions at the other. Recorded sources of gear wheels, springs, buttons and handling sit underneath a large array of fully designed machine processes.
At a Glance
- 2,475 sounds in 441 files as the field prints them; one edition, nothing to add up
- 5.14 GB, 96 kHz / 24 bit stereo WAV
- Four named use categories handling, mechanisms, machines and factories — the field sets these out itself
- Source and designed together recordings of small mechanisms, plus completely designed machine processes
- Built for interfaces too the field names user interfaces and interactive design alongside game environments
- Scales past steampunk weapon sound design, big industrial machines and everyday mechanical devices are named uses
Content & Detail
01What Is Insidethe figures as the field prints them▾
Files441
Sounds2,475
Size5.14 GB
FormatWAV — 24 bit — 96 kHz
ChannelsStereo
EditionsOne — source recordings and designed sounds ship together
02The Four Categoriesas the field lays them out▾
HandlingWeapon and gun handling, and other short mechanical movements and processes
MechanismsGearwheels, rotations, springs, levers and locking mechanisms
MachinesFrom small devices to large steam-powered machines, driven by powerful mechanical rhythms
FactoriesSoundscapes for entire factory halls, or general steampunk atmospheres
03What Was Recordedand what it is for▾
Recorded sourcesGear wheels, springs, buttons and various handling of small mechanisms
Designed layerA big array of completely designed machine processes and mechanics
The rangeFrom the subtle click of a lock mechanism to a miniature steam-powered invention in full operation
Named usesCustom machines, the tactile feel of game environments, user interfaces and interactive design
Also statedWeapon sound design, big industrial machines and everyday mechanical devices
The settingA Victorian-era workshop, steam-powered machinery and small rattling devices
A machine is believable when its parts are audible separately. Shipping the gear wheels and springs next to the finished processes is what lets a designer take a machine apart and rebuild it as a different one.
