Pack info
These effects are high-quality, first generation copies of original nitrate optical sound effects from the 1930s & 40s created for Hollywood studios. They were collected by a prominent sound editor who worked in the industry for 44 years. The fragile optical elements were donated to USC, and transferred to tape by USC Cinema students in the early 1970s. I have digitized them for preservation, but they have not been restored. You may want to use some noise reduction. Or you may embrace the noise of history.
- Pack created on: Aug. 26, 2018, 10:13 p.m.
- Number of sounds: 11
- Number of downloads: 40
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11 sounds
"Bullitt" Revs. Rapid engine acceleration. Good for gear shift effect. Very short bursts.
Car drives up from distance at slow speed with a whir. Engine idles with a low rumble. Gear shifts. Car ...
Muffled car engine rev and speed away. Squealing tires. Several starts and passes. Slightly reverberant.
Cars in distance, speed up close and tires squeal in a reverberant space. Almost identical to effect number 6.
Car in distance. Drives and heavy tire squeal. Stops with rumble. In reverberant space like a tunnel.
Violent close up screech and roar away. Then returns and screeches and goes away again. Somewhat muffled.
Cars roar around a medium distance track. Good gear shifts, changes in pitch, some tire squeals. Starts in distance and ...
Low rumble of engine rev, slightly squealing tires. Accelerating and shifting gears. Drives by several times.
Race cars drive by on track, in a circle. Come back in and out. Somewhat at a distance. Medium speed.
11 sounds