Description
This is Motion Motors 2: Dirt Roads, the second in a series of vehicle pass by pound effects collections.
Soon after the first Motion Motors sound effects library was released in 2015 I began recording vehicles on my dirt road. I spent 9 years setting up high end digital recorders and microphones on the side of the road at various distances. This road was always in a variable state of transition. When it was graded it was smooth and gritty. After months of traffic it would fall apart and the surface would develop rough spots with massive pot holes and ribs from speeding vehicles. Because of these rough spots, the vehicles would make nasty suspension bumps along with metal trailer rattles, shakes and impacts.
You can use the sounds stand alone or as layers to add depth and character to your designs. From subtle gritty pass bys to loud and aggressive motor revs and engine strains. A wide variety of distances from 5 feet out to 250 feet are included. Multiple microphone patterns were utilized to give you a broad selection of stereo widths to choose from.
During the summer of 2025 my road was rebuilt for paving and a wide variety of heavy machinery were recorded. Excavators (squeaky treads), boring machines, loaders and dump trucks aggressively working on the road is a highlight of this collection which I’m sure you can put to good use. Some really crazy stuff!
Designing SCI-FI spaceship effects? This collection provides many sounds that can be manipulated to give you that extra special element you need. Uniques motion pass by effects can be created by pitching, reversing and processing with your favorite plug-ins. The lush forest reverb on the distant sounds really benefit from manipulating pitch and time.
Enjoy! -Frank
Source:
Automobiles • Sport Utility Vehicles • Pickup Trucks • Motorcycles • ATVs • Vans • Road Graders • Road Rollers • Dump Trucks • Trailer Trucks • Water Trucks • Loaders • Excavators (treads) • Hot Rods • Boring Machines
Surfaces:
Loose Gravel • Compact Dirt • Rough Dirt (wet & dry)
Perspectives:
Very Close (5ft) • Medium Close (25ft-50ft) • Distant (250ft)
Equipment Used:
Sound Devices Scorpio • Sound Devices 833 • Sound Devices 702 • ZOOM F3 • Sennheiser MKH8040-ORTF • Sennheiser MKH8040-XY • Sennheiser MKH8040-8030 MS • Schoeps MK4-MK8 MS • Schoeps MK4-ORTF • Neumann KM-184 ORTF • Sony PCM-D100
TECH SPECS
| Files | 300 |
| Sounds | 300+ |
| Library Size | 8.77GB |
| Format | Stereo/Mono BWAV – 24bit, 96kHz • Mac-Windows |
| Metadata | Soundminer, BWAV |
| Available As | Download Only |
| PDF Sound List | XLS Sound List |
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All Images and Sounds Copyright 2025 Frank Bry – Creative Sound Design, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
