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Free door sound effects

Free door sounds: creaks, slams, knocks, locks, handles and sliding doors, wooden and metal, for film, games and podcasts, with a licence verdict.

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More than open and close

A door says a lot about a scene. A creaking wooden door suggests an old house; a pneumatic hiss, a spaceship; a car door, a street. Door effects are some of the most-used foley sounds, and free libraries hold many variants: knocks, handle turns, locks and keys, slams, creaks, sliding and revolving doors.

Matching the space

Doors carry the sound of the room they are in, so pick a recording whose space fits your scene, or a dry one you can place with your own reverb. Separate the parts of a door sound, handle, swing and latch, and you can retime them to match a picture exactly.

Producers also sample doors for percussion: a slam makes a convincing kick or snare layer, and creaks become eerie drones when stretched. Every card shows whether the recording is cleared for that.

Questions

How do I make a door slam sound heavier?
Layer the slam with a low impact or a kick drum pitched down, and add a short room reverb. Cutting the high frequencies slightly makes it sound like a thicker, heavier door.
Why do door recordings sound different from what I expect?
Doors recorded close up pick up mechanical details, like latches and hinges, that we don't notice in life. Sound designers often combine a close recording with a distant one to get both detail and space.
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