Sign up ×  So far I have created the rumble of the cart and have
squeaks of the wheels on the track. It's the electric whir of
the motor that is giving me trouble. I need the sound to be
versatile as the trolley makes frequent stops. With every source
file I seem to run into the same problem, the sound turns into
white noise. I've tried using recordings of a drill and a jig
saw, I went to new orleans and recorded the trolley, I've tried
using recording of motors from soundcloud and I always end up
with a result that sounds more like an airplane than the trolley
motor. Here's a video for reference . If anyone has suggestions
please let me know, thanks!  share|improve this question ping me
at rcoronado1 [at] gmail and I'll help you out. I have some
recordings that will probably be of interest. –  Rene Aug 21 '12
at 14:15  2 Answers 2  Ok I just tried something and it worked
almost exactly for what you need. What popped into my head first
was that the "motor" sounds kind of like a mid frequency drone,
almost lik