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Garage Door Motor Opening — free sound effect

6.0s · WAV & MP3 · household · 71 downloads · quality 8.0/10 · royalty-free, CC BY 4.0

mechanical, rumbling, metallic, grinding, steady, low

Credit it like this (the one condition of the free licence):

“Garage Door Motor Opening” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/garage-door-motor-opening-d6166746) — CC BY 4.0

About this sound

An AI-generated sound effect: “garage door motor full open”. Quality-checked before listing, free for commercial and personal projects — videos, games, podcasts, apps and client work. No royalties — just credit BudgetPixel AI.

Direct file: WAV · 44.1 kHz — both WAV and MP3 are on the download button.

Editor's note (8.0/10): This recognisable garage door motor running clip matches the brief, has no speech or music, with only minor edge texture that does not impact its household use case.

Also searched as: garage door open sound, automatic garage motor, household garage door, door motor running, garage opening

Sound effect licensing — common questions

Is "Garage Door Motor Opening" free to use commercially?
Yes. "Garage Door Motor Opening" is free for commercial and personal use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — monetised YouTube videos, podcasts, games, apps, ads, streams, films and client work are all covered, with no fees, royalties or subscription. The one condition is the credit: “Garage Door Motor Opening” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/garage-door-motor-opening-d6166746) — CC BY 4.0
Do I have to credit BudgetPixel to use "Garage Door Motor Opening"?
Yes — crediting BudgetPixel AI is the one condition of the licence, and downloading still needs no account. Put the credit line from this page wherever your project lists sources: a video description, end credits, show notes, or a game's credits screen.
What format and length is "Garage Door Motor Opening"?
"Garage Door Motor Opening" runs 6 seconds and downloads as WAV at 44.1 kHz, with MP3 on the same download button. Both formats carry the identical licence, so pick whichever your editor prefers — WAV for layering and pitch work, MP3 when file size matters.
Can I use "Garage Door Motor Opening" in a monetised YouTube video?
Yes. Monetised video is explicitly permitted. BudgetPixel never registers library audio with Content ID, and because this sound effect is licensed to everyone non-exclusively under CC BY 4.0, no one can hold the exclusive rights Content ID requires. If a claim ever appears, dispute it and cite this page and its licence.

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