Engine Sound Engine is out!

It's a browser-based engine sound synthesizer. Nothing is played back from recordings. Every sound is generated in real time from the engine you build, so when you change something, you hear it immediately.

Why I made it

I'm planning a mobile game and needed engine sounds for it. I didn't want to hunt for samples that almost fit, so I built a tool that lets me design exactly the engine I want and then export it.

What you can do

• Build an engine: displacement, cylinder count from singles up to W16, layouts I, F, V and W, petrol or diesel
• Edit the firing order and hear how it changes the character
• Add a turbo or supercharger, with boost, turbo size and whistle
• Start from one of 22 presets
• Drive it: gas, brake, gearbox and clutch, with starter, rev limiter and fuel cut
• Watch the waveform and spectrum update live
• Export seamless WAV loops at the RPM points you choose, plus a JSON file with the parameters
• Share any engine with a single link

Keyboard controls: ↑ gas, ↓ brake, Q / E shift down / up, Space start/stop, R restart. Headphones recommended.

What's next

I'll use ESE to make the engine sounds for my own game. New presets will keep coming as I build more engines.

If you try it, I'd like to hear which engines sound right and which ones don't.