VHS Rewind Sound Effect

📝 Description

This VHS Rewind sound effect is the whirring, high-pitched spin of a videocassette winding back to the start, complete with that mechanical whine and clunky stop. Retro and nostalgic, it instantly evokes tape decks, rental stores and the ritual of please-be-kind-rewind. Creators use it as a transition and flashback tool, throwing a scene into reverse, signaling a jump back in time, or wrapping an edit in warm analog nostalgia in videos, intros and beats. It is a favorite for retro and vaporwave aesthetics. Whirring, wobbly and instantly recognizable, it rewinds a moment straight back to the age of VHS.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:02

Format

MP3

File Size

28 KB

Added

July 22, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by gear_clinkz via Freesound. View original source →