{ "version": 1, "checked": "2026-10-03", "scope": "Official Sonniss GDC 2016/2017/2018/2019/2020/2023 tracklists (2024 archive links 2023 list), Freesound source pages and direct searches, Wikimedia audio/video searches, Sounding Sweet complete November 2025 catalogue, AudioSparx identified product pages and license, creator/vendor libraries, official manufacturer press assets and original videographer publications. Some requests timed out or rate-limited. No purchases, new accounts, sent enquiries or copyrighted-video extraction.", "candidates": [ { "id": "sonniss-570s", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "2016 McLaren 570S Coup\u00e9", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/mclaren-570s-2016/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original onboard exhaust file matched to the official GDC2020 tracklist and embedded studio metadata. Correct 570S coupe; other McLarens remain related-model proxies.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-aventador", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "2014 Lamborghini Aventador", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/lamborghini-aventador-2014/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original onboard exhaust file matched to GDC2020 and metadata. Target year/trim unspecified.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-458", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "2013 Ferrari 458", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://sonniss.com/sound-effects/ferrari-458-2013/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original intake file, GDC2020 and metadata. Source does not certify Spider; embedded artwork depicts coupe. Separate straight-pipes listing is not evidence for this take.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-r8", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "2017 Audi R8 FSI 5.2 V10", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/audi-r8-2017/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original engine file, GDC2020 and metadata. R8 Custom engine build unknown; 2019 LMS is a different race variant.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-gtr", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "2012 Nissan GT-R R35", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/nissan-gt-r-r35-2012/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original engine file, GDC2020 and metadata. Modified performance exhaust and different year from game2018 are retained in the label.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-amg-gtr", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/mercedes-amg-gt-r-2018/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original interior file, GDC2019 and metadata. GT R variant proxy for GT, more specific than S63.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-testarossa", "decision": "adopted-game-only", "vehicle": "1990 Ferrari Testarossa", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/ferrari-testarossa-1990/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Original onboard engine-mix file matched to GDC2023 official tracklist and embedded Pole Position vehicle/copyright metadata. Replaces wrong-layout Ferrari340 V12 with Testarossa flat12.", "license": "Sonniss GDC v2 (2026-08-27)", "costUSD": 0, "readiness": "Prepared bounded game loops; originals outside repository; not an asset pack or template license." }, { "id": "sonniss-huracan", "decision": "reviewed-not-selected", "vehicle": "2014 Lamborghini Hurac\u00e1n LP610-4", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/lamborghini-huracan-2014/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Downloaded original GDC2019 exterior start/blips take. Does not establish exact target variant; short blips supply less steady high-load material than current driving source. Kept current approved EVO Spyder proxy." }, { "id": "sonniss-gt3", "decision": "reviewed-not-selected", "vehicle": "2008 Porsche 997.1 GT3 RS", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://pole.se/product/porsche-997-gt3-rs-2008/", "https://sonniss.com/gdc-bundle-license/" ], "reason": "Downloaded GDC2020 slow-driving interior take. RS differs from target GT3; target generation unstated; library describes a 4.0L2008 car without explaining its build. Do not infer factory specification from that inconsistent combination. Current911 recording remains explicitly unverified variant." }, { "id": "sonniss-e46", "decision": "rejected-identity", "vehicle": "BMW3Series E46", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://sonniss.com/sound-effects/bmw-3-series-e46/" ], "reason": "3Series is not evidence for M3 or S54 engine; model/build missing." }, { "id": "sweet-senna", "decision": "purchase-and-embedding-review-required", "vehicle": "2018 McLaren Senna", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sound-ideas.com/products/mclaren-senna-by-sounding-sweet", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/product/mclaren-senna/", "https://sound-ideas.com/pages/faq", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/licensing/", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sounding-Sweet-Sweet-SFX-Catalogue-November-2025.pdf", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sweet-SFX-Catalogue_Web.pdf" ], "reason": "2018 stock Senna verified in creator 2025 catalogue page 11. $349 reseller listing is not a confirmed game-session quote. Creator separates fuller game sessions from retail packs; 2023 catalogue states game licensing starts at five seats. Direct EULA 7.4.8 demands safeguards against standalone access/extraction, so public WAV/browser/public Git delivery requires written agreement before acquisition.", "priceUSD": 349, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03", "license": "Vendor royalty-free EULA, conditional game embedding" }, { "id": "soundideas-testarossa", "decision": "not-needed-free-source-adopted", "vehicle": "Ferrari Testarossa", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sound-ideas.com/products/ferrari-testarossa-car-sound-effects", "https://sound-ideas.com/pages/faq" ], "reason": "116takes; paid alternative, not acquired. Free identified Pole Position1990 recording was adopted. Same SoundIdeas download/extraction condition applies.", "priceUSD": 75, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03" }, { "id": "pole-gallardo", "decision": "purchase-and-year-review-required", "vehicle": "Lamborghini Gallardo", "primaryUrls": [ "https://pole.se/product/lamborghini-gallardo/", "https://pole.se/eula/" ], "reason": "Advertised14m13s10channel library. Year/variant must be established against target2004 before buying; not an exact-year claim.", "priceUSD": 119, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03" }, { "id": "watson-countach", "decision": "rejected-variant", "vehicle": "1988 Lamborghini Countach LP5000QV", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.watsonwu.com/vehicles/lamborghini-countach-sound-fx-library" ], "reason": "Advertised139files; LP5000QV is not target LP500S. Not an exact replacement despite model-family title.", "priceUSD": 249, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03" }, { "id": "sweet-zonda-f", "decision": "rejected-variant", "vehicle": "Pagani Zonda F", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sound-ideas.com/products/pagani-zonda-f-by-sounding-sweet", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/product/pagani-zonda-f/" ], "reason": "239clips of Zonda F7.3V12, not ZondaC12; buying this does not complete exact coverage.", "priceUSD": 399, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03" }, { "id": "p1-marketplace", "decision": "rejected-unverified-provenance", "vehicle": "McLaren P1 model with engine sounds", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/Lwa9L/mclaren-p1-with-engine-sounds" ], "reason": "Model-pack title is not recording provenance; P1 is also not P1GTR. No verified original recorder or usable sound-specific chain of rights established.", "priceUSD": 19.99, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03" }, { "id": "freesound-r8", "decision": "rejected-or-less-specific", "vehicle": "Audi R8", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/Jonas_Jocys/sounds/457733/" ], "reason": "CCBY4 own recording and recorder chain; year/variant absent, clipping discussed by listeners. More fully identified professional2017source adopted instead." }, { "id": "freesound-granturismo-2018", "decision": "rejected-or-less-specific", "vehicle": "2018 Maserati GranTurismo", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/myeclecticself/sounds/585215/" ], "reason": "CC0 idle/sport launch; not MCStradale, therefore not an exact improvement over documented GranTurismoS." }, { "id": "freesound-koenigsegg", "decision": "rejected-or-less-specific", "vehicle": "Koenigsegg unspecified", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/FFKoenigsegg20012017/sounds/339136/" ], "reason": "CC0 short flyby tagged Koenigsegg, no One:1 identity proof." }, { "id": "freesound-m3", "decision": "rejected-or-less-specific", "vehicle": "BMW M3 unspecified generation", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/ccdff2/sounds/343369/" ], "reason": "CC BY3 M3 recording by ccdff2; the description does not identify E46 generation or engine. A generic M3 label is insufficient to replace the explicitly documented inline-six proxy as an exact E46 take." }, { "id": "freesound-gallardo", "decision": "rejected-or-less-specific", "vehicle": "2013 Lamborghini Gallardo", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/beansqueso31/sounds/222607/" ], "reason": "CCBYNC3 unsuitable for commercial game;2013differsfrom2004 and source comments report overload." }, { "id": "freesound-gt3", "decision": "rejected-or-less-specific", "vehicle": "Porsche GT3 Cup", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/FritzSounds/sounds/570254/" ], "reason": "CCBYNC4 unsuitable for commercial game; Cup race car differs from roadGT3 and year unstated." }, { "id": "moscow-gt", "decision": "not-isolated", "vehicle": "Mixed GT3 race field", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/Walking.With.Microphones/sounds/556039/" ], "reason": "CC0 own ZoomH6 race-pass recording lists17cars including650SGT3 andR8LMSUltra. No timestamp-isolated, uncontaminated bank established; multiple vehicles/track ambience overlap. Do not relabel the whole field as650S. HQ preview now downloaded and waveform/spectrum reviewed: multiple contemporaneous harmonic tracks and passes remain; no reliable isolated three-band 650S bank established from car-order text alone." }, { "id": "skyline-rip", "decision": "rejected-origin", "vehicle": "Nissan Skyline R34", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/SubwaySandwitch420/sounds/540019/" ], "reason": "Uploader says the CC0-labeled sound was taken from a third-party YouTube video; no original-owner grant verified. Also wrong R34 vs R35." }, { "id": "pixabay-veyron", "decision": "rejected-unverified-provenance", "vehicle": "Bugatti Veyron", "primaryUrls": [ "https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-bugatti-veyron-super-sport-sound-effect-361741/" ], "reason": "Title-only upload; primary recording ownership/model origin not established. No audio copied." }, { "id": "pixabay-i8", "decision": "rejected-unverified-provenance", "vehicle": "BMW i8", "primaryUrls": [ "https://pixabay.com/es/sound-effects/pel%C3%ADculas-y-efectos-especiales-bmw-i8-noise-252644/" ], "reason": "Title-only clip; source chain not established. No audio copied." }, { "id": "ev-engine-458", "decision": "rejected-no-reuse-grant", "vehicle": "Ferrari458 sample player", "primaryUrls": [ "https://ev-engine.com/" ], "reason": "Audible web demos are not an asset redistribution/derivative grant; no recording copied." }, { "id": "commons-veyron", "decision": "conditional-sharealike-review", "vehicle": "Bugatti Veyron PurSang", "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bugatti_Veyron_Pur_Sang.ogg", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bugatti_Veyron_Pur_Sang.ogg&oldid=26854616", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode", "https://creativecommons.org/faq/#if-i-create-a-collection-that-includes-a-work-offered-under-a-cc-license-which-licenses-may-i-choose-for-the-collection" ], "reason": "Original uploader Edvvc expressly grants CC BY-SA3 in initial revision26854616; old NC tag is not the only grant. Downloaded 188298-byte original SHA-1 matches Commons. Actual Veyron Pur Sang family; unspecified target trim/year and short exterior departure remain limits. CC BY-SA3 section1(a) treats phonogram synchronization with moving images as adaptation; section4(b) ShareAlike covers that adaptation while separate collection works can retain separate licenses. A WAV-only credit does not settle the game audiovisual scope; no broad code relicense inferred. Optional project-specific audiovisual notice prepared outside shipping artifacts, NOT APPLIED. No bank or runtime mapping change. Local audio-only audition prepared from 1.000\u20132.350 s with unchanged pipeline, single 1.25 s / 60,044-byte band, moving-only and actual mixer checks passed. No aural approval or production integration. Subsequent actual-layer audit found no incompatible simultaneous layer: other car recordings do not play with Veyron, and visual inputs are CC BY/CC0. Main-game adaptation versus separate-work scope is still unresolved by primary guidance; user approval alone does not settle it. Do not treat Sonniss as an automatic overlap blocker. Keep local, no broad licensing approval requested.", "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "lastChecked": "2026-10-04" }, { "id": "commons-aventador", "decision": "conditional-sharealike-review", "vehicle": "2011 Aventador LP700-4", "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamborghini_Aventador_LP700-4_(2011).ogg", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode" ], "reason": "Identified exterior take; target variant unspecified. Free Sonniss studio source selected instead. CCBYSA3 synchronization/adaptation obligations require a project-specific compatibility decision; not treated as permissiveCCBY/CC0 or silently included.", "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0" }, { "id": "commons-quattro", "decision": "conditional-sharealike-review", "vehicle": "1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1", "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audi_Sport_Quattro_S1_(1985).ogg", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode" ], "reason": "SportQuattroS1 year/build need match with unspecified QuattroRally mesh. CCBYSA3 synchronization/adaptation obligations require a project-specific compatibility decision; not treated as permissiveCCBY/CC0 or silently included.", "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0" }, { "id": "commons-r8-lms", "decision": "conditional-sharealike-review", "vehicle": "2010 Audi R8 LMS", "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audi_R8_LMS_(2010).ogg", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode" ], "reason": "Wrong2010generation vs2019LMSGT3. CCBYSA3 synchronization/adaptation obligations require a project-specific compatibility decision; not treated as permissiveCCBY/CC0 or silently included.", "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0" }, { "id": "commons-zonda", "decision": "conditional-sharealike-review", "vehicle": "Pagani Zonda R", "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pagani_Zonda_R.ogg", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode" ], "reason": "R and RoadsterF sources are not C12. CCBYSA3 synchronization/adaptation obligations require a project-specific compatibility decision; not treated as permissiveCCBY/CC0 or silently included.", "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0" }, { "id": "classic-gt-elise", "decision": "not-isolated", "vehicle": "Lotus Elise among classicGT field", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/sound-effects/binaural-stereo-classic-gt-series-pass-by/" ], "reason": "Mixed-car pass-by library names Elise without target generation/isolated matching take. No exact usable bank established." }, { "id": "250-gto-research", "decision": "superseded-by-identified-free-source", "vehicle": "1964 Ferrari250GTO", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "Earlier checked catalogues found only different Ferrari models; expanded Commons audio search found the named CC BY4 250 GTO upload subsequently adopted as commons-250-gto. Target1964 year remains uncertified." }, { "id": "919-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "2017 Porsche919Hybrid", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "No validated exactV4hybrid bank found; AudiI4 substitute remains wrong-layout. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "enzo-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "FerrariEnzo", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "FerrariF12/812 studio bundles are different models; no validated exactEnzo bank found. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "eurofighter-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "BMWF22Eurofighter", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "Visual artist asset does not document exact engine build, blocking any exact-recording claim even if a BMW-branded clip exists. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "one77-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "2011 AstonMartinOne77", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "DB9/Rapide studio bundles are different models; current unspecifiedAston clip cannot establishOne77. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "porsche-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "1975 Porsche930Turbo", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "911SC1981/911ST1972 are wrong year/model; generic911Freesound source lacks generation proof. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "r18-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "AudiR18", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "ToyotaEndurance with Audi engine library is not proof of anR18V6race-diesel recording. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "rimac-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "RimacConceptOne / Nevera", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "No verified freely downloadable exact motor/road/AVAS recording bank with reuse rights found; manufacturer promo playback grants no implicit reuse. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "t50-research", "decision": "no-ready-exact-source-in-checked-catalogues", "vehicle": "GMA T.50Custom", "primaryUrls": [ "https://sonniss.com/gameaudiogdc/", "https://freesound.org/", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sounds_of_automobiles", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/" ], "reason": "Custom visual target engine build not documented and no validated freely downloadable exactT50recording found. This is a bounded search result, not a claim that no recording exists anywhere." }, { "id": "freesound-elise", "decision": "adopted-cc0-model-match", "vehicle": "Lotus Elise, unspecified generation/engine", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/victormalloy/sounds/113205/", "https://freesound.org/people/victormalloy/packs/7118/" ], "license": "CC0-1.0", "costUSD": 0, "reason": "Own sports-car recording collection, 51-second stationary start/rev/idle, published 2011. Public HQ preview acquired and three bounded loops prepared. Replaces unrelated Honda; no exact generation, year, engine or exhaust claim." }, { "id": "sweet-elise", "decision": "not-needed-for-base-model-improvement", "vehicle": "2014 Lotus Elise Club Racer I4 1.6L", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.sweetsfx.com/product/lotus-elise-club-racer/", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sounding-Sweet-Sweet-SFX-Catalogue-November-2025.pdf" ], "reason": "Creator catalogue identifies 2014 Club Racer as stock, while product prose says custom exhaust. Clarification required; neither matches unspecified target generation conclusively. Free named Elise source adopted instead; do not buy to make an exact-spec claim." }, { "id": "sweet-m3-e46", "decision": "quote-and-build-review-required", "vehicle": "2003 BMW M3 E46 I6 3.2L manual, Eissmann exhaust and custom intake", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.sweetsfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sounding-Sweet-Sweet-SFX-Catalogue-November-2025.pdf", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/licensing/" ], "priceUSD": null, "reason": "Creator 2025 catalogue page 5 identifies actual E46 M3 but modified exhaust/intake. Full sessions include steady idles and multiple-gear ramps. Quote required for game license; direct EULA 7.4.8 extraction safeguards need explicit browser/public-repository agreement. Not acquired and not certified stock." }, { "id": "sweet-992-gt3", "decision": "quote-and-generation-review-required", "vehicle": "2021 Porsche 992 GT3, stock 4.0L flat-six/manual", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.sweetsfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Sounding-Sweet-Sweet-SFX-Catalogue-November-2025.pdf", "https://www.sweetsfx.com/licensing/" ], "priceUSD": null, "reason": "Creator 2025 catalogue page 13 identifies stock road GT3; target visual generation remains unspecified. Quote and browser distribution permission required. Do not select RS/R/Cup as exact road GT3." }, { "id": "audiosparx-enzo", "decision": "purchase-and-source-delivery-review-required", "vehicle": "Ferrari Enzo", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/archive/Cars-Generic/Car-accelerations/Ferrari-Enzo-Full-Speed-Off/538702", "https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/legal/license.cfm" ], "priceUSD": 1.5, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03", "reason": "Cenoura Roxa catalogue 538702 explicitly sells a six-second Enzo full-speed clip. Vendor warrants licensing authority; small candidate, not a full idle/load bank. Original recording provenance, clean sustained content and browser asset/public Git distribution should be confirmed before buying. Preview/master not copied." }, { "id": "audiosparx-gt3", "decision": "purchase-and-generation-review-required", "vehicle": "Porsche 911 GT3, generation/year unspecified", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/summary/play.cfm/crumb.26/sound_iid.361717", "https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/legal/license.cfm" ], "priceUSD": 4, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03", "reason": "Takuya Katsu catalogue 361717, 34 seconds, 48 kHz/24-bit mono exterior garage start/rev/idle. Named GT3 improves generic 911 identity but generation unknown. Browser/public Git permission and generation confirmation required; not purchased." }, { "id": "audiosparx-gallardo", "decision": "purchase-and-year-review-required", "vehicle": "Lamborghini Gallardo, year unspecified", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/artist/sounds.cfm/artist_iid.4052/soundGroup_iid.3163", "https://www.audiosparx.com/sa/legal/license.cfm" ], "priceUSD": 3.8, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03", "reason": "Cenoura Roxa Gallardo2 catalogue 397930, 27 seconds. No 2004/5.0L evidence. Do not purchase as exact 2004 solution until source year/exhaust and browser distribution are confirmed." }, { "id": "echo-gt3-r", "decision": "rejected-variant", "vehicle": "2014 Porsche 911 GT3 R race car", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/porsche-911-gt3/", "https://sonniss.com/sound-effects-tag/barrel/" ], "priceUSD": 50, "priceChecked": "2026-10-03", "reason": "The shortened product title The Porsche 911 GT3 conceals R race specification in description. Not an exact road GT3 source." }, { "id": "audi-r18-press-photos", "decision": "rejected-no-audio", "vehicle": "2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.mynewsdesk.com/dk/audi-danmark/pressreleases/audi-stiller-med-tre-audi-r18-e-tron-quattro-til-le-mans-i-2015-og-tom-k-bliver-grand-marshal-1114594" ], "reason": "Official Audi press release grants Creative Commons attribution for four attached JPG images only. No engine recording or transferable audio grant; no media copied." }, { "id": "bmw-i8-press-footage", "decision": "permission-required", "vehicle": "BMW i8 Roadster sound measurement", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/deutschland/tv-footage/detail/PF0006748/bmw-electric-sounddesign/2" ], "reason": "Official 2019 BMW footage documents sound testing, but press availability does not itself grant commercial game audio extraction. Roadster variant also needs target comparison. No audio copied." }, { "id": "gta-veyron-rip", "decision": "rejected-origin", "vehicle": "Bugatti Veyron W16 mod", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.gta5-mods.com/fr/vehicles/bugatti-veyron-w16-sound-mod-sp-fivem-add-on" ], "reason": "Original mod author Legacy_DMC explicitly identifies NFS:Rivals source and says no reupload. Public availability is not game-asset reuse authorization." }, { "id": "gta-m3-rip", "decision": "rejected-origin", "vehicle": "BMW M3 E46/Z4 M S54 mod", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.gta5-mods.com/vehicles/bmw-m3-z4-m-s54b32-engine-sound-oiv-add-on-fivem" ], "reason": "Original author credits GT Sport and Forza Motorsport 7 extracted audio; do not reuse as an original permissively licensed recording." }, { "id": "bozzy-919-2017", "decision": "creator-permission-and-master-required", "vehicle": "2017 Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt6a4iSIrsI", "https://www.youtube.com/user/19Bozzy92" ], "reason": "Original creator 19Bozzy92 identifies the 2017 WEC Prologue car at Monza. This is an actual target-year video lead, not a downloadable game audio licence. Publication describes collaboration with Italiansupercarvideo, so a future request must identify individually owned master takes and clear all contributing rights. No media copied; price unknown." }, { "id": "bozzy-r18-2013", "decision": "creator-permission-and-master-required", "vehicle": "2013 Audi R18 e-tron quattro long-tail", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKIc1BcWDlM", "https://www.youtube.com/user/19Bozzy92" ], "reason": "Original creator identifies the 2013 long-tail R18 at Monza. Available video is not a game reuse grant; isolated master takes and permission must be obtained directly. Target R18 year/build also needs certification. No media copied; price unknown." }, { "id": "commons-250-gto", "decision": "adopted-model-source-year-unverified", "vehicle": "Ferrari 250 GTO (year/build unspecified)", "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ferrari_250_GTO,_Engine_Sound.ogg", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Ferrari_250_GTO,_Engine_Sound.ogg&oldid=1251383729", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" ], "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "costUSD": 0, "reason": "Publisher expressly declares own work, named 250 GTO and CC BY4; original public Ogg SHA-1 matches page metadata. Three bounded running intervals inspected numerically and prepared with unchanged processing. No model year/chassis/microphone/build proof; target1964 remains unverified. Commons account past unrelated photograph permission notices do not identify a dispute on this audio, and are not proof against this particular grant. No independent recorder-session evidence beyond the upload declaration." }, { "id": "pixabay-enzo", "decision": "recording-provenance-unverified", "vehicle": "Ferrari Enzo claimed by title", "primaryUrls": [ "https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-ferrari-enzo-sound-effect-360529/" ], "reason": "Eight-second 2025 upload by AstonMartinVantageV12 under Pixabay terms; no original recording session/source evidence or engine specification. Not counted as verified exact model or copied." }, { "id": "audi-r18-official-video", "decision": "rejected-journalistic-use-only", "vehicle": "2014 Audi R18 e-tron quattro", "primaryUrls": [ "https://audi-mediacenter.pl/film,18564,audi-r18-e-tron-quattro.html" ], "reason": "Official downloadable MP4 has explicit free exclusively journalistic-use limitation. Game sound derivative is not authorized by that grant; no media downloaded." }, { "id": "rimac-official-rights", "decision": "rejected-permission-required", "vehicle": "Rimac Nevera / Concept One", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.rimac-automobili.com/legal-notice/" ], "reason": "Official terms include aural content, allow personal noncommercial access and require written permission for public/commercial distribution, modification or reuse. No recording-specific open grant found." }, { "id": "gma-official-rights", "decision": "rejected-permission-required", "vehicle": "GMA T.50", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.gordonmurray.com/terms-and-conditions" ], "reason": "Official terms section8 includes audio/video; personal noncommercial access is not permission to distribute modified game loops. Read-only partner research verified no recording-specific open grant." }, { "id": "commons-veyron-grand-sport", "decision": "conditional-sharealike-review", "vehicle": "Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport", "checked": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-SA-3.0", "costUSD": 0, "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bugatti_Veyron_Grand_Sport.ogg", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bugatti_Veyron_Grand_Sport.ogg&oldid=26778980", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode" ], "reason": "Additional actual Veyron source by Edvvc, affirmative own-work CC BY-SA3 grant in initial revision26778980. 106954-byte original SHA-1 verified, duration9.189524s. GrandSport variant differs from unspecified target; exterior departure is not a measured sustained engine bank. Same synchronization/adaptation scope decision as PurSang. No game integration or project license change." }, { "id": "commons-gt3-development-mules", "decision": "reviewed-not-adopted-prototype-identity-and-isolation", "vehicle": "2012 Porsche 991 GT3 development mules", "checked": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-3.0", "costUSD": 0, "primaryUrls": [ "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Porsche_991_GT3_development_mules_in_L%27Ametlla_del_Vall%C3%A9s.ogv", "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Porsche_991_GT3_development_mules_in_L%27Ametlla_del_Vall%C3%A9s.ogv&oldid=1190801631", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yz22aSbdwg" ], "reason": "Commons records Dani Dominguez Mas, filmed21Sep2012, CC BY3 and original-license review24Jan2013. 51398509-byte original SHA-1 matched metadata. Multiple development prototypes and traffic; production configuration/target generation and isolated sustained bank not established. Frames and spectrum inspected, no aural review. Original YouTube reread throttled. Kept unadopted; not counted as production GT3 match." }, { "id": "freesound-650s-british-gt", "decision": "rejected-noncommercial-and-mixed-field", "vehicle": "McLaren 650S among 2015 British GT field", "checked": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-NC-4.0", "primaryUrls": [ "https://freesound.org/people/konakaboom/sounds/275191/" ], "reason": "Description names 650S among multiple cars. Noncommercial license and mixed-field recording do not meet the commercially reusable isolated exact-model source requirement. No recording copied." }, { "id": "beamng-m3-e46-rip", "decision": "rejected-origin", "vehicle": "BMW M3 E46 mod", "checked": "2026-10-04", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.beamng.com/threads/bmw-m3-e46-sound-mod.87028/" ], "reason": "Mod author expressly identifies Assetto Corsa as audio source. Mod availability is not original field-recording provenance or reuse permission. No recording copied." }, { "id": "youtube-countach-lp500s-kreissieg", "decision": "no-permissive-reuse-grant-verified", "vehicle": "1982 Lamborghini Countach LP500S with Kreissieg exhaust", "checked": "2026-10-04", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDcLUhUKqI" ], "reason": "Identified LP500S but modified exhaust, and no CC0/CC BY commercial game reuse grant verified. Not acquired and not treated as exact stock target recording." }, { "id": "phoneky-enzo", "decision": "rejected-personal-use-only", "vehicle": "Ferrari Enzo startup ringtone", "checked": "2026-10-04", "primaryUrls": [ "https://phoneky.com/ringtones/?id=m734257" ], "reason": "Personal-use-only ringtone availability does not grant commercial game audio extraction or derivative redistribution. Original recording provenance not established. No media copied." }, { "id": "amg-gt-free-studio-pack-audit", "decision": "no-qualifying-source-verified-bounded-search", "vehicle": "Mercedes-AMG GT", "checked": "2026-10-04", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.watsonwu.com/vehicles", "https://www.watsonwu.com/blog/2018/1/5/amg-commercial", "https://www.boomlibrary.com/shop/?pa_producttype=free-sound-effects&swoof=1", "https://www.boomlibrary.com/blog/making-the-drift-sound/", "https://pole.se/shop/car-sound-libraries/", "https://freesound.org/people/Soundholder/" ], "reason": "Bounded original-studio free-pack pass found no freely licensed base-GT source. Watson Wu AMG commercial identifies E63 S; BOOM DR!FT account identifies SLS. Pole surfaces existing GT R proxy. Soundholder main site and some catalogue reads failed, so no exhaustive absence claim. Accessible creator Freesound profile/listing supplied no GT lead. See reports/amg-gt-free-source-audit-2026-10-04.md; no media acquired." }, { "id": "turboduck-amg-gt-mod", "decision": "rejected-unverified-origin-and-no-reuse-grant", "vehicle": "Mercedes-AMG GT claimed for stock mod audio", "checked": "2026-10-04", "primaryUrls": [ "https://turboduck.net/files/file/592-tdu-platinum-mercedes-benz-amg-gt-sound-mod-remake/" ], "reason": "Original uploader labels stock track AMG GT and tuned track AMG GTR, but no original recording session or open recording reuse grant is identified. Archive description also includes original game files. This does not prove the stock track is a rip; it leaves ownership/permission unresolved. No account created or audio downloaded." }, { "id": "gtainside-amg-gts-mod", "decision": "rejected-variant-and-unverified-recording-rights", "vehicle": "2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S", "checked": "2026-10-04", "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.gtainside.com/sanandreas/mods/122389-2016-mercedes-amg-gt-s-sounds/" ], "reason": "GT S is a different named variant from represented GT. Uploader says converted from real life but identifies neither the recording owner/session nor an affirmative free reuse grant. Mod availability alone does not establish those rights. No media acquired." }, { "id": "flickr-gallardo-brett-levin", "decision": "adopted-model-source-year-unverified", "vehicle": "Lamborghini Gallardo (year and trim unspecified)", "checked": "2026-10-04", "license": "CC-BY-2.0", "costUSD": 0, "primaryUrls": [ "https://www.flickr.com/photos/scubabrett22/8464649517/", "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/" ], "reason": "Creator item explicitly identifies Gallardo start/revs and grants CC BY 2.0. Public Flickr transcode acquired without account; selected steady source seconds 10.20\u201311.55 through unchanged processing. User approved the supplied listening audition: Clean engine sound\u2014use it. Named base-model match; source year/trim/build unspecified, so represented 2004 is not certified. One idle layer with existing high-rev attenuation; no measured RPM claim." } ], "acquisitionScope": "Freely licensed recordings only, per user instruction. Paid candidates below are historical research and are not approved acquisition steps; no enquiry sent and no purchase made.", "lastContinuedResearch": "2026-10-04" }