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Latest sound effects

- Squeaking parquet 5
- Shaving foam 1
- Metallophone, "jeu des milles euros" 1
- Metallophone, "jeu des milles euros" 2
- Squeaking parquet 4
- Escalator 3
- Nespresso coffee maker 4
- Nespresso coffee maker 3
- Escalator 2
- Industrial switch 3

All the latest sounds

Most downloaded

- Forest
- Shot Beretta M12 9mm
- Waves and Sandwich tern
- Countryside
- Message 1
- Heart beat
- Computer keyboard
- Sea: waves
- Whoosh 4
- Small stream 4

All the most downloaded sounds

Welcome to BigSoundBank

BigSoundBank.com is a library of free, royalty free sounds. The best quality soundbank for any commercial and non-commercial use. Sounds effects, ambiences, soundscapes and atmospheres in MP3, WAV, BWF, AIFF, OGG, FLAC, AAC and M4A formats. Listen and download ! For podcast, movie, broadcast, video games, teaching, audiovisual, theater, radio, development and more media productions.

– “Wonderful job in collecting all of these sounds.” - Anonyme - other feedbacks >

- Joseph SARDIN - Founder of BigSoundBank.com - About - Contact

Sound Quiz (Free game)

Small audio quiz. 4 levels, sounds to listen to, questions, only one answer possible. It's your turn ! It's this way >

Illustration du quiz sonore

Museum of Lost Sounds

This museum is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of lost or endangered sounds. Don't miss the opportunity to go back in time and discover or rediscover the sounds that have been lost in history. It's this way >

Museum of Lost Sounds

Folders

- Download and Use sounds and music
- Midside Mic Technique
- What is a Preamplifier
- Pro Tools Vs Ableton
- Ableton VS Logic Pro X: What's The Difference?
- Audio Limiter
- True Peak Limiter
- Best Plugin Limiter
- What is a De-esser And How to Use It
- De-esser Plugins - How to Record Discord Audio Using Audacity
- Discord Mac Screen Share with Audio | Tips & Trick
- What Is Legacy Audio Subsystem on Discord?
- Discord Picking up Game Audio (Ultimate Guide)
- Discord Audio Problem

- What is Audio Compression
- How to Use a Compressor?
- Types of Audio Compressors
- VCA Compressors: All You Need to Know
- Compression on Acoustic Guitar
- Best Vocal Compressors
- Vocal Compression Mixing Tips
- Vocal Compressor Settings
- Bass Compression: A Definitive Guide
- Compressor Settings for Kick Drum
- Best Compressor Plugins
- Compressor Ratio
- Compression Threshold
- Attack and Release Compressor
- Sidechain Compression
- Parallel Compression
- Optical Compressors
- Multiband Compression
- 1176 Audio Compressor
- EQ Before or After Compression
- SSL Compressor Plugins

- FL Studio vs Ableton
- How To Create MIDI File in Fl Studio
- How to Connect MIDI Keyboard to FL Studio
- How To Create a MIDI File
- How to Record Vocals in FL Studio
- How to Copy and Paste in FL Studio
- How To Add Plugin To FL Studio
- How to Add Drum Kits to FL Studio 12
- How to Quantize a Song in FL Studio
- How to Export Stems in FL Studio
- How to Sidechain in FL Studio
- How to Randomize Velocity in FL studio
- How To Change FL Studio Background
- How to Autotune in FL Studio

- DIY Bass Traps
- Integrate audio into your website

All folders

The Foley Artist's Laboratory

In each episode, I reveal a foley artist's secret. The episodes are in French, my native language, but sometimes subtitled and otherwise easy to understand. To see all the episodes, follow this link >

Le Labo du Bruiteur sur Youtube

SonoTome

Here are some boards of a comic strip that I started to make, on the theme of sound recording and sound effects. The English version is not yet fully realized. It's this way >

Illustration de la BD

The blog

- A series of sound-related epidemics
- 10 Inspiring Careers in the Music Industry for College Graduates in 2024
- Music Education Program: Which Path is Right for You?
- Embracing Music Therapy For Students for Enhanced Well-Being
- Path and Opportunities of Sound Engineering Evolution
- Reasons to Incorporate Background Music in Your School Podcast
- The Oldest Audio Recording
- AI arrives in sound effects
- The Eidophone, by Megan Watts Hughes
- Property Protection in Sound Design and Music Composition

All blog posts

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Atmosphere

What could be better than a soundscape to fall asleep, meditate or work, create a peaceful atmosphere or a sound exhibition, no longer hear his tinnitus, etc. ? It's this way >

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