3 527 Free Sample Sound Effects - Most Popular
Metallurgical factory
Sounds of a factory workshop making surface treatment on aluminum. UCS Category: AMBInd. Length: 08:44.
Watercourse #1
Recording of "La Donnette", at Hautes Planches in Bretoncelles (61 - France), on the occasion of the residency "Au Bord Du Larsen" (OBDL) in July 2024. For a sound installation reproducing a waterfall using 6 sounds on 7 speakers. Easy to loop. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 01:28.
Reverse beeping #9
Beep of a truck backing out of a vehicle. Easy to loop. UCS Category: BEEPVeh. Length: 00:31.
Sea of the beach of Dellec #4
Soundscape on the rocks of Dellec beach, near Brest in France. Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBSea. Length: 05:48.
Big rope
Squeaking of a large swing rope recorded with a contact microphone. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:46.
Forest and stream #2
Small brook, blackbird, fly, birds, 2 different sounds of the brook (on the left, a deeper "meander" and on the right another shallower one, so I put myself in the middle!). Forest of Signy-l'Abbaye (Ardennes). UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 03:50.
Recreation kindergarten #5
Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 02:29.
Explosion #2
An explosion at around 10 meters. An agricultural gun designed to frighten birds. UCS Category: EXPLReal. Length: 00:01.
Footstep in the Snow #2
Human footsteps in the snow. Easy to loop. Made with a sound effect technique: https://lasonotheque.org/dossiers/techniques-bruitage-f112.html#2. UCS Category: FOLYFeet, FEETHmn, SNOWMisc. Length: 00:56.
Paparazzi #1
4 paparazzi cameras that shoot your star. To be set at low volume at the same time as a sound environment. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:06.
Countdown, in french
Countdown, by female vocal synthesis, from 20 to 0, in French. UCS Category: ROBTVox, VOXFem. Length: 00:21.
Sonar #3
Several beeps of an active sonar. This is a low frequency sonar (long range but low definition). It is a sine wave of 1190 Hz frequency easy to put in loop. In reality, a military submarine usually has passive sonar, more sonar info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar. UCS Category: BOATSub. Length: 00:21.
Santa Claus, Oh Oh Oh #4
The famous "Oh Oh Oh" of Santa Claus. UCS Category: VOXMale. Length: 00:03.
Hiss of steam train #3
Whistle of a steam train. Recording in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:03.
Pneumatic jackhammer #4
This pneumatic jackhammer is installed on a mechanical mini excavator. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:03.
Whistling kettle #1
Whistle of a teapot or kettle on a wood fire. UCS Category: WHSTMech. Length: 01:08.
Metallophone, "jeu des milles euros" #1
The few metallophone notes (C G E), as in the 1000 euros game on France Inter, formerly "thousand francs game". I wrote an article about this sound, on the blog. UCS Category: MUSCChim. Length: 00:04.
Industrial switch #2
Sound of a very large industrial switch. Like that of a shed or a very large room. Like you hear in the movies. This sound was created on a computer, with a switch noise, iron bar and reverb. UCS Category: MECHClik. Length: 00:03.
Halloween Soundscape #2
To diffuse in your house before opening to the children :) An "industrial" or "fantastic" halloween atmosphere created only with sounds from LaSonotheque: Ventilation, zombies, steel, chains, squeaks. Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBDsgn. Length: 08:16.
Fields of rapeseed
In a rapeseed field, near Manou in the Perche, France. A lot of wind. Half April. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 03:53.
Mobile vibrator without protective shell
Vibrator of an iphone without a plastic shell, resting on a wooden table. UCS Category: COMCell. Length: 00:21.
Liquid flowing over the soil
Liquid flows over the land or with little grass. Water or even urine. UCS Category: HMNPee, WATRDrip. Length: 00:09.
Trigger of camera #2
Trigger camera SLR type (Nikon D70S). Standard noise. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:01.
Night after rain
Soundscape. Night after the rain. In winter. Rumor and road. UCS Category: AMBTraf. Length: 01:07.
Violin, 4-String, Beginner #2
A beginner plays the 4 strings of a violin: G=sol; D=re; A=la; E=mi. The instrument is 1/4 size (for children from 4 to 6 years old). UCS Category: MUSCStr. Length: 00:19.
Wind and tree squeaks
Wind in a very big tree. Grinding of one of its branches. UCS Category: WINDVege. Length: 02:33.
Heidelberg Printing Press #6
Sound of a Heidelberg printing press. Recorded at “La Platine,” a traditional print shop in Marseille (France) founded nearly 25 years ago by Odile Coulange and sadly closed in 2024..
Captured during the printing of the book Carnaval by illustrator Rémi, this sound file was generously donated to the Museum of Lost Sounds on BigSoundBank by Mireille B.
Some footage of the machine. UCS Category: MACHInd. Length: 00:40.
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