3 519 Free The Sound Effects - Most Popular
National alert signal, test
Civil siren of the "national alert signal", during tests on the first Wednesday of the month: 1 cycle of 5 periods (61 seconds).
This is a realistic montage made using this imperfect sound, so feel free to do the same to make your siren sound like what you have in mind: https://bigsoundbank.com/national-alert-signal-remalard-61-s3257.html. UCS Category: ALRMSirn. Length: 01:47.
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.
Wheelbarrow of limestone, filling
A wheelbarrow that is filled with shovel, limestone 0 / 31.5. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 01:13.
Whistle, plastic #2
Several plastic whistles of different durations. UCS Category: WHSTMech. Length: 00:22.
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.
Mobile phone vibrator #2
Mobile phone (Sagem MyX-2): Vibrate on a wooden table (x2). UCS Category: COMCell. Length: 00:09.
Hi-hat #1
Sound of an open and close hi-hat struck with a wooden drumstick. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:01.
Water bubbles
Water bubbles made with a straw in a mug. Means the rim of the mug slightly. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 00:26.
Italian coffee maker
Sound of an Italian coffee maker on an electric plate (no sound of fire). UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:47.
Pages that turn #1
Pages that you turn from a little paperback book. 5 times. UCS Category: PAPRHndl. Length: 00:12.
Chattering teeth #2
Quick chattering of teeth. Like when you're cold. UCS Category: HMNMisc. 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.
Night after rain
Soundscape. Night after the rain. In winter. Rumor and road. UCS Category: AMBTraf. Length: 01:07.
Broken plate #4
A plate dropped on a concrete floor, which breaks. UCS Category: CERMBrk. Length: 00:03.
Notification, "LaSoLisa" #2
Little noise like notification. Designed with Prologue of Cubase. UCS Category: UIAlert. Length: 00:01.
Phone picked up #1
Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we picked up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Tone, busy #2
Telephone tone when the line is busy, in France. This is a sound wave frequency of 440 Hz sinusoidal. Half a second, every second. This sound is easy to loop. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:20.
Small waves and beach #1
Noise of small waves arriving on the beach. Sound taken at 2 or 3 meters. UCS Category: WATRWave, AMBSea. Length: 04:10.
Marching in #1
Sound effect of 12 pairs of boots, for a military-style march. Noise with the “marching machine” percussion instrument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_machine
Made with this sound technique: https://lasonotheque.org/dossiers/techniques-bruitage-f112.html#50. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:11.
Table saw, cut
Rotation of a circular saw blade on a table when cutting wood. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 01:19.
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