3 567 Free Un Sound Effects - Most Popular
Song of the common midwife toad #1

The "common midwife toad " (or "Alytes obstetricans") is found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_midwife_toad - Photo: Grand-Pappà https://www.flickr.com/photos/beltranpappa/. UCS Category: ANMLAmph. Length: 00:55.
Wind and tree squeaks

Wind in a very big tree. Grinding of one of its branches. UCS Category: WINDVege. Length: 02:33.
Watercourse #3

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: 01:35.
Socotel ringtone #2

A Socotel rotary telephone ringtone set to silent. Easy to loop. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:36.
Test 2.0 (Stereophony)

Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 2.0 (stereophonic) installation, in french. Download in WAV format! If one of the channels is not audible, your device is not suitable. More info in our file on "multichannel sound". UCS Category: TEST. Length: 00:11.
Eating potato chips #2

Several chips eaten a little open mouth. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:18.
Hair-dryer

Sound of my hair dryer; start-up then sound of a 2nd fan speed, then stop. 08-2019. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:30.
3 feedback peaks between 2.3 and 7 kHz

3 oscillating feedback loops between 2,300 and 7,000 Hz. UCS Category: COMMic. Length: 00:03.
Mini waterfall

Very small waterfall coming out of a wash house. UCS Category: WATRFall. Length: 00:26.
Cockatiel parakeet #11

Song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 01:03.
Mechanical entrance doorbell #2

Sound of a bell at the entrance to a Parisian apartment. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:04.
Cymbale 16" #2

Sound of a 40cm (16") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Medium Thin Crash cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:19.
Tawny Owl #4

Song of a tawny owl, a nocturnal raptor. The silent intervals between two successive phrases are most often on the order of 10 to 30 seconds in a bird that is actively singing. UCS Category: BIRDPrey. Length: 00:01.
Snoring Child #3

Snoring from Noé, my 3½ year old son. This sound is easy to loop. UCS Category: HMNSnor. Length: 01:02.
Jumping on concrete #1

Human jumping with feet together on a concrete floor. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:02.
Metro, Paris #1

Rolling. Ralentissement. Doors open, exit and entry of persons, signal, closing doors. Acceleration, rolling, rallentissement and opening doors. Discussing French and other languages. UCS Category: TRNInt, TRNSbwy. Length: 02:12.
Rain on wheelbarrow

Big drops of rain on a wheelbarrow. It is filled with water. UCS Category: RAINMetl. Length: 02:06.
Mountain stream #2

Stream flowing down a wooded mountainside, far from any busy road; no birds in the area. Hautes Pyrénées, near the old spa resort of PAUZE, located not far from Cauterets (65110). Altitude of the sound recording: 1053 m. Date: 05-07-2022, afternoon. Weather: overcast, foggy, stormy, no wind. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 04:49.
Explosion #1

An explosion at around 150 meters. An agricultural gun designed to frighten birds. UCS Category: EXPLReal. Length: 00:01.
Cicada, foley #1

Song of a cicada. Sound effect made with a maraca. Easy to loop. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:12.
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: 00:12.
Spoutnik #2

This sound is a reproduction: a 1060 Hz sine wave with some reverb. On October 4, 1957, the first artificial satellite took off: Sputnik 1. With its 83 kilos and 58 cm in diameter, it will revolve around the Earth in an elliptical orbit, between 288 and 947 kilometers in altitude. , emitting this characteristic "beep beep" broadcast by all the radios in the world. UCS Category: COMTran. Length: 00:09.
Dogs barking and crying #3

A dog barks and another cries a little. UCS Category: ANMLDog. Length: 00:31.
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.
Knock on a mirror

Knock-knock sound on a mirror mounted on a wall. UCS Category: WNDWKnck. Length: 00:16.
Falling sheet steel bar #2

Steel bar made of sheet metal, which falls to the ground on a path. UCS Category: METLCrsh. Length: 00:02.
Train in station #3

A train arrives at the station and leaves after a pause. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 03:20.
Broken plate #2

A plate dropped on a concrete floor, which breaks. UCS Category: CERMBrk. Length: 00:02.
Barn Swallows in the City #1

City ambience, street side: barn swallows and blackbirds. Field recording captured in France, in the Centre region, in spring, on May 25th at 5:30 AM. A detail that matters for your project, since swallows aren't present, nor active in the same way, all year round. UCS Category: AMBBird. Length: 01:37.
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