3 571 Free Sons Sound Effects - Most Popular
Violin, 4-string, beginner #1

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: 00:17.
The Cubase SX Grungelizer

Electrical noises, crackles, etc. A racket similar to what you hear when listening to an old record on a worn-out player. This rather unconvincing sound is generated by Cubase’s “Grungelizer”. Settings: Crackle at 1/2 in 78 RPM mode, Noise at 1/16, Distort at 2/4, EQ at 1/8, AC at 1/8, and Timeline at 1/2. UCS Category: COMStatic. Length: 00:10.
Parisian ring road, tunnel

Noise of the Parisian ring road when the traffic is dense and difficult. Sound from the window of my car, rolling. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:55.
Cathode screen off #2

Noise you hear when you turn off a CRT screen. Computer generated sound. UCS Category: COMTv. Length: 00:01.
Shepard Descending Scale x10 #3

Ten cycles of the Descending Shepard Scale at 60 BPM, starting on a C. Continuous glissando. Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard Scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 02:00.
Hen, imitated to the mouth #2

Imitation of a hen with the mouth. UCS Category: BIRDMisc. Length: 00:17.
Sun and heat #2

Omnipresent sun or overwhelming heat, this is a sound effect that is widely used in films. I made this sound in the studio, failing to find it in nature. Maybe it's an insect? If you know more about the source of this noise, tell me. According to another anonymous visitor: The Arizona Apache Cicada is the loudest. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:45.
Insect song #3

This is probably a large green grasshopper. Recorded at night, between 2 and 3 meters high, in the vegetation. Easy to loop. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:20.
Shepard Descending Scale x10 #3

Ten cycles of the Rising Shepard Scale at 60 BPM, starting on a C. Continuous glissando. Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard Scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 02:00.
Going down wooden stairs #1

Footsteps of a person going down 5 floors, in shoes, a building staircase, made of wood. Fixed sound recording, in the third person, from the fifth floor. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:55.
Delirious Laughter #4

A horrible delirious laugh. This sound has no effect, but reverberation would make it terrible. UCS Category: VOXLaff. Length: 00:04.
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.
Outdoor Market #2

Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People speak French and I wander between the stalls. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 02:50.
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.
Robot vacuum

Starting, vacuuming and shutting down an iRobot Roomba i7 vacuum cleaner. UCS Category: MACHAppl, ROBTMvmt. Length: 02:39.
Phone booth pick up #2

I pick up the receiver of the last telephone box still in operation in metropolitan France. It is in Murbach (68). UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Car in reverse #1

Starting the engine. Short walk back Peugeot 106. Engine stop. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:16.
Cymbale Ride 20" #6

Sound of a 51cm (20") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Mini Cup Ride cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:24.
Thermal floor saw #3

This thermal cutter, or floor saw, makes quite a noise in my neighborhood. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 00:45.
Barn with cows #3

About 50 cows in a semi-outdoor cow shed. The cows have been separated from their calves. UCS Category: AMBFarm. Length: 01:17.
Djembe: hand on the edge

Hand hitting the edge of a djembe. x11. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:15.
London bus

Soundscape. First floor of a double-decker bus Londoner. UCS Category: VEHBus. Length: 04:22.
Baby birds in a nest #1

Baby sparrows in a nest. An adult arrives flying at the start of the sound. UCS Category: BIRDMisc. Length: 00:45.
Quick Raspberry keyboard #2

Noise of the keys of a Raspberry Pi keyboard. UCS Category: CMPTKey. Length: 00:42.
Motherhood: Corridor

Atmosphere in a corridor of a hospital maternity ward. UCS Category: AMBHosp. Length: 02:29.
Important message, in Morse #2

The message "This is an important message" in international Morse (sound) alphabet. the Morse is formed of "dit" and "dah" (of points and features). 1 "dah" equals 3 "dit". The spaces between the letters are equivalent to 1 "dah". Ends with a space between the words equivalent to 7 "dit". Realized on a computer with a sine wave of 615 Hz. For more information on Morse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code. UCS Category: COMTelm. Length: 00:24.
Test 4.0 (Quadriphony)

Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 4.0 installation (quadriphonic), 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: 00:19.
Pencil, signature #3

I sign with a pencil on a sheet of paper. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:03.
Grinding metal gate #2

Sound of a metal door creaking (type gate). Learn how to make a squeaking sound effects metal: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_107. UCS Category: METLFric. Length: 00:02.
Cold Water in a Mug #2

Sound of cold water (13°C) being poured into a mug. An interesting sound: https://bigsoundbank.com/blog/sound-difference-hot-water-cold-water-b366.html. UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:05.
Gas stove #1

First fire on gas stove with piezo ignition kitchen. UCS Category: FIREGas. Length: 00:22.
Senseo Coffee Maker: Service #2

Preparation of coffee with a Senseo coffee maker: Serve coffee in a mug. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:20.
Crossroads in Japan

Atmosphere at a crossroads in Utsunomiya, Japan. Cars, traffic lights, bicycles .. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:04.
Robin #3

Song of robin, a garden bird. He cries from a tree, spacing his songs for 2 to 3 seconds, then stops, changes his tree and starts again a few dozen times and so on around his territory. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:04.
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