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3 552 Free Sample Sound Effects - Most Popular

5 year old child crying #1

Listen to this sound (#2548)
My 5 year old son is having a crying fit in his room. No abuse, he was doing a comedy to play the game console. UCS Category: VOXCry. Length: 00:04.
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Apple crunched #3

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I eat an apple in front of my microphones. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:12.
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Outdoor Market #4

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Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People are speaking French, and I'm staring at a greengrocer. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 04:09.
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Futuristic charge whistle

Listen to this sound (#2973)
Hissing sound that sounds like a weapon loading or a futuristic explosive. UCS Category: GUNTech. Length: 00:05.
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Little neighing call #4

Listen to this sound (#1215)
Horse who neighs very slightly to call his owner and have his bucket of flakes. UCS Category: ANMLHors. Length: 00:02.
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Meow cat #5

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A meowing cat. UCS Category: ANMLCat. Length: 00:02.
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Dock Station King's Cross St. Pancras (London)

Listen to this sound (#0638)
Soundscape on the station platform at King's Cross St Pancras. Passengers off the train. UCS Category: AMBTran. Length: 01:08.
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Slow wick #2

Listen to this sound (#1307)
Noise of a slow wick. UCS Category: FRWKMisc. Length: 00:08.
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Man vomiting #4

Listen to this sound (#2499)
Vomiting of a man. UCS Category: HMNVomit. Length: 00:04.
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Horn #3

Listen to this sound (#2522)
Someone is blowing a horn. UCS Category: HORNTrad. Length: 00:02.
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Rissole in a pan

Listen to this sound (#0314)
Food made to fry pan. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:21.
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Grandfather clock, hour #1

Listen to this sound (#1569)
Bell of a grandfather clock, sounding the hour stack. UCS Category: CLOCKChim. Length: 00:23.
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Damaged muffler 3 (parked car)

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A car with a damaged muffler. Parked car. Starting the engine. Stopping the engine. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:16.
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Cockatiel parakeet #7

Listen to this sound (#2775)
Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:08.
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Creaking of feets

Listen to this sound (#0769)
Creaking of feets on a new road after rain. UCS Category: RUBRFric. Length: 01:50.
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Typewriter #5

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I write slowly on the typewriter. A "Hermes Precisa 305". UCS Category: COMType. Length: 01:28.
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Bike on gravel (MTB) #1

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The sound of a bike rolling on a gravel road. Sound taken on board the bike. UCS Category: VEHBike. Length: 00:20.
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Sparkling Candle #2

Listen to this sound (#1279)
A sparkling candle that burns. UCS Category: FRWKRec. Length: 00:41.
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50 birds are sleeping

Listen to this sound (#1068)
About fifty sparrows chirp as they prepare to sleep in a small hazel. UCS Category: AMBBird. Length: 00:52.
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Metro corridor, Paris #1

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Metro corridor (Steps, subway). UCS Category: AMBUndr. Length: 00:36.
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Trafic at the Geofón

Listen to this sound (#2752)
Traffic recording with Lom brand "Geofón" contact microphone. The microphone is on a traffic sign. UCS Category: AMBTraf, SCIMisc. Length: 02:22.
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Grinding doorknob

Listen to this sound (#0617)
Creaking metal doorknob. UCS Category: METLFric. Length: 00:19.
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Big water leak

Listen to this sound (#0702)
Large water leak in a farmer pipe. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 00:52.
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Knock on a mirror

Listen to this sound (#0402)
Knock-knock sound on a mirror mounted on a wall. UCS Category: WNDWKnck. Length: 00:16.
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Amplifier, connection problem #6

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Noise from an amplifier when there is a connection problem. UCS Category: ELECBuzz. Length: 00:01.
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Nocturnal insect #2

Listen to this sound (#0425)
Song of a field cricket. Same insect as sound 426. Recorded very close, about 10 cm. The high-pitched sound is accompanied by a lower, more “mechanical” noise. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:14.
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Body fall #4

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A human falling on a tiled floor, indoors. Thanks to Kellian F. and Yoann B. UCS Category: FGHTBf. Length: 00:01.
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Oogah horn

Listen to this sound (#0679)
Ooogah horn. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:12.
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Apartment door, opening #5

Listen to this sound (#2420)
Opening of a apartment door. UCS Category: DOORWood. Length: 00:02.
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Tractor #2

Listen to this sound (#0133)
Two passes of a tractor in a field. First pass in one direction without plowing, a U-turn, then a second pass in the opposite direction while plowing. UCS Category: VEHFarm. Length: 01:55.
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Nocturnal insect #1

Listen to this sound (#0424)
Song of an unidentified nocturnal insect. It doesn’t seem to be a cricket, cicada, grasshopper, or katydid. Feel free to contact me if you have an idea. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:03.
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Electric metronome

Listen to this sound (#0577)
Plastic electric metronome beating a tempo of 120 beats per minute. Looking for a custom metronome? It's here >. UCS Category: MUSCMisc. Length: 00:06.
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12 days baby crying #2

Listen to this sound (#0877)
This baby has only 12 days and he is hungry. UCS Category: VOXCry. Length: 00:32.
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Squeaking parquet #3

Listen to this sound (#3053)
A creaking of an oak floor. UCS Category: WOODFric. Length: 00:01.
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Key # in DTMF

Listen to this sound (#3403)
The audible signal when the # key on a telephone is pressed, in "DTMF". DTMF stands for "Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency." It is a technology used for tone dialing. Each key on a telephone keypad emits a unique combination of two sound frequencies (one low and one high), allowing the telephone system to easily detect which key has been pressed. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
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Metal barrier: Opening #3

Listen to this sound (#2357)
Opening of a large metal barn barrier. UCS Category: DOORGate, METLFric. Length: 00:02.
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Knife blade #8

Listen to this sound (#2581)
A knife blade vibrates when scraped. UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:01.
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Log wood boiler #3

Listen to this sound (#1128)
Fire in a wood boiler fueled by logs. Sound taken from the main air inlet, open. UCS Category: FIREBurn. Length: 01:03.
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Ghost on the flute #2

Listen to this sound (#2055)
Cry of a ghost made with a slide (or piston) flute. Hooouuuu!. UCS Category: TOONWh, CREAEthr. Length: 00:07.
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Punch #2

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9 sounds of punches. UCS Category: FGHTImpt. Length: 00:08.
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