353 Free Ambient Sound Effects - Most Popular
Fried egg
Cooking sunny-side-up eggs. A faint hum from the gas stove in the background. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:22.
Heidelberg printing press #1
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: 00:24.
Barn with cows #2
About 50 cows in a semi-outdoor cow shed. The cows have been separated from their calves. UCS Category: AMBFarm. Length: 02:05.
Herd of 300 sheep #1
300 sheep are gathered in a meadow before transhumance. No bleating animals, we only hear their bells. UCS Category: AMBFarm. Length: 01:11.
Sun and heat #4
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.
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.
Urban undergrowth
Urban undergrowth. Rumor of a road. Birds, etc. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 01:17.
Wind from inside #1
Storm Ciara is raging outside. I take the sound from inside a house. UCS Category: WINDInt. Length: 01:53.
Sea of the beach of Dellec #1
Soundscape at the edge of the cliffs of Dellec beach, near Brest in France. Easy to loop. UCS Category: AMBSea. Length: 03:31.
Street and Roads
Sound environment of several streets and roads: a crossroads. UCS Category: AMBTraf. Length: 02:06.
Boat - Back deck
Back deck of a boat. This is the ferry between Royan and the Pointe de Grave. Near Bordeaux, France. UCS Category: BOATShip. Length: 01:31.
Small herd of goats
A small herd of 13 goats. 6 adults with bells. UCS Category: AMBFarm. Length: 01:16.
Countryside #2
Countryside soundscape: rumor and birds singing. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 01:12.
Manifestation #7
Demonstration in Paris. It involves singing with a marching band. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:34.
Lawn tractors #3
Small mower tractor. Ignition then movement without mowing. UCS Category: VEHFarm. Length: 01:04.
Rambouillet forest
Atmosphere of the forest of Rambouillet to 7 hours. Bird songs, drive away, passing plane, branches creaking, wind in the leaves. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 02:32.
Recent metro, interior
Recent Parisian metropolitan wagon. Recording from inside. UCS Category: TRNInt, TRNSbwy. Length: 02:14.
Lourdes pedestrian street
Sound of the crowd in a pedestrian street in Lourdes (in France); quite dense and noisy. Recorded in August 2018. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 01:35.
Flea #1
Sound ambience of a flea market (in Sonchamp, France). Conversations, people walking by, general crowd activity. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 01:08.
Cathedral: Voice and Organ
In the cathedral of Chartres (France). A person singing and someone playing the organ. Noise strollers and children. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 01:19.
Car interior, 90 km/h
Sound recording in the passenger compartment of a car during a short journey on a road limited to 90 km/h. It is a Citroën C3 petrol. UCS Category: VEHInt. Length: 03:13.
Applause concert bar #5
A small audience applauds after a piece played by a small band in a bar. Thanks to the music group "Les Accroch'Coeur". UCS Category: CRWDCheer. Length: 00:03.
Applause from 40 People #3
A small audience of about 40 people applauded. I let a little background noise circulate before and after, for better integration. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:14.
Pedestrian plaza #2
Soundscape in a pedestrianized square in Chartres (France). UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 01:05.
Apartment open window
Apartment on the ground floor, window open. Birds, cars, pipes .. Rainy day. UCS Category: AMBRoom. Length: 03:46.
Parisian crossing #2
Crossroads of rue du Havre and Boulevard Haussmann. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:22.
Strong wind #2
Strong wind from the interior of a house. Small cracks and bumps. Learn to imitate the sound of the wind https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_122. UCS Category: WINDInt. Length: 00:49.
Recreation kindergarten #6
Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 02:02.
Recreation kindergarten #2
Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 04:30.
Parisian Skate Park Ambience #2
Ambience of a few users in a small Parisian skate park. UCS Category: SPRTSkate. Length: 01:35.
Office cathedral of Chartres
Short excerpt from the Thursday evening service at Chartres Cathedral, with about 20 worshippers and very few visitors. The service is amplified throughout the cathedral. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 04:58.
Manifestation #9
Demonstration in Paris. It involves singing with a marching band. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:54.
Country town #2
Atmosphere of a country town. River, birds, road, train. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 01:52.
Car interior, 50 km/h
Sound recording in the passenger compartment of a car during a short journey in a city, limited to 50 km/h. It is a Citroën C3 petrol. UCS Category: VEHInt. Length: 04:01.
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