3 527 Free On Sound Effects - Most Popular
Mechanical doorbell #13
Sound of a small mechanical doorbell at the entrance to the house. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:05.
Clink of glass, Toast #2
When we want to make a toast, we clink a glass with a cutlery. UCS Category: GLASImpt. Length: 00:03.
Plastic cover #2
Lid of a large plastic trash can being slammed. UCS Category: PLASImpt. Length: 00:01.
Plastic cover #7
Lid of a large plastic trash can being slammed. UCS Category: PLASImpt. Length: 00:01.
Servomotor 3, 180° #1
Sound of a medium servomotor rotating 180°. It is a Multiplex MS-X4. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Car passing 50km/h #15
A car passes through the city at around 50 km/h. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:35.
Going down wooden stairs #2
Footsteps of a person walking down a wooden building staircase in shoes. Taking his mobile, in the first person. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:29.
Overtone singing, G
I sing in overtone. Overtone singing is a vocal technique for producing a vocal timbre characterized by two notes of different frequencies. My first voice is a root G, my second is a whistle. more information on this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing. UCS Category: VOXSing. Length: 00:16.
Beer compressor #1
Noise of the compressor of a beer tap. Sound recording with an AKG C 411 PP. UCS Category: MACHPump. Length: 01:09.
Car interior, 80 km/h
Sound recording in the passenger compartment of a car during a short journey on a road limited to 80 km/h. It is a Citroën C3 petrol. UCS Category: VEHInt. Length: 01:16.
Old doorbell #9
Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:04.
Sound propagation (1 m)
This is a sound file to calculate the speed of sound propagation in air. Two microphones 1 meter apart and a movie clapperboard to generate a sharp sound. Follow this tutorial to perform the experiment: https://lasonotheque.org/education-sonore-f4.html#propagation. UCS Category: TEST. Length: 00:01.
Socotel average ringtones #2
4 average rings from an old Socotel S63 type telephone. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:26.
Train whistle, foley #3
I blow into a locomotive-style train whistle. I added a bit of reverb to make it sound more realistic. My whistle: https://thmn.to/thoprod/511358?offid=1&affid=792. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:04.
Covered market #1
Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 01:47.
Phone picked up #3
Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we picked up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Pendulum mechanism #1
Sound of a pendulum mechanism when it strikes. It didn't work until I fixed it. UCS Category: CLOCKMech. Length: 00:16.
Phone booth hung up #1
I hang 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.
Heidelberg printing press #3
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: 00:26.
Rope #2
Creaking of a set of rope nets in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 01:12.
Eurasian Blackcap #7
Song of a Eurasian blackcap. The silent intervals between two successive song phrases are on the order of 5 to 20 seconds. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:04.
Applause from 40 People #4
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: 00:22.
Applause from 40 People #5
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: 00:08.
Shepard Tone x1 #2
A single cycle of the 12-semitone ascending Shepard scale at 60 BPM, starting on C. One quarter note, two rests, and one quarter note per measure. Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 00:12.
Fermentation airlock #2
Bubbling sound of a small beer fermentation airlock. Thanks to Pierre-Jean (PJ Skyman) for welcoming me into his laboratory. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 01:07.
Rewind 35mm film #4
End of a 35mm film rewind: Rewind and end (Sound: Left side of the dispenser (full spool)). Can synchronize its 0076. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 01:03.
Download all results from this page
This action can be VERY long depending on your connection and the size of the files!