3 557 Free F Sound Effects - Most Popular
Beer compressor #2

Noise of the compressor of a beer tap. Sound recording with an AKG C 411 PP. UCS Category: MACHPump. Length: 00:46.
Windshield wipers, slow #2

Sound of two windshield wipers from a car. Slow speed. Sound recording inside the vehicle. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:17.
Watercourse #2

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: 01:33.
Insect song #2

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: 00:12.
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: 00:19.
Electronic drums #2

I tap on a pad of an electronic drum kit. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:01.
Sound propagation (50 cm)

This is a sound file to calculate the speed of sound propagation in air. Two microphones 50 centimeters 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.
Old calculator, calculation and ticket #5

Sound of keys and ticket printing on an old calculator with built-in printer: an Olivetti Logos 49. UCS Category: MACHOffc. Length: 00:17.
Socotel low ringtone #2

4 weak rings from an old Socotel S63 type phone. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:26.
Socotel average ringtones #2

4 average rings from an old Socotel S63 type telephone. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:26.
Train whistle, foley #5

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.
Repetitive squeaking #1

Numerous repetitive squeaks from a plastic bottle. The squeaks are getting faster. UCS Category: PLASFric. Length: 00:20.
Zipper #11

Zipper sound, short enough to sound like a trouser zipper (fly). UCS Category: OBJZipr. Length: 00:01.
Zipper #12

Zipper sound, short enough to sound like a trouser zipper (fly). UCS Category: OBJZipr. Length: 00:01.
Couinement jouet #4

Squeak of a toy. Here a kind of "pear horn". UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:01.
Couinement jouet #6

Squeak of a toy. Here a kind of "pear horn". UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:02.
Pendulum mechanism #2

Sound of a pendulum mechanism when it strikes. It didn't work until I fixed it. UCS Category: CLOCKMech. Length: 00:19.
Phone booth hung up #2

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.
Outdoor Market #4

Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People are speaking French, and I'm staring at a greengrocer. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 04:09.
Key 5 in DTMF

The audible signal when the 5 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.
Key 6 in DTMF

The audible signal when the 6 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.
Key * in DTMF

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.
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.
Heidelberg printing press #4

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: 00:15.
Passage of a train #5

Small passenger train with 4 TER-type wagons. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:31.
Water Blop #3

Sound of water when I immerse a hydrophone in water. UCS Category: WATRLap. Length: 00:02.
Car honking at 90 km/h #1

A car passing by, honking its horn while driving at 90 km/h. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:18.
Applause from 40 People #6

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: 00:15.
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.
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