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While we strive to be the number one music, sound effects and loops site, we recognize that their are millions of possible sounds you may need and we obvioulsy do not have them all. So in an effort to save you some time we have complied the most exhaustive list of websites for free sound effect downloads on the web.
Website: www.pacdv.com
Description: Free sound effects for multimedia productions. Categories include ambiance, domestic, interfaces, machines, mechanical, miscellaneous, people, and transportation sound effects.
Approximate Number of Files: 700+
File Types: .wav, .mp3
Website: www.freesoundfiles.tintagel.net
Description: Over 800 sounds and midi files for web designers. The categories include Alarms, Animals, Beeps, Bells, Cartoon, Chimes, Clicks, Computer, House, Humor, Instruments, Machines, Midi, Movie, Music, Notes, Office, People, Potluck, Scary, Space, Sports, Things, Whistles. Well organized site!
Approximate Number of Files: 800+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.a1freesoundeffects.com
Description: Free downloads of the most requested sounds on the internet, we've taken all the best requests we've had over the past 2 years and placed them here for you to download. Many Free and many more for purchase.
Approximate Number of Files: 700+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.soundjay.com
Description: Professional, high quality sound effects. Background, Buttons, Machine, Music Tracks, Nature, Transportation, Communication, etc.
Approximate Number of Files: 700+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.soundhunter.com
Description: Professional, high quality sound effects. Background sounds, Household, Human, Machines, etc.
Approximate Number of Files: 30+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.simplythebest.net/sounds
Description: Categories include: Cartoon, Commercial, Events, Humor, Movie, and TV Shows.
Approximate Number of Files: 300+
File Types: .wav, .mp3, midi, .aiff, Real Audio, Sun Audio
Website: www.amazingsounds.iespana.es/en
Description: Categories include: Music Creation, Natural, Animal, Human and Entertainment.
Approximate Number of Files: 1000+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.flashkit.com
Description: Sound Effects and Loops with many different categories.
Approximate Number of Files: 7000+ FX 7400+ Loops
File Types: .wav, .mp3
Website: www.pachd.com/sounds.html
Description: A collection of mechanical, human and nature sounds.
Approximate Number of Files: 80+
File Types: .wav, .mp3
Website: www.deusx.com/freesoundeffects.html
Description: Sound Effects include explosion, sizzle, robot, doorbell, thump, pop and more.
Approximate Number of Files: 40+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.ljudo.com/
Description: Welcome to LJUDO! Ljudo gives free access to more than 1200 sound effects. The sounds are available in two formats: RealAudio and Mp3. Audition with RealAudioplayer or download as an MP3. Ljudo includes multilingual access, which translates the word you are searching for from your language into English.
Approximate Number of Files: 550+
File Types: mp3, Real Audio
Website: www.alcljudprod.se/english/ljud.php
Description: Sweedish sound design site with large collection of downloaods. You are free to use the files on the condition that you site the source.
Approximate Number of Files: 1200+
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.brandens.net/sounds.htm
Description: Sound effects, some really funny answering machine messages and more.
Approximate Number of Files: 1300+
File Types: .mp3, MIDI's
Website: www.freesound.org
Description: Very large collection of sounds. Quality varies.
Approximate Number of Files: 64150+
File Types: .mp3, .aif, .wav
Website: www.freesfx.co.uk
Description: User submitted sounds
Approximate Number of Files: 600+
File Types: .mp3, .wav
Website: www.earthstation1.com/SFX.html
Description: Categories include alarms, bells, explosions, guns, horns, nature, phone, springs, vehicles, war and more.
Approximate Number of Files: 250+
File Types: .mp3, .wav
Website: www.frogstar.com/wav
Description: Categories include movies, television, animation, Monty Phython, Muppets and more.
Approximate Number of Files: 1500+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.vionline.com/sound.html
Description: Animals, bells, clock, body, drum, gun, horn, laugh, airplanes and much more.
Approximate Number of Files: 100+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.dramaticpublishing.com/freesoundeffects.php
Description: Are you looking for sound effects for your show? We have converted our Stage Sounds Series so you can pick and choose your effects to create your own customized CD.
Approximate Number of Files: 40+
File Types: .mp3, .wav
Website: www.hollywoodedge.com
Description: 99 Free sound effects, you must register to download.
Approximate Number of Files: 99
File Types: .mp3, .wav
Website: www.freesoundeffectsandloops.com
Description: Ambience, animal, combat, home, office, human, nature, object, sports, tools, vehicles and loops.
Approximate Number of Files: 50+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.users.qwest.net/~jhorwath/
Description: Small collection of professionally recorded sounds for private use only. More available for purchase
Approximate Number of Files: 7
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.6060.org/Links.aspx
Description: Train Sound Effects,
Approximate Number of Files: 12
File Types: .mp3, .wav
Website: www.soundtransit.nl/search/
Description: SoundTransit is a collaborative, online community dedicated to field recording and phonography. Sounds include titles such as Budapest Metro, Braunschweig morning birds, city streets and more.
Approximate Number of Files: 1600+
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.ilovewavs.com/
Description: Categories include animals, beeps and clicks, birds, cartoon, halloween, around the home, work, insexts, nature, people, vehicles and war.
Approximate Number of Files: 1000+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.f7sound.com/snd.htm
Description: These are 'wav' files, CD quality 16 bit, 44.1k. Many more for sale.
Approximate Number of Files: 14
File Types: .wav
Website: www.brickfilms.com/resources/
Description: There are a number of packages available for download here including accent, footsteps, indor, music and science fiction.
Approximate Number of Files: 100+
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.wavsurfer.com
Description: Collection of movie quotes such as Schwarzenegger's "I'll be back".
Approximate Number of Files: 1500+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.prankcallsunlimited.com
Description: Sound effects and yes, prank calls. Some are funny. Redneck humor.
Approximate Number of Files: 200+
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.eventsounds.com
Description: This site specializes in sounds to replace your system sounds, hence, "event sounds," And states that the files are only for your listening pleasure.
Approximate Number of Files: 400+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.boogiejack.com/sound_effects.html
Description: Funny, weird, annoying sound effects. Watch out for the sound that load when you hit the site. Don't have your speakers up too loud.
Approximate Number of Files: 110+
File Types: .wav
Website: www.toxicbag.com/effects.htm
Description: Over a decade-plus of field and studio recording, we've amassed a huge library of sounds, and we're in the process of making those sounds available for download here.
Approximate Number of Files: 16
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.findsounds.com/
Description: Find Sounds is a search engine that will allow you to select the file formats, resolution, sample rate and file size desired. You can preview the sound or click through to the hosting site to download the file.
Approximate Number of Files: 0 Site does not host its own files.
File Types: .mp3, .aiff, .au, .wav
Website: www.soungle.com/
Description: Soungle uses a simple search interface to list the available files for download.
Approximate Number of Files: 0 Site does not host its own files.
File Types: .wav
Website: www.soundboard.com
Description: Allows you to create your own playlist and share it with others. Much of the content apears to be from copyrighted movies etc. Disclaimer states,"All sound files on this site are © copyright and owned by their respective members. All sound files are posted for entertainment purposes."
Approximate Number of Files: 189259.
File Types: .mp3
Website: www.autospeak.com/library.htm
Description: AutoSpeak Library of Sounds features the sounds of race cars, dragsters, motorcycles and other auto-related sounds.
Approximate Number of Files: 50+.
File Types: .wav
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