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FREE: 16,000 High-Quality Sound Effects for Personal, Educational or Research Purposes @ BBC

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tightarse on 23/04/2018 - 14:05 bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk (5087 clicks)
Last edited 23/04/2018 - 14:39 by 2 other users

Similar to my previous post, here's more free sound effects for you to enjoy :)

The BBC has opened up its vast sound archive to the public. Thanks to the new BBC Sound Effects website, you can freely download over 16,000 sound effects in WAV format for “personal, educational or research purposes”.

The database is tagged and searchable, so you can easily find everything from animal sounds and talking dolls to the sound of furnace glass burners and rattling window frames. It appears to cover most of the BBC’s lifespan, with effects from the 1920s onwards.

Source…

Mod note: This was posted earlier in the forums by Detective Pikachu but unfortunately we can't move forum topics to deals.

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  • [Deactivated] on 23/04/2018 - 14:07
    +1

    Dupe?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/373780

    [Deactivated] on 23/04/2018 - 14:07 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • alvian on 23/04/2018 - 14:11

      That deal has 16 more sound effects. http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/assets/07005147.wav

      • [Deactivated] on 23/04/2018 - 14:12
        +6

        I think they are the bonus fart sounds

      • Ostrk on 23/04/2018 - 14:33
        +2

        Life or death difference right here

        • [Deactivated] on 23/04/2018 - 14:36
          +1

          Well due to anatomical complications I can only make squeaky sounds so they will be my go to WAV files

        • strangeloops66 on 23/04/2018 - 14:50
          +1

          @TightBottom:

          Yep, you've never done a silent but deadly in your life, thanks to said anatomy.

        • PJC on 24/04/2018 - 04:34

          @TightBottom: Username checks out.

    • iratepirate on 23/04/2018 - 14:28

      That's a forum post.

    • Moderatormoocher on 23/04/2018 - 14:32

      As this is a sound library that was not previously freely available, it belongs in the deals section. The above forum topic, even though was posted first, has been duped to this deal. (We can't move forum topics to deals section).

      • [Deactivated] on 23/04/2018 - 14:34

        Maybe TA can credit the forum post OP as a courtesy

        • Moderatormoocher on 23/04/2018 - 14:38

          TA may not have even been aware of existence of the forum topic. I will add a note in the description.

        • tightarse on 23/04/2018 - 14:38
          +9

          Hi TB. I credited my source in the OP. I had no idea there was a forum post about this, and always give credit where it's due. Thanks.

        • Detective Pikachu on 23/04/2018 - 14:43
          +9

          Thanks TightBottom for the support. Thanks moocher for the mod note. Thanks tightarse for giving this deal more awareness. :D

          I usually get confused whether to post in forums or the deals page nowadays for such deals.

        • strangeloops66 on 23/04/2018 - 14:47
          +2

          @Detective Pikachu:

          Thanks DP for the thanks.

        • h4zey on 23/04/2018 - 16:14

          @Detective Pikachu: Pika Pika Pikachuuu

  • alvian on 23/04/2018 - 14:14
    +10

    Next April's Fool sorted. All deals and comments must be accompanied by a sound effect.

  • pistachio1 on 23/04/2018 - 14:26

    I would like to incorporate these sounds into my life somehow.

  • xcloudx on 23/04/2018 - 14:39
    +9

    Don't miss out also on this massive collection of royalty free sound effects:
    https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/85kzjw/30gb_of_hig…

  • strangeloops66 on 23/04/2018 - 14:44
    +1

    rattling window frames

    Very satisfying to know that they accepted my entry to the fart category…

  • BargainKen on 23/04/2018 - 14:47
    +5

    Sounds like a good deal

  • Mooncakes on 23/04/2018 - 14:48
    +2

    anyway to download all in 1 hit?

  • et tu brute on 23/04/2018 - 14:51
    +2

    Great.. I have a huge collection of vinyl LP sound fx albums in storage that I rescued when my radio station moved to FM & DAB+ from the AM band years ago…. never got around to digitalising them myself, however they may get donated to a museum one day. The LP sleeves are worth their weight in monkey do alone ;)

    • ElWircho on 23/04/2018 - 20:33

      I've just sent you a message, please have a look !

  • CharityCase on 23/04/2018 - 15:25

    Free? Sounds great!

  • stockpimp on 23/04/2018 - 15:47

    Can these be used on monetisable youtube videos?

    • boomy on 23/04/2018 - 15:56
      +5

      Says personal, educational or research purposes so probably not. Try the gamedev Reddit post instead (scroll up)

    • et tu brute on 25/04/2018 - 20:07

      Careful… In addition to checking the BBCs T&Cs, be aware that YouTube scans music for DRM/IP content… Safer to use Youtube's own royalty free content which has been cleared and is available to use in your video clips. I believe it is free, however you would need to check with YouTube for their T&Cs anyway.

      (There are a few YouTube channels I subscribe to and they place a crawl across tthe bottom of their videos stating that the music being used is from the YouTube music library).

  • vinster55 on 23/04/2018 - 18:06

    Does anyone knows how to use these as an iPhone ringtone ?

    • [Deactivated] on 23/04/2018 - 18:41

      Send an email to Cellebrite with request

  • Vauxhall on 23/04/2018 - 20:01
    +2

    Is the willheim scream on there?

  • flagger on 24/04/2018 - 08:43

    Yeah! Hell, damn, fart

  • jerum3030 on 24/04/2018 - 09:38

    anyone know of good free music please? Apart from Ben Sound.

  • Morphine on 24/04/2018 - 12:41

    Thanks, saving for later :)

  • RefusdClassification on 25/04/2018 - 02:08

    It's good to have access to a properly categoried set of free SFX. I used to get my sound effects from computer game installations and use them on my custom created Windows themes.

    All we need now is high quality royalty free music; the truly free stuff is ancient, aweful sounding LPs from before the 50s.

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