FREE Sound Effects

Videomaker's editors have compiled this list of free sound effects downloads for use in your video productions. Several of these companies also manufacture complete libraries of sound effects. If you have any suggestions of products you think we should add to this list, please email your suggestions.

Sponsors

• AcidPlanet 8Packs

  Free loops with free arrangements for use with Acid.

  acidplanet.com

• AudioMicro

  Get thousands of Free Sound Effects from AudioMicro. Free Sound Effects for websites, YouTube, film, TV, DVD, iPhone Apps, games, and all media.

  audiomicro.com

• AudioSparx

  "AudioSparx has over 300,000 sound effects in 86 categories. Their sounds are very high quality with great sounding previews."

  www.audiosparx.com

• CSS Music Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects

  Get $40 in FREE downloads. Fully licensed. No strings attached. 11,000 tracks to choose from.

  cssmusic.com

• Dvfootagesource

  Sign up for the newsletter and receive access to download a free motion graphic clip.

  dvfootagesource.com

• Find Sounds

  Search the Web for Sounds.

  findsounds.com

• Free Videomaker Magazine

  Learn about the equipment and techniques used to mix audio for video in a free issue of Videomaker.

  videomaker.com

• Free-loops.com

  Free loops in several formats

  free-loops.com

• Music 2 Hues

  Worldwide supplier of Royalty Free Music and SFX with over 2000 tracks via download or on Audio CD. Free Samples offered monthly.

  music2hues.com

• Music-For-Video

  A collection of over 600 free sound effects

  music-for-video.com

• Partners in Rhyme

  Another collection of free sound effects from a producer of sound effects libraries.

  partnersinrhyme.com

• Royalty Free Music

  Royalty free music clips that can be used, without limitation, in educational, student and personal, not-for-profit projects, free of charge.

  royaltyfreemusic.com

• Shockwave Sound Royalty Free Stock Music Library

  Shockwave-Sound.com offers a huge and fresh Production Music Library and Sound Effects library with Royalty-Free use in video, film, web and other media. Also some free sound effects.

  Shockwave-Sound.com

• Sonnyboo Productions

  Free Mp3 music downloads, forms and tools for indie moviemakers from Peter John Ross.

  sonnyboo.com

• Sony

  www.sonycreativesoftware.com

• Sound Effects Warehouse

  Get a zip file of 101 free sound effects for registering.

  soundeffectswarehouse.com

• Sounddogs

  www.sounddogs.com

• Soundrangers

  www.soundrangers.com

• Twelve Inch Design

  Download a free demo clip in NTSC, PAL, HD or HDV. This link goes to a license agreement.

  12inchdesign.com

• 101 Free Sounds

  "A very simple site with the purpose of giving away a package of 101 free sound effects. In order to get them, you have to register with a valid e-mail address, as they send the entire package to you through e-mail."

  www.soundeffectswarehouse.com

• blastwave fx

  www.blastwavefx.com

• freeSFX

  Hundreds of absolutely free sound effects all in a convenient category view. This site has a great search function and is one of the most popular places to go for free sound effects.

  www.freesfx.co.uk

• Pro Sound Effects

  "A conglomeration of over 40 unique publishers of sound effects, Pro Sound Effects has over 350,000 sound effects to choose from. They have multiple ways to get files from download to flash drives and have an easy to use website in order to find them. "

  www.prosoundeffects.com

• soundscalpel

  "A collection of 8 sound effect packs with anywhere from 20-35 sounds. These sound effects are surprising clear, and are definitely worth the time to download. Especially since they're completely free!"

  www.soundscalpel.com

• Soundsnap

  "Once a completely free sound effect site, Soundsnap has a huge library of sound effects that can be had both for free and for a very good subscription price. Definitely a great place to go for anyone who wants great sound effects at a good price."

  www.soundsnap.com

• The Freesound Project

  A very popular free sound effect website that is growing every day. The Freesound Project is looking to build a huge database and has done a great job building theirs since they first started.

  www.freesound.org

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