BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

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BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostMon Mar 30, 2020 12:11 am

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.

http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/
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Re: BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostTue Mar 31, 2020 8:11 am

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Re: BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostMon Apr 06, 2020 2:32 am

Thank you! Very handy URL to have. This one post just paid for a year's subscription to this forum!
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Re: BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostWed Apr 08, 2020 1:45 pm

Oh, man...there is no https: version of the site. :(
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Re: BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostSat Apr 25, 2020 10:20 pm

OtherBruce wrote:Thank you! Very handy URL to have. This one post just paid for a year's subscription to this forum!

Good one.
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Re: BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostSat May 02, 2020 11:22 am

So if I make a youtube video and try to monetize it then legally I cant use the sound tracks from here?
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Re: BBC makes its sound effects archive free to access

PostFri Jul 03, 2020 3:54 pm

This is amazing! It feels like stumbling on a treasure trove. Im definitely going to bookmark this link. Thanks for sharing!

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