16,011 sound effects and not a single fart. There are 7 belches however (and 1 burp).
BBC Sound Effects made available to download for use under RemArc Licence (2018)
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#12This is so cool. I was just searching for a cat meow sound for a personal project today and was so annoyed that most of the top sites returned on Google and DDG were super spammy, ad-riddled atrocities. This is amazing, they have so many cat meows!
I can't figure out if its possible to download the entire archive anywhere though..
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#13These used to be released on vinyl, there was once an incident in Ireland whereby a record player was hidden in a tree and BBC sound effects records were played at night to scare some of the sheep that were part of a "King of the Sheep" competition. It was a big scandal at the time.
Wow this sounds very funny and pretty interesting. I can't find anything about it from some cursory DDG/Googling. Would love to read about it if you have any links.
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#14I love the descriptions.
> School Computer Class, general atmosphere in pre-fabricated room, with hum from computers, keys clicking, occasional background speech, T.V. whistle from monitors & people moving around.
Like did it make a big difference if the classroom was pre-fabricated? Perhaps it does to a BBC sound recorder!
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#15At least there is more than one kind of insect cricket sound effect, rather than LA field crickets all over the world. (-:
I think these were recorded before the decline of insect populations worldwide.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
But can you use them as a sound effect in a youtube video, where you may earn some revenue through adverts some time in the future (or maybe not)?
> where you may earn some revenue through adverts This is commercial use and paid.
It really isn't as clear as that. Most youtube videos are not monetised, but the status could change years later. Further, in an hour long video, using a 5 second audio clip with an advertising revenue of £0.10 is considered commercial and a payment?
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#17Bit of a shame the license is so restrictive you can't even use it in non-profit organisations without permission. Wondering what you can realistically do with them other than using one for a ringtone on your phone
As a hobby musician, I can sample them and work them into my music.
Only need to license it if I decide to release it on Spotify.
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#18I think all of these are available on piratebay. When I was into sound production, I found lots of high quality dumps there. There's way more than 16k floating around on piratebay, more like 500k+. And the quality of some of them is amazing.
Never used 'em for commercial applications, obviously, because hobby. But it's a lot of fun remixing them.
Another interesting source of sound effects are pirated games. Last of Us in particular has wonderful, stunning, horrifying sound effects, example of which I wish I'd saved.
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#19Bit of a shame the license is so restrictive you can't even use it in non-profit organisations without permission. Wondering what you can realistically do with them other than using one for a ringtone on your phone
If you're a "media" producer, you can use them to build your game, soundtrack, presentation, etc. Once you're satisfied, and the product will be published, you can decide to get a license. You've seen the price: buying such licenses beforehand is only for dedicated professionals.
For comparison, see the prices and licensing of the General Series 6000 library from Sound Ideas:
* https://sound-ideas.com/Collection/2/2/0/The-General-Series-...
The Sound Ideas licence expressly prohibits the use of any of its sound effects "as mobile telecom audio content such as ring tones, ringback tones, soundscapes, multimedia messaging services (MMS), voice messaging, audio enhancements, greeting mail services, or other content applications now known or which shall become known".
* https://sound-ideas.com/Page/Sound-Ideas-End-User-License
That's not the only restriction in the Sound Ideas licence. You may only use the effects at one address. You may not sell or throw away your computers or disc drives if you don't wipe them. You may not put sound effects into firmware.
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#20These used to be released on vinyl, there was once an incident in Ireland whereby a record player was hidden in a tree and BBC sound effects records were played at night to scare some of the sheep that were part of a "King of the Sheep" competition. It was a big scandal at the time.
Wow this sounds very funny and pretty interesting. I can't find anything about it from some cursory DDG/Googling. Would love to read about it if you have any links.
Ah, you don't recognize the plot of an episode of Father Ted. It's titled "Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep".