A report on the recent decline on the use of big recording studios in New York City. This trend is a result of advances in easy to use, but professionally capable, computer software which allows users to make their own demo mixes easily.
Demise of Recording Studios
Browse categories below to download sound effects. Downloadable sounds for use in video, animation, flash, etc. All sound samples, sfx, and loops are downloadable as aiff, wav, and mp3 downloads royalty free.
Animal Sound Effects
Download animal sound effects, animal sounds, and animal sound effect, such as dog sounds, cat sounds, farm animal sfx, bird sound clips, and more!
Background Sound Effects
Background sound effects and background sounds, royalty free, for video. Background sound clips to download that include environments, transportation and crowds background sound effect.
Bar Sound Effects
Bar sound effects and restaurant sounds to download. 14 types of bars sound effect noises such as drink mixing, partying, cork popping, bar crowds, food prep, and more restaurant sound clips.
Cartoon Sound Effects
Downloadable cartoon sound effects and toy sounds. 17 genres of cartoon sound effect audio such as boing, bounce, balloon, cartoon voices, instrument hits for animation, and other toy sound clips.
Casino Sound Effects
Download casino sound effects as well as casino sounds. Royalty free sfx like casino sound effect of poker chips and shuffling, casino sound clips.
Christmas Sound Effects
Christmas sound effects and christmas sounds, downloadable, including ornament christmas sound effect and holiday vocal sample christmas sound clips!
Classroom Sound Effects
Classroom sound effects, classroom sounds to download. Classroom sound effect of the gym, music room and royalty free pen, scissor classroom sound clips.
Combat Sound Effects
Royalty free combat sound effects and combat sounds. 26 combat sound effect categories for downloading like gun, explosion, sword, tank, mortar, injury, whipping, wrestling and more combat sound clips.
Door Sound Effects
Door sound effects and door sounds, royalty free to download. 16 subsets of door sound effect types like closet door, creaky door, prison door, shower door, sliding door, and stone door sound clips.
Electronic Sound Effects
Downloadable electronics sound effects and electronic sounds. 23 electronic sound effect categories: alarm, camera, cell phone, keyboard, noise and static, television, and zap!
Halloween Sound Effects
Halloween sound effects and royalty free halloween sounds. Scary and terrifying halloween sound effect noises such as creaking, evil laughs, and more halloween sound clips
Horror Sound Effects
Horror sound effects and downloadable horror sounds. 11 horror sound effect categories are creepy door, crescendo, evil laugh and voice, ghost, scary breathing sfx, and horror sound clips.
Human Sound Effects
Download royalty free human sound effects and human sounds. 43 people sound effect genres: applause, eating, footsteps, heartbeat, kissing, sneezing, snoring, and other people sound clips.
Impact Sound Effects
Impacts sound effects to download and impact sounds. 8 impacts sound effect sample groupings: Blast, burst, crescendo, digital, distorted, low impact, miscellaneous, and stutters impact sound clips.
Machine Sound Effects
Download royalty free machine sound effects and machine sounds. 30 tool sound effect groupings: Axes, drills, grinders, hammers, hand tools, lawn mowers, mills, saw, and other machine sound clips.
Material Sound Effects
Materials sound effects, royalty free, and material sounds. 8 material sound effect groups: Debris sfx, glass, metal, paper, plastic, rocks, tile, and wood material sound clips.
Multimedia Sound Effects
Download multimedia sound effects and multimedia sounds. 21 multimedia sound effect sortings: button sfx, beep and blip, chime, chirp, clap, hit, whip, zap and other multimedia sound clips.
Musical Sound Effects
Musical sound effects and instrument sounds to download. 25 musical sound effect: Brass, guitar, drum, harmonica,orchestral, piano, synth, string, flute, turntable and more instrument sound clips.
Nature Sound Effects
Downloadable nature sound effects and nature sounds. 12 nature sound effect: Jungle, lake, lightning, ocean, rain, river, snow, thunder, water, wind and other nature sound clips.
Office Sound Effects
Office sound effects and classroom sounds, royalty free, to download into video. 15 office sound effect: Eraser, paper, sharpener, pen, projector, scissors, stapler, tape and more office sound clips.
Restaurant Sound Effects
Download restaurant sound effects, restaurant sounds, and restaurant sound effect, such as restaurant sound clips of diners, casual dining sfx and more, royalty-free to license!
Science Fiction Sound Effects
Royalty free science fiction sound effects and science fiction sounds. 12 classifications: Alien sfx, atmosphere, laser, magical, robot, spacecraft, tech sound, and space warfare to download.
Sound Design Sound Effects
Sound Design SFX and Sound Design FX: Rushes, whooshes, flames, whips, beds, zaps, and more sound design audio!
Sports Sound Effects
Sports sound effects and sport sounds, downloadable. 24 sports sound effect: Baseball, basketball, bowling, fishing, football, golf, hockey, soccer, skateboarding, tennis and other sport sound clips.
Tool Sound Effects
Tool sound effects, downloadable tool sounds: hammering sound effect, sawing sound fx of carpenters, and other tool sound clips.
Toy Sound Effects
Toy sound effects are now downloadable for toy sounds. Melody toy sound effect and royalty free toy sound clips of toy vehicles and windup toys.
Vehicle Sound Effects
Vehicle sound effects to download and vehicle sounds. 18 vehicle sound effect sections that include airplane, bicycle, boat, car, emergency, helicopter, motorcycle, train, and truck vehicle sound clips.
Voice Sound Effects
Downloadable voice sound effects and voice sounds. 35 voice sound effect types such as booing, burp, chanting, crying, gag, gasp, laughing, pain, radio, talking, whisper, and yawn voice sound clips.
War Sound Effects
Field fire sound effects, downloadable, field fire sounds. Field fire sound effect, field fire sound clips, ambient field fire, missle, flare gun sfx, royalty free battle sfx.
Weather Sound Effects
Downloadable royalty free weather sound effects and weather sounds for media. Download these weather sound clips like forces of nature weather sound effect and sfx.
