Sound effects
The Library has a collection of royalty free sound effects that can be accessed from several computers in the editing suites, or by borrowing CDs from the Library.
Accessing Sound Effects from the Film, Video, Media and Animation areas
You can borrow the CDs, or access the sound effects on the local network from 3 computers in the Film, Video and Media area (Stations 1, 2, and 4), or from in Animation (Station 12 in 288B). Talk to the technicians in each area to find out how to search and access the files.
Borrowing the Sound Effects CDs
Sound Effects CDs are located by the Exhibition Catalogues, at the end of the VHS cassettes. Students, staff, and faculty can take out a maximum of 10 CDs for one day.
Here's how to find the CD with the sound effects that you want:
- Search the Sound Ideas website for the sound effect you're looking for, for example, "dogs barking".
- Use the chart below to see if the Library has the series that the sound effect is on. The Library does not have all the CDs listed on the Sound Ideas website.
- If the Library does have the series, note the disc numbers.
- Ask at the Circulation Desk for the discs that you want.
View the Searching for Sound Effects handout (PDF)
| SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARIES | No of CDs | Search Code | |
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| Series 1000 General SFX Library (1001-1028) | 28 CDs | 10 | |
| Series 2000 General SFX Library (2001-2022) | 22 CDs | 20 | |
| Series 3000 Ambiance I SFX Library (3001-3012) | 12 CDs | 30 | |
| Series 4000 Hollywood SFX Library (4001-4005) | 5 CDs | 40 | |
| Series 5000 Wheels SFX Library (5001-5024) | 24 CDs | 50 | |
| Series 6000 The General SFX Library (6001-6040) | 40 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension I SFX Library (6041-6060) | 20 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension II SFX Library (6061-6070) | 10 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension III SFX Library (6071-6080) | 10 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension IV SFX Library (6081-6090) | 10 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension V SFX Library (6091-6100) | 10 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension VI SFX Library (6101-6110) | 10 CDs | 60 | |
| Series 6000 Extension VII SFX Library (6111-6120) | 10 CDs | 61 | |
| Series 7000 Ambiance II SFX Library (7001-7015) | 15 CDs | 70 | |
| Series 10,000 Ambiance III SFX Library (S10-01 - S10-14) | 14 CDs | S10 | |
| Add Music (AM01-AM05) | 5 CDs | AM | |
| Amadeus Sound Effects (AMA01-AMA04) | 4 CDs | AMA | |
| Art of Foley Sound (FS-01 - FS-10) | 10 CDs | FS | |
| BBC SFX Library (BBC01-BBC60) | 60 CDs | BBC | |
| Basic Asia: Background Exteriors Disc 1 | 1 CD | SL02 | |
| Basic Asia: Background Interiors Disc 2 | 1 CD | SL03 | |
| Basic Asia: Human & Animals Disc 3 | 1 CD | SL04 | |
| Basic Asia: Transportation Disc 4 | 1 CD | SL05 | |
| Basic Asia: Miscellaneous Disc 5 | 1 CD | SL06 | |
| Best of the Saul Zaentz Film Center (BSZ01) | 1 CD | BSZ | |
| The Big Drone (TBD01-TBD02) | 2 CDs | TBD | |
| Dark Element (DE01) | 1 CD | DE | |
| Dark Side of Sound (DDS01-DDS02) | 2 CDs | DDS | |
| Drama Film Score Music (Royalty Free Music) | 1 CD | DFM-01 | |
| The Designer Sound Library: 1 | 1 CD | DSL-01 | |
| The Designer Sound Library: 2 | 1 CD | DSL-02 | |
| The Designer Sound Library: 3 | 1 CD | DSL-03 | |
| Disney Ideas (DIS01) | 1 CD | DIS | |
| Ear Accents Crime and Suspense (EA01) | 1 CD | EA | |
| Foley Footsteps (FOL1) | 1 CD | FOLEY | |
| The Great Big Whoosh | 1 CD | WHO-DVD | |
| Great Moments of the 20th Century (GM01-GM03) | 3 CDs | GM | |
| Great Speeches of the 20th Century (GS v.1 -GS v.4) | 4 CDs | GS | |
| Hanna-Barbera SFX Library (HB01-HB04) | 4 CDs | HB | |
| Hanna-Barbera Lost Treasures SFX Collection (HB05) | 1 CD | HB05 | |
| Just Noise (NSE01-NSE02) | 2 CDs | NSE | |
| International Sound Effects Library (IN01-IN28) | 28 CDs | IN | |
| L2 Sound Effects: Platinum Sounds for the 21st Century | 10 CDs | L2 | |
| Lucasfilm SFX Library (LF01-LF06) | 6 CDs | LF | |
| The Mix Signature Collection: New Age Mix 1 (Royalty Free Music) | 1 CD | MSC-NEW-1 | |
| Mixed Variables (MV01-MV03) | 3 CDs | MV | |
| The Nightingale Voice Box: Just Kids and Babies! | 1 CD | VB03 | |
| Supersampler | 1 CD | SUP-01 | |
| Thrillers, Fantasies & Hauntings: Volume 1 | 1 CD | TFH-01 | |
| Thrillers, Fantasies & Hauntings: Volume 2 | 1 CD | TFH-02 | |
| Thrillers, Fantasies & Hauntings: Volume 3 | 1 CD | TFH-03 | |
| Turner Entertainment Co. SFX Library (TE01-TE03) | 3 CDs | TE | |
| 20th Century Fox SFX Library (TCF01-TCF10) | 10 CDs | TCF | |
| Underwater Music (UWT01-UWT03) | 3 CDs | UWT | |
| Universal Studios SFX Library (US01-US05) | 5 CDs | US | |
| Voice Box 1 & 2 (VB01 and 02) | 2 CDs | VB | |
| Warner Bros. SFX Library (WB01-WB05) | 5 CDs | WB | |
