BBC Sound Effects Library
These sound effects are available for class and student video projects only.
To find an appropriate sound, browse to one or both of the index links below, then use the Edit > Find... menu in your browser and type in a keyword, such as, "typewriter". When you find the sound you're looking for, you may request it from the instructor.
To request specific sounds, copy and paste the catalog entry into an email to the instructor (Bob.Hoffman@sdsu.edu), like this:
BBC10 30 1 "COMPUTERS, TELEX, TYPEWRITERS TYPING TEXT INTO A COMPUTER" 2:01 16
Let the instructor know how you would prefer to receive the file (email or download from the course Web site). Files will be in *.aif format unless otherwise requested. *.aif files will import into iMovie or Flash for placement in your video sound track.
There are two indexes:
BBC 01 BBC Sound Effects
BBC 02 Exterior Atmospheres
BBC 03 Household
BBC 04 Interior Backgrounds
BBC 05 Transport
BBC 06 Animals & Birds
BBC 07 Human Crowds, Children & Footsteps
BBC 08 Comedy, Fantasy & Humour
BBC 09 International
BBC 10 Communications
BBC 11 Water
BBC 12 British Birds
BBC 13 Industry
BBC 14 Cities
BBC 15 Natural Atmospheres
BBC 16 Cars
BBC 17 Sport & Leisure
BBC 18 Bang!
BBC 19 Electronically Generated Sounds
BBC 20 Weather I
BBC 21 Weather II
BBC 22 Ships & Boats I
BBC 23 Ships & Boats II
BBC 24 America
BBC 25 Aircraft
BBC 26 China
BBC 27 Babies
BBC 28 Hospitals
BBC 29 Africa: The Human World
BBC 30 Africa: The Natural World
BBC 31 Equestrian Events
BBC 32 Greece
BBC 33 Adventure Sports
BBC 34 Livestock I
BBC 35 Livestock II
BBC 36 Farm Machinery
BBC 37 Horses I
BBC 38 Horses II & Dogs
BBC 39 Schools & Crowds
BBC 40 Spain
BBC 41 Trains
BBC 42 The Age of Steam
BBC 43 D.I.Y. and Building
BBC 44 Cats
BBC 45 "Dial 999"
BBC 46 Istanbul
BBC 47 British Birds II
BBC 48 Crowds
BBC 49 Suburbia
BBC 50 France - Paris
BBC 51 London
BBC 52 Exterior Atmospheres II: British Rural BG
BBC 53 India and Nepal: City Life
BBC 54 India, Pakistan and Nepal: Countryside
BBC 55 Footsteps I
BBC 56 Footsteps II
BBC 57 Urban South America
BBC 58 Rural South America
BBC 59 Hungary
BBC 60 The Czech Republic and Slovakia