Stock sound archive?

November 23, 2008 2:00 PM

Stock sound? Is there a place on the internets where one can download freely or purchase sound samples- not CD collections. Like if I want thunder, or trains, or some other cheesy stuff.
posted by xmutex to media & arts (11 comments total)

Soundsnap.com has been good to me. Free, user-submitted sounds in a great variety of categories.
posted by Uncle Glendinning at 2:03 PM on November 23, 2008

Check out Freesound.org.
posted by dunkadunc at 2:05 PM on November 23, 2008 [1 favorite]

Audio Jungle (not free)
posted by milarepa at 2:10 PM on November 23, 2008

Seconding freesound.
posted by rossination at 2:13 PM on November 23, 2008

The Freesound Project is definitely what you want.
posted by Bahro at 2:13 PM on November 23, 2008

Sounddogs.com is another one. MP3 previews are free.
posted by danb at 2:16 PM on November 23, 2008

Here's one of my oldest bookmarks, they have a collection of sound clips.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 2:16 PM on November 23, 2008

iStockphoto.com will soon be launching its audio section. Might not help you with your current project, but check it out once it launches. Lots of interesting stuff will be available.
posted by blaneyphoto at 2:24 PM on November 23, 2008

One more:
FindSounds
posted by Ike_Arumba at 2:26 PM on November 23, 2008

Freesound, indeed. I used a bunch of samples from there on my album, including some great rain and thunder sounds.
posted by ludwig_van at 4:09 PM on November 23, 2008

Freesound is great, but I stumbled on this one years ago. It has become the only site I even bother with for theatre sound design and effect work. Not free, but outrageously comprehensive. Effects and music.

http://www.audionetworkplc.com/
posted by skypieces at 3:13 AM on November 24, 2008