FREE Sound Effects

Videomaker's editors have compiled this list of free sound effects downloads for use in your video productions. Several of these companies also manufacture complete libraries of sound effects. If you have any suggestions of products you think we should add to this list, please email your suggestions to our Editorial department.

• AcidPlanet 8Packs

  Free loops with free arrangements for use with Acid.
  acidplanet.com

• CSS Music Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects

  Get $40 in FREE downloads. Fully licensed. No strings attached. 11,000 tracks to choose from. cssmusic.com

• Dvfootagesource

  Sign up for the newsletter and receive access to download a free motion graphic clip.
  dvfootagesource.com

• Footage Firm

  Free sample clips of city and region footage.
  footagefirm.com

• Free-loops.com

  Free loops in several formats.
  free-loops.com

• Music 2 Hues

  A few one-minute MP3 samples to try out.
  music2hues.com

• Music For Video

  A collection of over 300 free sound effects.
  music-for-video.com

• Nightingale Music Free Music and Sound FX Offer

  Award winning music, songs and sound effects for film, television and multimedia. nightingalemusic.com

• Partners in Rhyme

  Another collection of free sound effects from a producer of sound effects libraries.
  partnersinrhyme.com

• Royalty Free Music

  Royalty free music clips that can be used, without limitation, in educational, student and personal, not-for-profit projects, free of charge. royaltyfreemusic.com

• Shockwave Sound Royalty Free Stock Music Library

  Shockwave-Sound.com offers a huge and fresh Production Music Library and Sound Effects library with Royalty-Free use in video, film, web and other media. Also some free sound effects. Shockwave-Sound.com

• Sonnyboo Productions

  Free Mp3 music downloads, forms and tools for indie moviemakers from Peter John Ross.
  sonnyboo.com

• Soundsnap

  A collection of free original sound effects made or recorded by their users. Not the same songs or sound FX found in commercial libraries or sample CD's. soundsnap.com

• Stock 20

  Broadcast Quality Production Music - Get a fully licensed version of "Silent Night" absolutely free. stock20.com

• Twelve Inch Design

  Download a free demo clip in NTSC, PAL, HD or HDV. This link goes to a license agreement.
  12inchdesign.com

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