BBC Sound Effects Library Summary

1. BBC Sound Effects
   motorcycles, bicycles, baby, karate class, at the dentist, destruction, tennis, frog...
2. Exterior Atmospheres
   swimming pool, stream, park, traffic, train station, airport, woods, playground...
3. Household
   clocks, doorbell, telephone, refrigerator, washing machine, teakettle, vacuum cleaner, bathing, tools...
4. Interior Backgrounds
   train station, airport terminal, cathedral, library, shopping mall, supermarket, arcade, restaurant, bar...
5. Transportation
   truck, motorcycle, car, bicycle, subway, airplane, helicopter, ship...
6. Animals and Birds
   cats, dogs, farm animals, horses and donkeys, birds and waterfowl, jungle habitats...
7. Crowds, Children, and Footsteps
   audiences, children, sports crowds, street crowds, footsteps...
8. Comedy, Fantasy, and Humor
   impacts, vocals, and rhythms; animals, space fantasy, horror, legends...
9. International Atmospheres
   Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria
10. Communications
    telephones, computers, typewriters, printers, copiers...
11. Water
    rivers, streams, seawash, splashes, car wash, drain, hail on umbrella, waterfall...
12. British Birds
    blackbird, gull, martin, nightingale, owl, warbler, robin, lark, wren...
13. Industry
    brewing, bottle plant, textiles, china factory, steel making, grinding...
14. The City
    Big Ben, bells, taxis, buses, waterfront, fish market, food market, pigeons, starlings...
15. Rural Atmospheres
    farm, village, woodland, moor, lake, marsh...
16. Cars
    doors, windows, seatbelts, horns, windshield wipers, engines, stalling, passing, skidding...
17. Sports and Leisure
    golf, squash, table tennis, trampoline, badminton, fencing, ice skating, swimming, skiing, horse racing, soccer...
18. Bang!
    fireworks, glass breaking, explosions, burglar alarm, warfare...
19. Electronic Sounds
    alarms, sirens, computers, missiles, spacecraft, weapons...
20. Weather: Winds
    night breeze, flag flapping, strong wind, windows rattling, tree creaking, blizzard, tornado...
21. Weather: Storms
    heavy rain, hail, thunder, lightning strikes...
22. Ships and Boats: Part 1
    paddle steamers, U-boats, fishing trawlers, barges, lifeboats...
23. Ships and Boats: Part 2
    yachts, rowboats, sailboats, steam launches, cabin cruisers...
24. America
    Broadway, Times Square, JFK airport, Niagara Falls, Maine, downtown Philadelphia, New Orleans, bowling alley, U.S./Mexican border...
25. Aircraft
    single-piston engine, supersonic jet, turboprop, WWII bomber...
26. China
    narrow street, train station, vegetable market, busy street, children playing, Beijing, Hong Kong...
27. Babies
    crying, hiccups, gurgling, laughing, babbling, coughing, first words, bathing, playing, tantrums, singing...
28. Hospitals
    wards, clinic, pharmacy, operating room, ventilator, heartbeats...
29. Africa: The Human World
    atmospheres of markets, cafés, streets, schoolchildren, crowds...
30. Africa: The Natural World
    insects, frogs, birds, lions, cheetahs, leopards, warthogs, elephants, zebras, baboons, chimpanzees...
31. Equestrian Events
    horse racing, polo, show jumping, hunting...
32. Greece
    markets, streets, cafés, shops, playground, ferries, countryside...
33. Adventure Sports
    windsurfing, skiing, car rally, rock climbing, ballooning...
34. Livestock: Part 1
    goats, pigs, cattle, milking...
35. Livestock: Part 2
    turkeys, chickens, sheep, goats, cattle, livestock markets...
36. Agricultural Machinery
    farm machinery, tractors, dairy farm...
37. Horses
    walking, trotting, cantering, galloping, neighing, stamping, pulling cart...
38. Horses and Dogs
    horse carts; dogs growling, panting, barking, whining, playing, fighting, different breeds...
39. Schools and Crowds
    classrooms, playground, sports, gym class; pub, audience, applause...
40. Spain
    streets, cafés, children, city square, hotel dining room...
41. Trains
    electric, diesel, trains passing, subways, station atmosphere, tunnel sounds...
42. The Age of Steam
    whistles, signaling equipment, traction engine, doors closing...
43. Construction
    workshop, tools, welding, nails, drills, paint roller, pressure hose...
44. Cats
    kittens, tomcats, Siamese, meowing, growling, coughing, hissing...
45. Emergency
    dialing, car braking, police sirens, fire engines, ambulance...
46. Istanbul
    traffic, marketplace, street music, covered bazaar, churches and mosques, ferry, café...
47. Birds
    blackbirds, buzzards, nightingale, robin, house sparrow, swallow, mute swan, song thrush...
48. Crowds
    tavern, restaurant, hotel dining room, cocktail party, office, exterior crowd, football game...
49. Suburbia
    garden, winter day, night traffic, trash collection, mall, fast-food restaurant, school...
50. France
    Champs-Elysées, traffic, crowds, bells, Notre Dame, café, restaurant, shop, trains...
51. London
    British Museum, Covent Garden, Oxford Circus, city street, Trafalgar Square, St. James Park, Hyde Park, Heathrow Airport...
52. Exterior Atmospheres: Rural Backgrounds
    forest, rookery, meadow, farm animals, sea cliffs, seagulls, lake waters...
53. India and Nepal: City Life
    city traffic, rickshaws, vendors, market, trains, temple bells, chanting...
54. India, Pakistan, and Nepal: Countryside
    birds, elephants, tigers, mules, jungles, oasis...
55. Footsteps: Part 1
    walking/running on pavement and country path; wood (dead acoustic) walking and running...
56. Footsteps: Part 2
    Walking/running on stones, ascending/descending stairs, stone stairs, metal stairs...
57. South America: Urban
    bus terminal, café, street, town square, church bells, market, airport, bank, park, dining room, steam train...
58. South America: Rural
    market, village, street, boats, oxen, animals, insects, birds, morning and evening atmospheres...
59. Hungary
    bar, streets, shops, traffic, market, bank, baths, Metro and bus stations, inner-city streetcar, trains...
60. The Czech Republic and Slovakia
    beer hall, self-service café, large restaurant, pedestrian area, cobble street, market, department store, castle courtyard, train station...