All Sound Effects
Every sound on the soundboard has its own page with a play button, a free MP3 download and its licence. All 36 are original and CC0.
Game show sounds
- Correct DingA bright two-partial bell ding for a right answer, built from FM synthesis.
- Wrong BuzzerA low, rough buzzer made from detuned sawtooth waves, for a wrong answer.
- Drum RollA three-second snare roll that speeds up and swells, ending on a crash, for building suspense before a reveal.
- Rimshot (Ba-Dum-Tss)Two toms and a cymbal splash: the classic punchline sting, synthesised from noise and sine drums.
- Sad Wah-WahFour descending brass-style notes with a closing filter, an original melody for a missed answer.
- ApplauseA few seconds of synthetic clapping: hundreds of tiny filtered noise bursts that swell and fade.
- Crowd OohA soft choir-like swell made from filtered noise and detuned voices, for a near miss.
- Countdown BeepsThree short beeps and a long high one: a ready-set-go count for races and rounds.
- Timer TickA single crisp tick with a short ring, handy for countdown rounds.
- GongA big, slow gong made from inharmonic sine partials with a long decay.
- Winner FanfareThree short notes and a long chord on brass-like saws: a short celebration for a winner.
Funny sounds
- BoingA wobbling pitch with a fast decay, like a spring being flicked.
- Slide Whistle UpA rising whistle glide with a little vibrato and breath noise.
- Slide Whistle DownA falling whistle glide, good for a slip or a drop.
- PopA short pitch-dropping blip with a click, like a bubble bursting.
- SqueakTwo quick rising squeaks from a narrow pulse wave, like a squeezed toy.
- WhoopeeA low wobbling raspberry made from a buzzing pulse and breathy noise. Kid-friendly silliness.
- Honk HonkTwo nasal honks, like a clown horn, from filtered sawtooth waves.
Alerts sounds
- Air HornA loud chord blast of four detuned saws with soft clipping.
- SirenA wailing siren that glides up and down between two pitches.
- Alarm ClockTwo bursts of four fast digital beeps, like a bedside clock.
- Doorbell Ding-DongA two-note ding-dong with bell-like partials.
- Notification ChimeTwo quick rising bell notes: a gentle ping for a message.
- Error BeepTwo low square-wave beeps for an error or a refused action.
8-bit sounds
- CoinA two-note square-wave pickup blip in the retro console style.
- JumpA quick rising square-wave slide, the sound of a hop in a retro platformer.
- Power-UpA fast rising arpeggio ending on a slide, for gaining a boost.
- LaserA short falling sawtooth sweep, a classic retro zap.
- 8-Bit ExplosionSample-and-hold noise through a sweeping low-pass filter: a crunchy retro blast.
- Level UpA short original square-wave jingle with a triangle bass line.
- Game OverA slow descending original melody on square and triangle waves.
Ambient sounds
- ThunderA sharp crack followed by a low rumble of filtered noise.
- HeartbeatTwo lub-dub beats from low sine thumps, for tension.
- WhooshA smooth swell of band-passed noise, useful as a transition.
- Clock Tick-TockFour alternating tick-tock clicks in a small room.
- CricketsTwo chirping tones that pulse at different rates, like an evening field.
Questions people ask
How many sounds are there?
36 at the moment, in five groups: game show, funny, alerts, 8-bit and ambient.
Are these sounds free to use in videos and streams?
Yes. Every built-in sound is original synthesis released under CC0 1.0, so you can use it in videos, streams, games, lessons and commercial projects with no payment and no credit. See the sound licence.
Can I download all of them?
Each sound has its own page with an MP3 download link. There is no bulk download, but every file is small.
Where do the sounds come from?
They are synthesised by this site's own code from oscillators, envelopes and filtered noise. There are no samples and no third-party audio.
More ways to use the soundboard
- Free online soundboardThe full board with every sound
- Make your own soundboardPick sounds, add your files, share a link
- Sound licenceCC0: free to use, no credit needed