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  • AIRBLOW

    Steady air blows, like from a compressed can of air.

    AerateAerosolAirAirhoseBalloonBeatBellows

  • AIRBURST

    Sharp air releases, pressure releases, a tennis call can popping open, a fire extinguisher

    AirAirbedAirblastAirgunAirhoseBlastBlowhole

  • AIRHISS

    Slow air releases, a flat tire, leak in an air pipe.

    CarbonCO2DioxideDischargeExhaustExpelHelium

  • AIRMISC

    Air sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AirtightAirwayCarbonCO2DioxideGasHelium

  • AIRSUCTION

    Air being sucked in, a vacuum sucking in air, the rush of air in a shopvac.

    AirAspirateAspirationCarbonCO2ConsumeDental

  • AIRCRAFTDOOR

    Aircraft doors, some possible overlap with other DOOR categories, or VEHICLES-DOOR.

    AirplaneAviationBoardingCabinCargoCockpitEmergency

  • AIRCRAFTHELICOPTER

    For all manner of helicopters, gyrocopters.

    AerochopperAircraftApacheAutogiroAutogyroBirdBlackhawk

  • AIRCRAFTINTERIOR

    Interior recordings (mainly complex ambiences) of aircraft, from cockpit interiors, to passenger jet interiors.

    737747777A310A330A350A380

  • AIRCRAFTJET

    All commercial and private jet powered aircraft, military jets would go under AIRCRAFT-MILITARY.

    737747777A310A330A350A380

  • AIRCRAFTMECHANISM

    Mechanical components of aircraft, for example landing gear, or levers and switches.

    ActuatorsAerofoilAeroplaneAileronAileronsAirbrakeAircraft

  • AIRCRAFTMILITARY

    Military aircraft, military fighter jets, stealth bombers, but any military aircraft goes here. Also military drones. Military helicopters could go here or in AIRCRAFT-HELICOPTER.

    A10AeroplaneAirAircraftAirplaneAngelsArmy

  • AIRCRAFTMISC

    Aircraft not fitting another category in this list.

    AeroplaneAirAircraftAirplaneBalloonBlimpDirigible

  • AIRCRAFTPROP

    Aircraft using props as means of propulsion. A propeller airplane.

    AeroplaneAircraftAirplaneAirscrewAmphibiousAntiqueBeechcraft

  • AIRCRAFTRADIO CONTROLLED

    Toy hobby radio controlled, UAV, quadcopters, RC jets and RC helicopters.

    AerialAirplaneControlControlledDroneHelicopterJet

  • AIRCRAFTROCKET

    Jet powered rockets and rocket engines., missiles.

    BlastoffBoosterHypersonicICBMJetJetpackLaunch

  • ALARMSBELL

    All alarms which use bells, a school bell, fire alarm bell, a railroad crossing bell.

    AlarmsAlertBankBurglarCautionClangerClock

  • ALARMSBUZZER

    All alarms using buzzers, or buzzers in general even if not technically an alarm, would probably go here. A front door buzzer.

    AlarmAlarmsAlertBurglarBuzzingCautionDoor

  • ALARMSCLOCK

    Specifically alarm clocks, digital or analog. A bit of overlap with ALARMS-BELL, but clock alarms of all kinds probably best to go here.

    AlarmAlarmsAnalogClockDigitalSleepSnooze

  • ALARMSELECTRONIC

    All electronic alarms, pure electronic tone alarms. Home burglar alarms, smoke detectors, etc. Car alarms would go to VEHICLES-ALARMS.

    AlarmsAlertButtonCarCarbonCautionCO2

  • ALARMSMISC

    Alarm sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AlarmsAlertAnti-TheftCautionHomingMiscellaneousNotice

  • ALARMSSIREN

    Mechanical sirens, like old klaxons. Vehicle sirens such a police, fire and ambulance to go to VEHICLES-SIREN.

    AhoogaAirAir-RaidAlarmsBlareCivilClaxon

  • AMBIENCEAIR

    Quiet exterior 'air' with little activity, like exterior room tones, very simple exterior ambiences. The exterior equivalent of a room tone. If noticable activity find a better fitting category.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundCalm

  • AMBIENCEALPINE

    Mountain ambiences, for recordings and ambiences geographically linked to Alpine Environments. Some overlap with AMBIENCE-RURAL.

    AlpenAlpesAlpinAlpineAlpinistAlpinistsAlps

  • AMBIENCEAMUSEMENT

    Theme parks and carnivals. Beware of possible rights issues with uncleared music. Carnivals, fairs, festivals. Probably arcades too.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundAdventure

  • AMBIENCEBIRDSONG

    Group songbirds, like a dawn chorus of pretty birds, where the birds are the prominent sound. Single birds would go in BIRDS-SONGBIRD.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBird

  • AMBIENCECELEBRATION

    Parties, New Years Eve. Not pure crowds, as that would go in CROWDS, but i.e. exterior city new years. Also see AMBIENCES-AMUSEMENT for something like a fair or festival.

    AnniversaryAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackground

  • AMBIENCECONSTRUCTION

    Construction scenes with things like jackhammers, cranes, pile drivers, composite construction scene, road construction also.

    ArchitectArchitecturalArchitectureAssemblyAtmosAtmosphereAmbience

  • AMBIENCEDESERT

    Quiet desert ambiences with appropriate insects and birds. Maybe tumbleweeds.

    AbandonArabianAridAridityAridnessAtacamaAtmos

  • AMBIENCEDESIGNED

    Artificial designed ambience. V8.2 adds AMBIENCE-FANTASY and AMBIENCE-SCIFI which may be better fit for most 'designed' categories.

    ArtificialAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackground

  • AMBIENCEEMERGENCY

    Crime scenes, firefighting scenes, accident scenes, with things like firefighters, police, ambulances and medics. Also see VEHICLES-EMERGENCY.

    AccidentAssistanceAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEFANTASY

    Magical or other wordly composite ambiences, soundscapes, think Middle Earth or Pandora.

    AdventureArthurianAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEFARM

    Specifically farm ambiences, with animals, maybe tractors working, chickens, etc. Isolated farm animals would go into ANIMALS-FARM.

    AgrarianAgriculturalAgricultureAgroAgronomicAtmosAtmosphere

  • AMBIENCEFOREST

    Forest recordings or forest composite files. Trees and birds, maybe wind in trees all together. Some overlap with AMBIENCE-RURAL or AMBIENCE-ALPINE.

    AlderAppleAshAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbiance

  • AMBIENCEGRASSLAND

    Prairies, meadows, grazing patures, etc. But FARMS has own category if farm animals or human activity are present.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundCropland

  • AMBIENCEHISTORICAL

    Old West scenes, Roman street scenes. Composite history and ancient ambiences.

    AncestralAncientAnthropologicalAntiqueArchaeologicArchaeologicalArcheological

  • AMBIENCEHITECH

    Hi-tech machine rooms. Data centers, control rooms. James Bond type lairs. Spaceship interiors.

    007AdvancedArtificialAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbiance

  • AMBIENCEHOSPITAL

    Hospital ambiences of all kinds, surgery and emergency rooms too. Possibly veterinarian hospitals too.

    AdmissionAmbulancesAmbulatoryAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbiance

  • AMBIENCEINDUSTRIAL

    Industrial warehouses and factories, plants or any ambience with an industrial feeling.

    AerospaceAssemblyAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEINSECT

    Thick ambiences of insects, cicada and cricket beds mainly. May contain over sounds but main sound being large presence of insects. See also ANIMALS-INSECT for more isolated sounds.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBee

  • AMBIENCELAKESIDE

    Ambiences relating to lakes, not isolated lapping, but the lake version of AMBIENCE-SEASIDE. See also WATER-LAPPING.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBeach

  • AMBIENCEMARKET

    Busy exterior or interior market activity and crowds. Think vibrant international markets in Istanbul or Africa, but any market.

    AntiqueArtAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEMISC

    Ambience sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AmbianceAtmospheresAtmosphericalAtmosphericsMiscellaneousSurroundings

  • AMBIENCENAUTICAL

    Relating to ships at sea, shipyards, things revolving around ships. (compare to AMBIENCE-SEASIDE). Water only recordings would go to a WATER category.

    AftAnchorageAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEOFFICE

    Workplaces, offices, people working, typing, telephones. General offices of various sizes.

    AdministrativeAgencyAgentApplicantAppointmentAttorneyAtmos

  • AMBIENCEPARK

    Parks, mostly city or suburban, probably usually with some human activity, city activity. Not pure nature sounds.

    ArboretumAreaAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEPRISON

    Prisons and jails, reverberant inmate walla, jail doors, buzzers, that sort of thing.

    ArrestAtticaAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCEPROTEST

    Protests, Rallies, Riots. Big mixed ambiences of crowds, shouting, yelling, chanting. Opposed to AMBIENCE-CHEERING.

    ActivismAngryAnti-WarAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbiance

  • AMBIENCEPUBLIC PLACE

    Except for restaurants, for any other usually indoor public places such as stores, lobbies, hotels, malls, museums. Lots of possible overlap with other categories. Use if not fitting elsewhere.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundCasino

  • AMBIENCERELIGIOUS

    Church and temples, church services, religious gatherings, pilgrimages. Any ambience relating to religion.

    AshramAtheistAtheisticAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbiance

  • AMBIENCERESIDENTIAL

    Something busier than a room tone, an Apartment, a House with some activity from outside etc. Interior with exterior sounds coming through closed or open doors, windows.

    AccommodationAccommodationsApartmentApartmentsAtmosAtmosphereAmbience

  • AMBIENCERESTAURANT & BAR

    Restaurants and bars, pubs, places of eating and drinking, mixed crowd with glass clinks or silverware.

    AutomatAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackground

  • AMBIENCEROOM TONE

    Simple room tones with little or no activity. Also see now AMBIENCE-RESIDENTIAL if more than just air is present, as it might be a better fit.

    AirAmbientAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCERURAL

    Rural and countryside ambiences that don't fit somewhere else in this list. Nature, away from signs of people, overlap with AMBIENCE-ALPINE, DESERT, FOREST, PRAIRIE, etc.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundCanyon

  • AMBIENCESCHOOL

    Schools of any age, kindergarten through college, hallways, lockers, voices, school bells.

    AcademicAcademyAdmissionAssemblyAttendanceAtmosAtmosphere

  • AMBIENCESCIFI

    A composite sci-fi ambience, a complex background layered with many sci-fi elements. A complex spacehip bridge, or high-tech lab. See also SCIFI for individual elements.

    AlienAnimeArtificialAsimovAtmosAtmosphereAmbience

  • AMBIENCESEASIDE

    Relating to beach and oceanside scenes with people. (Compare to AMBIENCE-NAUTICAL). Water only recordings would go to a WATER category.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBathing

  • AMBIENCESPORT

    Sporting events, little league baseball to major league. Use CROWDS-SPORT for clean crowd recordings.

    ArenaAthleticAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBG

  • AMBIENCESUBURBAN

    Suburban streets, average residential neighborhood, not dense like URBAN. Lawnmowers, sprinklers, birds.

    AffluentAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackground

  • AMBIENCESWAMP

    A wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water; especially : one dominated by woody vegetation. Marshes, although tecnically different, are included here. Any wetland.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBackwater

  • AMBIENCETOWN

    Something in between a CITY and a SUBURB. Activity, cars, pedestrians, that 'small town' or village sound. May be confusion between this, AMBIENCE-URBAN and AMBIENCE-SUBURBAN.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBorough

  • AMBIENCETRAFFIC

    Specifically traffic without people. Not for a single car by, but for clean busy traffic, clean highway traffic for example. Rush hour where the sound is predominantly cars.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundAvenue

  • AMBIENCETRANSPORTATION

    Not VEHICLES, but public train stations, airports, bus stations, subway stations. Not the airplane or train itself. But public places centering around transportation.

    AirAirfieldAirportAreaAtmosAtmosphereAmbience

  • AMBIENCETROPICAL

    Jungles and rainforests, lush animal life and vegetation.

    AmazonAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackground

  • AMBIENCETUNDRA

    Treeless environments where the ground is permanently frozen, arctic, antarctic.

    AntarcticAntarcticaArcticArcticsAtmosAtmosphereAmbience

  • AMBIENCEUNDERGROUND

    Subterranean, underground ambiences like sewers, bunkers, tunnels, dungeons, caves.

    AtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackgroundBasement

  • AMBIENCEUNDERWATER

    Underwater sounding ambiences, deep bubbles and that classic undersea world sound. See also WATER-UNDERWATER.

    AqualungAquanautAquanautsAquarianAquariumAquaticAquatile

  • AMBIENCEURBAN

    Dense cities and environments. New York City or London or Mumbai. Often Dense Traffic, horns, pedestrians, buses, but really any city. Overlap with AMBIENCE-TOWN possible.

    AlleyAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbianceBGBackground

  • AMBIENCEWARFARE

    Battles, warfare, full ambiences here. Not for isolated WEAPONS or VEHICLES which have their own categories. Composite sounds of war.

    Air-RaidAssaultBarracksAtmosAtmosphereAmbienceAmbiance

  • ANIMALSAMPHIBIAN

    Technically any amphibian, but most likely used for frogs and toads.

    AmericanAmniotesAmphibiaAxolotlAxolotlsBullfrogCaecilian

  • ANIMALSAQUATIC

    All manner of marine and sea animals, not just mammals, but anything that lives in water.

    AngelfishAquaticBarracudaBelugaCetaceanClamClownfish

  • ANIMALSBAT

    Bat chirps, echolocation and communicative vocalization. Wings would go under WINGS-MISC.

    BatBelfryBrownChiropteranEcholocationFlyingFox

  • ANIMALSCAT DOMESTIC

    Domesticated house cats. See also ANIMALS-CAT WILD.

    AbyssinianAlleyBurmeseCalicoCatCatfightCoon

  • ANIMALSCAT WILD

    Wild cats as opposed to domesticated cats. Tigers and Lions.

    BengalBigBobcatCaracalCatCheetahCheetahs

  • ANIMALSDOG

    All Domesticated dogs, excluding wild dogs. Pet dogs. See also ANIMALS-WILD DOG for non-domesticated dogs.

    UCS marke

  • ANIMALSDOG WILD

    Wild dogs and canines like Wolves, Foxes, Coyotes etc.

    AfricanArcticBushCanidCanidsCaninesCorsac

  • ANIMALSFARM

    Domesticated mammals you'd find on a farm. For farm birds see BIRDS-FOWL. See also AMBIENCE-FARM.

    AlpacaAngusBarnyardBeefBisonBovineBovines

  • ANIMALSHORSE

    All members of the horse family, including donkeys and mules. See also FOOTSTEPS-HORSE and EQUIPMENT-BRIDLE.

    ArabianArabiansAssClydesdaleColtDonkeyDonkeys

  • ANIMALSINSECT

    All manner of traditional insect sounds, crickets, cicada, flies and bees. And singular insect recordings. See also AMBIENCE-INSECT now for dense ambience style recordings.

    AntAphidBeeBeesBeetleBeetlesBudgie

  • ANIMALSMISC

    Other animals not finding a clear category.

    MiscellaneousZoology

  • ANIMALSPRIMATE

    All members of the primate family except humans. Apes, Chimps, etc.

    ApeApesBaboonBaboonsBonoboBonobosBushbaby

  • ANIMALSREPTILE

    All reptiles including snakes, turtles and lizzards.

    AlligatorAlligatorsBeardedBoasCaimanChameleonChameleons

  • ANIMALSRODENT

    All manner 'gnawing' animals like rats and mice. Rodents.

    BeaverCapybaraChinchillaChipmunkChipmunksDogDormice

  • ANIMALSWILD

    Any wild animal not explicitly defined by the list, and not domesticated. Wolves and Coyotes now to go ANIMALS-DOG WILD

    AardvarkAnimalismAnimalisticAnteaterAntelopeBadgerBear

  • ARCHIVEDADR

    Re-recorded lines via the ADR process.

    AdditionalAutomatedDialogDubbingLoopRecordingReplacement

  • ARCHIVEDASSET

    A delivered or stored asset, most likely for video game use, but something used in the development of a project.

    AssetGameResourceTag

  • ARCHIVEDBOUNCE

    Bounces made for picture department, layered bounces.

    AvidBounceCrashCrashdownDownMixRecordings

  • ARCHIVEDIMPULSE RESPONSE

    Impulse Responses, reverb and otherwise.

    AltiverbConvolutionEarlyEchoImpulseIRLate

  • ARCHIVEDLOOP GROUP

    Loop group crowds or lines. Specifically recorded in a loop group envirment and needing to tracked as such.

    ActorsADRGroupLoopWalla

  • ARCHIVEDMIX

    Premixes, final mixes, mixdowns, stems.

    5.17.1AtmosAudioBinauralBlu-RayDolby

  • ARCHIVEDPFX

    FX Stolen from production takes only. Beware of possible rights issues.

    EffectProductionRecordingSet

  • ARCHIVEDPRODUCTION

    Production takes, dialog lines and other spoken line production takes.

    DialogDxLineOriginalRecordingSetTake

  • ARCHIVEDRAW

    Raw recording files, for example a load of a full DAT tape.

    DATFilesOriginalRawSourceTapeUnaltered

  • ARCHIVEDREFERENCE

    Reference material, often restricted, used for reference only. Beware of possible rights issues.

    ContextualDemoExampleExplanatoryGuideIdentificationInformational

  • ARCHIVEDSCENE

    Pre-built scenes and soundscapes, designed scenes. For example a fully build old-west scene.

    DocumentaryEpisodeFootageMontageMoviePrebuiltReadymade

  • ARCHIVEDTEST TONE

    Test tones used for calibration, ADR beeps, Pink Noise, Sine wave Sweeps.

    2-PopsADRAudioBeepsBleepingCalibrationDolby

  • ARCHIVEDTRADEMARKED

    For trademarked or copyright sounds that you need to store in your library. Jingles, logos.

    BrandBrandedBrandingBrandnameBrandnamesCopyrightCopyrightable

  • ARCHIVEDWORK IN PROGRESS

    Files that aren't fully metadata'd, or mastered, tag to remind you there is work to do. Recordings awaiting mastering.

    BacklogInOngoingProgressProjectTask.Temp

  • ARCHIVEDWTF

    Literally what it says 'What the F_ck' is THIS sound... Strange otherwise uncategorizable sounds.

    BafflingJokesPerplexingPuzzlingUncategorizableUnknown

  • BEEPSAPPLIANCE

    Microwave oven beeps, dishwasher beeps.

    AirBlenderBreadCleanerCoffeeConditionerCooker

  • BEEPSGENERAL

    Beep sounds not fitting another category in this list. User Interface beeps go to UI-BEEPS.

    AlarmsAlertsBeepBeeperBleepBleeperBleeps

  • BEEPSLOFI

    Very low fidelity, old 8-bit beeps.

    8-BitAnalogAtariClassicColecovisionDistortedFuzzy

  • BEEPSMEDICAL

    Beeps from various medical devices, EKG, Life Support.

    ECGEEGEKGFlatlineHeartKDCMonitor

  • BEEPSTIMER

    Specifically timer beeps, counting down. Classic time bomb beeps.

    CountdownDigitalKitchenMicrowaveOvenPhoneTimer

  • BEEPSVEHICLE

    Backup beeps from a large truck or construction vehicle.

    AlertBackupBeepBlinkBlinkerForkliftReverse

  • BELLSANIMAL

    Bells attached to animals, like cow and sheep bells, or a dog or cat collar with a bell on it.

    BellCollarCowbellHawkbellSheepSleigh

  • BELLSDOORBELL

    Mechanical doorbells. Would also maybe electronic doorbells in here as well to avoid confusion probably. Also see ALARMS-BUZZERS for a door buzzer.

    ChimeDingDing-DongDongDoorDoorbellRing

  • BELLSGONG

    A large flat circular disc hit with a mallet. With v8.2 of the list most of these would now go into MUSICAL-BELLS instead.

    AgungBowlBuddhistGamelanGongMeditationTam-Tam

  • BELLSHANDBELL

    Small to medium hand bells, dinner bells. Musical bells like HANDBELLS and CARILLION now go into MUSICAL-BELLS.

    AlterBellsButlerDinnerHandJingleSchool

  • BELLSLARGE

    Large bells like a church bell or tower bell, or city hall bells, Big Ben. Any large bell.

    BenBigCathedralChurchLibertyPealTemple

  • BELLSMISC

    Bell sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BicycleFireSchoolTrainTramTrolley

  • BIRDSBIRD OF PREY

    Birds that prey on vertebrates, especially rodents. Raptors.

    AvivoreBaldBirdloverBirdseyeBirdtrapBuzzardCaracara

  • BIRDSCROW

    Birds in Corvid family, which includes crows and ravens.

    BeakBlueBluJayCawedCawingCawsChough

  • BIRDSFOWL

    Landfowl, wildfowl and waterfowl, also poultry. Ground feeding and many water feeding birds.

    BarnyardCaponChachalacasChickenChitterlingChukarCockerel

  • BIRDSMISC

    Bird sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AniCassowaryCuckooEmuHummingbirdKiwiNighthawk

  • BIRDSSEA

    Birds that live mostly near the ocean. Seagulls, pelicans.

    AlbatrossAukAukletBlack-LeggedBoobyBowerbirdBrown

  • BIRDSSONGBIRD

    Specifically singing birds, warblers, robins, thrushes, what you imagine pretty dawn chorus birds.

    AntechinusBellbirdBellbirdsBirdcallBirdyBlackbirdBluebird

  • BIRDSTROPICAL

    Birds living in tropical locations, jungle and tropical rainforest birds. Parrots and Toucans.

    AntbirdAracariBarbetBellbirdBulbulCockatooCoquette

  • BIRDSWADING

    Long-legged, long-billed birds that feed primarily in shallow water. Think Herons and Egrets.

    AvocetBitternBlueBowerCootCraneCurlew

  • BOATSAIR BOAT

    Specifically large fan airboats used in swamps. Think the type of boat used in the Everglades. Also hovercraft.

    AirAmphibiousBoatFanHovercraftSwamp

  • BOATSBOW WASH

    The waves pushed up by a boat or ship going through the water, a relatively clean recording.

    BowPropellerRippleWakeWave

  • BOATSDOOR

    Boat or Submarine doors. Some possible overlap with over DOOR categories or VEHICLES-DOOR.

    AccessBoatBulkheadCabinDoorFerryGangway

  • BOATSELECTRIC

    Any boat powered by electricity. Fairly rare. Possible a a radio controlled boat, or electric trolling motor.

    DCElectricalMotorPoweredTrolling

  • BOATSFISHING

    Industrial fishing boats, crab boats, trawlers. Simple fishing boats to BOATS-MOTORBOAT.

    AnglingBassBoatCrabDredgerFisherFisheries

  • BOATSHORN

    Horns on boats and ships. Fog horns would go in HORNS-AIR category.

    AirBlastCanalDepartureFerryHornPorts

  • BOATSINTERIOR

    Interior ambiences on boats and ships, ferries, cruise ships, navy ships.

    AboardBalconyBelowdecksBerthBilgeBoatBowels

  • BOATSMECHANISM

    All manner of boat mechanisms. Sailing ship rigging, pulleys, ropes, ship wheels. See also BOATS-DOOR.

    AnchorCageDavitGrapnelJiggerNetPropeller

  • BOATSMILITARY

    Specifically military boats and ships, destroyers, aircraft carriers. Any military boat.

    AircraftAmphibiousArmadaAttackBattlecruiserBattleshipBlockade

  • BOATSMISC

    Boat sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AfloatBargeBoatswainBosunCapsizeCapsizingPaddleboard

  • BOATSMOTORBOAT

    General small boats, personal fishing boats, speedboats, pontoon boats. You average recreational boat.

    BassBoatBowriderCabinCruiserDuckFishing

  • BOATSRACING

    Powered racing boats, not for human powered racing boats, those would go under BOATS-ROWING.

    BoatCigaretteDragHydrofoilHydroplaneJetPowerboat

  • BOATSROWBOAT

    Canoes, rowboats, kayaks probably, human powered boats that use oars and paddles, even racing rowboats.

    CanoeCanoesCutterDinghyDoryGondolaInflatable

  • BOATSSAILBOAT

    Composite recordings of rigging and sails, isolated elements to CLOTH-FLAP for close sails, or BOATS-MECHANISM for rigging.

    BarkentineBarqueBarquentineBrigBrigantineCatamaranCenterboard

  • BOATSSHIP

    Large ship, passenger cruise ships, oil tankers, things relating to these.

    CargoContainerCruiseFerryFreighterIcebreakerLarge

  • BOATSSTEAM

    Old steam paddle boats, big steam ship sounds.

    BoilerEnginePaddlewheelRiverboatShipSteamboatSteamer

  • BOATSSUBMARINE

    Relating to a submarine, include sonar pings. Classic 'Dive' alarm would go in ALARMS-SIREN with keyword Klaxon.

    AUVDeep-SeaNuclear-PoweredResearchROVSonarSub

  • BOATSUNDERWATER

    Specifically boats and ships recorded underwater, usually hydrophone recordings. SUBMARINES have their own subcategory.

    RecordedSubmergedUndersea

  • BULLETSBY

    Bullet pass bys in air, or underwater.

    BulletFwipGrazeSubsonicSupersonicWhiz-ByWhizby

  • BULLETSIMPACT

    Bullet hits and impacts, on a bullet hit on any material from the ground, to wood, to a person.

    ArmorBallisticBodyBulletBulletproofGunshotHeadshot

  • BULLETSMISC

    Bullet sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AirAmmunitionsArmorBandoliersBBBirdshotBlanks

  • BULLETSRICOCHET

    Bullet ricochets, that classic old west 'ping' when a bullet bounces off something.

    DeflectRicochetRicosWhizzing

  • BULLETSSHELL

    Bullet shells ejecting and dropping to the ground. See also GUNS-HANDLING for things like loading or unloading a gun.

    AmmoAmmunitionCartridgeCasingEjectHousingShell

  • CARTOONANIMAL

    Cartoon animals, made from animals calls, props, etc. Very silly or stylized animals calls for use in Cartoons.

    AnimalAnimatedCallCartoonyComicDuckFake

  • CARTOONBOING

    Cartoon boings, like for a bouncing cartoon character. Roger Rabbit or Tigger from Winnie the Pooh.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaHarpJawMouth

  • CARTOONCLANG

    Cartoon clangs, like a funny anvil hit. Most likely a very metallic resonant hit.

    AnimatedAnvilBongCartoonyClinkComicHanna

  • CARTOONCREAK

    Cartoon creaks, some overlap or confusion with CARTOON-STRETCH possible.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaScreechSillyToon

  • CARTOONHORN

    Cartoon horns, as in bulb horns, clown horns.

    AnimatedBugleBulbCartoonyClownComicHanna

  • CARTOONIMPACT

    Cartoon hits, bonk, boink, doink..

    AnimatedBangBiffBoffBoinkBonkCartoony

  • CARTOONMACHINE

    Cartoon machines, an overly comical sounding machine or contraption. A Rube Goldberg contraption.

    ACMEAnimatedApparatusCartoonyComicComicalContraption

  • CARTOONMISC

    Cartoon sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AnimatedBlorbCartoonyComicFlumpHannaSilly

  • CARTOONMUSICAL

    Cartoon musical phrases. String plucks for a cartoon character sneaking up on another. Perhaps a cartoon musical phrase.

    AnimatedAscendCartoonyComicDescendGlissHanna

  • CARTOONPLUCK

    Cartoon string plucks, violin plucks, dental floss plucks.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaPlinkPluckSilly

  • CARTOONPOP

    Cartoon funny pops, mouth pops, suction cup pops.

    AnimatedBubbleBubblegumCartoonyComicCupGun

  • CARTOONSHAKE

    Cartoon shake, like a noisemaker toy, maraca.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaRattleSillyToon

  • CARTOONSPLAT

    Cartoon splats, funny liquid and mud like splats and things.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaSillySplatSplort

  • CARTOONSQUEAK

    Cartoon squeaks. funny little sounding squeaks of things.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaRubberSillySqueak

  • CARTOONSTRETCH

    Cartoon stretches, funny rubber or other type stretching sounds, exaggerated.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicElongateExtendHannaLengthen

  • CARTOONSWISH

    Cartoon swishes, specifically very funny cartoony swishes.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaSillySwirlSwoosh

  • CARTOONTWANG

    Cartoon twangs, that classic ruler twang type sound.

    AnimatedBandCartoonyComicHannaHarpJaw

  • CARTOONVEHICLE

    Cartoon vehicles, think Jetsons spaceship or Flintstones cars.

    AnimatedBackfireCartoonyComicContraption.FlintstonesHanna

  • CARTOONVOCAL

    Cartoon vocals, specifically very silly. See also CARTOON-ANIMALS for non-human vocals.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicGrumbleHannaMumbleMutter

  • CARTOONWARBLE

    Cartoon warble.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicHannaQuaverSillyToon

  • CARTOONWHISTLE

    Cartoon whistles, most likely slide whistles, other very silly whistles. A Wolf-Whistle.

    AnimatedBlowCartoonyComicHannaSillySlide

  • CARTOONZIP

    Cartoon zips. Very fast 'zip' type sounds, often for fast movement aways.

    AnimatedCartoonyComicDartFlashFlyHanna

  • CERAMICSBREAK

    Ceramics break of a more singular nature, a plate shatter, breaking, cracking, crunching. Mostly for single items breaking. See also CERAMICS-CRASH & DEBRIS.

    ApartBreakBurstCeramicCeramicsChinaChip

  • CERAMICSCRASH & DEBRIS

    Ceramics destruction of more of a group nature, multiple crashes and debris. See also CERAMICS-BREAK.

    CeramicCeramicsChinaClayCollisionCrockeryDebris

  • CERAMICSFRICTION

    Ceramics friction, scraping, squeaking, screeching.

    AbrasionAttritionCeramicCeramicsChinaClayCreak

  • CERAMICSHANDLE

    Ceramics handling, picking up a coffee mug, handling a plant pot. Some overlap with CERAMICS-MOVEMENT.

    CaressCatchCeramicCeramicsChinaClaspClay

  • CERAMICSIMPACT

    Ceramics impacts without breaking, so hits drops, clunks and clinks. See also CERAMICS-BREAK.

    BangBangingBashBumpCeramicCeramicsChina

  • CERAMICSMISC

    Ceramics sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CeramicCeramicsChinaClayCrockeryEarthenwareMiscellaneous

  • CERAMICSMOVEMENT

    Ceramics single or group movement, so dragging, shaking and rattling. See also CERAMICS-HANDLE.

    CeramicCeramicsChinaClatterClayCrockeryDrag

  • CERAMICSTONAL

    Ceramics ringing, as in being bowed.

    BowedCeramicCeramicsChinaClayCrockeryEarthenware

  • CHAINSBREAK

    Chain snapping or breaking, that sharp sound of a chain failing.

    BendBreakBurstCrackFractureLinksRupture

  • CHAINSHANDLE

    Chain handling, repairing a bike chain, a prisoner moving around in chains. Some overlap with CHAINS-MOVEMENT.

    CatchClenchDownGrabGraspGripHandle

  • CHAINSIMPACT

    Chain impacts, such a big chain hit or slam, or a tension snap of a chain being pulled taut.

    BangBangingCollidingCrashCrashingDropHit

  • CHAINSMISC

    Chain sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BondsLinksManaclesMiscellaneousRestraintsShackles

  • CHAINSMOVEMENT

    Chain handling, particularly being pulled through pulleys or across surfaces. See also CHAINS-HANDLE.

    BindBoundClankClatterDragJingleShackle

  • CHEMICALSACID

    Chemical acid burning and sizzling, bubbling. A vat of acid.

    AceticAcidicAcridBitingCausticCitricCorrosive

  • CHEMICALSMISC

    Chemical sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AgentsAtomsChemicalChemicalsCompoundCompoundsFormulas

  • CHEMICALSREACTION

    Chemical reactions, chemistry set, bubbling, foaming, bunsen burner reactions. Overlap perhaps with LIQUID & MUD category.

    ActivateBubblingCatalysisCatalystCatalyzeChemicallyChemistry

  • CLOCKSCHIME

    Chimes, bells specifically for a clock, Grandfather clock chimes. Alarm clocks would go to ALARMS-CLOCK.

    BellChimeClockDongGrandfatherPealRing

  • CLOCKSMECHANICS

    Clocks winding, complex mechanical clock mechanisms.

    ApparatusClocklikeClockworkClockworksCogwheelCuckooDevice

  • CLOCKSMISC

    Clock sounds not fitting another category in this list. Also see ALARMS-CLOCK

    ChronometersMiscellaneousTimekeepersTimepiecesTimersWatches

  • CLOCKSTICK

    Analog ticking clocks and watches of all sizes, also mechanical stop watches.

    ChronometerClickClickingClockEggFaceHands

  • CLOTHFLAP

    Cloth flapping, as in a flag flapping, or superman's cape. Also ship sails and parachutes.

    ApparelApronBannerBibBlanketBurlapCanvas

  • CLOTHHANDLE

    Cloth handling, grabbing a jacket, clothy arm grabs, etc. Some overlap with CLOTH-MOVEMENT. See also possibly OBJECTS-FASHION.

    ApparelApronBannerBibBlanketBurlapCanvas

  • CLOTHIMPACT

    Cloth impacts, throwing a jacket forcefully to the floor, a wet towel snap. Some overlap with CLOTH-MOVEMENT possible.

    ApparelApronBannerBibBlanketBumpBurlap

  • CLOTHMISC

    Cloth sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    ApparelApronBannerBibBlanketBurlapCanvas

  • CLOTHMOVEMENT

    Varied cloth movement except flapping which has its own category. Variety of cloth movement. Cloth zuzz. See also CLOTH-FLAP.

    AdjustingApparelApronArrangingBannerBibBillow

  • CLOTHRIP

    Various cloth rips and tears, short to long. Velcro would best fit here too.

    ApartApparelApronBannerBibBlanketBreach

  • COMMUNICATIONSAUDIO VISUAL

    Various AV devices such a projector or tape recorder, video cameras here too. Some overlap or confusion with COMMUNICATIONS-CAMERA.

    16mm8mmAmplificationAmplifierAudioAudiovisualAural

  • COMMUNICATIONSCAMERA

    Still camera shutters, automatic winding, old flash-bulbs. Movie and video cameras to COMMUNICATIONS-AV.

    120mm35mmActionAutofocusBodyBulbCam

  • COMMUNICATIONSCELLPHONE

    Cellphones and Smartphones., clicks and rings, tones.

    AndroidBlackberryCallingCameraphoneCarphoneCellCellular

  • COMMUNICATIONSMICROPHONE

    Feedback and mic bumps and handling. Megaphones would go here too.

    CardioidsDictaphoneElectretFeedbackHandlingHeadsetsHydrophone

  • COMMUNICATIONSMISC

    Communication sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CommCommunicatorFaxMiscellaneousNewsletterReportingTelecom

  • COMMUNICATIONSPHONOGRAPH

    Turntable, Victrola, motors and mechanics. STATIC has its own subcategory here.

    334578AudionChangerCinematographEdison

  • COMMUNICATIONSRADIO

    Tuning, radio and shortwave sounds. STATIC has its own subcategory here. A radio broadcast would go here too. Overlap with VOICES-FUTZED.

    AiringAirwavesAMAntennaBBCBoomboxBroadcast

  • COMMUNICATIONSSTATIC

    Static from any electronic source, radio, CB, television, optical noise, phonograph noise.

    AliasingBrownBuzzCrackleCrunchyElectrostaticFuzz

  • COMMUNICATIONSTELEMETRY

    Fax machine tones, modem tones, telegraph, teletype. UI is it's own category

    AnalogAnalyticsCodeCommsDataDatalinkDatalogger

  • COMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONE

    Old school rotary dial and digital telephones. Technically any telephone that isn't a mobile or cell phone.

    AnswerphoneAutodialCallingCordCordlessDialDialer

  • COMMUNICATIONSTELEVISION

    Television programs, on and off, channel changes, TV Remote controls. STATIC has its own subcategory here. A television broadcast would go here too. Overlap with VOICES-FUTZED.

    4KAdvertisingAntennaBroadcastBroadcasterChannelCommercials

  • COMMUNICATIONSTRANSCEIVER

    Walkie Talkies, CBs, Ham Radios, all two-way transceivers and radios go here. Put voices into VOICES-FUTZED.

    AllongeAntennaArrayBleepBroadcastCBCollect

  • COMMUNICATIONSTYPEWRITER

    Old school typewriters, not modern computer keyboards.

    BraillewriterBrotherCarriageCoronaDaisywheelElectricKeyboard

  • COMPUTERSHARD DRIVE

    Laptop or other hard drive seeking sounds, data reading.

    BootDataDiscDiskFirewireFloppyGigabytes

  • COMPUTERSKEYBOARD & MOUSE

    Typing on computer keyboard, and mouse movement.

    BluetoothClickingCursorDeviceErgonomicInputKeyboard

  • COMPUTERSMISC

    Computer sounds not fitting another category in this list. Printers would go to MACHINES-OFFICE.

    CalculationComputingCPUCybercrimeCyberspaceDesktopDesktops

  • CREATURESAQUATIC

    Giant mutant squids or sea monsters, kraken, leviathans.

    AquaticCreatureCthulhuGiantHydraKelpieKraken

  • CREATURESAVIAN

    Alien or Fantasy birds, or weird birdlike creatures. A giant mutant parakeet would go here.

    AlienBeakedBirdsExtraterrestrialFantasyFeatheredFlying

  • CREATURESBEAST

    Big four legged creatures and beasts. Wooly Mammoth, a mutant elephant, Mumakil.

    AbominationBeastCerberusChupacabraCreatureCryptidMammoth

  • CREATURESBLOB

    Gelatinous and gooey type creatures, gelatinous cube.

    AmorphousBlobBlobbyFormlessGelatinousGloopGooey

  • CREATURESDINOSAUR

    Dinosaurs of all types, Jurassic Park.

    AllosaurAllosaurusAnkylosaurusAnteosaurApatosaurusArchaeopteryxArchosaur

  • CREATURESDRAGON

    Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, dragons of all types. See also CREATURES-REPTILIAN.

    ChimeraDracoDragoDragonDragonessDragonlikeDragonslayer

  • CREATURESELEMENTAL

    Creatures based on elements, rock giants, fire creatures, ice monsters, such a the Balrog, or a Rock Giant.

    AirAlchemicAlchemicalArcaneCrystalEarthFire

  • CREATURESETHEREAL

    Ghosts, spirits, ethereal vocals and wispy movement, apparitions.

    AetherealAngelApparitionApparitionalAstralBansheeBeing

  • CREATURESHUMANOID

    Human sized mythical creatures, so zombies and vampires, elves etc. Troll, Ogres, Orcs. Two legged creatures.

    BigfootDeadElfFrankensteinGhoulLivingMummy

  • CREATURESINSECTOID

    Giant spiders or other insect like creatures. The creature from The Fly. A giant Tarantula.

    AntArachnidGiantSpiderWasp

  • CREATURESMISC

    Creature sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CryptidsFolkloreMiscellaneousMythicalMythological

  • CREATURESMONSTER

    Godzilla, scary monsters, horror monsters. See also CREATURES-HUMANOID.

    BehemothChupacabraGodzillaKingKongRancorXenomorph

  • CREATURESREPTILIAN

    Giant lizards and snakes, large giant hissing monsters.

    BasiliskGiantGorgonLizardMedusaSerpentSerpentine

  • CREATURESSMALL

    Specifically small mythical creatures. Fairies, pixies, small rodent like creatures, etc. Distinguished by small size.

    BrownieCupidElfElvesFairyFraggleGnome

  • CREATURESSOURCE

    Source recordings meant for creature design, like prop recordings, human voice packs for design, etc.

    BarksBellowsBreathCallCawChattersChitter

  • CROWDSANGRY

    Crowds of upset or angry people, as in a riot, protest, a schoolyard fight. See also AMBIENCE-PROTEST.

    AgitatedAudienceCongregationDemonstratorsEnragedFuriousGathering

  • CROWDSAPPLAUSE

    Crowds where the applause is predominantly featured. Use CROWDS-CHEERING for recordings that are mainly vocals.

    AcclaimedAdulationApplaudApplaudedApplaudingApplauseAppreciated

  • CROWDSBATTLE

    Crowds in battle, fighting, yelling screaming, dying. If including gunfire, explosions. use AMBIENCE-WARFARE.

    ArmyBattalionBattleChantsChargeChargingCombat

  • CROWDSCELEBRATION

    Crowds celebrating holidays, parties, rowdy crowds. If not clean, use AMBIENCE-CELEBRATION.

    AudienceAwardsBirthdayCelebrateCelebratingCelebratoryChristmas

  • CROWDSCHEERING

    Could include applause, but cheering crowds where the crowd vocals are predominant. Overlap with CROWDS-CELEBRATION.

    AudienceAwardsCelebratoryChantsCheerfulCheeringConcert

  • CROWDSCHILDREN

    Relatively clean vocals of children together, playing in a playground, in a school classroom, recess, school hallway. See also AMBIENCE-SCHOOL.

    BabiesChildrenDaycareElementaryHighschoolInfantsJuveniles

  • CROWDSCONVERSATION

    A small enough group chat that you can discern words, smaller and less active than a walla. A chatter.

    CasualChatChatterChitchatColloquyCommunicationConfabulation

  • CROWDSLAUGHTER

    Crowds laughing, a comedy show, canned television laughter, groups of kids laughing, at a party for example.

    AmusementCacklesCannedChortlesChucklesClubComedy

  • CROWDSLOOP GROUP

    For loop group type walla, usually performed for or to picture, specific environments, specific callouts. See also ARCHIVED-LOOP GROUP for official loop group recordings.

    ActorActorsADRCannedCastConversationsDubbing

  • CROWDSMISC

    Crowd sounds not fitting another category in this list. See also MOVEMENT-CROWD.

    Miscellaneous

  • CROWDSPANIC

    Distressed crowds, mixed screams and crying and reactions… crowds in a natural disaster or crowds in a giant monster attack...

    AggressiveAnxietyChaosCryCryingDesperateDisaster

  • CROWDSQUIET

    Very quiet crowds, mostly mumbling or murmuring. Like crowds whispering in church or a courtroom scene. See also VOICES-WHISPER for single person recordings.

    CalmChurchConversationsCourtroomGalleryHushedHushing

  • CROWDSREACTION

    Big Ooos, and Aaahs and Booos, big group responses to events happening. Shocked reactions.

    AahsAhhApplauseBooBooingBoosChanting

  • CROWDSSINGING

    Singing during sporting events, New Year's Eve crowds singing Auld Lang Syne, Christmas carols. Not large choral music, which would go in MUSICAL category.

    AcapellaBarbershopCarolChamberChantChantedChanting

  • CROWDSSPORT

    Clean crowds at sporting events, Baseball, football. For mixed ambience used AMBIENCE-SPORT. A sports chant.

    AnthemsApplauseAthleticsAudienceBaseballBasketballBlowing

  • CROWDSWALLA

    Specifically very clean crowd walla, with non-discernible words. See also various AMBIENCE categories.

    BackgroundClamorClatterCommotionConversationConversationsDin

  • DESIGNEDBASS DIVE

    Deep descending bass notes. Bass Drops.

    BassDescendingDiveDownerDropFallLow-Frequency

  • DESIGNEDBOOM

    Deep short and tight, low end stingers, big trailer deep hits. LFE type low end sweeteners.

    BangBlastBoomBumpBurstClapCrash

  • DESIGNEDBRAAM

    Long deep horn like sounds. Like a War of the World's type long sound, or like a long french horn braam type sound.

    Bramm

  • DESIGNEDDISTORTION

    Particulary distored designed sounds and distortion elements.

    BuzzCrackleDistortedDistortionFeedbackFuzzHiss

  • DESIGNEDDRONE

    Designed drones, eerie tense drones, long stylized sounds with not much activity or movement.

    AmbientDroneDroningHumHummingMonotonousOminous

  • DESIGNEDEERIE

    Often designed, but tense strange undefined sounds that are eerie, tense, suspenseful. Some overlap with DESIGNED-DRONE possible.

    ApprehensionBleakChillingCreepyDisturbingEerieFreaky

  • DESIGNEDETHEREAL

    Ethereal wispy designed sounds. Ghostlike whispers, or heavenly tones. Otherworldly. See also DESIGNED-EERIE.

    AetherealAiryAngelicCelestialDivineDreamyEthereal

  • DESIGNEDGRANULAR

    Granular synthesis, sounds that have a gritty textural type sound, think PaulStretch, sounds broken down into tiny slices and recompiled.

    GrainedGrainsGrainyGranularGranulatedGrittyParticles

  • DESIGNEDIMPACT

    Designed huge impacts, collisions, stylized big hits. Possible overlap with DESIGNED-STINGER.

    BlowBumpCollisionCrashHitImpactJolt

  • DESIGNEDMISC

    Designed sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • DESIGNEDMORPH

    A stylized blending of elements, something transitioning into another thing.

    AlterBlendChangeConvertEvolvingMetamorphosisMorph

  • DESIGNEDRISER

    Tension risers, things rising in tone, something similar to a rising string line to create tension.

    AscendAscendingClimbingCrescendoEscalateFrequencyIntensify

  • DESIGNEDRUMBLE

    Designed rumbles for layering into a mix. Earthquake rumbles. Composite rumble.

    BassDeepEarthquakeGrumbleQuakeRumbleShake

  • DESIGNEDRHYTHMIC

    Stattaco or glitchy machine type loops, things with definied starts, stops, rhythmic stutters.

    BeatGlitchPatternPulseRhythmicStaccatoStutter

  • DESIGNEDSOURCE

    For recordings meant to be used as source for other designed sounds, experimental recordings, elements, etc.

    MaterialRawRecordingSource

  • DESIGNEDSTINGER

    Stings, stylized screen sweeteners. Big trailer type sounds. Big shock scare type sounds. Stylized stings, hits and impacts. Overlap with DESIGNED-IMPACT.

    CinematicPiercingSlamStabStartleStingStinging

  • DESIGNEDSYNTHETIC

    Very synthesized sounds, very electronic synth stuff. Raw work files of synth-play.

    AnalogDigitalGranularModModularSynthSynthesized

  • DESIGNEDTONAL

    Designed sounds with a particularly tonal nature. The ringing in your ear of tinnitus for example.

    BowedChordFrequencyHarmonicHarmoniousMelodicMelodious

  • DESIGNEDVOCAL

    Design specifically around vocals, ghostly whispers, enchanted spells, reversed talking etc. Not for Creatures.

    BellowEnchantmentGhostlyHowlOralProcessedRoar

  • DESIGNEDWHOOSH

    Stylized designed big whooshes, definite possible overlap confusion with SHOOSHES-WHOOSH, but this for less natural and more stylized versions.

    AirByDoppleredFastFlyingMotionMovement

  • DESTRUCTIONCOLLAPSE

    Buildings and large mixed complex collapses, a barn collapse, Godzilla pushing over a building.

    BreakCaveCollapseCrumbleCrumpleDemolishDemolition

  • DESTRUCTIONCRASH & DEBRIS

    Mixed crashes, complex crashes involving more than one material. So a combo huge glass and metal crash. See also individual material categories like METAL, WOOD etc.

    BenderBreakCarCrashDebrisDestroyDetritus

  • DESTRUCTIONMISC

    Destruction sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • DIRT & SANDCRASH & DEBRIS

    Dirt or sand settling, as in after an explosion, big sprays of dirt and sand. DUST has its own subcategory.

    AirborneAshesCinderCindersClayCloudCrumble

  • DIRT & SANDDUST

    Settling dust, dust clouds, much lighter sound than DIRT & SAND-DEBRIS

    AirborneAshesCinderCindersCloudCrumbsDebris

  • DIRT & SANDHANDLE

    Handling dirt & sand, hands digging through dirt, children making a sand castle. Some overlap with DIRT & SAND-MOVEMENT.

    AirborneAshesCatchCinderCindersClenchCrumbs

  • DIRT & SANDIMPACT

    Big hits and impacts of dirt of sand, dirt clods. Think the huge dirt ball impacts in WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.

    AirborneAshesBangBumpCinderCindersClod

  • DIRT & SANDMISC

    Dirt, Sand and Earth sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AirborneAshesCinderCindersCrumbsDisperseDusty

  • DIRT & SANDMOVEMENT

    Pouring, flowing of dirt or sand, a big sand pour. See also DIRT & SAND-HANDLE.

    AirborneAshesCascadeCinderCindersCrumbsDigging

  • DIRT & SANDTONAL

    Singing sand dunes. Probably pretty rare.

    AirborneAshesCinderCindersCrumbsDisperseDunes

  • DOORSANTIQUE

    Very old sounding doors, as in an old castle or abbey. But massive doors of this type probably to DOOR-DUNGEON.

    AbbeyAgedAncientAntiquatedAntiqueBarnCabin

  • DOORSAPPLIANCE

    Appliance doors such as oven, dishwasher, refrigerator or microwave.

    DishwasherDryerFreezerFridgeLaundryMachineMicrowave

  • DOORSCABINET

    Cabinet doors, such as kitchen cabinet, tool cabinets.

    ArmoireBarBathroomBuffetCabinetCenterChina

  • DOORSCOMPOSITE

    Fiberglass, wood steel combination, doors that don't sound like a specific material. A modern front door. Some confusion or overlap with DOORS-WOOD likely.

    Fiberglass

  • DOORSCREAK

    Door creaks, wood or metal, overlap with WOOD-FRICTION and METAL-FRICTION, but specifically door creaks.

    CastleCellarCreakCreakyDungeonGroanHaunted

  • DOORSDUNGEON

    That big old classic wood and/or metal heavy dungeon, castle type door.

    CastleCellarChamberCryptFortressLargeMedieval

  • DOORSELECTRIC

    Electric doors of all kinds, garage doors, big soundstage doors, sliding store doors. See also DOORS-REVOLVING.

    AutomaticDoorElectricGarageHangarMotorizedPower

  • DOORSGATE

    Non-motorized gates, metal or wood. So a garden gate, a park gate. A farm gate.

    BarricadeBarrierCattleCrossingFarmFenceGarden

  • DOORSGLASS

    Glass doors, manual shopping store doors, glass home front doors. Most store doors would probably fit here.

    BayDoorFrenchFrontGlassPatioStore

  • DOORSHARDWARE

    Door knobs, door locks, deadbolts, chain locks, push bars. Lock Picking, Doorknob Jiggles.

    BarChainDeadboltDoorDoorknobFixtureHandle

  • DOORSHITECH

    James bond type doors, something not quite sci-fi but more advanced, Modern lab, or air sealed chamber, vaults. See also SCIFI-DOOR.

    7BondDoorFortFuturisticHigh-TechJames

  • DOORSHYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC

    Self closing doors, lots of office and store doors are of this type. Also automatic doors if hydraulic or pneumatic.

    CloserDockDoorHatchHydraulicLoadingPneumatic

  • DOORSKNOCK

    Knocking on various door surfaces.

    BangKnockKnockerRapThudThump

  • DOORSMETAL

    Metal doors, like a vault door or heavy door. PRISON doors have their own category, as they are quite specific sounding.

    DoorElectricalFireFire-DoorGarageHatchPanel

  • DOORSMISC

    Door sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • DOORSPLASTIC

    Doors made out of plastic. Not very common but maybe a door to a child's play house.

    JohnPorta

  • DOORSPRISON

    Big metal jail and prison doors. Sliding prison doors, or swinging jail doors.

    CellConfinementCorrectionalDetentionGaolIncarcerationJail

  • DOORSREVOLVING

    Classic revolving doors used as entries to hotels, banks, malls.

    AirportBankHotelMallRevolveRevolvingRotate

  • DOORSSLIDING

    Manual sliding doors, such as a patio door, sliding shower doors. Electric sliding doors to DOORS-ELECTRIC.

    DoorGlassPatioShowerSliding

  • DOORSSTONE

    Mostly a fantasy type door, but think Gates of Moria, big tombstone vault doors.

    CastleCryptEntranceMausoleumSecretTempleTomb

  • DOORSSWINGING

    Swinging doors, like old-west saloon or church pulpit doors. Doors on swinging springs.

    PulpitRestaurantSaloon

  • DOORSWOOD

    Wood doors, home, school, most general door category probably.

    ApartmentArmoiresBarnCabinChurchClosetCondo

  • DRAWERSMETAL

    Metal drawers like on a toolbox.

    CabinetCashChestFilingRackRegisterSecurity

  • DRAWERSMISC

    Drawer sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • DRAWERSPLASTIC

    Plastic drawers, maybe on a parts bin.

    ArtBinClassroomCraftDeskGarageMakeup

  • DRAWERSWOOD

    Kitchen drawers, bathroom drawers. Most drawers would probably fall into this category.

    BathroomBedroomBuffetDeskDrawerDresserKitchen

  • ELECTRICITYARC

    A longer movement of electricity, think Jacob's ladder, or a power station switching arc when decoupled.

    ArcArchArkCarbonCoilDischargeElectrocute

  • ELECTRICITYBUZZ & HUM

    Ground hum, buzzes, steady electrical hums, guitar pickup hum, amp hum. Any steady electric hum or buzz.

    AmpBuzzBuzzingCapacitorCircuitDroneElec

  • ELECTRICITYELECTROMAGNETIC

    Electromagnetic field recordings specifically.

    CoilEMFFieldInductionInterferenceMagnetismPickup

  • ELECTRICITYMISC

    Electric sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CurrentElecElectricallyElectricianElectriciansElectricsElectrification

  • ELECTRICITYSPARKS

    Think sparklers, or a downed power line emitting sparks, welding... A singular spark would probably be a ZAP.

    AmperageBurstCircuitCrackleElecElectricalElectrically

  • ELECTRICITYZAP

    A short, shocking fast percussive electrical sound. Or a repetition of short fast sounds. A taser is a series of ZAPS.

    BoltDischargeElectricElectrocuteFenceGunJolt

  • EQUIPMENTBRIDLE & TACK

    Equipment for animals use. Horse bridle, reigns, leashes, harnesses, dog leashes, saddle straps.

    BitBitsBridleBridlesChainsCurbDog

  • EQUIPMENTHITECH

    Hi-Tech gear, things like spacesuits, complex suits with lots of gizmos or complex parts.

    BeltCloakingDeviceFieldForceSpaceSpyware

  • EQUIPMENTMISC

    Equipment sounds not fitting another category in this list. See also TOOLS and OBJECT categories.

    Miscellaneous

  • EQUIPMENTRECREATIONAL

    Recreational gear, like backpacks, hiking gear, rock climbing harnesses, camping tents. Specifically outdoor recreation. See also OBJECTS-GYM.

    BackpackBagBagsBallsBeachCampCamping

  • EQUIPMENTSPORT

    Gear worn while playing sports, American football shoulder pads, hockey gear, etc.

    BadmintonBallsBarsBaseballBasketballBatsBoxing

  • EQUIPMENTTACTICAL

    Military and police belts, bandoliers, ammo belts. Military gear, troop gear.

    AmmoArmorBandoleerBeltBinocularsBodyBoots

  • EXPLOSIONSDESIGNED

    Designed or stylized explosions and sweeteners. Hyperreal explosions.

    AtomicBangsBlastBlastedBlastingBlastsBlazes

  • EXPLOSIONSMISC

    Explosion sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • EXPLOSIONSREAL

    Real explosion recordings, realistic explosions, not overly stylized. (FIREWORKS has its own category)

    BangBangsBlastBlastedBlastingBlastsBlazes

  • FARTSDESIGNED

    Fake or designed farts, whoopie cushion, flarp, mouth farts.

    ArmpitBalloonCushionFartFartbagFlarpFlatulence

  • FARTSMISC

    Fart sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AnimalBreakingFartFartingFlatulenceFlatusGas

  • FARTSREAL

    Real recordings of farts.

    BreakingFartFartingFlatulenceFlatusGasHuman

  • FIGHTBODYFALL

    Bodyfalls, but probably also body scuffles on ground, from simple to complex. On any surface.

    BodyBodyfallCollapseDiveDragDropFall

  • FIGHTCLOTH

    Active or big scuffling cloth, big fight cloth movement.

    ArtsBrawlCombatFlutterGrabGrappleGrasp

  • FIGHTGRAB

    Big arm grabs, hand or arm blocks as well as they're similar sounds, grappling during wrestling or martial arts.

    CatchClingClutchCombatEmbraceGrappleGrappling

  • FIGHTIMPACT

    Fight impacts, blocks, kicks and punches. BODYFALLS has its own subcategory here, as do GRABS.

    BangBiffBlowBlowsBodyBoutsBrawl

  • FIGHTMISC

    Fight sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AttackingBattlingBeatingBoutBrawlingClashCombatant

  • FIREBURNING

    Covers normal fire burning, mostly roars, not isolate fire crackle, which have their own category. See also new FIRE-TURBULENT category.

    AfireAflareAlightArsonBlazeBlazingBonfire

  • FIREBURST

    A sharp and loud release of fire, covers fire bursts, big flare ups. Think a backdraft explosion of fire. A flamethrower. Usually a single event.

    BackdraftBlastBurstBurstingCombustionDetonateDischarge

  • FIRECRACKLE

    Specifically crackly fire elements, isolated crackle, or a very crackly fire, good for layering to other fire.

    CrackCracklingCracklyCrinklePopPoppingSnap

  • FIREGAS

    Gas burners as you'd find in a kitchen stove or gas grill. That sort of hissy or airy fire burn. Crematoriums and furnaces.

    AcetyleneBlowtorchBunsenBurnerButaneCampingCookstove

  • FIREIGNITE

    Fire ignites, including matches, lighters. That initial spark of ignition of a fire.

    AblazeAflameArouseArsonAsbestosCombustCombusted

  • FIREMISC

    Fire sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CinderCindersExtinguisherMiscellaneous

  • FIRESIZZLE

    Glowing red pokers, fuses, coal embers when extinguished, sauna rocks when water is poured on them. Glowing red hot.

    BarbecueBarbequeBurnCracklingFizzingFryingFuse

  • FIRETORCH

    Constant torches and torch movement, that phasey fire sound as a torch is moved around.

    BeaconBlazingBrazierCandlelightCressetFirebrandFirestick

  • FIRETURBULENT

    Wildly whooshing turbulent violent fire. Larger than just burning, think fire tornado. Extreme moving fire.

    BackdraftBlazeEngulfFierceFiercenessFirestormFlame

  • FIREWHOOSH

    Big whooshy fire events like a fireball through the air.

    BackdraftBlazeFireballFlareMolotovRushWhooshed

  • FIREWORKSCOMMERCIAL

    Large commercial fireworks, mortars, as on the 4th of July. Full displays or single large mortars.

    AerialBoomDisplayFireworkIndependenceKaboomMortar

  • FIREWORKSMISC

    Firework sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • FIREWORKSRECREATIONAL

    Small store-bought, recreational fireworks, firecrackers and roman candles and bottle rockets.

    BangBlastBombBoomBottleCandleCherry

  • FOLEYCLOTH

    Used for 'performed' official and very clean Foley done to picture. For your own wild recordings use FOOTSTEPS and OBJECT categories.

    CapeClothingDressFabricFlapFlutterJacket

  • FOLEYFEET

    Used for 'performed' official and very clean Foley done to picture. For your own wild recordings use FOOTSTEPS and OBJECT categories.

    FootFootstepFootstepsMarchingRunningScuffScuffling

  • FOLEYHANDS

    Used for 'performed' official and very clean Foley done to picture. For your own wild recordings use FOOTSTEPS and OBJECT categories.

    ClappingFlickingGrabGraspingHandlePatPatting

  • FOLEYMISC

    Used for 'performed' official and very clean Foley done to picture. For your own wild recordings use FOOTSTEPS and OBJECT categories.

    Miscellaneous

  • FOLEYPROP

    Used for 'performed' official and very clean Foley done to picture. For your own wild recordings use FOOTSTEPS and OBJECT categories.

    ObjectsPropProps

  • FOOD & DRINKCOOKING

    Things overtly related to cooking, baking, preparation, chopping.

    BakedBakingBarbecuingBlendingBoilBoiledBoiling

  • FOOD & DRINKDRINKING

    Specifically drinking, would also cover animals drinking, dogs lapping water, a horse drinking.

    AlcoholAleBeerBeverageBeveragesBoozeBoozing

  • FOOD & DRINKEATING

    Specifically eating, would also cover animals eating, a dog eating or a horse eating. Swallowing, chewing.

    AppetizerBiteBitingChewChewingChompChow

  • FOOD & DRINKGLASSWARE

    Glass and bottle movement, specifically at a restaurant or bar. Isolated glassware recordings.

    BeakerBeakersBeerBeveragesBottleBottlesCarafe

  • FOOD & DRINKINGREDIENTS

    Nuts, seeds, grains, things like that. Raw food recordings often used for other design purposes, vegetable recordings. See also GORE-SOURCE.

    BatterBeansBreadCannedCerealCheeseCondiments

  • FOOD & DRINKKITCHENWARE

    Pots and pans movement, big metal bowls, prep bowls.

    BakewareBakingBoardBowlBreadCanChef's

  • FOOD & DRINKMISC

    Food and Drink sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BanquetDietDietingEpicureanFareGarnishMeal

  • FOOD & DRINKPOUR

    Pouring liquid, water, beer, wine, champagne, etc. Some overlap with WATER-POUR, but specifically consumption liquids.

    AlcoholAleBartenderBeerChaiChampagneCider

  • FOOD & DRINKTABLEWARE

    Silverware and/or plate movement, in a restaurant or dinner at home. GLASSWARE it's own subcategory.

    BowlBowlsCoastersCupsCutleryDessertDinner

  • FOOTSTEPSANIMAL

    Individual animal footsteps, dog, elephant. Group animals like a herd or stampede to MOVEMENT-ANIMALS. See also FOOTSTEPS-HORSE,

    BoltBuckClackClawsClompFootfallFootprints

  • FOOTSTEPSCREATURE

    Monster feet, Put dinosaur feet in here too, but also for small fantasy creatures.

    AlienBeastClackClompCreatureDinosaurDragon

  • FOOTSTEPSHORSE

    All manner of horse feet, from single to running.

    CanterCanteringClackClip-ClopClompClopClopping

  • FOOTSTEPSHUMAN

    Human feet, any surface, barefoot, shoes, it all goes here.

    AmblingClackClimbClompFeetFootFootfall

  • FOOTSTEPSMISC

    Footstep sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    ClackClompFootfallMarchMiscellaneousPacePatter

  • GAMESARCADE

    Not for arcade ambience, which would go under AMBIENCE-AMUSMENT, but for specific Pinball machines, upright video games, games of skill like Skeeball.

    AirClawCoin-OpCraneDanceFoosballGallery

  • GAMESBOARD

    Board games with pieces, think Monopoly, Risk, chess, checkers.

    BackgammonBingoBoardgameCheckerboardCheckersChessChessboard

  • GAMESCASINO

    Casino slot machines, Keno machines, roulette, craps.

    BaccaratBettingBlackjackCardsCrapsDiceKeno

  • GAMESMISC

    Game sounds not fitting another category in this list. Cards would go here. Jenga.

    aBagBallBalloonBasketballBeanBottle

  • GAMESVIDEO

    Console video games from Atari to PS5, designed fake video games for consoles like Playstation.

    36064AtariConsoleFortniteGameboyHalo

  • GEOTHERMALFUMAROLE

    Geothermal steam vent. A hole, crack or fizzure releasing gases.

    FissureFumaroleFumarolicGaseousGeothermalHydrothermalSolfatara

  • GEOTHERMALGEYSER

    Geysers and eruptions, as you'd find in Yellowstone.

    BasinBlowholeBoilBoilingBubbleBubblerErupt

  • GEOTHERMALLAVA

    Lava flows, crackles, could be some overlap with FIRE, but overtly lava sounding things go here.

    BasalticBasaltsCalderasCinderyCrackleCratersFireballs

  • GEOTHERMALMISC

    Geothermal sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BubblingGeothermGeothermicHotHydroelectricHydroelectricityHydrogeologic

  • GEOTHERMALMUD POTS

    Mudpots and paint pots, popping liquidy mud sounds.

    BubbleBubblingGlopGurglingMudPaintPit

  • GLASSBREAK

    Glass singular breaks, so a bottle smash, or a window shatter.

    BreakBulletproofBurstChipCrackCrushDemolish

  • GLASSCRASH & DEBRIS

    Glass crashes and debris, so multiple items crashing, and isolated glass shards and debris.

    BrokenBulletproofCrashDebrisFragmentFragmentsFrosted

  • GLASSFRICTION

    Glass friction, such as a scrape or squeak. Could be some overlap with GLASS-TONAL.

    AbrasionBulletproofCreakFrostedGrindingLaminatedRasping

  • GLASSHANDLE

    Glass objects being handled, grabbing a bottle or glass. Some overlap with GLASS-MOVEMENT.

    BulletproofCatchClaspClenchClutchDownEmbrace

  • GLASSIMPACT

    Glass impacts without breaking, so a bottle hit that doesn't break, a bottle dropping to the ground but not breaking.

    BangBangingBlowBulletproofClinkCollideColliding

  • GLASSMISC

    Glass sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BulletproofFrostedLaminatedMiscellaneousSafetyStainedTempered

  • GLASSMOVEMENT

    Glass movement, such as a case of bottles rattling, or a bottle rolling on the floor. See also GLASS-HANDLE.

    BulletproofChatteringClankingClatterFrostedJangleJiggling

  • GLASSTONAL

    Glass tonal sounds, like bowed blass, a glass harmonica, or a bowed crystal bowl.

    BlowBottleBowedBowlBulletproofCrystalFrequency

  • GOREBLOOD

    Gore blood sounds, dripping and flowing. Likely some overlap with LIQUID & MUD, but this for particularly 'gory' versions.

    ArteryBleedBleedingBloodBloodborneBloodshedBloody

  • GOREBONE

    Gore bones, bones crunching, snapping, break. Put creature JAW SNAPS here too.

    BoneBonelikeBonemealBoneyBonyBreakBroken

  • GOREBURN

    Gore flesh sizzling, possible overlap with FIRE-SIZZLING, but this more exaggerated for flesh burning.

    AcidBlisteredBrandBurnedCauterizeCauterizedChar

  • GOREFLESH

    Gore flesh tearing, ripping, peeling. Very graphic flesh sounds. A monster ripping someone apart.

    CarcassCarnalCorpseCorpsesDecayingFlayedFlaying

  • GOREMISC

    Gore sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BeheadingsBloodbathsCarnageDecapitationsDisembowelmentDismembermentDismemberments

  • GOREOOZE

    Gore gross oozing liquid, open wounds, possible overlap with LIQUID categories, but this hyperreal and over the top.

    BlobBurblingBurstingCongealCongealedCongealingDischarge

  • GORESOURCE

    Recordings meant as source for GORE sounds, smashing a watermelon, stabbing a pumpkin, etc.

    ArteriesBonesBrainCartilageCordEntrailsEyeballs

  • GORESPLAT

    Gore splats, gross splats of gooey stuff. A body or head exploding and hitting the wall. Hyperreal.

    GackGlobGlobsGlopGooGoopGoosh

  • GORESQUISH

    Gore squishes, disgusting squishes or flesh and organs. A dinosaur stepping on a person and squishing them.

    CompressGooshIntestineJuicyMacerateMashMashed

  • GORESTAB

    Gore sharp stabs and sword pulls. That classic sound of someone being impaled. More crunchy than a SQUISH.

    ArrowBeheadCutDaggerDecapitateDisembowelDismember

  • GUNSANTIQUE

    Old black powder weapons, muskets.

    ArquebusArquebusesBlackBlunderbussBreechloaderBreechloadersBreechloading

  • GUNSARTILLERY

    Modern big guns, guns that launch shells. Not CANNONS which have their own group.

    Anti-AircraftAnti-TankAntiaircraftAntiarmorAntitankArmamentsArtillerie

  • GUNSAUTOMATIC

    Fully automatic capable weapons, even when firing singly. Machine guns.

    Ak-47AK47AutomaticFirearmsFull-AutoGatlinGatling

  • GUNSCANNON

    Pirate and Civil War cannons, for modern artillery see GUNS-ARTILLERY.

    BallBarrelBlackBlastCannonadeCannonadesCannonball

  • GUNSHANDLE

    Alongside GUN-MECHANISM, but specifically gun handling, grabs, holstering, dropping, catching.

    CatchChamberingClearingClipCockCockingDischarge

  • GUNSHITECH

    Not quite a sci-fi Laser Gun, but something more advanced than a normal gun, a rail gun for example.

    7BiometricBondFirearmsGunJamesNight

  • GUNSMECHANISM

    Gun various mechanical sounds, clips, cocking, bolt slides.

    AssemblyBarrelBoltBrakeBulletButtplateChamber

  • GUNSMISC

    Gun sounds not fitting another category in this list. BULLETS has its own category.

    AirFirearmsFlarePaintball

  • GUNSPISTOL

    Handguns and pistols.

    &9mmBerettaBrowningColtDouble-ActionFirearms

  • GUNSRIFLE

    Rifles, single shot and semi-automatic.

    AK-47AR-15ArisakaAssaultBolt-ActionBreechloaderCarabine

  • GUNSSHOTGUN

    Shotguns, single, dual, pump.

    BarrelBreak-ActionCoachDoubleDouble-BarreledGunMossberg

  • GUNSSUPPRESSED

    Silenced Weapons, silencers.

    7AssassinBondJamesRifleSilencedSilencer

  • HORNSAIR POWERED

    Air horns, as in handheld compressed air horns, huge factory air horns. A fog horn. BOATS-HORN has it's own category for ship and ferry horns, as does TRAINS-HORN.

    AirFactoryFog

  • HORNSCELEBRATION

    Party horns, from small party horns to vuvuzelas.

    BugleCeremonialFanfareFestiveHeraldicHornsParty

  • HORNSMISC

    Horn sounds not fitting another category in this list, for example hunting calls. Not brass musical instruments which has it's own category in MUSICAL.

    BugleCallDuckElkFoxHunting

  • HORNSTRADITIONAL

    Rams horns, conches, alpine horns, old traditional horns, medieval battle horns.

    AlpenhornAlphornAlpineBattleBugleConchHunting

  • HUMANBLOW

    Blowing air, blowing up a balloon, blowing out candles, etc. See also HUMAN-BREATH for less forceful breathing.

    AdultBlowChildFemaleMaleManPerson

  • HUMANBREATH

    Breathing, normal to heavy, big inhales, sighs.

    AdultAsphyxiateAsthmaBreathBreathingBreathsChild

  • HUMANBURP

    Human belches, burps.

    AdultBelchBelchingBurpBurpingChildFemale

  • HUMANCOUGH

    Human coughs and coughing.

    AdultAhemBronchitisChildChokingClearClearing

  • HUMANHEARTBEAT

    Heartbeats, both literal as in a Dr. office, and stylized or designed heartbeats.

    AdultArrhythmiaArrhythmicArrythmiaBeatingCardiacChild

  • HUMANKISS

    Human kissing.

    AdultChildFemaleFrenchHickeyKissLips

  • HUMANMISC

    Human sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AdultChildFemaleMaleManMiscellaneousPerson

  • HUMANPEE

    Human urinating.

    AdultChildFemaleMaleManMicturitionPeeing

  • HUMANSKIN

    Human skin, Scratching, handshakes, skin on skin action, back rubbing, etc.

    AdultBackrubBrushCaressChildClapDermis

  • HUMANSNEEZE

    Human sneezing.

    AchooAdultAh-ChooAhchooAllergicAllergyChild

  • HUMANSNIFF

    Human sniffing, smelling.

    AdultChildFemaleInhalationInhaleMaleMan

  • HUMANSNORE

    Human snoring.

    AdultApneaBreathingChildCongestedDozeDozing

  • HUMANSPIT

    Human spits.

    AdultChildDroolExpectorationFemaleGobHawk

  • HUMANVOMIT

    Human vomiting.

    AdultBarfBarfingChildChunderExpungeFemale

  • ICEBREAK

    Ice cracks, breaks, shatters. Any ice breaking that is fairly singular or isolated, large or small.

    ApartBreakBurstChipCrackCrumbleCrunch

  • ICECRASH & DEBRIS

    Ice large crashes and isolated debris go here. Iceberg calving.

    ApartBreakCollisionCrashCrevasseCrushCube

  • ICEFRICTION

    Dry ice may go here, but often it's a metallic sound too, but ice scrapes, squeaks, creaks.

    AbradeAbrasionBuffCreakCubeGrindGrinding

  • ICEHANDLE

    Ice handling, picking up ice. Some overlap with ICE-MOVEMENT possible.

    CatchClaspClenchClutchCubeDownEmbrace

  • ICEIMPACT

    Pieces of ice dropping (without breaking). Ice hits, solid ice impacts that don't break.

    BangBangingBashBumpChopClangClap

  • ICEMISC

    Ice sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BlockCapChillCrystalCubeFloeFormation

  • ICEMOVEMENT

    Ice sliding or rattling, maybe an object sliding across ice. See also ICE-HANDLE.

    CalveCalvingCubeDragDriftFloatFloating

  • ICETONAL

    Tonal ice sounds, probably fairly rare, but that ice ping on a frozen lake would be one example.

    BowedCubeFrequencyHarmonicIceIcicleMelodic

  • LASERSBEAM

    Steady laser beams, not a laser gun. So a James Bond style laser, a scientific laser.

    BeamBlastBoltEmissionEnergyFlashGamma

  • LASERSGUN

    Classic laser guns, blasters, laser cannons. That thing that Ben Burtt made famous.

    BeamBlasterCannonPhaserPlasmaRayWeapon

  • LASERSIMPACT

    Classic laser impact sounds, from blaster hits.

    BeamBlastBlasterBurstExplodeHitImpact

  • LASERSMISC

    Laser sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BeamMiscellaneousRay

  • LEATHERCREAK

    Leather creaks, jacket and bag creaks, saddle movements. Any creaking leather.

    CowhideCreakDeerskinGroanHideNubuckPigskin

  • LEATHERHANDLE

    Leather handling, picking up a leather bag, putting on a leather jacket maybe. Some overlap with LEATHER-MOVEMENT possible.

    CarryCatchClaspClenchClutchCowhideDeerskin

  • LEATHERIMPACT

    Hits and impacts of leather, leather bag or saddle dropping.

    BangBangingBumpClapCollideCollidingCowhide

  • LEATHERMISC

    Leather sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AnimalCowhideDeerskinGoatskinHideLambskinLeather

  • LEATHERMOVEMENT

    Movement of Leather, definitely overlap with LEATHER-CREAK and LEATHER-HANDLE.

    BendCowhideDeerskinFlapFlexFlopHide

  • LIQUID & MUDBUBBLES

    Mud and thicker than water, thick bubbles, viscous liquid. Things like Oil, gloopy thick liquids.

    BoilingBubbleBubblesBurblingCarbonationCavitationEffervesce

  • LIQUID & MUDIMPACT

    Mud and thicker than water, Splats and hit. Things like Oil, gloopy thick liquids.

    HitImpactKerplunkMudPlopPlunkSlap

  • LIQUID & MUDMISC

    Mud and thicker than water sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CaramelFlowGelGlueGravyHoneyMiscellaneous

  • LIQUID & MUDMOVEMENT

    Mud and thicker than water, oozing, slime, glooping. Things like Oil, gloopy thick liquids.

    FloodingGooGushingLeakMudOozeRushing

  • LIQUID & MUDSUCTION

    Thicker than water, disgusting liquidy suction, plunger sucks. Things like Oil, gloopy thick liquids.

    DrawGlompMudPlungerPullSlurpSuck

  • MACHINESAMUSEMENT

    Theme park rides such as rollercoasters and carnival rides. Carnival game machines. General ambiences to go in AMBIENCE-AMUSEMENT.

    ApparatusBumperCarouselCarrouselCarsCoasterContraption

  • MACHINESANTIQUE

    Old mechanical sewing machines, ancient looms, olive presses, a bit ambiguous but a very old mechanical machine.

    AbacusAddingAntiqueApparatusArcadeAutomatonBabbage

  • MACHINESAPPLIANCE

    General appliances, refrigerator, stove, oven, vacuum cleaner... AC and fans have their own category.

    AirApparatusBlenderBreadCanCleanerCoffee

  • MACHINESCONSTRUCTION

    A machine for construction that isn't a vehicle or a tool. For example a cement mixer, a woodchipper.

    ApparatusCementChipperCompactorConcreteContraptionCrane

  • MACHINESELEVATOR

    Elevator movement and doors would go here.

    ApparatusContraptionDeviceDumbwaiterDumbwaitersFreightHoist

  • MACHINESESCALATOR

    Escalators and moving walkways would go here.

    ApparatusContraptionDeviceMachineryMovingStairsTravelator

  • MACHINESFAN

    Fans of all types, box fans, ceiling fans. For air conditioning use MACHINES-HVAC.

    AirApparatusBladelessBlowerBoxCeilingCirculator

  • MACHINESGARDEN

    Powered landscaping machines, lawnmowers, weed-whackers, edgers, hedge trimmers. See also TOOLS-GARDEN and OBJECTS-GARDEN.

    ApparatusBlowerChainsawContraptionCultivatorDeviceEater

  • MACHINESGYM

    Exercise bikes, weight machines, treadmill, all things fitness. See also OBJECTS-GYM

    ApparatusBikeBowflexCardioClimberContraptionDevice

  • MACHINESHITECH

    Think cool James Bond machines, big elaborate death traps, maybe Rube Goldberg type machines. See also SCIFI-MACHINE.

    3D7ApparatusArmBondCNCContraption

  • MACHINESHVAC

    Furnaces, Air Conditioners. Fans go in MACHINES-FAN. A close up gas furnace flame would go to FIRE-GAS.

    AirAirconApparatusBaseboardBoilerChillerClimate

  • MACHINESINDUSTRIAL

    Big industrial presses, factory machines, industrial robots, any heavy manufacturing machines.

    ApparatusAssemblyAutoAutomationContraptionConveyorCutting

  • MACHINESMECHANISM

    Complex mechanical smaller machines and gadgets, puzzle boxes that open portals to hell. Usually smaller devices.

    7ApparatusBondBoxContraptionDeviceGadget

  • MACHINESMEDICAL

    Machines typically found in a hospital, medical lab or Doctor's office.

    ApparatusBloodCatCentrifugeConcentratorContraptionCT

  • MACHINESMISC

    Machine sounds not fitting another category in this list. See also MOTOR category.

    ApparatusContraptionDeviceMachineryMiscellaneous

  • MACHINESOFFICE

    Machines typically found in an office, such as printers and copy machines.

    ApparatusBindingBusinessClockContraptionCopierCopy

  • MACHINESPUMP

    Air or water pumps, fish tank aquarium pumps, sump pumps. Air compressors would fall into this category.

    AeratorAirApparatusBackflowBlowerBoilersCentrifugal

  • MAGICANGELIC

    Angelic, Holy, Benevolent magic. The opposite of evil. Think choral tones and healing magic.

    AngelicAppearanceAuraBeatificBlessedBlessednessBlessings

  • MAGICELEMENTAL

    Magic centered around elements, fire, water, ice. Think the movie Frozen type stuff.

    AirAlchemicAlchemicalAlchemyArcaneEarthElectric

  • MAGICEVIL

    Evil magic, ominous, dark magic. Voldemort type stuff.

    BadBewitchedBlackCorruptCruelDarkDemogorgon

  • MAGICMISC

    Magic sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AlchemicAlchemicalAlchemisticAlchemyAmuletArtifactBewitchment

  • MAGICPOOF

    Shorter magic phrases, often for transforming, short 'turn you into a rabbit' type stuff.

    AbracadabraAlakazamAppearanceBibbidi-Bobbidi-BooBimBlastChuff

  • MAGICSHIMMER

    Glassy or chime-like shimmers, waves of particle type magic.

    AuraBellChimeGleamGlimmerGlimmeringGlint

  • MAGICSPELL

    Something complex for a spell being cast. Think Maleficent swirling green magic or weird vocal-ish spells.

    AbracadabraBanishingBewitchCastCharmConjurationConjure

  • MECHANICALCLICK

    Short clicks, could be from button presses, things like that. Some confusion and overlap with MECHANICAL-SWITCH.

    ButtonClackClickClickerSnapTickToggle

  • MECHANICALGEARS

    A toothed cog, turning or grinding gears, complex gear mechanisms. Small clock gears would go in CLOCKS-MECHANICS.

    AxleBevelCamChainClusterCogCogs

  • MECHANICALHYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC

    Various hydraulic or pneumatic sounds, like on a self-closing door. Isolated hydraulics and pneumatics. See also DOORS-HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC for a complete door.

    ActuatorBrakeClutchCompressorConveyorCylinderDamper

  • MECHANICALLATCH

    Latch, as in a briefcase latch, or a luggage latch.

    BarrelBoltCabinetCamCatchClaspDeadlatch

  • MECHANICALLEVER

    A sliding or switching lever. Train track lever, lever to turn on an electric chair. Old Frankenstein machine levers, breaker levers.

    BrakeCamClankClunkControlJoystickLever

  • MECHANICALLOCK

    A padlock, bicycle lock, or a locking mechanism. Door locks to go into DOORS-HARDWARE.

    BiometricBoltCamCatchClaspCombinationCylinder

  • MECHANICALMISC

    Mechanical sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • MECHANICALPULLEY

    An isolated recording of a pulley, or system of pulleys.

    AndBeltBlockChainChirpHoistPulley

  • MECHANICALRATCHET

    That sound a ratchet makes.

    ClickCrankDetentPawlRatchetSnapSocket

  • MECHANICALRELAY

    Old train station counting board flipping. A old communications relay board.

    ArcBreakerClackCoilContactControlElectromagnetic

  • MECHANICALROLLER

    Like a rolling conveyor belt, or something on a roller.

    BearingBeltDynamoLineRollShaft

  • MECHANICALSWITCH

    Basic and heavy switches, light switches, power switches. Some overlap or confusion with MECHANICAL-CLICK.

    ButtonCircuitClackClickDimmerLightLimit

  • METALBREAK

    Metal breaking, snaps, cracks, rips, shatters.

    AluminumApartBerylliumBrassBreakBronzeBurst

  • METALCRASH & DEBRIS

    Metal crashing and debris. Complex metal crashes, group metal crashes, metal debris falls.

    AluminumBerylliumBrassBronzeCadmiumChromiumClang

  • METALFRICTION

    Metal friction, stress, so scrapes, creaks, squeaks, squeals, screeches. Metal sounds caused by friction.

    AbradeAbrasionAluminumBerylliumBrassBronzeCadmium

  • METALHANDLE

    Metal handling, handling metal objects. Some overlap with METAL-MOVEMENT possible.

    AluminumBerylliumBrassBronzeCadmiumCatchChromium

  • METALIMPACT

    Metal single item impacts, so anvil hits, dropping something that doesn't break. Clangs, clunks, bangs.

    AluminumBangBangingBashBerylliumBrassBronze

  • METALMISC

    Metal sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AluminumBerylliumBrassBronzeCadmiumChromiumCobalt

  • METALMOVEMENT

    Metal movement, so drag, roll, rattle, shake. Single or metal items moving. Or movement on a metal surface. See also METAL-HANDLE.

    AluminumBerylliumBrassBronzeCadmiumChatteringChromium

  • METALTONAL

    Metal tonal, resonating, ringing, wronks and warps. Bending sheet metal, a singing bowl ringing, metal shinging.

    AluminumBerylliumBowedBrassBronzeCadmiumChromium

  • MOTORSANTIQUE

    Old motors, usually combustion, so old oil pump engines, old compressors. An antique gas pump for example.

    AgedAncientAntiquatedBygoneClassicEngineHistoric

  • MOTORSCOMBUSTION

    Non-vehicle combustion engines. Combustion motors, generators. Isolated engine recordings.

    BackfireCarburationCarburetorCombustionCombustorCompressionDiesel

  • MOTORSELECTRIC

    Non-vehicle electric motors. Any motor that runs on electricity. An isolated electric motor. See also TOOLS-POWER.

    ACDCDentistDisposalDrillDynamotorEngine

  • MOTORSMISC

    Motor sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    EngineMiscellaneous

  • MOTORSSERVO

    Specifically servo motors, from robot, to radio controlled servos. Clean isolated servos.

    3DActuatorAntennaCameraCarDriveFocus

  • MOTORSTURBINE

    Turbines, water or air. That classic 'whine' power up and down are usually turbines. A jet engine is a turbine.

    AircraftAirplaneEngineGeneratorHydroSteamTurbomachinery

  • MOVEMENTACTIVITY

    Crowds moving but also performing activities, cleaning, moving boxes. Clean recordings with no vocals. See MOVEMENT-HUMAN for Single activity.

    ActivityCleaningMovingShoppingUnpacking

  • MOVEMENTANIMAL

    Group animal movement, individual feet go to FOOTSTEPS-ANIMAL or FOOTSTEPS-HORSE. But think herds of grazing animals, stampedes.

    ChargeFlockHerdMigrateMigrationPackScramble

  • MOVEMENTCREATURE

    Slithering Dragons, Gooey Zombie Movement.

    BurrowingCoilContortCrawlCrawlingDiggingLunge

  • MOVEMENTCROWD

    Groups of people milling or walking. Usually mostly just recordings of group footsteps in real locations. No vocals. Compare to MOVEMENT-ACTIVITY.

    AmbleJumpLieMarchMillMobilizeMobilizing

  • MOVEMENTHUMAN

    Movement of single human, aside from footsteps, standing, sitting, shuffe. Some overlap or confusion with FOOTSTEP-HUMAN or MOVEMENT-ACTIVITY.

    ActivityClimbCrawlDanceExerciseLieMill

  • MOVEMENTINSECT

    Group insects, footsteps, movement, swarms, spiders, locusts. Swarms of flying insects here too, bees, flies. Overlap with ANIMALS-INSECT or AMBIENCE-INSECT.

    AntsBeehiveCentipedeCrawlCrawlingEarwigHive

  • MOVEMENTMISC

    Movement sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    MiscellaneousMoves

  • MOVEMENTPRESENCE

    Very light movement, people in church adjusting, people on church pews. Again, recordings without vocals. Compare to MOVEMENT-ACTIVITY and MOVEMENT-CROWD.

    AdjustFidgetLightMillingMovementRestlessScuffle

  • MUSICALBELLS

    Specifically musical bells, tuned bells, think Tubular bells or hand bells. See also the BELL category for non-musical uses. BELL-GONG is older and this is a better fit.

    AgogoAgungBabendilBelldomBellsBianzhongBonsho

  • MUSICALBRASS

    Brass musical instruments, trumpets, tuba, french horn.

    BrassyBugleCornetEuphoniumEuphoriumFlugelhornFrench

  • MUSICALCHIME

    Wind chimes, bell trees, Tinkerbell type magic chimes.

    BellChimeChimesChimingJingleShimmerTinkle

  • MUSICALCHORAL

    Choir pieces, choral, not for 'designed type vocally stuff'.

    AcappellaAriaCantataCantorCantusChoirChoirmaster

  • MUSICALEXPERIMENTAL

    Strange or wierdly modified instruments, exotic instruments, prepared instruments like a prepared piano.

    AbstractAeolianArmonicaArtsyAvant-GardeBaschetCactus

  • MUSICALINSTRUMENT

    Various instruments that don't have a home in the other MUSICAL categories.

    Instrument

  • MUSICALKEYED

    Keyed Instruments, such as pianos and harpsichord. For synthesizer though see MUSICAL-SYNTHESIZED.

    AccordionCelestaClavichordClavinetDulcitoneElectricFortepiano

  • MUSICALLOOP

    For looping musical phrases, sampled loops.

    DrumLoopLoopedLoopsMusicRepeatRepetition

  • MUSICALMISC

    Music sounds not fitting another category in this list. Hopefully rarely needed.

    HarmonicaKazooMiscellaneous

  • MUSICALPERCUSSION

    Drums and percussion, including deep timpani or big war drums. Mainly meant for true membrane instruments, also see MUSICAL-TUNED PERCUSSION

    BassBeatBlockBongoCajonClavesConga

  • MUSICALPERCUSSION TUNED

    Tuned percussion mostly played with mallets, Xylophones, Vibraphones, etc.

    BalaphoneBellBelldomBianzhongCelestaCrotalesDrum

  • MUSICALPERFORMANCE

    A musical performance, or warm-up, a live musical act, a street musican, high school band. If a mixed ambience, look to AMBIENCE categories, like PUBLIC PLACE.

    ActAuditionsBalletBandBandleaderClassicalCompositions

  • MUSICALPLUCKED

    Guitars, Banjos, Harps, instruments that are mainly plucked when played. See also MUSICAL-STRINGED.

    AcousticAutoharpBalalaikaBandoreBanduraBanjoBass

  • MUSICALSAMPLE

    Musical samples. Single triggered samples, not loops, which has its own subcategory here.

    AudioBitBiteClipExcerptFragmentOne-Shot

  • MUSICALSHAKEN

    Shaken musical instruments, rattles, tamourines.

    CabasaCastanetsChajchasEggGourdGuiroKatsa

  • MUSICALSONG & PHRASE

    Complete musical pieces, songs as ringtones, car music bys. See also MUSICAL-PERFORMANCE which is a better fit for 'live performances'.

    AnthemAriaArrangementByCarChorusComposition

  • MUSICALSTINGER

    A short musical phrase or accent, like a horror 'string' sting. A big pitching cello note. But musical in nature.

    AccentFanfareFlourishInterjectionJingleMusicNews

  • MUSICALSTRINGED

    Bowed string instruments like violin, cello, viola. Harp probably now goes to MUSICAL-PLUCKED.

    AdagioBassBowedCelloDahuDoubleErhu

  • MUSICALSYNTHESIZED

    Synth samples, musical synth performances. Some overlap with MUSICAL-SAMPLE, but this meant for more than simple triggered samples.

    AnalogARPCasioControllerDigitalDrumElectronic

  • MUSICALTOY

    Toys that play musical phrases, also music boxes would go here.

    BoxJack-in-the-boxMusicMusicbox

  • MUSICALWOODWIND

    Woodwind instruments like flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet.

    BagpipeBansuriBassBassetBassoonClarinetContrabassoon

  • NATURAL DISASTERAVALANCHE

    Composite big movements of sliding, falling earth, landslides, mudslides. This category often for big hollywood versions of these types of sound.

    CascadesCrevasseEarthEarthslideIcefallIcefallsLandslide

  • NATURAL DISASTEREARTHQUAKE

    Composite and complex earthquake rumbles and rattles. This category often for big hollywood versions of these types of sound.

    ActivityAftershockAftershocksDisastersEarthEpicenterEvent

  • NATURAL DISASTERMISC

    Natural Disaster sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    ActApocalypseArmageddonCalamityCataclysmCatastropheDisaster

  • NATURAL DISASTERTORNADO

    Composite tornado sounds, layered and created massive tornadoes. This category often for big hollywood versions of these types of sound.

    CloudCycloneDevilDownburstDownburstsDustDuststorm

  • NATURAL DISASTERTSUNAMI

    Composite tidal wave or tsunami scenes, layered and created. This category often for big hollywood versions of these types of sound.

    CatastrophicEarthquakeFloodFloodsGiantMegaMegatsunami

  • NATURAL DISASTERTYPHOON

    Composite typhoons, cyclones or hurricanes. Massive swirling storms. This category often for big hollywood versions of these types of sound.

    CycloneCyclonesCyclonicEyewallFloodFloodsHurricane

  • NATURAL DISASTERVOLCANO

    Composite big volcano eruptions. Lava, lava bombs, eruptions. This category often for big hollywood versions of these types of sound. See also GEOTHERMAL-LAVA.

    AshBombsCalderaCalderasChasmaCloudCrater

  • OBJECTSBAG

    Bags and purses, shopping bags, lunch bags. Really any bag, except Luggage which would go to OBJECTS-LUGGAGE.

    BackBackpackBriefcaseCameraCarryallClutchCourier

  • OBJECTSBOOK

    Books, magazines, sounds relating to these. Handling particularly. Some overlap or confusion with PAPER-HANDLE.

    AutobiographyBibleBiographyBookBookkeeperBookkeepingBooklet

  • OBJECTSCOIN

    Coins land, toss, drop, handle. Coins being counted, sorted. A bag of coins.

    BankCentChangeClinkCoinageCurrencyDime

  • OBJECTSCONTAINER

    Boxes, tupperware, jewelry boxes, things that hold things, lids, handling, opens and closes.

    AquariumBaggieBarrelBasketBinBoxBreadbox

  • OBJECTSFASHION

    Shoes, belts, clothes, actions involding fashion objects. Makeup, lipstick, etc. Some overlap possible with CLOTH categories. See also OBJECTS-JEWELRY. And OBJECTS-BAG.

    ApparelAttireBandanaBeltBootsBrushClothing

  • OBJECTSFURNITURE

    Chairs movement, couch movement, things like that. Wood chair creaks could go in WOOD-FRICTION.

    AntiquesArmoiresBedBedframeBenchBookcaseBookcases

  • OBJECTSGARDEN

    Flower pots, bird feeders, things that you might find and use in a garden. See also TOOLS-GARDEN and MACHINES-GARDEN.

    BathBinBirdCanCompostComposterFaucet

  • OBJECTSGYM

    Objects found in a fitness center or school gym, maybe a yoga mat, dumbells. See also MACHINES-GYM.

    BallBandBarBarbellBenchBoxingDumbbell

  • OBJECTSHOUSEHOLD

    Cleaning products, hangers, towel racks, things around the house that don't fit somewhere else.

    BroomCanCleaningDomesticHomeHouseMirror

  • OBJECTSJEWELRY

    Bracelets, necklaces, rings.

    AccessoriesAdornmentAdornmentsAnkletBanglesBaublesBead

  • OBJECTSKEYS

    Keys jingling, keys movement in lock.

    BicycleCarCardFobHouseKeyKeychain

  • OBJECTSLUGGAGE

    Suitcases, luggage related sounds, handling, opening, packing.

    BackpackBagBaggageBaggagesBagroomBellhopCarry-On

  • OBJECTSMEDICAL

    Common objects in hospital or medical office.

    AidBandageBloodBraceCastClampCrutches

  • OBJECTSMISC

    Object sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • OBJECTSOFFICE

    Things found in an office, staplers, paper cutter etc. Not machines like a printer which would go in MACHINES-OFFICE.

    BinderBusinessCalculatorCalendarCanCardChair

  • OBJECTSPACKAGING

    Items commonly used in packaging or packing, so bubblewrap, styrofoam, labels, food packaging.

    BagBoxBubbleCardboardCorrugatedCrateEnvelope

  • OBJECTSTAPE

    Tape and other tacky sticky type sounds as well. Velcro probably better into CLOTH-RIP as that matches the 'sound' better.

    AdhesiveCellophaneDoubleDouble-SidedDuctElectricalFlypaper

  • OBJECTSUMBRELLA

    Umbrella opens and closes. Not for rain on umbrella, which would go in RAIN-CLOTH.

    BeachBrollyBrolyBumbershootCanopyCompactGamp

  • OBJECTSWHEELED

    Non-motorized wheeled carts and dollies. Shopping cart, food cart, baggage cart, baby stroller, dolly, wheelchairs.

    BabyBarrowCaddieCarriageCartCasterDolly

  • OBJECTSWRITING

    Any writing object or performance of writing on any surface. Pens, pencils, crayons, markers.

    BlotterBlottingBoardCalligraphyChalkCharcoalCrayon

  • OBJECTSZIPPER

    Pant zippers, bag zippers, luggage zippers.

    BagClosureClosuresFastenerJacketPantsSlider

  • PAPERFLUTTER

    Paper and Cardboard. Tossing a group of pages or a book in the air, money flutters as it falls to the ground. Confetti.

    CardboardConfettiCrinklingFallFlapFlappingFlittering

  • PAPERFRICTION

    Paper and Cardboard. Sliding paper or scraping paper.

    AbradingCardboardCountFlipKraftManilaPaper

  • PAPERHANDLE

    Paper and Cardboard. Page turns, magazine handling. Books dropping. Handling paper money. Some overlap or confusion with OBJECTS-BOOK.

    BillBrowseCardboardClaspClutchCountCrease

  • PAPERIMPACT

    Paper and Cardboard. Heavy paper hits, a rolled up newspaper thwack, a magazine hitting something.

    BumpCardboardDropDroppedHitKraftMagazine

  • PAPERMISC

    Paper and Cardboard. Paper sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CarbonCardstockConstructionCopyCraftCrepeDeed

  • PAPERRIP

    Paper and Cardboard. Ripping paper, paper tears.

    CardboardKraftManilaPaperPapyrusParchmentRend

  • PAPERTONAL

    Paper and Cardboard. Not very common, but tonal paper sounds.

    BowedFrequencyHarmonicKraftManilaMelodicMelodious

  • PLASTICBREAK

    Plastic breaking, crunches, rips, shatters.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicBreakBurstChlorideCrack

  • PLASTICCRASH & DEBRIS

    Plastic crashing, groups items falling, group destruction, plastic debris.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicBitsBreakChlorideCollision

  • PLASTICFRICTION

    Plastic friction, such as scrapes, creaks, squeaks, screeching.

    AbrasionABSAcetateAcrylicChlorideCreakCreaks

  • PLASTICHANDLE

    Plastic handling, handling a toy or remote control. Some overlap with PLASTIC-MOVEMENT possible.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicCatchChlorideClaspClench

  • PLASTICIMPACT

    Plastic item impact. Hit, drop, big plastic impacts where item does not break. Dropping a plastic object.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicBangBangingBashBump

  • PLASTICMISC

    Plastic sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicArtificialChlorideFiberHDPE

  • PLASTICMOVEMENT

    Plastic movement, dragging plastic or drag on plastic, rattles, shakes. See also PLASTIC-HANDLE.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicAgitateBumpChlorideClatter

  • PLASTICTONAL

    Plastic tonal sounds, with a musical quality. Probably pretty rare.

    ABSAcetateAcrylicBowedChlorideFrequencyHarmonic

  • RAINCLOTH

    Rain on cloth, like a person's clothes, or more likely a patio umbrella, awning.

    AwningClothCottonDrizzleJacketPrecipitationRain

  • RAINCONCRETE

    Rain on asphalt or concrete or patio tile. Rain on a hard slappy solid surface.

    AsphaltBrickCementDrizzleMasonryPathPavement

  • RAINGENERAL

    General downpour, rain on mixed materials.

    DampDelugeDownpourDrenchedDrizzleMistMonsoon

  • RAINGLASS

    Rain on a glass roof like a sunroof, or rain blown against a window as well.

    DrizzleGlassGreenhousePanePrecipitationRainSheet

  • RAININTERIOR

    Interior recordings of Rain, from inside house or barn, or vehicle.

    DrizzleIndoorInteriorPrecipitationRainRainstormRoof

  • RAINMETAL

    Rain on a metal surface, so exterior rain on a car, or metal sheet, metal roof.

    CanCarDrizzleGuttersMetalPingPrecipitation

  • RAINPLASTIC

    Rain on plastic or vinyl surfaces, like a grill cover, or a plastic shed.

    DrizzlePlasticPlexiglassPrecipitationRainVinyl

  • RAINVEGETATION

    Rain on plants, leaves and grass. Jungle or tropical rain on plant leaves.

    DrizzleFoliageGrassJungleLeafLeavesPlants

  • RAINWATER

    Rain on water, puddles, lakes, ponds.

    DrizzleDropletsDropsLakePondPrecipitationPuddle

  • RAINWOOD

    Rain on wood surfaces, so a deck for example.

    BarnDeckDrizzleFloorPrecipitationRainRoof

  • ROBOTSMISC

    Robot sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AIAndroidAndroidsArtificialAutomatonsBeingsBionic

  • ROBOTSMOVEMENT

    Complex robot movement, servos, possible robot hovering and flying. See also MOTORS-SERVO.

    ActuatorAIAndroidAndroidsAutomatonsBionicBot

  • ROBOTSVOCAL

    Droid and robot vocals, R2D2 would go here. Any manner of vocalizing robot. More expressive than a beep/UI. Robot language.

    AIAndroidAndroidsArtificialAutomatonsBeepBeings

  • ROCKSBREAK

    Rock cracks, breaks, rips or shatters. More isolated and singular cracks and breaks.

    ApartBasaltBouldersBreakBreaksBurstChip

  • ROCKSCRASH & DEBRIS

    Rock crashes and debris, so a huge rock crash, collapse. Or isolated debris. See also NATURAL DISASTER-AVALANCHE.

    ApartAvalancheBasaltBouldersBreakClasticCobblestones

  • ROCKSFRICTION

    Rock creaks, scrapes... the stress of rock about to break.

    AbradeAbrasionBasaltBouldersCobblestonesCreaksErode

  • ROCKSHANDLE

    Rock handing, picking up or digging through rocks, bricks. Some overlap with ROCKS-MOVEMENT possible.

    BasaltBouldersCarryCatchClaspClenchClutch

  • ROCKSIMPACT

    Rock falling, dropping without breaking, or something hit with a rock, a big rock impact.

    BangBangingBasaltBashBouldersBumpChop

  • ROCKSMISC

    Rock sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BasaltBouldersCobblestonesFormationsGeologyGneissGranite

  • ROCKSMOVEMENT

    Rock dragging, or dragging across a rock surface, rocks shaking or rattling. See also ROCKS-HANDLE.

    AgitateBasaltBouldersCobblestonesDisplaceDragFall

  • ROCKSTONAL

    Tonal rocks, probably pretty rare. Singing rocks.

    BasaltBouldersBowedCobblestonesFormationsFrequencyGeology

  • ROPECREAK

    Rope stretches and creaks, people hanging from nooses.. Ship rope creaks. Tension of rope stretches.

    CableCordCreakExtendLengthenLineParacord

  • ROPEHANDLE

    Rope handling, tying knots, rigging up a ship sail. Possible overlap with ROPE-MOVEMENT.

    AnchorBelayBendBowlineBraidCableCarry

  • ROPEIMPACT

    Rope impacts, tossing ropes to ground, ropes banging violently in the wind. Possible overlap with ROPE-MOVEMENT.

    BangBangingBumpCableCollidingCordCrashing

  • ROPEMISC

    Rope sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BraidsCableCablesCordCordageCordsHalyard

  • ROPEMOVEMENT

    Ropes zuzzing, moving across objects, zipline. See also ROPE-HANDLE.

    CableCoilCoilingCordDangleFlailHang

  • RUBBERCRASH & DEBRIS

    Rubber items crashing, or rubber debris landing.

    CollisionDebrisElasticFragmentsLatexNeoprenePieces

  • RUBBERFRICTION

    Rubber squeaks, balloon squeaks, a rubber shoe squeak.

    AbrasionCreakDragElasticGrindingGroanLatex

  • RUBBERHANDLE

    Rubber handling, rubber objects being manipulated or handled. Some overlap with RUBBER-MOVEMENT

    CatchClaspClenchClutchCondomDownElastic

  • RUBBERIMPACT

    Rubber impacts, drops, bounces. Hitting a balloon or rubber ball.

    BangBangingBashBounceBumpClapCollide

  • RUBBERMISC

    Rubber sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    ElasticLatexMiscellaneousNeoprenePolymerSiliconeSynthetic

  • RUBBERMOVEMENT

    Rubber movement, dragging rubber or drag on rubber. Rubber flapping. See also RUBBER-HANDLE.

    BounceDragElasticElasticityFlapFlexFlop

  • RUBBERTONAL

    Rubber movement with a tonal quality, a musical quality.

    BowedElasticFrequencyHarmonicLatexMelodicMelodious

  • SCIFIALARM

    Overly futuristic alarms, the kind you're hear on a spaceship

    AlarmAlertBuzzerFictionIndicatorNotificationSci-Fi

  • SCIFICOMPUTER

    Use Sci-Fi for overtly 'science fiction' type computer sounds, a very futuristic computer. Some overlap with USER INTERFACE.

    9000AccumulatorAIBinaryBorgCenterCommand

  • SCIFIDOOR

    That Star-Trek type door. Spaceship doors.

    AccessAirlockBayBlastDoorwayEntranceExit

  • SCIFIENERGY

    Energy particles, vortexes, transporters, holograms, force fields.

    AtomicFictionFieldFluxForceForcefieldHologram

  • SCIFIIMPACT

    A bolt of SciFi energy, a hi-tech energy impact, more futuristic than just an explosion. Overlap with DESIGNED-IMPACT.

    BlastCollisionEnergyFictionFieldForceHit

  • SCIFIMACHINE

    Future technology machines, transporters, food replicators.

    BeamDriveExosuitFictionFoodHolodeckHologram

  • SCIFIMECHANISM

    An overly sci-fi sounding gizmo or mechanism. Little unfolding robot or something like that. Similar to MACHINE-MECHANISM but more SciFi.

    ContraptionDeviceFictionGadgetGizmoImplementSci-Fi

  • SCIFIMISC

    SCI-FI sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    FictionMiscellaneousSci-FiScience

  • SCIFIRETRO

    Cheesy sci-fi sounds, like from The Jetsons, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Old TV or film sci-fi sounds.

    CheesyClassicDrFictionNostalgicOldOld-School

  • SCIFISPACESHIP

    Spaceships here, your best Enterprise and Tie Fighter rip-offs! See also SCIFI-VEHICLE for non-spaceships.

    AirshipApolloAstronautBattlecruiserCruiserDestroyerEnterprise

  • SCIFIVEHICLE

    Various sci-fi vehicles, like a moon rover, landspeeder, speeder bike, hoverboard, podracer. See also SCIFI-SPACESHIP.

    BikeBuggyFictionHoverboardHovercraftLandspeederMoon

  • SCIFIWEAPON

    Lightsabers, exotic sci-fi weapons. Not a 'blaster' which would go in LASERS-GUN.

    AdvancedArmArmamentArtilleryBlasterEnergyExotic

  • SNOWCRASH & DEBRIS

    Snow big crashes, a big fall of snow, a roof full of snow collapsing. See also NATURAL DISASTER-AVALANCE for the extreme version of this.

    BlizzardCollisionCrashDebrisDriftFlurryFragments

  • SNOWFRICTION

    Snow scrapes, squeaks. Skiing on snow, sledding.

    AbrasionCreakFlurryGrindingPowderRaspingRubbing

  • SNOWHANDLE

    Snow being handled, a snowball being formed, etc. Digging out of show with your hands. Some overlap with SNOW-MOVEMENT.

    CatchClaspClenchClutchDownEmbraceFlurry

  • SNOWIMPACT

    A big impact of snow, like a roof full of snow falling. Or smaller like a snowball. Jumping into a pile of snow.

    BangBangingBashClapCollapseCollideColliding

  • SNOWMISC

    Snow sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    CoverFlurryFrostMiscellaneousPowderSleetSlush

  • SNOWMOVEMENT

    Dragging something through snow, rolling in snow. See also SNOW-HANDLE.

    BlowDragDriftFlurryFumblePilePlow

  • SPORTSCOURT

    Sports played on a court indoors or out, such a basketball, tennis.

    BadmintonBasketballDodgeballDribblingFencingFutsalHandball

  • SPORTSFIELD

    Sports played on a field outdoors such as soccer and football.

    AmericanArcheryAustralianBaseballCanadianCricketField

  • SPORTSGYM

    Sports played or performed primarily in a gym and/or ring, such as boxing, wrestling, gymnastics. See also SPORTS-INDOOR.

    ArtsBodybuildingBoxingCalisthenicsCrossfitDoDojo

  • SPORTSINDOOR

    Various indoor sports not able to be categorized elsewhere.

    BilliardsBowlingDartsPingPong

  • SPORTSMISC

    Sport sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AthleticsCompetitionExerciseFitnessFunGamesGolf

  • SPORTSSKATE

    Wheeled skating sports like skateboarding or roller skating, rollerblading.

    IceInlinePushRollerRollerbladingScooterSkateboarding

  • SPORTSTRACK & FIELD

    Track and field sports, as in running, long jump, pole vault. Think common summer Olympic games.

    DecathlonDiscusHammerHeptathlonHighHurdlesJavelin

  • SPORTSWATER

    Sports played in or on water, swimming, diving. Aquatic sports.

    AquaticsCanoeingDivingJetKayakingKiteboardingKneeboarding

  • SPORTSWINTER

    Sports on snow or ice such as hockey, ice skating, snowboard and skiing.

    BiathlonBobsledBobsleddingClimbingCross-CountryCurlingDog

  • SWOOSHESSWISH

    A swish is smaller than a Whoosh. Arm Swishes, Sword Swishes. Small objects make Swishes.

    ByDartFlashFlutterFlyGlideKungfu

  • SWOOSHESWHOOSH

    A whoosh is larger than a swish. A large object would make a Whoosh. Tanks flying over your head, or an asteroid by. See also DESIGNED-WHOOSH for very stylized whooshes.

    DartFlashFlyGlidePassRaceRush

  • TOOLSGARDEN

    Hand tools used in a garden, rakes, hoes, etc. Also see MACHINES-GARDEN for powered machines. See also OBJECTS-GARDEN for non-tools.

    BroomCultivatorEdgerForkGardenHandHedge

  • TOOLSHAND

    Hand tools, not requiring power. Hammers, wrenches, pliers. See also TOOLS-GARDEN.

    AllenBarChiselClampCutterDrillFile

  • TOOLSMISC

    Tool sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • TOOLSPNEUMATIC

    Air tools, such as jackhammers, air ratchets, nail guns. The air-wrench sound in a tire shop.

    AirChiselCompressorDrillGrinderGunGuns

  • TOOLSPOWER

    Tools that require power. A sander, electric drill, dremel tool, circular saw.

    AirAngleBeltCircularCompressorDrillDriver

  • TOYSELECTRONIC

    Remote controlled car, slot cars. Any kids toy that required power. See also AIRCRAFT-REMOTE CONTROLLED.

    CarControlledDeviceDigitalEntertainmentFurbyGadget

  • TOYSMECHANICAL

    Wind up robots, things like that. Toys with some mechanism or mechanical component.

    BoxErectorJack-in-the-BoxKaleidoscopeMusicRobotSlinky

  • TOYSMISC

    Toy sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    ActionAnimalBallBlocksBuildingConstructionDoll

  • TRAINSBRAKE

    Screeching metalic train brake wheels, subway brakes. Usually a piercing sound.

    BakeBrakeBrakesBrakingBreaksGrindHalting

  • TRAINSCLACK

    Train clacks isolated, constant clacking of trains passing or running.

    ClackClatteringClickety-ClackRailwayRattlingRhythmicTrack

  • TRAINSDOOR

    Train doors, sliding doors in passenger or freight trains. Some overlap with general DOORS category and possibly VEHICLES-DOOR.

    AccessBoxcarCabCabooseCarCoachDoor

  • TRAINSDIESEL

    Freight trains, large commercial diesel locomotives.

    DieselDiesel-ElectricDiesel-PoweredFreightLocomotivePassengerPowerhouse

  • TRAINSELECTRIC

    Commuter trains, elevated trains, light rail, SUBWAYS have their own category.

    CityCommuterInter-CityLightLineMaglevMonorail

  • TRAINSHIGH SPEED

    Hi-Tech trains, Maglev, monorails, Hyperloops, bullet trains.

    350AGVAVEBrightlineBulletCRHEurostar

  • TRAINSHORN

    Train horns, subway horns. A steam train whistle would likely go into WHISTLES-MECHANICAL.

    AirCommuterElectricFreightHigh-SpeedHornLight

  • TRAINSINTERIOR

    Interior trains, from Diesel to Commuter, onboard train sounds.

    AboardBerthCabinCabooseCarCarriageCity

  • TRAINSMECHANISM

    Coupling, decoupling and other mechanical sounds relating to trains. Levers, coal tender mechanics that are specific to a train.

    AxlesBearingsBrakesCouplerCouplersDecoupleRailway

  • TRAINSMISC

    Train sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    MiscellaneousRailway

  • TRAINSSTEAM

    Old steam powered trains, big smoke stack chugs.

    BoilerChuffingChuggingCoalFireboxHeritageHissing

  • TRAINSSUBWAY

    Subways, overtly 'underground' sounding trains, above group city trains probably best in TRAINS-ELECTRIC

    CityCommuterElectricMassMetroMRTRailcar

  • TRAINSTRAM

    Trolleys, cable cars trams and streetcars. A Tram is 'pulled' along a cable, so not self-powered. An electric tram would go to TRAINS-ELECTRIC.

    CableCarFunicularGripLightMoverPeople

  • USER INTERFACEALERT

    An alert tone or chime or notification. Something that gets Attention of User, startup chimes.

    AdvisoryAlarmAlertAlertnessAttentionBlipCaution

  • USER INTERFACEBEEP

    Interface beeps, beeps while interacting with various technology, phones, computers. Also see BEEPS category.

    AlertAudibleAudioBeepBleepBoopChime

  • USER INTERFACECLICK

    Typing clicks, button press clicks, response to input.

    ButtonChooseClickGUIInteractionInterfaceMenu

  • USER INTERFACEDATA

    User interface calculations, scanning, thinking, text displayed on screen. Screen gak or garble.

    BufferBytesContentDataDocumentDownloadFile

  • USER INTERFACEGLITCH

    On Screen Glitches or Static. Malfunctioning computer or OS.

    AbnormalityAnomalyBugCorruptCorruptionCrashDefect

  • USER INTERFACEMISC

    User Interface sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    GUIMiscellaneousUIUX

  • USER INTERFACEMOTION

    User interface slides, swipes, scrolls. Open, Close, Appear, DIsappear.

    ActionActivityAnimationChooseConfirmDragDynamics

  • VEGETATIONGRASS

    Individual movement of grass elements in a studio or exterior environment.

    FloraFoliageGrassGrasslandGreenGreeneryHay

  • VEGETATIONLEAVES

    Individual movement of leaf elements in a studio or exterior environment. Jumping into a pile of leaves.

    AlderAppleAshAspenBeechBirchBoxwood

  • VEGETATIONMISC

    Vegetation and Foliage sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BotanicalFloraFoliageGreeneryPlantShrubShrubs

  • VEGETATIONTREE

    Individual movement of tree and branch elements in a studio or exterior environment.

    AlderAppleAshAspenBarkBeechBirch

  • VEHICLESALARM

    Not sirens, but just Car alarms, car alarm arm and disarm chirps.

    AlarmAnti-TheftArmAutoAutomobileCarChirp

  • VEHICLESANTIQUE

    Very old vehicles, such a Model A, Model T. Mainly cars, but possible other very old vehicles, trucks, tractors.

    AAntiqueAustinAutoAutomobileCarClassic

  • VEHICLESATV

    All-Terrain Vehicle, three and four-wheelers, dune buggies, side by side.

    All-TerrainATVBuggyDuneFour-WheelerOff-RoadQuad

  • VEHICLESBICYCLE

    Bicycles, recumbent bikes, unicycles too. Any manner of pedal powered bicycle.

    10-SpeedBackpedalBicycleBikeBMXCycleDerailleur

  • VEHICLESBRAKE

    Brake squeals and screeches of all kinds. TRAINS-BRAKE has its own category.

    ABSAnti-LockAutoAutomobileBrakeBrakesCar

  • VEHICLESBUS

    City buses, school buses, Greyhound buses.

    BusBusesCityCoachCoachesDouble-DeckerFleet

  • VEHICLESCAR

    All cars except overtly antique... add ERA to metadata to make searches easier. 1950s, 1960s...

    AutoAutomobileAutomobilesAutosCarCompactConvertible

  • VEHICLESCONSTRUCTION

    Cranes, bulldozers, paving vehicles, any construction related vehicle goes here.

    BackhoeBulldozerConcreteConstructorCraneDiggerDump

  • VEHICLESDOOR

    Car, van, truck. Their doors all go here.

    AutoAutomobileCarCloseCompactConvertibleCoupe

  • VEHICLESELECTRIC

    Electric golf carts, electric scooters, electric cars. A Tesla. Any variety of electric vehicle, even electric motorcycles.

    AutoAutomobileCarCartE-BikeElectricElectrified

  • VEHICLESEMERGENCY

    Specifically emegency vehicles like Firetrucks, Ambulances, Police cars. Isolated sirens would go still to VEHICLES-SIREN.

    AmbulanceAutoAutomobileCarEngineFireFiretruck

  • VEHICLESFARM

    I'd put farm tractors here, Some overlap possibly with CONSTRUCTION vehicles. A riding lawn mower would best to MACHINES-GARDEN maybe.

    AgriculturalBaleCarrierCartCombineCropCultivator

  • VEHICLESFREIGHT

    Big Rigs, Lorry, Semi-truck, U-Haul trucks, not for TRAINS, which have their own category.

    BigBoxCargoDeliveryFlatbedFreightHauler

  • VEHICLESGENERIC BY

    Generic or general vehicle pass bys, not 'traffic'. Bys for a specific car go with that car. For group passbys use AMBIENCE-TRAFFIC.

    AutoAutomobileByCarPassPassing

  • VEHICLESHORN

    Specifically car and vehicles horns. BOATS-HORNS and TRAINS-HORN have their own category. Fog horn would go into HORNS-AIR.

    AutoAutomobileBeepBusCarHonkHonker

  • VEHICLESINTERIOR

    Interior recordings (ambiences) for car, truck, van interiors, from passenger cars, to back of a moving truck, riding inside a bus.

    AutoAutomobileBusCarDriverDrivingInside

  • VEHICLESJALOPY

    Backfiring, poorly running vehicle. False starts, sputtering... In foreign language translate to MALFUNCTIONING. See also CARTOON-VEHICLE.

    AutoAutomobileBackfireBangerBeaterBucketCar

  • VEHICLESMECHANISM

    Various mechanisms on a vehicle, like seatbelts, window cranks, door locks.

    AdjustAutoAutomobileBeltBoxBrakeCar

  • VEHICLESMILITARY

    Overtly military ground vehicles. Tanks and military trucks for example. Armored Personnel Carriers, military Jeeps. See also AIRCRAFT-MILITARY and BOATS-MILITARY.

    AmphibiousAPCArmoredArmyCarrierConvoyHummer

  • VEHICLESMISC

    Vehicles sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AutoAutomobileCarLimousineSnowmobile

  • VEHICLESMOTORCYCLE

    Scooters, Motorcycles, Vespas, Motocross… All things 2 wheeled and powered. ATV goes to VEHICLES-ATV.

    BikeBikersBMWChopperCruiserDirtDirtbike

  • VEHICLESRACING

    Racing cars or drag racing cars. Indy and Formula 1 cars, monster trucks, BOATS-RACING has its own category.

    1AutoAutomobileCarDragDragsterF1

  • VEHICLESSIREN

    Police, Firetruck, Ambulance sirens. Any vehicle siren. See also VEHICLES-EMERGENCY if engine sounds are present also.

    AirAlarmAmbulanceAutoAutomobileBlareBrazen

  • VEHICLESSKID

    Tire skids, peel-outs. Other tire sounds go in VEHICLES-TIRES.

    ABSAutoAutomobileBurnoutCarCareeningChuff

  • VEHICLESSUSPENSION

    Suspension squeaks and rattles, for any car, truck, semi. Suspensions springs. A car or truck on a very rough road.

    AbsorberAbsorbersAirAnti-RollArmArmsAuto

  • VEHICLESTIRE

    Tire rolls on various surfaces, tire whines, no engine sounds, isolated tire sounds. A flat tire flop.

    All-SeasonBicycleBlackwallBridgestoneCarDunlopsFirestone

  • VEHICLESTRUCK VAN & SUV

    Passenger Trucks, pickup trucks, Vans and SUVs. Commercial trucks go in VEHICLES-FREIGHT.

    BoxCamperCargoConversionCreamDeliveryFlatbed

  • VEHICLESUTILITY

    Golf carts, cushmans, traffic, gator, small motorized utility vehicles.

    ByCushmanGatorRangerRZRSideSXS

  • VEHICLESWAGON

    Old wood wagon, horse drawn carts, carriages, buggies. A Stagecoach.

    AmishBuckboardBuggyCarriageCarriagesCartChariot

  • VEHICLESWINDOW

    Powered windows for any vehicles, crank windows should go in VEHICLES-MECHANISM.

    AutoAutomaticAutomobileCarDriversDownPassenger

  • VOICESALIEN

    Weird alien vocals here.

    AlienChewbaccaCosmicETExtraterrestrialLanguageVocal

  • VOICESBABY

    Very young babies through toddler, non-word vocals, cut vocals.

    BabaBabbleBambinoCooCooingDadaFuss

  • VOICESCHEER

    A single person cheering. For a group use CROWDS-CHEERING.

    AcclaimAcclamationBravoCelebratingCheerCheeringCommendation

  • VOICESCHILD

    Various vocals for a child or a teenager. For non-discernible vocals for a very young child use VOICES-BABY.

    AdolescentChildChildrenJuvenileKidMinorOne

  • VOICESCRYING

    A single person crying.

    BawlBawlingBemoanBlubberBlubberingCryFuss

  • VOICESEFFORTS

    A single fight and vocal efforts, single grunts, and things like that. Boxing match vocals, tennis grunts.

    EffortExertExertionExhaleGaspingGruntGrunting

  • VOICESFEMALE

    Any generic female vocal or dialog or misc vocal that doesn't fit somewhere else.

    ChickDameFemaleFeminineGalGirlLady

  • VOICESFUTZED

    P.A. Speakers, Airport announcements, Hospital announcements.

    AddressAlteredAnnouncementDistortedManipulatedMegaphoneModified

  • VOICESHISTORICAL

    For storing famous speeches, famous news broadcasts, presidential speeches.

    AnnoucementBroadcastDecreeEdictHistoricalLectureManifesto

  • VOICESLAUGH

    A single person laughing.

    BellyCackleCacklingChortleChortlingChuckleChuckling

  • VOICESMALE

    Any generic male vocal or dialog or misc vocal that doesn't fit somewhere else.

    BlokeBoyBrotherChapDudeFellowGentleman

  • VOICESMISC

    The Voice category is for single voices. Groups of people go into the CROWDS categories.

    MiscellaneousVocalVocalization

  • VOICESREACTION

    A single Ooo or Aah and things of that nature.

    AahsAcknowledgementAhAhhAhhhAnswerApplause

  • VOICESSCREAM

    A single scream or yell, battle cry, agonizing death.

    BellowClamourDeathFallHollarHollerHowl

  • VOICESSINGING

    A single voice singing, a child singing. For a crowd, use CROWDS-SINGING

    AcappellaCarolingChantingChorusingCrooningDittyHum

  • VOICESWHISPER

    A single whispering voice. The crowd equivalent would be CROWDS-QUIET.

    FaintGossipGrumbleGrumblingHushHushedMumble

  • WATERBUBBLES

    Single or continuous bubbles. Water boiling on a stove, fish tank bubbles.

    AerateAeratedAerationAquaBlubBoilBoiling

  • WATERDRAIN

    Draining gurgling water, pulling in air with it as it drains, think a kitchen sink drain, or a storm drain, shower drain.

    AquaBurbleCulvertDischargeDiverterDownspoutDownspouts

  • WATERDRIP

    Water dripping, slow to fast. A cave drip, a leaking pipe dripping or a kitchen faucet dripping.

    AquaCaveDribbleDripDrippingDrizzleDrop

  • WATERFIZZ

    That sound of Alka-Seltzer in a cup, air fizzing in water. Carbonated beverages.

    AquaBubbleBubblingCarbonationCokeColaCrackling

  • WATERFLOW

    General water flowing, in our case as in a river, creek or stream. Steady water. Rapids would fall under WATER-TURBULENCE, and WATERFALL has its own subcategory

    AquaBrookCreekCurrentGullyH20Rill

  • WATERFOUNTAIN

    Water features and fountains, trickles or flows for a fountain, splashy fountains. From tiny to large city fountains.

    AquaBirdbathDecorativeFeatureFlowFountainH20

  • WATERIMPACT

    Percussive water impact, large crash or slam of water, as in huge wave hitting an object. Bigger and sharper than a SPLASH

    AquaBellyBellyflopCannonballChargeCollideCrash

  • WATERLAP

    Water splashing against something like against the side of a boat or canoe, or a dock. Also meant for very small waves lapping on shore, like gentle very small waves at night.

    AquaH20HullLapLappingRippleSlap

  • WATERMISC

    Water sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AquaH20Miscellaneous

  • WATERMOVEMENT

    Movement in water but not underwater (see WATER-UNDERWATER) Drags through water, swimming movements, sweeps of objects through water. Thrashing in water.

    AquaBobbingChurningEbbingEddyingH20Rippling

  • WATERPLUMBING

    Household plumbing, like a sink running, a toilet flush, the shower running. DRAIN has its own subcategory.

    AquaAqueductAugerBathtubBidetChannelClog

  • WATERPOUR

    Pouring water, onto ground, into a cup. Overlap with FOOD & DRINK-POUR.

    AquaBatheDischargedDischargingDispenseDouseDousing

  • WATERSPLASH

    Water splashes of all kind, a person diving into a pool, a whale cresting, throwing a rock into water.

    AquaDiveH20KerplunkPlungeShoweringSlosh

  • WATERSPRAY

    Big sprays of a wave crash, to a hose spray.

    AquaGushH20HoseHosedIrrigateMist

  • WATERSTEAM

    Very wet hisses, radiators, saunas. Hot wet steam.

    AquaCondensationEvaporationFogH20HissMist

  • WATERSURF

    The general roar of the ocean, not the sport. Constant ocean roaring waves.

    AquaBeachBillowsBreakersCoastlineH20Rollers

  • WATERTURBULENT

    Very big splashy water. Whirlpools, big rapids on a river. Dangerous water.

    AgitatedAquaChoppyChurningCurrentH20Maelstrom

  • WATERUNDERWATER

    Specifically underwater sounds, flows, current and movement, Swimming underwater. See also AMBIENCE-UNDERWATER and WATER-MOVEMENT as well.

    AquaAquaticEngulfedFloodedFlowH20Immersed

  • WATERWATERFALL

    Waterfalls from small cascading ones to Niagara falls.

    AquaCascadeCascadingCataractDamFallsH20

  • WATERWAVE

    For general water waves, distinct waves. General ocean roar to go in WATER-SURF, and tiny waves to WATER-LAPPING. See also NATURAL DISASTERS-TSUNAMI.

    AquaBillowBreakerBreakersBreakwaterCrestCurrent

  • WEAPONSARMOR

    Knights armor movement, hits. Shields, chainmail armor, leather armor with buckles.

    ArmorArmorerArmoryArmourArmouredArmourerArmoury

  • WEAPONSARROW

    Arrow slides, arrow impacts. An arrow by would likely be a SWOOSHES-SWISH. See also WEAPONS-BOW.

    ArcherArrowArrowheadBoltBowyerCrossbowDart

  • WEAPONSAXE

    Specifically a weaponized ax. Possible overlap with WEAPONS-SWORD or even WEAPON-POLEARM.

    AxAxeBladeChopChopperEdgeHandle

  • WEAPONSBLUNT

    Blunt weapons, like maces and flails, but also nightsticks.

    BallBatBatonBludgeonBrassChainClub

  • WEAPONSBOW

    Bows and Crossbows, articulation, twangs, bolts being loaded. Bow releases. See also WEAPON-ARROW.

    ArcherBowBowyerBoxCompoundCrossbowFletcher

  • WEAPONSKNIFE

    Smaller knives, WEAPONS-SWORDS has it own subcategory here.

    ArmyBayonetBladeBowieButcherButterflyChef

  • WEAPONSMISC

    Weapon sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    BoomerangSlingshot

  • WEAPONSPOLEARM

    A long spear or long poled weapon with sharp components at the end, like a harpoon.

    FauchardGlaiveHalberdHarpoonJavelinLancePike

  • WEAPONSSIEGE

    A siege weapon is a device designed to break or circumvent fortifications, catapults, trebuchets. Ancient artillery.

    BallistaBatteringBombardCatapultEngineFireMangonel

  • WEAPONSSWORD

    Swords, clashing, parrying. Sword rings and hits. STABS would go to GORE category. Sword draws, shings.

    BladeBroadswordClaymoreCutlassDaggerEpeeFalchion

  • WEAPONSWHIP

    Whip cracks. Make Indiana Jones proud.

    BuggyBullwhipCat'O'NineCropFloggerHorseLash

  • WEATHERHAIL

    Hail on various surfaces.

    BallsFrozenGraupelHailHailstonesHailstormIce

  • WEATHERMISC

    Weather sounds not fitting another category in this list. See also NATURAL DISASTER category.

    AtmosphereAtmosphericClimateConditionsElementsForecastMeteorology

  • WEATHERSTORM

    Composite storms, wind, rain, thunder, where elements aren't isolated. Mixed storm composite recordings. Also see WIND-TURBULENT for wind only elements and NATURAL-DISASTER.

    BlizzardCycloneElectricalGaleHailstormHurricaneIce

  • WEATHERTHUNDER

    Thunder and lightning, dry, wet, distant rumbles to sharp thunder cracks. Combination RAIN & THUNDER may best go into WEATHER-STORM

    BoomClapCrackCrashLighteningLightningRoar

  • WHISTLESHUMAN

    Human whistles, wolf-whistles. See also CARTOON-WHISTLES.

    CheeringHumanSignalWhistleWolf

  • WHISTLESMECHANICAL

    Train whistles, referee whistles, tea pot whistles, etc, any whistle not made by a human.

    BirdCallCoachDogLifeguardPeaPolice

  • WHISTLESMISC

    Whistle sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    Miscellaneous

  • WINDDESIGNED

    Designed or manufactured or artificial winds, wind machines, synth winds.

    ArtificialDesignedMachineSimulatedSyntheticTonalWind

  • WINDGENERAL

    Base and general wind category.

    AirAtmosphericBreezeCurrentDraftFlowMiscellaneous

  • WINDGUST

    For more singular gusts or buffets, accents to cut into other winds. Usually shorter. A constant buffeting wind better off in the GENERAL or TURBULENT category.

    BlastBlowBlusteryBreezeBreezyBuffetBuffeting

  • WINDINTERIOR

    Interior wind, through window, or crack in door. Wind through chimney or vent pipe, but see also WIND-TONAL for overtly tonal winds and whistles.

    AbandonedBreezeCurrentDoorDraftGustHouse

  • WINDTONAL

    Wind howls, wind in wires, wind whistles, overtly tonal winds.

    HarmonicHowlHowlingMoanMoaningRoarSinging

  • WINDTURBULENT

    Extremely violent wind, big buffeting, huge storm winds. Possible overlap with NATURAL DISASTER-TORNADO or WEATHER-STORM.

    BuffetChoppyDevilDustGaleHurricaneMicroburst

  • WINDVEGETATION

    Wind through foliage, vegetation, grass, trees, leaves, plants.

    BendingBlowingBranchesFoliageGrassLeafLeaves

  • WINDOWSCOVERING

    Window curtains, blinds, shutters. So a window covering, not the window itself.

    AwningsBlackoutBlindBlindsCurtainCurtainsDrapes

  • WINDOWSHARDWARE

    Window latches, cranks, locks. Window hardware.

    CatchesCranksFastenersHandlesHingesHooksLatch

  • WINDOWSKNOCK

    Knocking on various window surfaces, knocking on GLASS.

    BangKnockKnockingPanePanesPoundPounding

  • WINDOWSMETAL

    Metal framed windows, open and close.

    FrameMetalPanes

  • WINDOWSMISC

    Window sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    MiscellaneousPanes

  • WINDOWSPLASTIC

    Plastic framed windows, plexiglass windows. Vinyl framed windows, open and close.

    FramePanesPlasticVinyl

  • WINDOWSWOOD

    Wood framed windows, open and close.

    FramePanesWood

  • WINGSBIRD

    Bird wing flaps, hummingbirds, pigeon wings. Group or single.

    AvianBirdFeatherFeatheredFlapFlappingFlight

  • WINGSCREATURE

    Dragon wings, fairy wings, any manner of creature and monster wings.

    AngelBirdCreatureDragonFairyFantasticalGiant

  • WINGSINSECT

    Fly and bee wings, dragonflies, moths, butterflies. Any insect wings. Some overlap and confusion with ANIMALS-INECTS likely.

    BeeBeetleBugButterflyCicadaDamselflyDragonfly

  • WINGSMISC

    Wing sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    AppendageFeatherMiscellaneousPinionWingletWingtip

  • WOODBREAK

    Wood breaks, shatters, cracks, crunches. Any destruction of wood that breaks the piece.

    2x4ApartBeamBoardBreakBreaksBurst

  • WOODCRASH & DEBRIS

    Group wood crashes and debris, and pieces falling, as in after an explosion.

    2x4BeamBoardBoardsBrokenCollisionCrash

  • WOODFRICTION

    Wood stress, especially creaks. But also scrapes, squeaks.

    2x4AbrasionBeamBoardCreakingCreaksDowel

  • WOODHANDLE

    Handling a wooden object, picking up, setting down, etc. Some overlap or confusion with WOOD-MOVEMENT.

    2x4BeamBoardCatchClaspClenchClutch

  • WOODIMPACT

    Singular wood hits, drops, impacts, board hits. Group wood destruction goes into CRASH. Resonant wood bonks or hits. Hitting your head on a doorframe.

    2x4BangBangingBashBeamBlowBoard

  • WOODMISC

    Wood sounds not fitting another category in this list.

    2x4BeamBoardDowelHardwoodJoistLog

  • WOODMOVEMENT

    Wood movement including rattles, drag, slides, rolls. Group pieces of wood moving together.

    2x4BeamBendingBoardBowingCheckingCollapse

  • WOODTONAL

    Tonal bowed wood sounds, ringing wood.

    2x4BeamBoardBowedDowelFrequencyHardwood