Publish more than 16,000 kinds of sound library which BBC possesses, can download WAV file for free

British public broadcaster BBC newly added "BBC Sound EffectsWe launched the provision of an enormous amount of sound source material of more than 16,000 types. On the site, you can search for the desired material by keyword search, it is also possible to download uncompressed WAV file.

BBC Sound Effects - Research & Education Space
http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/

BBC, which began broadcasting the radio in 1922, has accumulated a huge amount of sound material in about 100 years of activities. As its name implies, BBC Sound Effects is a site that provides sound sources that can be used as sound effects from a variety of materials. Material isRemArc licenseThe copyright is owned by BBC but it can be freely used for personal use, educational use, and research applications. For commercial use, it is necessary to contact us separately.

When you visit the site, the material is lining up side by side, information such as description of each material, category, length etc, players who can actually play, and links for downloading are displayed.


The number of materials provided at the time of article creation is 10,613 kinds.


Although it is really enormous, not all examples can be raised, but a crow 's voice and a talking voice, a ship' s siren, a sound of a waterfall, a 50 - young man in his 20s and 30s, a recording such as a doll speaking to 'Mama' Data is included. The length of the material is from several seconds to about 200 seconds, and even longer is also offered, and it can be felt that it is really a huge library.


It is also possible to narrow down by putting keywords in the search window. If you try narrowing down with "queen" (queen) ......


32 data were hit. But if you look closely it is not data on "Queen Elizabeth" but data such as "the sound of a luxury liner Queen Elizabeth II" etc. It is not that it is a material library that gathers personal remarks etc. I can feel it.


I tried searching for "beatles" (Beatles), this time it was 0 cases.