BBC Complete

The complete library from the iconic BBC Sound Effects Archive.

29,414 files · 558.3 GB · Metadata

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Featured sounds

Indian Elephant Growling, No Background

Animals · Wild

Start, Tickover, Taxi Away. (WWII Aircraft, One Piston Griffon Engine.)

Aircraft · Prop

Hong Kong: Regent Hotel Coffe Shop

Ambience · Public Place

Antarctic Fur Seal. Pup Growling And Calling. Followed By Pup And Female Calls. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia

Animals · Aquatic

Nasa Apollo Launch Pad, Rocket Base, Saturn Engine. (Recorded At 50 Feet Stage On Tower.)

Scifi · Spaceship

Overview

The BBC Complete Sound Effects Library puts a legacy of sound at your fingertips. Recorded by BBC's top sound engineers and field recordists from the late 1960ʼs on, this massive sound effects collection spans the sonic palette and covers the globe.

Explore this treasure trove of sound to spark creative ideas and add unique character with rare, historical, obscure, and even bizarre recordings. Combining all BBC sound effects libraries - including the BBC Nature Library, BBC Historical Library, BBC Original Series 1-60, and BBC Original Series 61-166 - the BBC Complete library covers an impressive range of categories from international ambiences, to animals from Africa and Asia, wind and rain, machines, sports, battles and guns, traffic and much more.