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Public Domain Sounds

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Public Domain

Auditorium Applause

Nice Auditorium Applause sound recorded live. This applause sound is public domain so you can use it for whatever you want to.

Thore Thore
 515956     4/5

Personal Use Only

Army Strong Theme Song

The Army Strong Theme song was requested by Josh Bensinger. Normally we would tag governmental stuff as Public Domain but with this we are not sure. The military has a marketing department and this may be copy-written.

TheArmy TheArmy
 414975     4/5

Attribution 3.0

10 Second Applause

A great 5 second applause or canned laughter and crowd responses. This sound was cut from a public domain speech and converted to stereo, and then mastered for best quality.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 260234     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Crowd Applause

Modification of original public domain Auditorium Appluse sound clip to create a great large crowd applause sound effect.

Thore Thore
 219574     4/5

Personal Use Only

Happy Birthday To You

This sound was a request the Happy Birthday To You song is beleive it or not.. not in the public domain. You can search snopes.com and see why. So this Happy Birthday song is to be used for personal uses only. ie.. birthdays :)

 213076     4/5

Public Domain

Nature Ambiance

Cool Nature Ambiance sound effect. Great for outdoor scenes in movies and video games. Enjoy this sound is in the public domain.

nille nille
 153898     4/5

Public Domain

Sunday Church Ambiance

Sunday Church Ambiance sound effect field recording. This is a great collage of church bells ringing, and small birds chirping ever so lightly. Great sound, and it public domain as well.

lezer lezer
 138311     4/5

Public Domain

Shopping Mall Ambiance

Ambiance of a shopping mall or crowded store. Great for shopping or retail sound effects. This sound is in the public domain so its a bonus.

Natalie Natalie
 134165     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Applause

A great 5 second applause or canned laughter and crowd responses. This sound was cut from a public domain speech and converted to stereo, and then mastered for best quality.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 132142     4/5

Public Domain

Fireworks

Fireworks 4th of july sound effects requested by Mike. The sounds are in the public domain.

Stephan Stephan
 120190     4/5

Public Domain

Morse Code

Great public domain morse code sound effect for your downloading pleasure! Plus this sound is public domain. I turned this into stereo and optimized it.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 119992     4/5

Public Domain

Fireworks Finale

Fireworks 4th of july sound effects requested by Mike. The sounds are in the public domain.

Stephan Stephan
 110132     4/5

Public Domain

Gorilla

Very cool gorilla sound. Great for a zoo, or primate and monkey scene. The sound is public domain so thats a bonus.

 89186     4/5

Public Domain

Cuckoo Clock

An awesome Cuckoo Clock Sound effect for some crazy lunatic out there. Sound taken from a public domain movie, so the sound remains public domain. I reworked it.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 88776     4/5

Public Domain

Elk

The sound of a large elk bugling. This sound is public domain so enjoy.

NPS NPS
 87978     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Bubbles

Really cool bubbles or bubbling sound effect. Great for nature, fish tank, underwater, or scuba diving sounds. This sound was originally from the public domain but i tweaked it lengthened it, and converted it into stereo sound.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 82789     4/5

Public Domain

Flushing The Toilet

Sound of person flushing the toilet. Toilet flush sound effect is public domain so use it however you want. Great bathroom, restroom, or cleaning sounds.

Grzegorz Adam Hankie Grzegorz Adam Hankie
 79772     4/5

Public Domain

Raven

Public domain bird sound of a Raven from NPS. Great audio for halloween or something spooky.

NPS NPS
 79706     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Bubbling

Really cool bubbles or bubbling sound effect. Great for nature, fish tank, underwater, or scuba diving sounds. This sound was originally from the public domain but i tweaked it lengthened it, and converted it into stereo sound.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 77869     4/5

Public Domain

Moose

Female moose call recorded by the fish and Wildlife Service in Minnesota. Wildlife recordings like this from the government are automatically in the public domain.

fws.gov fws.gov
 69538     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Ak47

Nice ak47 being fired on a shooting range. Great for battle sequences. Sound from a public domain movie.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 66204     4/5

Public Domain

Having A Shower

Nicely recorded shower that is in the public domain so thats a bonus. Sounds great for any bathroom sound request.

ezwa ezwa
 64517     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Growling Lion

Growling lion sounds requested by Ivelisse, thanks for the request. Bit taken from public domain movie and cleaned up a bit.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 59092     4/5

Public Domain

IMac Startup Chime

This is the startup chime from an iMac. It has been highly modified in order to include the work within the Public Domain.

Carlo Carlo
 58321     4/5

Public Domain

Chainsaw

sound of a chainsaw cutting wood in a nearby lot. sound is public domain.

ezwa ezwa
 57879     4/5

Public Domain

Parots Talking

Parrots talking in a local pet shop. Talking or squawking sound effect is public domain audio.

aras aras
 55161     4/5

Public Domain

Sliding Door

Nice clean and clear sliding door sound effect. This sounds in the public domain so there are no limitations on its use.

ezwa ezwa
 54838     4/5

Public Domain

Ape

Very cool ape sound. Great for a zoo, or primate and monkey scene. The sound is public domain so thats a bonus.

 50662     4/5

Public Domain

Ice Cubes In Cup

Sounds of someone putting ice cubes in a cup was a request HuiShurn Yong. These are public domains sounds so enjoy.

chocoholic chocoholic
 46187     4/5

Attribution 3.0

Bald Eagle

Bald eagle sound originally from the public domain but I reworked it and improved upon the audio quality. Slight hiss in background.

Mike Koenig Mike Koenig
 45704     4/5