Sound Effects Resources
This list brings together several mentions or suggestions by members of our Discord server.
Online Free Resources
Section titled “Online Free Resources”Foundry VTT Modules
Section titled “Foundry VTT Modules”From video games
Section titled “From video games”Specialised Websites
Section titled “Specialised Websites”A website with a collection of atmospheric background audio/music, especially for tabletop games.
Collaborative database of creative-commons licensed sound for musicians and sound lovers.
Music, sound effects, motion graphics, and images.
You can grab some really good, free, sound effects with this. You can pay for some if you want, but I’ve found their free sounds to work just fine.
You record something. Then run it through this online changer and check what it produces. You can then save it.
Sound Archives
Section titled “Sound Archives”The BBC Sound Effects Archive is available for personal, educational or research purposes. There are over 33,000 clips from across the world from the past 100 years.
Royalty free sound effects archive.
Online Paid Resources
Section titled “Online Paid Resources”It has been mentioned as being a good resource, although it’s not free and can ramp up pretty quickly.
From games that you own
Section titled “From games that you own”You can copy the files from video games that you own. Usually old games as newer ones tend to encrypt their files. A few examples were :
- NeverWinter Nights 1 & 2
- Diablo 1 & 2
- FFXIV
- Hades
- MTG Arena
- Skyrim
- Baldur’s Gate 3