McDusty May 21, 2023
Jason Scott

I'll have a blog entry about it soon, but before then, you get to hear about it first: A full transfer of the USC Cinema sound effects library, which includes the work of Sunset Editorial and their hundreds of sound effects.

You can browse the collection here:

https://archive.org/details/usc-sound-effect-archive

Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

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Show threadJason ScottMay 20, 2023

"Just give it all to me at once" types will appreciate this URL where you can torrent or download the 20gb+ of original .WAV files and metadata:

https://archive.org/details/sound-effect-libraries-red-gold-sunset-editorial

Sound Effect Libraries (Red, Gold, Sunset Editorial) : Various : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

From the original Blog Post:The โ€œSSEโ€ sound effects come from the Sunset Editorial collection which was donated to USC Cinema in 1990. Sunset Editorial had...

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Show threadJason ScottMay 20, 2023

And for the real sound nerds, there's even the recording of the original Wilhelm Scream, including the sound engineers getting the actor to try different sounds before hitting the famous one:

https://archive.org/details/SSE_Library_VOICES/SCREAM/VOXScrm_Man+eaten+by+alligator%3B+screams+%5BWilhelm_CS_USC.wav

SSE Library: VOICES : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Sound effects from the USC Cinema and/or the Sunset Editorial Collection: ALIEN/VOXAlien_Goofy aliens or gnomes or small animals...

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Show threadSauceMay 20, 2023
@textfiles this is amazing, thank you for all you & the archive do!
Show threadLazy DragonMay 22, 2023
@textfiles I was wondering about that one. This is so niche. ๐Ÿ˜…
Show threadInsecurity Princess ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ”ฅMay 22, 2023
@textfiles
Ah yes, the lesser known "Wilhelm laugh"
https://archive.org/details/Red_Library_Voices_Men_2/R16-04-Man+Laughing.wav
Red Library: Voices Men 2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Sound effects from the USC Cinema and/or the Sunset Editorial Collection: R16-04-Man Laughing R16-14-Man Yawns and Glass Crashes R18-48-Male Doctor...

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Show threadInternet-JakobMay 22, 2023
@textfiles @internetarchive @danieljakob
Show threadAlan LevineMay 22, 2023
@textfiles Track 9 right? My family never understands when I yell out โ€œWillhelm!!!!โ€ watching an action film.
Show threadMadagascar_SkyMay 20, 2023
@textfiles Damn boy! Look at that thicc stack of Media History bein saved! Damn!
Show threadSternwarte Vach (Andy)May 27, 2023
@textfiles awesome! download is running :D
Show threadฤธurthMay 20, 2023
@textfiles cooooooool
Show threadJWSGeek (Moving: Universeodon)May 20, 2023
@textfiles What is the official license for these? That's one thing I'm not finding.
Show threadJason ScottMay 20, 2023
@jwsgeek these were donated to USC and they seem to have opened it. Look for it on free sound
Show threadduke itch / juke itchMay 20, 2023
@textfiles wow!
Show threadJoshua A.C. NewmanMay 20, 2023
@jeffehobbs @megueyb
Show threadMeguey-shaped bundle of bitsMay 20, 2023
@JoshuaACNewman @jeffehobbs
Yeah, a definite cool thing.
Show threadJeff EdmundsMay 20, 2023
@textfiles
This is fantastic - thank you!!!!
Show threadMerciful Lee DickensMay 20, 2023
@textfiles Cool! Thanks for sharing.
Show threadYour favourite boosterMay 20, 2023
@textfiles wow, this is invaluable! Thanks for sharing!
Show threadCoraline Ada EhmkeMay 20, 2023
@textfiles This is incredible!
Show threadMcDusty May 21, 2023
@textfiles @shanselman this is very cool. I bet you could reach out to the nofilmschool blog and get them to do a post about this.
Show threadooansMay 21, 2023
@textfiles Hero
Show threadCoolBlenderKittenMay 21, 2023
@textfiles
Oh my this is amazing!
Big thanks to all the people who put so much work end effort into rescuing these!
Do you know, if it is ok to use these sounds in ones projects?
Show threadJason ScottMay 21, 2023
@CoolBlenderKitten I would read the freesound blog entry linked and see what they put on the sounds. I believe so.
Show threadCoolBlenderKittenMay 21, 2023
@textfiles
I did, but I did not find anything about the copyright or the licencing....
I may have overlooked it
Show threadJason ScottMay 21, 2023
@CoolBlenderKitten it is there in the sound effects, cc attribution 4.0
Show threadCoolBlenderKittenMay 21, 2023
@textfiles
Thank you so much! I must have missed it, but I was on my phone and the small screen and so. That was very kind! Looking forward to exploring and maybe enriching some Blender projects ๐Ÿ˜
Show threadJeff JarvisMay 21, 2023
@textfiles Wonderful. Thank you.
Show threadlostpandaMay 21, 2023

@textfiles Between this and the recent BBC archive, there's an incredible library of sound available.

https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/

BBC Sound Effects

BBC Sound Effects

Show threadmybarkingdogsMay 22, 2023
@textfiles OMG THIS WILL BE SO GOOD FOR PRODUCERS YES
Show threadBob Blaskiewicz ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑMay 22, 2023

@textfiles

Badass.

Show threadSeiรฐrMay 22, 2023
@textfiles Oh gods, those tapesโ€ฆ my late father had a lot of those in his professional collection (that are now somewhere at thome).
Show threadMr. CompletelyMay 22, 2023
@textfiles ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ
Show threadJon WearJul 10, 2023
@textfiles This is incredible. Wow.