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Sound effects

All sound recordings that fall outside the music experience. This includes many recordings from broadcasters and other production companies, intended for radio plays. These are registrations of all imaginable sounds, everyday but also bizarre. These recordings, which vary from pure recordings to manipulated effects, are also loved by filmmakers and musicians (as sample material). Especially the British state broadcaster BBC has a name to uphold in this genre, the effects of their famous Radiophonic Workshop were the norm for years. In Dutch, the CDs of Digiffects are widely used. Field recordings of birds and other animals can also be found in this category, in addition to CDs of the various musical instruments. You will find a certain effect (e.g. 'creaking door') in the search field 'song title'.