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Add genuine BBC Sound Effects to PowerPoint

The BBC has a great collection of over 16,000 sound effects that you can add to your PowerPoint presentations.

Use them as a trigger sound for a click on a presentation, as a novel background noise or even an alert sound on your computer or smartphone.

Sound Effects Galore

Exploring the 16,000 sound effects available by word searches, categories and length.

For a unique ring tone or alert sound for new email try searching for short comedy sound effects.

Searching Sound Effects

The web interface has all you could hope for. Word searches, categories, sortable columns, click to play plus a download button.

The search engine has good features to narrow down your list.

Download

These days, you can choose between WAV and MP3 for download.

In the past only WAV was available. For most purposes, MP3 is the most compatible choice.

For more on using audio in PowerPoint presentations go to AUDIO TRICKS AND TRAPS IN POWERPOINT

Licensing

The sound effects are available free for non-commercial use.

Commercial use requires a licence. Click on More Details for the sound then Buy Sound.

Converting WAV to MP3

The downloads are in WAV audio format.  WAV is partly compatible with PowerPoint (depending on the device) so converting WAV to MP3 is a good idea.

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