not sure if this has been shared already
http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk
here is the bbc sound fx library. 16000 samples available for non-commercial use.
Just discovered this myself and was about to post. They are good quality too. Local libaries used to lend the CDâs and tapes out years ago.
Time to re-install J downloader again.
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Good gods. Thatâll be a monster to sift throughâŚ'pon the DLâŚIâll have to roll a spliff and put on the coffee for this oneâŚ
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So, donât post this around everywhere, but I made a script that retrieves the files one by one automatically. I told a couple people I did it and they also wanted it, so I put it up on github.
Read all of the README please. https://github.com/andrew-e/bbc-sound-effects
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Itâs an incredibly impressive collection of sounds from what I was able to see and hear but the site is getting absolutely hammered so loading times even in the UK are rapidly increasing.
Dread to think what the bandwidth bill will be!
Found this link on Reddit today. Lots of good food for samplers here:
edit: oops. it was already here
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Regarding the recent BBC release:
I looked at the license they offer, and it didnât look amenable to musical use, even non-commercial. Since the BBC page invited âqueries regarding usageâ I wrote to them.
They replied that the BBC library was already available under a license that would allow musical use. The library is $5,000, available at:
They do offer a smaller âhistoricalâ collection, that appears to be about the same size as the recent release, for only $1,200.
In short, the free library isnât licensed for re-sampling, re-mixing, or musical use.
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very cool! Thanks!
Given that UK residents who use the BBC have to pay the BBC a compulsory licence fee it should be public domain and free to use, since the creators were already paid for the work.
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Hi
This is my first message on here, i have been using a Digitakt the last few months and have been checking out the site but had yet to leave a message, I taught id let you know that BBC have just released 1600 samples to the public here is a link if your interested it could come in handy for some of you
http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/
Enjoy 
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Exactly the same link in the first post in this thread, did you even⌠
id originally posted on its own and it must have got moved over by admin i didnt post it here
Cool, it was just my attempt at humour anyway 
Some Jimi Hendrix BBC sessions?
Tempted. Anyone done this? Whats the total size?
