Sound library

46 sounds. Every one of them ours.

Nothing here was recorded. Each sound is a small recipe of noise, tones and resonance, rendered the moment you press. Pick one as your click on this site, or take them all to your Mac.

Snap

Bright, tight and crisp. The click you wish your mouse had.

FlintA dry, bright strike with a quick spark on top.
QuartzGlassy and exact, with a tiny crystalline ring.
SprigA green twig snapping cleanly in two.
TackShort, flat and precise, like a pin pushed into cork.

Desk Job

Office plastic through the decades, from beige to brushed grey.

Beige '94The chunky two-button mouse from the computer lab, ball and all.
Binder ClipSprung steel letting go, with a brief metallic shimmer.
CubicleA current-issue office mouse: neat, grey, dependable.
LedgerAn adding-machine key with a long throw and a little spring.

Hush

Muted and felted. Barely there, and safe to leave on while you record.

FeltA fingertip landing on a felt desk mat.
LibraryA muted wooden tap that would not earn you a shush.
MothA small, papery flutter against a lampshade.
VelvetLow, round and cushioned, more felt than heard.
WhisperMostly air. A soft breath of a click.

Toybox

Pops, boops, zaps and blips for people who refuse to be serious.

BoopsieA soft, rounded boop from a very polite robot.
BubblegumA round, rising pop, like a bubble giving up.
PixelTwo square-wave notes from a handheld that eats AA batteries.
SqueakA rubber duck, gently, from across the bath.
TinkerA teaspoon tapping a tiny tin cup.
ZappA cartoon laser the size of a thumbnail.

Close-Up

Glass, stone and wood, recorded in your imagination with the mic very near.

DropletOne drop into a still bowl of water.
MarbleA glass marble bouncing twice on a tabletop.
PebbleTwo smooth river stones meeting once.
TineA single thumb-piano key, plucked and left to sing.
TumblerA fingernail on the rim of a heavy drinking glass.

Fidget

Everything you click, pop and snap when you should be listening.

BallpointThe retractable pen you click through every meeting.
BuckleA backpack clip snapping shut in two quick stages.
HBA pencil tapped on the edge of a wooden desk.
PopsheetOne fat bubble of packing wrap, squeezed until it goes.

Gadget

Switches, shutters and mechanisms with real travel.

Drive A:A disk drive head stepping across a track or two.
ShutterA film camera: mirror up on press, curtain back on release.
Tape DeckThe play button on a portable cassette player, clunk and latch.
ToggleA panel switch with a firm over-centre snap.
TypebarA typewriter arm striking paper against the platen.

Spooky Season

A friendly haunted house. Knocks and squeaks, zero jump scares.

BelfryA tiny bat chirping hello from the rafters.
RattlebonesA friendly skeleton playing its own ribs like a xylophone.
CauldronOne thick, slow bubble surfacing in the brew.
Pumpkin KnockKnuckles on a hollow pumpkin. Somebody is home.

Scroll ticks

What each notch of the wheel sounds like.

BubbleTiny rising blips, one per notch.
Fine TickA hairline tick, like a watch crown.
RatchetA firm toothed click per notch.
RotaryA stepped dial with a faint second click.
Soft TapA padded tap you can leave on all day.
Wheel DetentThe soft bump of a classic scroll wheel.
ZipperZipper teeth, one at a time.

Drag loops

Textures that play while you drag.

Pencil ScratchGraphite dragging across rough paper.
Zipper PullA long zip, teeth buzzing past.