Stimulus Sounds Library

Stimulus Sounds Library

This part of the School Radio website offers a range of 200 + audio clips, available at any time, organised by category.

They can be used to foster listening skills or serve as stimulus for a range of other work.

It's a flexible learning resource for you to use as you wish.

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Weather

  • Heavy rain on roof
  • Dramatic thunder storm
  • Fog (fog horn)
  • Lightning strike 1
  • Lightning strike 2
  • Long thunder roll
  • Rain in puddles
  • Rain on foliage
  • Heavy rain on roof
  • Storm: rain and wind
  • Summer: a summer’s day
  • Thunderclap 1
  • Thunderclap 2
  • Thunderclap 3
  • Thunder and rain together
  • Thunder storm
  • Wind: blizzard
  • Wind: blustery through fence
  • Wind: gusty through wire
  • Wind: low pitched
  • Wind: tornado

Transport

  • Boat: cabin cruiser passes
  • Boat: canal narrow boat
  • Boat: rowing boat
  • Boat: sailing boat
  • Car: approaches and skids
  • Car: (exterior) passes
  • Car: fast depart
  • Car: (interior) starts up and runs
  • Car: skids to a stop
  • Car: starts up and drives off
  • Ferry: blows horn
  • Ferry: recorded in bridge
  • Helicopter lands
  • Helicopter takes off
  • London tube train approaches platform
  • London tube train (interior)
  • Lorry starts and departs
  • Lorry starts into constant run
  • Lorry (exterior) passes
  • Motorbike passes
  • Motorbike starts and departs
  • Motorbike starts and runs
  • Ship: paddle steam horn only
  • Ship: paddle steamer with horn
  • Steam train: approaches and passes
  • Steam train whistles
  • Train (125 diesel) passes
  • Train (electric) constant run
  • Train (electric) departs
  • Train (electric) passes
  • Train - wheels on the track
  • Turbo prop plane lands
  • Turbo prop plane takes off

Animals

  • Baboons playing
  • Cat (growling)
  • Cat (miaowing)
  • Chickens
  • Chimpanzees
  • Cockerel
  • Cows
  • Dog (barking)
  • Dog (drinking)
  • Dog (arguing)
  • Donkey
  • Elephants (trumpeting)
  • Goat
  • Goats (several)
  • Hens
  • Horse (neighs)
  • Horse (snorts)
  • Horse (trots past)
  • Horse (coming out of stable)
  • Kitten (miaowing)
  • Lamb (bleating)
  • Leopard
  • Lion
  • Panther
  • Pigs (grunting)
  • Sheep
  • Tiger
  • Wart hog

Birds

  • Blackbird
  • Buzzard
  • Cockatoo
  • Cockerel
  • Coot
  • Duck (Mallards)
  • Geese
  • Nightingale
  • Owl (Tawny)
  • Oystercatchers
  • Robin
  • Rook
  • Rookery
  • Seagulls
  • Skylark
  • Sparrows
  • Swans
  • Thrush

Inside

  • Amusement arcade
  • Concert hall
  • Factory (milk bottling plant)
  • Fish market
  • Hospital (foetal heart beat)
  • Hospital (maternity unit)
  • Library
  • Rail station
  • Restaurant
  • School classroom
  • Supermarket
  • Theatre audience
  • Zoo (bird house)

Outside

  • Big Ben strikes one
  • Children playing (park)
  • Children playing (playground)
  • Church bells
  • Crowd - cricket match
  • Crowd - royal occasion
  • Crowd - cheering marathon runners
  • Crowd - children outside
  • Crowd - football crowd during match
  • Crowd - football crowd, goal scored
  • Crowd - football crowd, near miss
  • Farm (sheep farm)
  • Footsteps (shingle)
  • Footsteps (snow)
  • Footsteps (pavement)
  • Harbour
  • Park
  • Rainforest – afternoon
  • Rainforest - early afternoon
  • Rainforest – evening
  • Rainforest – night
  • River scene
  • Seawash
  • Stream
  • Swimming pool
  • Traffic in town
  • Woodland (dawn)
  • Woodland (spring)

Jobs

  • Ambulance service
  • Blacksmith
  • Builder (building site)
  • Bus driver
  • Carpenter (sawing)
  • Coffee stall worker
  • Dairy farmer (hand milking)
  • Dentist (drilling)
  • Explorer
  • Fire brigade - fire engine departs
  • Fire brigade - fire extinguisher deployed
  • Fire brigade - hoses and ladders deployed
  • Fire brigade - hoses used on fire
  • Gallery attendant
  • Jet pilot
  • Market trader
  • Milk round
  • Painter and decorator (painting)
  • Police - police car with siren
  • Police - police siren

Sports

  • Badminton
  • Ballooning
  • Cricket
  • Darts (3 darts thrown)
  • Football - crowd during match
  • Football - goal scored
  • Football - near miss
  • Golf - shot out of bunker
  • Horse racing
  • Ice skating
  • Marathon run
  • Motor sport - rally race
  • Scuba diving
  • Skiing
  • Snooker
  • Squash
  • Speedway
  • Swimming - outdoor pool
  • Swimming - indoor pool
  • Table tennis
  • Trampolining

Comedy

  • Clockwork
  • Cork pops
  • Dragon breathes fire
  • Dripping taps
  • Footsteps in mud
  • Gibberish phone call
  • Horns
  • Laughing horse
  • Monster flies away
  • Old banger
  • Swannee whistle 'up'
  • Swannee whistle 'down'

Space

  • Flying saucer takes off
  • Beaming down
  • Alien walking in a swamp
  • Meteor passes
  • Laser weapon
  • Helpful space robot
  • Alien sounds
  • Space craft starts engines
  • Space craft door opens
  • Space craft door opens 2
  • Space craft talking computer
  • Space craft talking computer 2
  • Space craft alarm signal
  • Space craft alarm signal 2
  • Space craft engine hum
  • Space craft lands

Programmes to download

Programmes to download at any time

Download programmes

A collection of programmes to download as mp3 files at any time.

Podcasts

Podcasts

Current podcasts

Summer 2013 podcasts available from 30/04/2013. Never miss a programme!

Contact us

Contact us

Contact us

We welcome your feedback, suggestions and pupils' work.

Order CD

Order CD

How to order

Pre-recorded CDs of programmes (available to UK schools only).

Teacher's notes

Teacher's Notes

Online Teacher's Notes

Notes to support the programmes are simple to print or download as pdf.

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