# Orange Free Sounds

> Orange Free Sounds as searched by Sound Server: Free sound effects, drum and synth loops and background music; loops mostly CC BY 4.0, many effects non-commercial (licence per post).

- Website: https://orangefreesounds.com
- Best for: Free sound effects, drum and synth loops and background music; loops mostly CC BY 4.0, many effects non-commercial (licence per post).
- Categories: Drums, Synth, FX, Foley, Ambience, Vocals, Keys, Other
- Pricing: free
- Licence: set per sample
- How it is searched: scrape
- Direct download through Sound Server: yes
- Restrict a search to it: `https://sound.shep.bot/v1/search?q=...&providers=orangefreesounds`
- Listings counted 2026-10-23: 8,210, 8,210 free
- By category: FX 6,378, Other 1,209, Synth 292, Drums 268

## What it is

Orange Free Sounds publishes free sound effects, drum and synth loops and background music, each as a blog post with its licence.

## Best for

Sound effects, short loops and background textures.

## Licence

Per post: many loops are CC BY 4.0 (commercial use with credit), while many effects are for personal use only. Read the verdict on each.

## How Sound Server searches it

From the site's public pages, read and cached.

## Example searches

- [Drum loops](https://sound.shep.bot/search?q=drum+loop&category=drums&providers=orangefreesounds)
- [Impacts](https://sound.shep.bot/search?q=impact&category=fx.impact&providers=orangefreesounds)

Guides: https://sound.shep.bot/guides/credit-cc-by-samples.md, https://sound.shep.bot/guides/what-counts-as-commercial-use.md

## In these collections

- [Free drum loops](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-drum-loops.md): 14 of 28
- [Free riser sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-riser-sound-effects.md): 14 of 33
- [Free transition sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-transition-sound-effects.md): 14 of 30
- [Free whoosh and sweep sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-whoosh-sound-effects.md): 14 of 26
- [Free city ambience](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-city-ambience.md): 14 of 33
- [Free footstep sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-footstep-sounds.md): 14 of 28
- [Free forest ambience](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-forest-ambience.md): 14 of 29
- [Free piano samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-piano-samples.md): 14 of 36
- [Free glass sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-glass-sound-effects.md): 13 of 36
- [Free glitch sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-glitch-sound-effects.md): 11 of 36
- [Free breakbeats and drum breaks](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-breakbeats.md): 10 of 36
- [Free rain ambience sounds](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-rain-ambience.md): 10 of 36
- [Free water sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-water-sound-effects.md): 10 of 36
- [Free impact sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-impact-sound-effects.md): 9 of 36
- [Free white noise samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-white-noise-samples.md): 8 of 36
- [Free choir samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-choir-samples.md): 6 of 32
- [Free door sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-door-sound-effects.md): 6 of 36
- [Free synth pad samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-synth-pad-samples.md): 6 of 36
- [Free paper sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-paper-sound-effects.md): 5 of 36
- [Free lo-fi loops](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-lofi-loops.md): 2 of 36
- [Free vocal shouts and ad-libs](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-vocal-shouts.md): 2 of 17
- [Free percussion samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-percussion-samples.md): 1 of 22
- [Free tape stop sound effects](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-tape-stop-effects.md): 1 of 5
- [Free Rhodes and electric piano samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-rhodes-electric-piano-samples.md): 1 of 28

## Examples

- [Upbeat Cyberpunk Synth Drum Loop – Pulsating Beat, 160 BPM](https://orangefreesounds.com/upbeat-cyberpunk-synth-drum-loop-pulsating-beat-160-bpm/) (`orangefreesounds:58632`, CC BY 4.0)
- [Deep Sci-Fi Riser Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/deep-sci-fi-riser-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58887`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Sci-Fi Warp Space Transition Sound Effect – Futuristic Hyperdrive Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/sci-fi-warp-space-transition-sound-effect-futuristic-hyperdrive-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58903`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Santa Claus Fast Flyby Whoosh Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/santa-claus-fast-flyby-whoosh-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58841`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Cars Honking On A Busy City Street Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/cars-honking-on-a-busy-city-street-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58444`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Crunchy Frozen Ground Footsteps Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/crunchy-frozen-ground-footsteps-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58723`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Bird Singing And Forest Stream Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/bird-singing-and-forest-stream-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:57192`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Warm And Reflective Holiday Piano Melody](https://orangefreesounds.com/warm-and-reflective-holiday-piano-melody/) (`orangefreesounds:58807`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Glass Crack Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/glass-crack-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58310`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [Glitch Error Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/glitch-error-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:57035`, CC BY-NC 4.0)
- [130 bpm Drum Loop (break beat)](https://orangefreesounds.com/130-bpm-drum-loop-break-beat/) (`orangefreesounds:5161`, CC BY 4.0)
- [Stormy Rain Falling Sound Effect](https://orangefreesounds.com/stormy-rain-falling-sound-effect/) (`orangefreesounds:58693`, CC BY-NC 4.0)

All sources: https://sound.shep.bot/docs/sources.md

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Source: https://sound.shep.bot/sources/orangefreesounds