# Samples in numbers

Counted 2026-10-23 (daily). Machine-readable: `GET https://sound.shep.bot/v1/catalog` (same as https://sound.shep.bot/catalog.json; daily history at https://sound.shep.bot/catalog-history.json). "+" marks lower bounds.

## Totals

- Sample listings: 306,366+ from 13 counted sources (a listing is one sound, or one pack on sources that list packs)
- Free: 306,366+
- CC0 / public domain: 1,927
- Free with direct download through this server: 306,366+
- Released in the last 30 days (sources that date their listings): 0

## By category

- Ambience: 25,382
- FX: 13,701
- Other: 12,798
- Vocals: 6,122
- Drums: 5,254
- Foley: 3,903
- Synth: 1,355
- Bass: 428
- Strings: 412
- Keys: 331
- Woodwind: 267
- Mallets: 266
- Guitar: 138
- Brass: 114

## By source

| Source | Listings | Free | Mostly | New (30 days) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Openverse](https://openverse.org) | 4,575,414 | 4,575,414 |  | – |
| [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org) | 218,112 | 218,112 |  | – |
| [BBC Sound Effects](https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk) | 33,066 | 33,066 | Ambience 25,329, FX 5,286, Foley 3,889 | – |
| [ccMixter](https://ccmixter.org) | 21,942 | 21,942 | Vocals 5,985 | – |
| [OpenGameArt](https://opengameart.org) | 11,895 | 11,895 | Other 10,164, FX 1,731 | – |
| [Orange Free Sounds](https://orangefreesounds.com) | 8,210 | 8,210 | FX 6,378, Other 1,209, Synth 292 | – |
| [Strudel sample banks](https://strudel.cc/learn/samples/) | 7,244 | 7,244 | Drums 4,250, Other 1,176, Keys 325 | – |
| [Internet Archive](https://archive.org) | 2,483 packs | 2,483 |  | – |
| [Free Wave Samples](https://freewavesamples.com) | 2,353 | 2,353 | Synth 858, Drums 684, Strings 271 | – |
| [SoundBible](https://soundbible.com) | 718+ | 718 |  | – |
| [MusicRadar SampleRadar](https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/free-music-samples-royalty-free-loops-hits-and-multis-to-download-sampleradar) | 287 packs | 287 | Other 169, Drums 39, Synth 24 | – |
| [Curated free libraries](https://github.com/arielshad/sound-server/blob/main/src/providers/data/curated-packs.json) | 46 packs | 46 | Drums 13, Strings 7, FX 5 | – |
| [Kenney](https://kenney.nl/assets/category:Audio) | 10 packs | 10 | FX 5, Foley 2, Vocals 2 | – |

## Live usage

Searches, downloads, MCP tool calls and per-source health change every minute: read them from `GET https://sound.shep.bot/v1/stats` (schema `Stats` in https://sound.shep.bot/openapi.json). Counts are anonymous totals: no search terms, IP addresses or user agents.

## Recently added sources

- [ADSR Sounds](https://www.adsrsounds.com) (`adsr`), added 2026-10-23
- [Artlist SFX](https://artlist.io/sfx) (`artlist`), added 2026-10-23
- [Bandcamp](https://bandcamp.com) (`bandcamp`), added 2026-10-23
- [BBC Sound Effects](https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk) (`bbc`), added 2026-10-23
- [BigSoundBank](https://bigsoundbank.com) (`bigsoundbank`), added 2026-10-23
- [Black Octopus Sound](https://blackoctopus-sound.com) (`blackoctopus`), added 2026-10-23

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

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Source: https://sound.shep.bot/stats