3,105 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Found Percussion"

Cowbell pattern

Sound sample of a djembe at medium pitch, illustrating the three basic sounds (bass, tone, slap). The sample starts with a binary call, plays three cycles of the accompaniment pattern, and ends with a call. The accompaniment is "passport with a bass": s..ss.tts.bss.tt"

Charleston rhythm, simple rhythm commonly used in comping. Ragtime progression.

An example of a blast beats played in tempos of 120, 160, 200 and 240 BPM. Made with Cubase and Drumkit From Hell. Przykład blast beatów granych odpowiednio w tempach 124, 160, 200 i 240 BPM. Wykonano przy pomocy programu Cubase i syntezatora perkusyjnego Drumkit From Hell. Exemples de blast beats joués aux tempos de 120, 160, 200 et 240 BPM. Crées avec Cubase et Drumkit From Hell.

Struck a glass lid to a metal pot to create a crashing gong-like sound.

Found on an old tascam 244 tape, fuzzy choir sounds. Possibly recorded from a knackered echoplex tape, i can't recall.

Found on an old tascam 244 tape, fuzzy choir sounds. Possibly recorded from a knackered echoplex tape, i can't recall.

Experiment, especially after my voice had gradually deepened.

The pelog selisir scale of Balinese gamelan gong kebyar, played on a gangsa.

I found a way to make some fun sounds with a mesh basket by hitting it with my microphone. . .

A sound of spinning one of those round wooden 'doll-inside-of-a-doll-inside-of-a-doll' things. If there's a certain word for it i can't remember. I added reverb and delay and stuff.

A sound of spinning one of those round wooden 'doll-inside-of-a-doll-inside-of-a-doll' things. If there's a certain word for it i can't remember. I added reverb and delay and stuff.

6-8 clave in 4-4.

A sample of the traditional jazz ride pattern rhythm/

An unexpected, crunchy "glitch" sound that resulted from mixing up the line in/line out ports when processing music from a cassette tape. Even though i mixed things up, it managed to spit out this sound.

The original wav files from experiments i did manipulating digital recordings. Designed to be used as loops to create witch-house type music. Also for use as background ambiance on my blog.

A loop made of found-sounds.

More short hits fall and then a short scrape. Another pretty useful sound.

I found a way to make some fun sounds with a mesh basket by hitting it with my microphone. . .

I found a way to make some fun sounds with a mesh basket by hitting it with my microphone. . .

A great sample from an old record.

I found this old c-60 cassette labelled "xx" in a local thrift store. (i like to collect found sound recordings-- sometimes there's some pretty weird stuff!) well, it turns out i found some guy's old tape recording involving him having sex while blasting some awful anne murray cover album. . . The recording is the post-sex dialogue, right after that final song fades out. . . At the end, the woman asks something like "are you going to get your tape recorder?" and the guy seems to become flustered, saying something like "i wasn't recording, it's off!" (i'm paraphrasing. ) i guess he thought she realised he was recording it or something. Anyways, after this, the recording is cut off. You can also hear a toilet flush, and some sort of "squeaky toy" noise during the recording. Recorded direct to soundcard, playing back the tape on a cheap hand-held cassette player. Edited w/ compression to reduce peaking.

My nightstand's lamp is an antique, it works electrically but also has a hole to use oil with it. This is the sound of me turning it off and on then unscrewing the cap on the hole. Could be used as interesting found-sound percussion, very similar to my oil drum sounds.

Home Sweet Home

The jazz shuffle pattern, played on a ride cymbal.

I found a set of bells somewhere and decided to record myself ringing them. I do not remember the context or where the bells were found, but they were beautiful in a strange and magical way. Someone's phone starts ringing at the end which was hilarious.

A lofi tribal sounding loop. Outtake from a recording of me hitting some different objects together.

A lofi tribal sounding loop. Outtake from a recording of me hitting some different objects together.

Hitting a can. Two short sounds.

Hitting a can. One short sound.

Hitting a can. Two tight hits.

Somebody talking. . .

A brief affirming melody.

A recording of the plant room at my work.

Shaking a bunch of spoons. Stereo.

Clicking a bunch of spoons. Stereo.

Shaking a bunch of spoons. Stereo.

Clicking a bunch of spoons. Stereo.

Clicking a bunch of spoons. Stereo.

Item found. Made with famitracker. A free program. Nothing else was used. All original.

Alien trying to laugh like a typical dutch middle aged woman, rescued from an found cassette tape.

Scientific reading by a dutch professor, rescued from a found cassette tape.

Vérification du métallophone du jeu des 1 000 euros le 6 janvier 2022 à Saint-Chef (Isère).

The inverted version of the jazz ride pattern, which was created before the generally used one.

Opening comments to sermon delivered by george r. Brunk ii, mennonite preacher from virginia, in kitchener, ontario, canada, on october 22, 1962. Quarter-track 7" tape found in kensington market, toronto. Transferred from a körting mt156 at 3. 75ips.

I bought a little handheld tape recorder at goodwill and found a tape with this recording on it inside.

Clicking a couple spoons together. Stereo.

Clicking a couple spoons together. Stereo.

Clicking a couple spoons together. Stereo.

Clicking a couple spoons together. Stereo.