24 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Strains"

A strange, metallic stretching sound.

Strained.

Nonsensical gibberish uttered out of frustration.

Can be used for toilet scenes.

Me experimenting with my voice. This is the raw version, so it's a great sample for processing. I hope you find it useful! also if used, a link to your work would be most appreciated!.

You can use without any credit.

A grunt of effort as though lifting or pushing. Recorded with my phone.

The synthetic mooring ropes of a cruise liner around a bollard creak under the strain as the ship moves. The ship's gangplank groans in the background as it rubs against the paving of the quayside.

Electric trailer jack sounds like a straining electric winch, lift or door actuator.

Straining my throat. Some interference from fans.

The kind of laugh you let out when you're just so frustrated and you're trying not to yell.

An mp3 rather discreet recording of a person lifting dumbbells in a work-out, grunting with effort, weights clinking together. Recorded with a black sony digital ic voice recorder.

A recording of a frog noisemaker much like this one with the pitch lowered and some subtle reverb added. Suitable for old houses or wooden ships creaking.

Foley recording of a goose-neck reading lamp lamp (you can bend it into any position and it will stay that way) mounted to a bed in a hotel room. Features a lot of groaning, clicking, bending, stretching, etc. Could be used for rope torsion sfx, pitched down for metal stress / strain / fatigue, clicking elements could be used for creature sounds.

I shout/scream around or something. Me recording verbally straining myself? i don't know how to express what this is actually. . Available under mit/zlib/newbsd/zworks licenses too (all gpl/cc-by/cc-by-sa-compatible). You can download pre-cut files of each 'shouting' see comments.

A radio glitchy noise.

The sound of a pipe being strained as if about to burst open.

Alternate Title: The Battle Hymn of the Republic Henry Reed's air is evidence of the folksongs in circulation about John Brown that became the basis for Julia Ward Howe's patriotic hymn "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." His version implies a verse and refrain using essentially the same melodic material, as is the case with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." Title change: The title appeared in the fieldnotes as "John Brown's a-Hangin' on a Sour Apple Tree." Key: D Meter: 4/4 Strains: 2 (middle-middle, 4-4) Rendition: 1-2-1 Phrase Structure: ABAC A'B'A'C (abcd abef a'b'c'd' abef) Compass: 9

Stop-time in Dan Emmett's "Aunt Dinah's Wedding Dance" (1895) first break down strain

Stop-time in Dan Emmett's "Aunt Dinah's Wedding Dance" (1895) second break down strain

That Da-Da Strain performed by the Dixie Players of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band. Track 12 from Dixie Parade (2002). Recorded May 2002 at Windmark Studios in Virginia Beach and mastered by Alan Silverman of New York.

The trio strain of National Emblem, often used for the advancement of the National Colors during ceremonies, as well as for the entrance of the National Colors for indoor events, performed by the U.S. Army Band

Part 8 (a drum cadence followed by the last strain of "The Stars and Stripes Forever") of a basic outdoor parade sequence performed by the Ceremonial Band of the United States Air Force Band of the West. Track 18 from Facets! (1992). Captain Steven Grimo, Commander. Lieutenant Danny Varella, Vice Commander.

Modern Music from Psalm Singer's Amusement by William Billings (1781). Lyrics: we are met for a Concert of modern invention To tickle the Ear is our present intention Audience are seated expecting to be treated with a piece of the Best with a piece of the best & since we all agree to set the tune on E the Authors darling Key he prefers to the rest let the Bass take the Lead & firmly proceed till the parts are agreed to... let the Tenor succed & follow the Lead till the parts are agreed to... let the Counter inspire the rest of the choir inflamed with desire to... let the Treble in the rear no longer forbear but expressly declare for a... ...fuge away then change to brisker time & up the Ladder climb & down again the mount the second time & end the strain then change the Key to pen five tones & flow in Treble time the Notes exceeding low keep down awhile then rise by slow degrees the process surely will not fail to please Thru Common & Treble we jointly have run we'll give you their Essense compounded in one all though we are strongly attached to the rest six four is the movement that pleases us best that pleases us best six four is the movement that pleases us best & now we address you as Friends to the cause performers are modest & make their own laws although we are sanguin & clap at the Bang the part of the hearer's to clap their Applause to clap their applause the part of the hearer's to clap their Applause