Sound effects tag

Error Sound Effects

Error sound effects mark the moment something says no. A wrong button, a failed login. Most of these come from UI libraries, so the error sits next to the select and confirm sounds it belongs with, in styles running from sci-fi readouts to cute and cartoony. There are glitches and hums too. It all suits games and apps, and any screen that needs to push back.

Libraries
40
Publishers
25
Formats
Mono, stereo
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$5 to $129
FiltersAll 40 libraries tagged ErrorFilter by the spec, not just the subjectRecorded or designed, sample rate, bit depth, channel format, embedded metadata and file count. Narrow it down before you download anything.
Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

All 40 libraries tagged Error.
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All 40 libraries tagged Error

48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Game menu sound effects featuring 108 select, confirm, error, tab switch, and unlock actions organized across 18 genre-based UI sets including arcade, sci-fi, fantasy RPG, horror, retro 8-bit, and cartoon.
108 files · 20.4 MB · Metadata
-25%
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Futuristic HUD sound effects featuring 225 designed UI elements including alerts, beeps, clicks, confirmations, data bursts, hologram glitches, error tones, scans, typing, transitions, and portal movements for sci-fi games and film.
225 files · 95.7 MB · Metadata
-40%
44.1 to 48 kHz, 16 to 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Podcast sound effects featuring over 500 production elements, including censor bleeps, interface notifications, crowd reactions, musical logos, digital glitches, stingers, and designed whoosh transitions for multimedia editing.
595 files · 509 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Minimal UI sound effects featuring 242 clean button clicks, haptic taps, interface toggles, success notifications, error alerts, and menu swipe transitions designed for responsive games and digital applications.
242 files · 249 MB · Metadata
-18%
48 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This library of glitch sound effects includes digital UI transitions, complex constructions, analog tape artifacts, and system errors for post-production and motion design.
125 files · 36.2 MB · Metadata
Was $22.00, now $18.00
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An error sound has a small job: say no without any fuss. When the fault is the machine rather than the user, Malfunction and glitch textures do it better, but for menus it helps when the error comes from the same family as the Confirm sound, a little lower or shorter, so the whole menu hangs together. The libraries here cover errors alongside selects and tab switches. Handy. Some split them by genre as well, so a horror menu and an arcade menu each get their own, and others lean sci-fi with metallic clicks and data readouts.

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