Sound effects tag

Gurgling Sound Effects

Gurgling sound effects for water with somewhere to go. Mostly downhill. Streams running over stones, drains swallowing the last of the bath, a toilet refilling, and bubbles rising through an aquarium. There's a darker kind too: zombies and cave creatures with something wet stuck in their throats. It's the same sound in very different scenes, and both get plenty of use.

Libraries
48
Publishers
33
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$8 to $249
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Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

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Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

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Embedded metadata
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All 48 libraries tagged Gurgling.
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All 48 libraries tagged Gurgling

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Forest stream sound effects captured as seven unprocessed 96 kHz / 24-bit field recordings, totalling 52 minutes of water flowing over stones with surrounding woodland ambience and wildlife.
7 files · 1.69 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Karst rainforest sound effects recorded in Khao Sok and Khlong Pae, Thailand, capturing insect drones, cicadas, birdsong, bamboo creaks, rivers, and canopy wind in AB, ORTF, binaural, and AmbiX formats.
99 files · 10.1 GB · Metadata
192 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Natural water sound effects recorded near Manchester feature pristine streams, rivers, and waterfalls, meticulously captured in high-resolution 24-bit/192kHz format for professional audio applications.
25 files · 4.83 GB · Metadata
-40%
44.1 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Carefully recorded water streams and flow effects captured with professional Zoom equipment deliver pristine, natural soundscapes suitable for environmental sound design projects.
10 files · 475 MB
Was $25.00, now $15.00
Add Water Streams to cart
-35%
48 to 96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
The comprehensive water audio collection features diverse sound effects, from gentle streams and crashing ocean waves to designed water tools, enabling detailed aquatic soundscapes for multimedia projects.
891 files · 34.56 GB · Metadata
Was $277.00, now $179.00
Add Water Bundle to cart

A gurgle is air and water fighting over the same small space, which is why drains and narrow streams do it best. Pipes too. The stream recordings catch it where water squeezes between rocks, with gentler runs in Trickle, and the Bubble sets get in close on aquariums and jacuzzis, some of it recorded under the surface. Creature designers use the same idea in a throat. A wet gurgle under a growl makes a zombie sound drowned or diseased. Nature films and horror games both lean on it.

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