For this activity you need to read a short script that you will enhance with sound effects found on Soundtrap.  Using sound effects in an audio recording is a very old technique to make your story more interesting for the listener.  Watch these videos to see the work a “Foley Artist” does to make movies and radio shows better. 

Now download some of these sound effects to help tell a story with Soundtrap!

BBC Free Sound Effects Library 

Click the link above to see the sound effects you can download and use in your recordings

7. Using BBC content

Provided you keep to these rules, the BBC grants you permission to use the BBC content but only…

• For non-commercial, personal or research purposes (for example, including the content on a non-commercial, advertisement-free reminiscence website aimed at helping trigger memories in people with dementia)

• For formal education purposes while you are a student or a member of staff of a school, college or university (for example, if you are enrolled on a university or college course, or if you are a school pupil, or you are a teacher and you wish to display the content on an electronic whiteboard, including images in a printed class worksheet)

Or

You can download some of the sound effect MP3s from the files below