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Foley sound effects

Foley sound effects for desk, office and lifestyle reels, with paper rustles, page turns, pen clicks, marker squeaks, keyboards, zippers and cards.

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Foley is the sound of everyday objects handled on screen: paper, a page turning, a pen click, a marker on a whiteboard, a keyboard, a mouse wheel, a zipper, cloth and a deck of cards. These sounds make tutorials, desk setups and behind-the-scenes clips feel physical.

foley-marker-squeak goes with highlighter swipes and hand-drawn arrows, which is why it is the first choice for a highlight or underline in the sound map. foley-camera-shutter is a DSLR mirror slap for photo moments.

How to use them

  • Sync foley to the visible action: the page turn on the turn, the click on the click.
  • Starting volume: about 0.3 to 0.4; foley should feel close and natural, not loud.
  • The NOTEBOOK skin and the t05 Highlighter Quote style suit marker and paper sounds.
  • Use foley-keyboard-clack for intense work scenes and ui-typing-burst for calmer typing.

All 10 foley sound effects

10 sounds in this category. None of them has a public preview; they are listed by name and length and come with the pack. The sound pads on the home page play a selection from other categories.

  • foley-camera-shutter0.27 sIn the pack

    Photo shoots, behind the scenes, snapshots in reels, freeze frames.

  • foley-card-shuffle1.36 sIn the pack

    Card tricks, games, mixing options, 'shuffle the deck' metaphors.

  • foley-cloth-swish0.60 sIn the pack

    Getting dressed, fashion and outfit reels, movement and gestures.

  • foley-keyboard-clack1.36 sIn the pack

    Intense coding or writing scenes, hacker montages, 'grinding' work.

  • foley-marker-squeak0.87 sIn the pack

    Whiteboard explainers, drawing arrows, teaching, brainstorm scenes.

  • foley-mouse-scroll0.78 sIn the pack

    Scrolling through feeds or code, browsing, 'endless scrolling' jokes.

  • foley-page-turn0.61 sIn the pack

    Books, guides, step-by-step tutorials, 'next chapter' transitions.

  • foley-paper-rustle1.24 sIn the pack

    Documents, notes, studying, planning, contracts and paperwork scenes.

  • foley-pen-click0.21 sIn the pack

    Signing, writing, decisions, 'let's get to work', office scenes.

  • foley-zipper0.81 sIn the pack

    Packing, travel, unboxing, opening something up, fashion content.

In the pack: WAV 48 kHz 16-bit (peak -1 dBFS) and MP3 320 kbps of every sound, with the same name. Previews on this site are lighter MP3 copies.

Questions

What does foley mean?

Everyday sounds performed or created to match what happens on screen, named after the film sound artist Jack Foley. Here they are made in code rather than recorded.

Which sound fits a highlighter animation?

foley-marker-squeak, two marker strokes on a whiteboard. Start it as the highlight starts to draw.

Do these have previews on the site?

Not in this category. Every sound is listed with its length and a note; the WAV and MP3 files come with the pack.