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Sound Ideas
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Plans and prices
Creator Access
$500a year
100 downloads · access to over 600K sounds · playlist building & sharing · royalty-free license
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Producer Access
$1,000a year
500 downloads · access to over 600K sounds · playlist building & sharing · royalty-free license
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Complete Access
$3,000a year
Unlimited downloads · access to over 600K sounds · playlist building & sharing · royalty-free license
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On the record
- Audience
- Sound Ideas specifically describes memberships for podcasters and YouTubers, video editors and filmmakers, and game developers.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Brian Nimens began Sound Ideas as a recording studio in Toronto, Canada in 1978.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Desktop search tool
- SuperSearch downloads are provided in Mac and PC formats, but recent Mac operating systems are incompatible with its FileMaker data files; online search works regardless of operating system.portal.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Download limit
- Download links remain active for 24 hours after purchase.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- File formats and metadata
- Sound Ideas files include detailed embedded metadata for search and are compatible with most audio tools and DAW search features.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Free trial
- Customers can contact Sound Ideas to request a free membership trial with full content and download access subject to daily download limits.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Licensing
- Sound Ideas royalty-free products are sold with synchronization rights only; master rights are not included.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Membership catalog
- Annual memberships provide access to the Sound Ideas, Hollywood Edge, Soundelux and SoundDogs libraries with over 675,000 sound effects and production elements.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy and GDPR
- Sound Ideas identifies itself as the data controller for platform data, processes information in Canada, and lets users request data export or deletion within 15 business days.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Search and playlists
- Memberships include powerful online search, immediate preview and download, and playlist building and sharing.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security and payments
- The platform uses PayPal to process payments, and Sound Ideas states that the platform and its clients do not see or store credit-card information.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Customer support is available Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:30pm EST by phone, email and live chat.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Sound Ideas offers over 1,000,000 sound effects, production elements and royalty-free music tracks for television, film, games, post-production and interactive media.sound-ideas.com · read 1 Oct 2026