The Hanna-Barbera Library of Sounds

The original 1973 vinyl release, volume 1 of "Series A".

The 1986 vinyl reissue.

The 1986 CD reissue.

The Hanna-Barbera Library of Sounds is a sound effects library made and distributed by Hanna-Barbera Productions, largely for use in radio stations and similar production facilities. It was first released in 1973 on seven LP records, branded as "Series A," as H-B was to presumably release more volumes in the library labeled by letter, but it never came to be (which would explain why this library has noticeably lesser categories and effects than the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library from Sound Ideas Canada Ltd. released twenty years later.) This "Series A" release was reissued by Hanna-Barbera in 1986, again on seven LP records but also as a two-CD set.

Also See

• Hanna-Barbera Records: Drop-Ins Volume One
• Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library
• Hanna-Barbera Lost Treasures Sound Effects Library
• Hanna-Barbera: Cartoon Sound FX (1994) (Other Media)

Sound Effects Used

• Elektra Records, Cows Mooing/H-B COW - BELLOWING AND MOOING, ANIMAL, BULL
• H-B APE - GIBBON APE CHATTERING, ANIMAL
• H-B AUTO, ANTIQUE - MODEL T: CONSTANT DRIVING, CARTOON
• H-B AUTO, BACKUP - AUTO BACKS UP
• H-B AUTO, CARTOON - CRAZY CAR STARTS
• H-B AUTO, DRIVING - CONSTANT DRIVING, IDLE
• H-B AUTO, IDLE - AUTO ENGINE IDLING
• H-B AUTO, RACE, DRAGSTER - APPROACHES, ENGINE REV AND AWAY
• H-B AUTO, RACE, DRAGSTER - IDLE, REVS, DRIVES AWAY
• H-B AUTO, RACE - CONSTANT RACE CARS DRIVING
• H-B AUTO, RACE - RACE TRACK AMBIENCE, RACE CARS DRIVING, DISTANT P.A. ANNOUNCER
• H-B AUTO, VINTAGE - DOOR CLOSE, START AND AWAY
• H-B AVALANCHE - ROCKY AVALANCHE SLIDE WITH DEBRIS
• H-B AXE - CHOPPING INTO TREE, LOGGING
• H-B BABOONS - CALLING, ANIMAL, APE
• H-B BABY, CARTOON - FUNNY BABY CRYING, HUMAN
• H-B BASKETBALL - BASKETBALL DRIBBLES, BOUNCES WITH GYMNASIUM REVERB, SPORTS
• H-B BEAR - SHORT LOW GROWL, ANIMAL
• H-B BELL, ALARM - LOW ALARM BELL
• H-B BELL, CARTOON - BELL DINGS WITH TEMPLE BLOCK HITS
• H-B BELL, CARTOON - HUGE MAGIC BELLS
• H-B BELL, CARTOON - LOW DOORBELL RING
• H-B BELL, CARTOON - SEVERAL DINGS
• H-B BELL, CLOCK TOWER - BIG BEN CHIMING FOUR TIMES
• H-B BELL, CLOCK TOWER - TOLLING, THREE TIMES
• H-B BELL, COWBELL - FIVE HITS
• H-B BELL, DESK - DESK BELL RING
• H-B BELL, DOOR - DOOR BUZZER RINGING
• H-B BELL, HAND - HAND BELL RINGING WITH CLAPS
• H-B BELL, HAND - SCHOOL HAND BELL RINGING, FIRE
• H-B BELL, HIT - CLOCK TOWER BELL CHIMES WITH GUITAR HIT
• H-B BELL, SHIP - INTERMITTENT RINGS
• H-B BELL, TRIANGLE - HEAVY TRIANGLE BELL RINGING, DINNER, COWBOY, RANCH
• H-B BELL, TWEET - BELL TWEETS WITH BIRDS CHIRPING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, CONDOR - CONDOR CALLING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, CROW - FUNNY CROW CAWS, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, DUCK - FUNNY DUCK QUACKING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, FALCON - FALCON SQUAWKY CHIRPS, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, KOOKABURRA - KOOKABURRA CALLING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, PENGUIN - EMPEROR PENGUIN HONKS, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, ROOSTER - ROOSTER CLUCKING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, SEAGULL - SEAGULLS CALLING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, SEAGULL - SEAGULLS CALLING WITH OCEAN WAVES, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRD, VULTURE - VULTURES CALLING, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRDS, JUNGLE - HOOT OWL AND CROW, ANIMAL
• H-B BIRDS, JUNGLE - MIDNIGHT JUNGLE BIRDS CALLING WITH FROGS, ANIMAL
• H-B BOING, CARTOON - CRAZY BOING BOUNCE
• H-B BOING, CARTOON - SMALL TIMP BOUNCE
• H-B BOINK, CARTOON - RAPID BOINKS
• H-B BOOMERANG - BOOMERANG SWISH BY
• H-B BOTTLE, CARTOON - MILK BOTTLES BEING PLACED DOWN
• H-B BOWLING - HUGE BOWLING ALLEY WITH BALL ROLLS, PINS STRIKE, SPORTS
• H-B BREATHING, CARTOON - FEMALE BREATHING, HUMAN
• H-B BUGLE, CARTOON - ATTENTION!, FAST, MUSIC
• H-B BUGLE, CARTOON - ATTENTION!, SLOW, MUSIC
• H-B BUGLE, CARTOON - CHARGE!, SHORT, MUSIC
• H-B BUGLE, CARTOON - REVIELLE, GOOD AND RAPID, MUSIC
• H-B BUS - IDLE AND TAKE OFF
• H-B BUTTER, CHURN - CHURNING BUTTER, FOOD
• H-B BUZZER, CARTOON - CONSTANT BUZZING
• H-B BUZZER, INDUSTRY - INDUSTRIAL BUZZER BUZZING
• H-B CAN OPENER - OPENING CAN WITH HAND
• H-B CARNIVAL, AMBIENCE - CARNIVAL MIDWAY WITH RIDES, GAMES AND CROWD
• H-B CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE DIVE AND SWOOP BY 01
• H-B CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE DIVE AND SWOOP BY 02
• H-B CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE DIVE AND SWOOP BY 03
• H-B CASH REGISTER - CASH REGISTER WITH BELL
• H-B CAT - YOWLS, ANIMAL
• H-B CEMENT MIXER - PASS BY, TRUCK, CONSTRUCTION
• H-B CEREAL - POUR INTO BOWL, FOOD, BREAKFAST
• H-B CEREAL - POUR MILK ONTO CEREAL, FOOD, BREAKFAST
• H-B CEREAL - POUR SUGAR ONTO CEREAL, FOOD, BREAKFAST
• H-B CEREAL - SPOON DIG ONTO CEREAL, FOOD, BREAKFAST
• H-B CHIMES - CHINESE CHIMES RINGING
• H-B CLOCK, ALARM - ALARM CLOCK RING
• H-B CLOCK, ALARM - TICK AND RING
• H-B CLOCK, TICK - OLD CLOCK TICKS
• H-B CLOCK SHOP - LOUD CLOCK SHOP BACKGROUND
• H-B CLOCK SHOP - SOFT CLOCK SHOP BACKGROUND
• H-B COIN, CLANK - COIN INTO SLOT MACHINE, GAMBLING, CASINO
• H-B COIN, DROP - SEVERAL COINS DROP, MONEY, FALL 02
• H-B COIN, ROLL - COIN OR METAL BALL ROLLING
• H-B COMPUTER, CARTOON - IBM COMPUTER RUNNING
• H-B COMPUTER, CARTOON - SPUTTERY COMPUTER RUNNING
• H-B CONSTRUCTION, AMBIENCE - HEAVY CONSTRUCTION SITE BACKGROUND
• H-B CONVEYOR BELT - RUNNING, INDUSTRY
• H-B COUGAR - DISTANT SNARLS AND GROWLS, ANIMAL, CAT
• H-B COW - FUNNY COWS MOOING IN BARN, ANIMAL
• H-B CRASH, PILE DRIVER - BANGING PILE DRIVER CRASHES
• H-B CRICKET - MANY CRICKETS AND FROGS SINGING, ANIMAL, INSECT, AMPHIBIAN
• H-B CROWD, APPLAUSE - LARGE CROWD: BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE, AUDIENCE
• H-B CROWD, APPLAUSE - SMALL CROWD: LIGHT APPLAUSE, MIXED
• H-B CROWD, APPLAUSE - SMALL STUDIO AUDIENCE: POLITE APPLAUSE
• H-B CYMBALS, CARTOON - SMALL CHINESE CYMBALS CRASHING, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• H-B DRAG, CARTOON - CHAIN DRAG
• H-B FOOTSTEPS, BRUSH - FOOTSTEPS THROUGH BRUSH
• H-B HEDGE CLIPPERS - SNIPPING
• H-B HELICOPTER - EXT: APPROACH, LAND
• H-B HELICOPTER - EXT: PASS BY
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - SMALL BONK 01
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - SMALL BONK 02
• H-B HIT, CARTOON - SMALL BONK 03
• H-B LION - FUNNY GROWLS, ANIMAL, CAT
• H-B LION - LOUD HUNGRY GROWLS, ANIMAL, CAT
• H-B MONKEY - SQUIRREL MONKEY: SINGLE CALL, ANIMAL, APE
• H-B MOUNTAIN LION - ROARS AND PURRS, ANIMAL, CAT
• H-B PANTHER - GROWLS AND HISSES, ANIMAL, CAT
• H-B PARADE, CHINESE - CHINESE NEW YEAR BACKGROUND
• H-B RIP, CLOTH - CLOTH RIP
• H-B RUSTLE, CLOTH - HEAVY CLOTH RUSTLE
• H-B SHUFFLE, CARTOON - CARD SHUFFLE, GAMBLING, CASINO
• H-B SHUFFLE, CARTOON - CARD SHUFFLE AND GATHER, GAMBLING, CASINO
• H-B SKID, CARTOON - VERY SLOW SKIDS
• H-B SPIN, CARTOON - CUCKOO SPINNING SOUNDS
• H-B STRETCH, CARTOON - RUBBER BALLOON STRETCH 02
• H-B TRAFFIC, MEDIUM - FREEWAY TRAFFIC PASSING, AUTO
• H-B TRAIN, DIESEL - DIESEL TRAIN COUPLING, TAKE OFF AND HORN, AMTRAK
• H-B WATER, FOUNTAIN - WATER FOUNTAIN: RUNNING, CARTOON
• Hollywoodedge, Big Single Gulp ie Dr CRT026803/Sound Ideas, GULP, CARTOON - BIG GULP, HUMAN
• Hollywoodedge, Cans Crash Floor Rol CRT033403/Sound Ideas, CRASH, CANS - FALLING CANS
• Hollywoodedge, Single Classic Wolf CRT012501/Sound Ideas, COYOTE - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, AIR - AIR RELEASE THROUGH HOSE, VERY SHORT/MEDIUM/LONG/VERY LONG
• Sound Ideas, ALLIGATOR - ALLIGATOR HISS, ANIMAL, REPTILE
• Sound Ideas, Animals - Agitated chimp and hyena as heard inside of zoo cages . . . lion roar in background
• Sound Ideas, ANTEATER - ANTEATER GROWL, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, APE - GRUNTS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - AUTO WHIZZ BY, ZOOM 01
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - AUTO WHIZZ BY, ZOOM 02
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - AUTO WHIZZ BY, ZOOM 03
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, CARTOON - CRAZY AUTO SPUTTERS
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, DOOR - CLOSE 02
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, DOOR - OPEN 02
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, RACE, DRAGSTER - DRAGSTER PEEL OUT
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, RACE, DRAGSTER - HOT IDLE 01
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, TIRE SQUEAL - CORNER SQUEAL, SHORT
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, VINTAGE - OLD AUTO: PASS BY
• Sound Ideas, AUTO, VINTAGE - OLD AUTO: START, IDLE, PULL AWAY
• Sound Ideas, AVALANCHE - AVALANCHE SLIDE AND RUMBLE
• Sound Ideas, AVALANCHE - HEAVY AVALANCHE HIT AND RUMBLE
• Sound Ideas, BAT - SQUEALS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BAT - THREE SCREAMS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BEES - ACTIVE BUZZING AROUND BEEHIVE, ANIMAL, INSECT
• Sound Ideas, BEES - SINGLE BUMBLE BEE BUZZING, ANIMAL, INSECT
• Sound Ideas, BELL, BIG - BIG BONG
• Sound Ideas, BELL, COWBELL - COWBELL RATTLE, LONG
• Sound Ideas, BELL, FIRE - ELECTRIC FIRE BELL RINGS
• Sound Ideas, BELL, ORCHESTRA - CHROMATIC RUN UP, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, BELL, ORCHESTRA - FOUR SINGLE NOTES, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, BELL, ORCHESTRA - RUN UP AND TRILL, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, BELL, ORCHESTRA - THREE QUICK GLISSES, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, CHICKEN - FUNNY HEN CLUCKS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, COCKATOO - SQUEAKY SQUAWK, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, CRANE - SAURAUS CRANE: SCREECHY CALLS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, FALCON - FALCON: CRY CALLS, ANIMAL/Sound Ideas, BIRD, HAWK - SINGLE HAWK SCREECHING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, PARROT - FUNNY PARROT SQUAWK AND WHISTLE, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, PARROT - FUNNY PARROT SQUAWKS AND WHISTLES, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, PIGEON - PIGEON COOING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - ROOSTER MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 02
• Sound Ideas, BIRDS, JUNGLE - AFTERNOON JUNGLE BIRDS CALLING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BIRDS, VARIOUS - LIGHT CHIRPING AND TWITTERING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
• Sound Ideas, BLOOP, CARTOON - LITTLE BLOOP
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - BOINK AND WIGGLE
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING COLLECTION 01
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
• Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SHUFFLE AND BOINK
• Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOINK
• Sound Ideas, BORK, CARTOON - LOUD ZORK
• Sound Ideas, BOUNCE, CARTOON - DOUG'S RISING BOUNCE
• Sound Ideas, BOUNCE, CARTOON - FRED'S AUTO BOUNCE, SHORT/MEDIUM/LONG
• Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, LAVA - THICK LAVA BUBBLES
• Sound Ideas, BUGLE, CARTOON - CHARGE!, MUSIC
• Sound Ideas, CAMERA, MOVIE - 8MM: WIND UP AND RUN
• Sound Ideas, CATAPULT, CARTOON - CATAPULT FIRE
• Sound Ideas, CEMENT MIXER - RUNNING, CONSTRUCTION
• Sound Ideas, COIN, DROP - SINGLE COIN FALL, MONEY, DROP
• Sound Ideas, COIN, POUR - DUMP COINS OUT OF BAG, MONEY, SACK
• Sound Ideas, COIN, SPIN - SINGLE LARGE COIN DROP AND SPIN, MONEY
• Sound Ideas, COMPUTER, CARTOON - TOY COMPUTER RUNNING, LONG
• Sound Ideas, COUGAR - VICIOUS SNARLS AND GROWLS, ANIMAL, CAT
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, AUTO - AUTO APPROACH, SKID AND CRASH, CARTOON (slightly edited)
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - HEAVY DEBRIS CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - HEAVY TUMBLING CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - LITTLE GLASS OR POTTERY CRASH, SMASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, GLASS - LARGE GLASS CRASH/Sound Ideas, CRASH, CARTOON - BIG GLASS OR POTTERY CRASH, SMASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - CLANGY METAL CRASH
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - HEAVY METAL JUNK CRASH 02
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, METAL - METAL PAN DROP
• Sound Ideas, CRASH, WOOD - LARGE WOOD CRUNCH 01/02
• Sound Ideas, CREAK, CHAIR - ROCKING CHAIR CREAKS
• Sound Ideas, CRICKET - TWO CRICKETS CHIRPING, ANIMAL, INSECT
• Sound Ideas, CROCODILE - GROWLING, ANIMAL, REPTILE
• Sound Ideas, CROCODILE - SINGLE GROWL, ANIMAL, REPTILE
• Sound Ideas, DIGGING, CARTOON - DIGGING ROCKS IN MINE
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 01 (H-B) (Low volume.)
• Sound Ideas, EATING, CARTOON - SHORT CHEW AND GULP 02
• Sound Ideas, EATING, CARTOON - SHORT GLOPPY CHEWING
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY - ELECTRIC SPARK GAP, CONSTANT
• Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY - ELECTRIC SPARK GAP, INTERMITTENT
• Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, THREE TIMES, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - SEVERAL ELEPHANT ROARS, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - SEVERAL ELEPHANT TRUMPETS, ANIMAL (Slowed down and low pitched.)
• Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - SINGLE ELEPHANT TRUMPET, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - TRUMPETS IN JUNGLE, ANIMAL 01
• Sound Ideas, GORILLA - BREATHS-AND GRUNTS, ANIMAL, APE
• Sound Ideas, GORILLA - SNORTS AND GRUNTS, ANIMAL, APE
• Sound Ideas, GUN, HAND, FOLEY - SEVERAL TRIGGER CLICKS
• Sound Ideas, HELICOPTER, CARTOON - CRAZY COPTER IDLE
• Sound Ideas, HELICOPTER, CARTOON - CRAZY COPTER IN FLIGHT
• Sound Ideas, HELICOPTER, CARTOON - FUNNY COPTER, STEADY 01
• Sound Ideas, HELICOPTER - STARTER ONLY
• Sound Ideas, HIPPOPOTAMUS - HIPPO VOCALIZING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - BILP
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - FLAT BONK
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HOLLOW METALLIC HEAD KONK 02 (Low volume.)
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - PAT'S BILP
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SHARP TUBE THUNK/Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - HEAVY BOW TWANG
• Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SHRILL BILP
• Sound Ideas, HOP, CARTOON - HOPPING SPROINGS, SHORT/LONG (Sped up.)
• Sound Ideas, LION - SINGLE GROWL, ANIMAL, CAT
• Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC ARROW
• Sound Ideas, MONKEY - SMALL MONKEY CHATTERING, ANIMAL, APE/Sound Ideas, SQUIRREL - CHATTERING, ANIMAL, RODENT (H-B) (sounded similar)
• Sound Ideas, MONKEY - SMALL MONKEY SQUEAKS, ANIMAL, APE
• Sound Ideas, MONSTER - DRAGON GROAN, CREATURE, CARTOON, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, PARACHUTE, CARTOON - PARACHUTE OPEN 01
• Sound Ideas, PARACHUTE, CARTOON - PARACHUTE OPEN 02
• Sound Ideas, PLUCK, CARTOON - SINGLE BLURP
• Sound Ideas, POP, CARTOON - PAPER BAG BURST
• Sound Ideas, RATTLE, CARTOON - METAL ARMOUR RATTLE
• Sound Ideas, ROCKSLIDE - HEAVY CAVE IN
• Sound Ideas, SEAL - SEAL BARKING, ANIMAL
• Sound Ideas, SKID, AUTO - AUTO APPROACH AND SKID TO STOP, TIRE (Reversed.)
• Sound Ideas, SMASH, GLASS - GLASS SMASH 03/Sound Ideas, SMASH, GLASS - LIGHT GLASS SMASH/Sound Ideas, CRASH, GLASS - LIGHT GLASS SMASH, CARTOON
• Sound Ideas, SMASH, POTTERY - POTTERY CRASH 02
• Sound Ideas, SMASH, POTTERY - POTTERY CRASH 04
• Sound Ideas, SMASH, POTTERY - POTTERY CRASH 05
• Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN AND BOING
• Sound Ideas, SPIN, CARTOON - SPIN COMMOTION
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - RUBBING GLASS SQUEAKS
• Sound Ideas, TIGER - LOUD GROWLS, ANIMAL, CAT
• Sound Ideas, TWANG, CARTOON - BOWANG
• Sound Ideas, WATER, UNDERWATER - AQUA BY, FAST 01
• Sound Ideas, WATER, UNDERWATER - AQUA BY, MEDIUM 02
• Sound Ideas, WATER, UNDERWATER - CONSTANT UNDERWATER BUBBLES 01
• Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - CRAZY UP 01
• Sound Ideas, ZOOM, CARTOON - BROOM TAKE OFF