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100 Words Every Foley Artist Should Know

November 1, 2026

100 Words Every Foley Artist Should Know

No. Item Definition
1. ambience background environmental sound
2. armor protective metal clothing
3. bag soft portable container
4. bang sudden explosive impact sound
5. boot sturdy high shoe
6. bottle glass or plastic container
7. brake device slowing motion
8. buckle clasp for straps
9. button small fastening disk
10. buzz low continuous vibrating sound
11. carpet soft floor covering
12. chime pleasant bell-like sound
13. clang loud resonant metal sound
14. clank heavy metal contact sound
15. clatter loud rattling series of sounds
16. clink light metal contact sound
17. cloth fabric rustling sound
18. concrete hard pavement surface
19. crackle series of tiny sharp sounds
20. crash sudden loud breaking sound
21. creak high wooden groaning sound
22. cue signal to start action
23. dagger short pointed weapon
24. dampen reduce vibration or sound
25. door movable entrance panel
26. drawer sliding storage compartment
27. drip sound of falling liquid
28. edit cut and arrange audio
29. foley performed sound effects art
30. footstep sound of a step
31. glass hard brittle transparent material
32. glove hand covering garment
33. gravel small stones underfoot
34. hat head covering
35. heel back part of a shoe
36. hinge joint allowing a door swing
37. hiss soft sibilant air sound
38. hum steady low sound
39. ice frozen water surface
40. impact forceful contact effect
41. jacket short outer garment
42. jingle light ringing metallic sound
43. keys small metal door tools
44. knock sound of striking a surface
45. latch fastener holding something closed
46. layer one sound element in mix
47. leather animal hide material
48. loop repeat a sound segment
49. metal hard ringing material
50. mic device capturing sound
51. mix combine sounds together
52. mud wet soft earth
53. muffle deadening or softening sound
54. mug handled drinking cup
55. pace speed of movement
56. paper thin sheet material
57. perform carry out sound action
58. pit surface area for footsteps
59. plastic synthetic moldable material
60. plate flat dish for food
61. playback reproduction of recorded sound
62. pocket small sewn storage pouch
63. pop small sharp bursting sound
64. prop object used for sound effects
65. rattle rapid knocking sound
66. realism believable natural sound quality
67. reverb persistence of reflected sound
68. ring clear resonant bell sound
69. room tone natural sound of a room
70. rubber elastic waterproof material
71. rumble deep continuous rolling sound
72. rustle soft crackling movement sound
73. scrape harsh sound from rubbing
74. slam forceful shutting sound
75. snap sharp breaking sound
76. splash liquid striking a surface
77. squeak short high-pitched sound
78. squelch wet sucking movement sound
79. studio room for recording sound
80. surface material producing footstep sound
81. swish soft sweeping movement sound
82. sync match sound to picture
83. table flat-topped furniture piece
84. take single recorded performance
85. tap light quick striking sound
86. thud heavy dull impact sound
87. tick light repeated clicking sound
88. tile hard ceramic surface
89. timing placement in time
90. tire rubber wheel covering
91. track recorded audio channel
92. umbrella rain-shielding folding cover
93. velcro hook-and-loop fastener
94. weight sense of heaviness
95. wheel circular rotating part
96. whip flexible striking lash
97. whirr soft rapid spinning sound
98. whoosh rushing air movement sound
99. wood hard timber surface
100. zipper toothed fastening device

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