Gentle Vintage Music Box — free sound effect
4.0s · WAV & MP3 · other · 0 downloads · quality 9.5/10 · royalty-free, CC BY 4.0
Credit it like this (the one condition of the free licence):
“Gentle Vintage Music Box” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/gentle-vintage-music-box-47d46432) — CC BY 4.0
About this sound
An AI-generated sound effect: “Slow, gentle rotating music box chime with a soft warbling lo-fi analog tape texture, faint metallic click and rumble from internal clockwork mechanism, muted high-pitched resonant metal tines, warm slightly distant vintage speaker tone, smooth fading harmonic envelope without abrupt cuts”. Quality-checked before listing, free for commercial and personal projects — videos, games, podcasts, apps and client work. No royalties — just credit BudgetPixel AI.
Direct file: WAV · 44.1 kHz — both WAV and MP3 are on the download button.
Editor's note (9.5/10): This recording nearly perfectly matches the brief, featuring all requested clockwork, lo-fi warble, and warm distant vintage tone details with no abrupt cuts or unwanted artifacts.
Also searched as: music box sound · vintage chime · clockwork music box · soft lullaby chime · old music box
Sound effect licensing — common questions
- Is "Gentle Vintage Music Box" free to use commercially?
- Yes. "Gentle Vintage Music Box" is free for commercial and personal use under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — monetised YouTube videos, podcasts, games, apps, ads, streams, films and client work are all covered, with no fees, royalties or subscription. The one condition is the credit: “Gentle Vintage Music Box” by BudgetPixel AI (https://budgetpixel.com/sfx/gentle-vintage-music-box-47d46432) — CC BY 4.0
- Do I have to credit BudgetPixel to use "Gentle Vintage Music Box"?
- Yes — crediting BudgetPixel AI is the one condition of the licence, and downloading still needs no account. Put the credit line from this page wherever your project lists sources: a video description, end credits, show notes, or a game's credits screen.
- What format and length is "Gentle Vintage Music Box"?
- "Gentle Vintage Music Box" runs 4 seconds and downloads as WAV at 44.1 kHz, with MP3 on the same download button. Both formats carry the identical licence, so pick whichever your editor prefers — WAV for layering and pitch work, MP3 when file size matters.
- Can I use "Gentle Vintage Music Box" in a monetised YouTube video?
- Yes. Monetised video is explicitly permitted. BudgetPixel never registers library audio with Content ID, and because this sound effect is licensed to everyone non-exclusively under CC BY 4.0, no one can hold the exclusive rights Content ID requires. If a claim ever appears, dispute it and cite this page and its licence.
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