Various devices and props were utilized to approximate the actual sounds, including coconut shells for horse hooves, and a sheet of metal for thunder.
Over time, the quality of audio recording and playback increased, as did the demand for a wider variety of highly specific sounds.
Audio Fidelity Records was one of the first record labels to join in releasing compilations from the late 1950s to the early 1970s,[1] notably Elektra alongside Jac Holzman's released Authentic Sound Effects in 1964 as a 13 volume series.
[2] Over time, independent companies such as Sound Ideas and Hollywood Edge became involved, both distributing the major studios' libraries as well as making their own available to the public.
The internet ushered in a new generation of technology, entertainment media, and sound effects libraries.
Dozens of other websites now provide stock sounds for movies, video games, and software.