There are many ways to download the audio portion of a  YouTube video as an MP3 (<!-- <a href="http://listentoyoutube.com/">ListenToYoutube.com</a>,  --><a href="http://vidtomp3.com/index.php">VidToMP3.com</a>, <a href="http://flvto.com/">FLVto.com</a>).  And it's clear that a lot of people use YouTube as sort of a "pirate audio" storage place.  Individual songs are easy enough to find.

<p>But what do you if you want <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_sound_effect">stock sound effects</a>?  These can be harder to find.

<h3>searches</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22sound+fx%22&search_type=&aq=f">"sound FX"</a>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sfx+sound&search_type=&aq=f">sound sfx</a>
</ul>

<h3>users who upload mostly sound fx</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MusicLoops#grid/uploads">MusicLoops</a>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=metalhoodmetalhood#grid/uploads">metalhoodmetalhood</a>
</ul>


<h3>Other websites</h3>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.soundsnap.com/">SoundSnap.com</a> (<a href="http://www.soundsnap.com/faq">semi-free</a>)
</ul>