Dial Tone Sound Effect

📝 Description

The dial tone is a fossil that still hurts — the flat, endless hum of a landline waiting for a number, and the sound every movie uses when someone hangs up on a broken heart. Younger audiences know it mainly from cinema, which only sharpens its dramatic power: it means the conversation is over and one party did not agree. Use it after devastating exits in edits, as the response to messages that deserved no reply, or to end skits with cold finality. It also authenticates retro office scenes instantly. Nobody is coming to the phone; the tone has spoken.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:02

Format

MP3

File Size

27 KB

Added

June 17, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by Breviceps via Freesound. View original source →