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Referee Whistle Sound Effects

10 free referee whistle sound effects for sports games, or for start and stop signals · last 0.25–1.3 s · WAV & MP3 · CC0 · no signup

10 referee whistle sound effects: pea whistle trills, single sharp blasts, double blasts, a long blast, a distant whistle, a soft whistle and a short blast. Use one for kick-off, a foul, half time or the final whistle in a sports game or video.

Quick picks: Single Sharp Referee Whistle Blow 11 (0.9 s, reviewed) · Double Referee Whistle Blow 12 (0.25 s, the shortest, reviewed) · Soft Referee Whistle Blow 16 (1.3 s, the longest, reviewed)

Double Referee Whistle Blow 12Instrument hits · 0.25 s

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Common uses: sports games, start and stop signals.

Which referee whistle variation to use

For a foul or a stop in play, start with Single Sharp Referee Whistle Blow 11, at 0.9 s. Double blasts and Long Referee Whistle Blow 13 suit half time or full time, and Distant Referee Whistle Blow 14 a match heard from far off. Double Referee Whistle Blow 12 is the shortest, at 0.25 s.

Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.

Common questions about referee whistle

Is there a football referee whistle sound?

Yes. Every file here is a referee whistle blow, for football, basketball or any other sport.

Is there a whistle trill?

Yes: the Pea Whistle Trill Referee Whistle Blow files, at 1 and 1.1 s.

In code: GET https://sfxmint.com/api/v1/roles/whistle returns a default referee whistle file with alternates, and the MCP tool get_role_sound does the same for coding assistants. No key needed.

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