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Hello there,

In regards with the use of the BBC's none commercial library, can remix of the sounds or project using a BBC's free SFX be shared here?

I would believe so
"as a general rule, as long as your usage remains non-commercial, you can use sound effects for free, crediting the BBC. If the usage becomes commercial - i.e. if you monetise it, sell it, or charge for access to it, or if it is advertising-funded or commercially sponsored, then that counts as commercial use, and you will need to license the recording from Pro Sound Effects."

Licencing here https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/licensing

"Provided you keep to these rules, the BBC grants you permission to use the BBC content but only…
For non-commercial, personal or research purposes (for example, including the content on a non-commercial, advertisement-free reminiscence website aimed at helping trigger memories in people with dementia)
For formal education purposes while you are a student or a member of staff of a school, college or university (for example, if you are enrolled on a university or college course, or if you are a school pupil, or you are a teacher and you wish to display the content on an electronic whiteboard, including images in a printed class worksheet)"

"What you have to do
Use the latest version of the content and, where we have it, don’t remove any tagging or tracking
Make sure it’s displayed accurately
Add a credit (if it doesn’t already have one)
Most come with credits included. If not, put one of this in a prominent place nearby to show where you got the content from:

bbc.co.uk – © copyright [the year goes here] BBC

If possible, add a hyperlink to the content’s original location. Make sure it works, and don’t put anything between the credit and the link."

TLDNR, Projects must be none-commercial, you must credit and link to the content used in a clear way, leave the metadata.

It sounds very much like CC-BY-NC licensing, but given it's not mentioned as a Creative Commons license, can sounds technically be transferred to the creative commons space? If that question makes sense.
(I would presume yes, but would like to doublecheck)

Cheers!

Not if The BBC’s Content Licence for RemArc applies to derivative works.

Whenever you use our content you agree to these terms.

This might or might not mean: If you use an explosion sound effect mix that contains one of our car crash sounds, you are using our content and must follow our license.

Perhaps they would be willing to clarify. It would probably involve the question whether or not the original work could be extracted from the derivative work.