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Mechanical doorbell #11

Sound of a small mechanical doorbell at the entrance to the house. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:05.
Mechanical doorbell #12

Sound of a small mechanical doorbell at the entrance to the house. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:04.
Winder #5

Small old mechanical alarm clock that is manually wound with a small key. A few rounds. UCS Category: CLOCKMech, MUSCKeyd. Length: 00:11.
Coin spinning on a table #1

Sound of a β¬2 coin spinning on my varnished wooden kitchen table. It turns, then slows down and stops. UCS Category: OBJCoin. Length: 00:12.
2 helicopters, start and takeoff #2

Two helicopters starting and taking off one after the other. Sound recording during the open day of the UIISCI in Nogent-le-Rotrou in France. UCS Category: AEROHeli. Length: 03:52.
Cockatiel parakeet #3

Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:04.
WW2 trucks, passage #3

Passage of several American military trucks dating from the Second World War. UCS Category: VEHMil. Length: 00:32.
Clink of glass, Toast #2

When we want to make a toast, we clink a glass with a cutlery. UCS Category: GLASImpt. Length: 00:03.
Servomotor 3, 20Β° #1

Sound of a medium servomotor rotating 20Β°. It is a Multiplex MS-X4. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Servomotor 4, 180Β° #1

Sound of a little servomotor rotating 180Β°. It is a Hitec HS-55. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Hiss of steam train #7

Whistle of a steam train. Recording in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:02.
Nespresso coffee maker #3

A Krups brand Nespresso coffee capsule machine. She makes a good Italian coffee, can you smell it?. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:30.
Escalator #3

I am stationary, at the top of an escalator going up, at the metro exit. UCS Category: MACHEscl. Length: 00:31.
Test 2.1 (multicanal)

Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 2.1 installation, in french. Download in WAV format! If one of the channels is not audible, your device is not suitable. More info in our file on "multichannel sound". UCS Category: TEST. Length: 00:14.
Watercourse #2

Recording of "La Donnette", at Hautes Planches in Bretoncelles (61 - France), on the occasion of the residency "Au Bord Du Larsen" (OBDL) in July 2024. For a sound installation reproducing a waterfall using 6 sounds on 7 speakers. Easy to loop. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 01:33.
Watercourse #3

Recording of "La Donnette", at Hautes Planches in Bretoncelles (61 - France), on the occasion of the residency "Au Bord Du Larsen" (OBDL) in July 2024. For a sound installation reproducing a waterfall using 6 sounds on 7 speakers. Easy to loop. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 01:35.
Old doorbell #5

Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:03.
Wind turbine, contact #1

Contact recording on the mast of a wind turbine at low speed. Transformer noise. UCS Category: MOTRTurb. Length: 01:35.
Phone hung up #2

Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Phone booth pick up #1

I pick up the receiver of the last telephone box still in operation in metropolitan France. It is in Murbach (68). UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Manifestation #7

Demonstration in Paris. It involves singing with a marching band. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:34.
Key 7 in DTMF

The audible signal when the 7 key on a telephone is pressed, in "DTMF".
DTMF stands for "Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency." It is a technology used for tone dialing. Each key on a telephone keypad emits a unique combination of two sound frequencies (one low and one high), allowing the telephone system to easily detect which key has been pressed. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Heidelberg printing press #5

Sound of a Heidelberg printing press, empty, without paper. Recorded at βLa Platine,β a traditional print shop in Marseille (France) founded nearly 25 years ago by Odile Coulange and sadly closed in 2024..
Captured during the printing of the book Carnaval by illustrator RΓ©mi, this sound file was generously donated to the Museum of Lost Sounds on BigSoundBank by Mireille B.
Some footage of the machine. UCS Category: MACHInd. Length: 00:31.
Water Blop #2

Sound of water when I immerse a hydrophone in water. UCS Category: WATRLap. Length: 00:02.
Power window rolled down.

Electric car window being lowered to open. UCS Category: VEHWndw. Length: 00:03.
Applause from 40 People #2

A small audience of about 40 people applauded. I let a little background noise circulate before and after, for better integration. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:09.
Applause from 40 People #3

A small audience of about 40 people applauded. I let a little background noise circulate before and after, for better integration. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:14.
Metro corridor (Paris) #2

Metro corridor (footstep, escalator). UCS Category: AMBUndr. Length: 00:40.
Fill bathtub

Filling a bathtub. The valve delivers a variable rate. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 02:44.
Wooden whistle (one note)

Wooden whistle producing only a single note. Different ways and different rhythms of breath. UCS Category: WHSTMech. Length: 00:26.
Glass of champagne on a table

Glass of champagne lying on a wooden table (x12). UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:33.
Adhesive tape #3

Sound of adhesive tape being unrolled. The sound is short, shifting from higher-pitched to lower-pitched. UCS Category: OBJTape. Length: 00:03.
Aluminum lid 20 cm

Sample: Cookware: 20cm diameter aluminum lid hit by a wooden drum stick. The .wav sound is perfectly suited for use in a sampler. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:01.
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