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Industrial switch #2

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Sound of a very large industrial switch. Like that of a shed or a very large room. Like you hear in the movies. This sound was created on a computer, with a switch noise, iron bar and reverb. UCS Category: MECHClik. Length: 00:03.
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Hair-dryer

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Sound of my hair dryer; start-up then sound of a 2nd fan speed, then stop. 08-2019. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:30.
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Campaign at night #3

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Nocturnal insects. Wind in a hedge. Harvesters and roads in the distance. At 1 am on July 30, 2019 in France. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 02:30.
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Industrial doorbell #5

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Ten seconds of industrial bell. Like those found in theaters or factories. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:15.
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Wind turbine #5

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Sound of a wind turbine turning fast. Recording from the foot of the mast. One of the three blades whistles as it passes. UCS Category: MOTRTurb. Length: 02:20.
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Chattering teeth #2

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Quick chattering of teeth. Like when you're cold. UCS Category: HMNMisc. Length: 00:04.
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Wooden barn door

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Opening and closing a heavy wooden barn door. UCS Category: DOORWood. Length: 00:36.
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Young goat #2

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A kid who calls his mother. UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:01.
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Walkie talkie: Conversation

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Background noise of conversation on a walkie talkie Midland G7. 9x. UCS Category: COMTran. Length: 00:25.
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Tic Tac mechanical alarm clock #1

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Tic tac sound of a mechanical alarm clock. UCS Category: CLOCKTick. Length: 00:43.
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Jumping on dirt road #1

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Human jumping on a dirt road. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:02.
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Gasoline fire #1

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350 ml of gasoline catches fire. UCS Category: FIREIgn. Length: 00:09.
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Heidelberg Printing Press #6

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Sound of a Heidelberg printing press. Recorded at “La Platine,” 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 Rémi, 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: 00:40.
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Applause about 25-50 people #1

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Applause from about 25 to 50 people at a little show outdoors. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:09.
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Gendarmerie motorcycle crossing

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Passage of several gendarmerie motorcycles including one with a little siren. UCS Category: VEHMoto. Length: 00:20.
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Boing cartoon #1

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Sound of a harp imitating the bounce in a cartoon. UCS Category: TOONBoing, MUSCInst. Length: 00:03.
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Lock and big key

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7 Opening and closing a lock with a big key type "old gate". The lock on a wooden door. UCS Category: OBJKey. Length: 00:17.
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Recent Car Horn #7

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5 horns of a Peugeot 107. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:06.
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Sci-fiction robotic noise

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Low-pitched science fiction sound that could be attributed to a robot. UCS Category: ROBTVox. Length: 00:08.
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Eurasian blackcap #1

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Song of a Eurasian blackcap. The silent intervals between two successive song phrases are on the order of 5 to 20 seconds. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:06.
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Neon or transformer #1

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Electric buzz from a neon or a transformer. UCS Category: ELECBuzz. Length: 00:10.
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Outside Talks #6

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Around fifty people are chatting outside, in French. UCS Category: CRWDWalla. Length: 01:38.
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Thunder #7

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A single thunderclap, without rain. UCS Category: THUN. Length: 00:13.
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Mower

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Mower that mows the lawn. UCS Category: MOTRComb. Length: 00:31.
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Masts whistling #2

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Whistling of the wind in the masts of boats. UCS Category: WINDTonl. Length: 01:17.
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Recreation kindergarten #8

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Playground of a kindergarten. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 04:22.
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Fire alarm: communities #4

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Alarme d'incendie que l'on retrouve généralement dans les collectivités (Lycées, collèges, centres, etc.). Same sound as #0268 and #2250, but easy to loop. UCS Category: ALRMElec. Length: 00:01.
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2 ton siren, engine and hangar

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Horn of a French ambulance. Sound recording inside a shed with the engine on. UCS Category: VEHSirn. Length: 00:26.
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Miscanthus sinensis #6

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Noise of the leaves of a Miscanthus sinensis, an maiden silvergrass. UCS Category: VEGELeaf. Length: 00:47.
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Car door #2

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4 openings and closures of a Kia Carnival door. Sound taken outside the car. UCS Category: VEHDoor. Length: 00:15.
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Drops, metal pan

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Many drops of water in a metal pan. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 00:27.
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Small fishing port #1

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Soundscape on a small fishing port. UCS Category: AMBNaut. Length: 02:27.
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Firing cap and cap

Listen to this sound (#0273)
Grinding a shot stopper and a noise stopper wine bottle cork that "jumps". UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:04.
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Outside talks #5

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A hundred people chat outside, in french. UCS Category: CRWDWalla. Length: 02:25.
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Old switch

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Handling an old light switch. UCS Category: MECHClik. Length: 00:14.
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Village, city center #1

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Town center of a small country village, Manou, in Perche, France. Half April. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 04:03.
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Watering #2

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Watering a shrub with a small pipe. UCS Category: WATRPour. Length: 00:32.
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2 pendulum chimes

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Two pendulum bells. UCS Category: CLOCKChim. Length: 00:16.
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Cherry blossom and Goats

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Soundscape of a cherry blossom visited by bees, and bells of a small flock of goats. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 03:44.
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Instamatic, triggering #2

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Triggering of a Kodak Instamatic 133-X. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:01.
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