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Cymbale Ride 20" #1

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Sound of a 51cm (20") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Mini Cup Ride cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:22.
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Freight train crossing

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A freight train passes from right to left. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:45.
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Futuristic vehicle crossing #2

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Passage of a futuristic vehicle. Jet engine sounds. UCS Category: SCIShip. Length: 00:05.
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Heavy chain

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Sound of a heavy chain that is moving. UCS Category: CHAINMvmt. Length: 00:04.
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Guitar, Exercise, Beginner #2

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A beginner plays an exercise, on a acoustic guitar. UCS Category: MUSCStr. Length: 00:25.
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Knock-knock on a tiled wall

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Knock-knock sound on a tiled wall, like in a bathroom. UCS Category: DOORKnck. Length: 00:14.
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Tablespoon stainless falls

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Noise of a fall (x10) a large stainless steel spoon on the floor of a kitchen. UCS Category: FOODTware. Length: 00:17.
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Countdown, in french

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Countdown, by female vocal synthesis, from 20 to 0, in French. UCS Category: ROBTVox, VOXFem. Length: 00:21.
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Bronze bell #1

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Bronze bell sound. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:04.
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Heels #2

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Footsteps in heels. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:11.
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Cockatiel parakeet #8

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Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:06.
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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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Toothbrush

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Man brushing teeth. UCS Category: MOVEActv. Length: 00:25.
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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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SOS in international Morse code #1

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Distress signal "SOS" in international Morse (sound) alphabet. the Morse is formed of "dit" and "dah" (of points and features). 1 "dah" equals 3 "dit". The spaces between the letters are equivalent to 1 "dah", except for the SOS, which must be sent as if it were a single letter, that is to say not using an inter-letter interval. Ends with a space between the words equivalent to 7 "dit". Realized on a computer with a sine wave of 440 Hz. For more information on Morse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code. UCS Category: COMTelm. Length: 00:03.
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Blow Hard #2

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A man is blowing hard. A candle for example. UCS Category: HMNBrth. Length: 00:02.
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1 church bell

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One church bell ringing. UCS Category: BELLLrg. Length: 01:27.
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Blow hard #1

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A man is blowing hard. A candle for example. UCS Category: HMNBrth. Length: 00:01.
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100 Meters from the Stall

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Country atmosphere, 100 meters from the stall. UCS Category: AMBRurl. Length: 02:06.
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Watercourse #1

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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: 01:28.
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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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Cymbale 16" #3

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Sound of a 40cm (16") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Medium Thin Crash cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:23.
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Tractor #1

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Two passes of a tractor plowing a field. First pass in one direction, a U-turn, then a second pass in the opposite direction. UCS Category: VEHFarm. Length: 01:15.
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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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Small metal grinding #1

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Small grinding metal. Learn how to create a metallic grinding sound effects: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_107. UCS Category: METLFric. Length: 00:02.
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Footstep in the Snow #2

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Human footsteps in the snow. Easy to loop. Made with a sound effect technique: https://lasonotheque.org/dossiers/techniques-bruitage-f112.html#2. UCS Category: FOLYFeet, FEETHmn, SNOWMisc. Length: 00:56.
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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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Old switch

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Handling an old light switch. UCS Category: MECHClik. 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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Swing, lightly loaded

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Grinding of a wooden swing, loaded with a light person. UCS Category: METLFric. Length: 00:46.
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Bones cracking #1

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Bones cracking noises made with a sprig of celery. The technical https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_123. UCS Category: GOREBone. Length: 00:38.
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Garden dormouse

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The cry of a garden dormouse on alert. Is a rodent in the dormouse family. He has always lived in my attic, with a large family some years, without ever doing any damage. They scream like that when I pass close to them when they eat fruit in my garden. UCS Category: ANMLRdnt. Length: 00:43.
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Eurosignal

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Characteristic beep of the Eurosignal radio paging service, operated in France, Germany, and Switzerland from 1975 to 2005. One of the first consumer paging networks in Europe, it allowed people to reach someone carrying a small portable receiver: dialing their number from a landline triggered a series of beeps alerting the bearer that someone was trying to contact them, leaving it up to them to call back from the nearest phone. The signal was broadcast on the FM band, between 87.3 and 87.5 MHz, and could be picked up on any radio tuned to those frequencies — so much so that many listeners still remember these sequential tones bleeding through at the low end of the dial. Made obsolete by the arrival of GSM, Eurosignal stands as a reminder of a time when mobile communication meant knowing you had to call back — without knowing who, or why. Thanks to Thanh Lâm Nguyễn for donating the sound file. UCS Category: COMRadio, COMTelm. Length: 01:21.
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Cassette: Back #12

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Rewinding an audio cassette while playing a voice recording. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:02.
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Dig With a Shovel

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I dig a hole in the ground with a shovel. UCS Category: DIRTImpt. Length: 01:11.
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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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1 month baby crying

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One month baby crying. UCS Category: VOXCry. Length: 01:30.
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CD drive boot #1

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Sound of a audio CD player starting up. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:17.
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2.6 kHz feedback

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Feedback loop of approximately 2,600 Hz. UCS Category: COMMic. Length: 00:02.
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