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Watercourse #6

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: 00:55.
Hi-hat close #7

Sound of an close hi-hat struck with a wooden drumstick. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:01.
Hair dryer - minimum speed

Hair dryer to the minimum speed. Movements of the wrist. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:30.
Pencil, signature #3

I sign with a pencil on a sheet of paper. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:03.
Damaged muffler 1 (Moving car)

A car with a damaged muffler. Parked car. Starting the engine. Moving car. Stopping the engine. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:35.
Industrial switch #2

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.
Old metro, interior

Old Parisian metropolitan wagon. Recording from inside. UCS Category: TRNInt, TRNSbwy. Length: 02:44.
Steam engine, foley #2

I make a sound like a locomotive steam engine using a foley technique. Easy to loop. UCS Category: TRNSteam. Length: 00:29.
Applause concert bar #3

A small audience applauds after a piece played by a small band in a bar. Thanks to the music group "Les Accroch'Coeur". UCS Category: CRWDCheer. Length: 00:03.
Cockatiel parakeet #5

Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:16.
Applause from 40 People #8

A small audience of about 40 people applauded twice. I let a little background noise circulate before and after, for better integration. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:26.
Electric hand mixer #6

The sound of an electric mixer whisking a pancake batter. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:18.
Country town #2

Atmosphere of a country town. River, birds, road, train. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 01:52.
Metro, Paris #1

Rolling. Ralentissement. Doors open, exit and entry of persons, signal, closing doors. Acceleration, rolling, rallentissement and opening doors. Discussing French and other languages. UCS Category: TRNInt, TRNSbwy. Length: 02:12.
Counter bell #6

A double ring of an all-metal counter bell, such as one finds in hotels or bars. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:10.
Mountain stream #2

Stream flowing down a wooded mountainside, far from any busy road; no birds in the area. Hautes Pyrénées, near the old spa resort of PAUZE, located not far from Cauterets (65110). Altitude of the sound recording: 1053 m. Date: 05-07-2022, afternoon. Weather: overcast, foggy, stormy, no wind. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 04:50.
Trafic at the Geofón

Traffic recording with Lom brand "Geofón" contact microphone. The microphone is on a traffic sign. UCS Category: AMBTraf, SCIMisc. Length: 02:23.
Important message, in Morse #1

The message "This is an important message" 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". Ends with a space between the words equivalent to 7 "dit". Realized on a computer with a triangular wave of 1 010 Hz. For more information on Morse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code. UCS Category: COMTelm. Length: 00:24.
2 helicopters, start and takeoff #1

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: 03:55.
Cow moos #4

Water gun #3

One long shot, three short shots, and two long shots from a water gun. Includes sloshing sounds from the water tank. UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:16.
Shepard Descending Scale x10 #3

Ten cycles of the Rising Shepard Scale at 60 BPM, starting on a C. Continuous glissando. Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard Scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 02:00.
Marching in #1

Sound effect of 12 pairs of boots, for a military-style march. Noise with the “marching machine” percussion instrument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_machine
Made with this sound technique: https://lasonotheque.org/dossiers/techniques-bruitage-f112.html#50. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:12.
Going down wooden stairs #1

Footsteps of a person going down 5 floors, in shoes, a building staircase, made of wood. Fixed sound recording, in the third person, from the fifth floor. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:55.
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