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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.
Crow #4
A single corvid calling out in the middle of the night. Probably a magpie or a jackdaw. UCS Category: BIRDCrow. Length: 00:01.
Typewriter #3
I write slowly on the typewriter. A "Hermes Precisa 305". UCS Category: COMType. Length: 00:22.
Mechanical doorbell #14
Sound of a small mechanical doorbell at the entrance to the house. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:05.
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, 20° #1
Sound of a medium servomotor rotating 20°. It is a Multiplex MS-X4. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Servomotor 4, 90° #1
Sound of a little servomotor rotating 90°. It is a Hitec HS-55. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Servomotor 4, 180° #1
Sound of a little servomotor rotating 180°. It is a Hitec HS-55. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Hiss of steam train #4
Whistle of a steam train. Recording in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:04.
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 #2
A Krups brand Nespresso coffee capsule machine. She makes a good vanilla flavored coffee, can you smell it?. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:28.
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 #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.
Insect song #2
This is probably a large green grasshopper. Recorded at night, between 2 and 3 meters high, in the vegetation. Easy to loop. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:12.
Old doorbell #2
Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:02.
Old doorbell #7
Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:04.
Old doorbell #10
Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:06.
Pencil, signature #1
I sign with a pencil on a sheet of paper. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:03.
Room-temperature water in a mug #1
Sound of room-temperature water (18°C) being poured into a mug. An interesting sound: https://bigsoundbank.com/blog/sound-difference-hot-water-cold-water-b366.html. UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:05.
Train whistle, foley #5
I blow into a locomotive-style train whistle. I added a bit of reverb to make it sound more realistic. My whistle: https://thmn.to/thoprod/511358?offid=1&affid=792. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:04.
Crossing at Levallois-Perret #1
Levallois-Perret crossroads, near the Louise Michel metro station. Traffic and works. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:52.
Manifestation #9
Demonstration in Paris. It involves singing with a marching band. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:54.
Key 4 in DTMF
The audible signal when the 4 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.
Key 6 in DTMF
The audible signal when the 6 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 #7
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: 01:26.
Eurasian Blackcap #6
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.
Birds in the City #2
City ambience, garden side: blackbirds, Eurasian blackcaps, Eurasian wren, European robin, western jackdaws.. Field recording captured in France, in the Centre region, in spring, on May 25th at 6:00 AM. A detail that matters for your project, since birds aren't present, nor active in the same way, all year round. UCS Category: AMBBird. Length: 04:01.
35mm cinema projector #1
Cinema projector (35mm Kinoton, FP30) vacuum without fan without lamp: Getting Started, roullage and extinction (Sound: Before mechanism). UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:39.
Golf swing, with a wooden club
Recorded for the needs of a film: a golf swing performed with a wooden club (basically the expected sound). UCS Category: SPRTField. Length: 00:10.
Little neighing call #6
Horse who neighs very slightly to call his owner and have his bucket of flakes. UCS Category: ANMLHors. Length: 00:02.
Car open door alarm
Small alarm warning that the door of a car is open. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:20.
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