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Eating potato chips #2

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Several chips eaten a little open mouth. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:18.
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Forest, France #1

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Soundscape in the forest of Senonches, Eure et Loir (28), France. Birds, wind, rumors. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 05:43.
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Excavator

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Excavator that crushes chunks of concrete. UCS Category: VEHCnst. Length: 02:09.
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Apartment door, opening #4

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Opening of a apartment door. UCS Category: DOORWood. Length: 00:02.
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Mechanical doorbell, triple

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Triple mechanical doorbell. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:09.
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Key 3 in DTMF

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The audible signal when the 3 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.
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Electric jackhammer #9

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Sound of a Redstone brand 1100W electric jackhammer. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:43.
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Barn Swallows in the City #2

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City ambience, street side: barn swallows and blackbirds. Field recording captured in France, in the Centre region, in spring, on May 25th at 5:45 AM. A detail that matters for your project, since swallows aren't present, nor active in the same way, all year round. UCS Category: AMBBird. Length: 02:02.
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Punch #3

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6 punches made with a technique of sound effects used in the film: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_141. UCS Category: FGHTImpt. Length: 00:06.
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Cymbale 16" #2

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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: 00:19.
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Cartoon "block" #3

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Cartoon footsteps, or fear. Sound of a wooden Agogô being struck. Percussion instrument of African origin from the idiophone family. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:01.
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Halloween Soundscape #1

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To diffuse in your house before opening to children :) An atmosphere created only with sounds from LaSonotheque: Wind, owls, owls, ghosts, chains, laughter and fighting cats. UCS Category: AMBDsgn. Length: 16:54.
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Horse chewing hay

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A horse that chews hay in his box. Light background noise of hay he pushes with his nose. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:09.
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Keys and lock #6

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A bunch of keys to open a lock. UCS Category: OBJKey. Length: 00:04.
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Tire squeal

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17 screeching tire. Turn in a parking or little slippage. UCS Category: VEHSkid. Length: 00:30.
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Forest #5

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Cévennes (in France) forest atmosphere in may 2024. The nightingale and a human play a chainsaw in the distance. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 01:38.
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Recreation kindergarten #3

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Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 04:30.
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Hisses, loud very loud

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4 hissing to call, strong, very long and made by a human. UCS Category: WHSTHmn. Length: 00:07.
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Balloon, inflation #2

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Balloon inflated to the mouth. UCS Category: AIRMisc. Length: 00:09.
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Roadworks #5

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Two excavators, a big and a small. Some workers. UCS Category: AMBCnst. Length: 03:11.
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Small dam

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Small mill dam on a river. UCS Category: WATRFall. Length: 01:10.
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Mower

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Thermal lawn mower. Start, passage and stop engine. UCS Category: VEHFarm. Length: 01:04.
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Country town #2

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Atmosphere of a country town. River, birds, road, train. UCS Category: AMBSubn. Length: 01:52.
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Song of the common midwife toad #1

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The "common midwife toad" (or "Alytes obstetricans") is found in Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_midwife_toad - Photo: Grand-Pappà https://www.flickr.com/photos/beltranpappa/. UCS Category: ANMLAmph. Length: 00:55.
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2 dogs barking

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A small and a medium dog barking behind a gate. UCS Category: ANMLDog. Length: 00:31.
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Whistle, plastic #2

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Several plastic whistles of different durations. UCS Category: WHSTMech. Length: 00:22.
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Test 7.1+2 (Surround+2)

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Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 7.1 installation (Dolby Surround) + 2, in french. Download in WAV format! These are 7 channels + 1 for a subwoofer + 1 intended for the hearing impaired + 1 intended for audio description. 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: 00:42.
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Flashing light bulb #1

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Sound of a defective filament bulb flashing. UCS Category: ELECMisc. Length: 00:01.
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2 helicopters, start and takeoff #1

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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.
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Steps in the tall grass

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Footsteps of boots in the tall grass. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:44.
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8mm Camera #5

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Operation of a Paillard Bolex B8 camera. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:12.
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Train in station #4

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A train arrives at the station and leaves after a pause. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 01:52.
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Whetstone

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Knife that is sharpened with a stone. UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:14.
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Neon or transformer #3

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Electric buzz from a neon or a transformer. UCS Category: ELECBuzz. Length: 00:10.
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Eurasian Blackcap #8

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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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Cicada, foley #1

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Song of a cicada. Sound effect made with a maraca. Easy to loop. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:12.
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Insect song #4

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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: 00:26.
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Boing cartoon #3

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Sound of a harp imitating the bounce in a cartoon. UCS Category: TOONBoing, MUSCInst. Length: 00:02.
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Pencil, signature #3

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I sign with a pencil on a sheet of paper. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:02.
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Knife blade #6

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A knife blade vibrates when scraped. UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:02.
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