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Eurasian Blackcap #3

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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: 00:05.
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Nocturnal insect #1

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Song of an unidentified nocturnal insect. It doesn’t seem to be a cricket, cicada, grasshopper, or katydid. Feel free to contact me if you have an idea. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:04.
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Pencil, signature #1

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I sign with a pencil on a sheet of paper. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:04.
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Barn lock, locking

Listen to this sound (#1540)
Noise from a barn door lock that is locked. UCS Category: DOORHdwr. Length: 00:03.
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Metal box lid

Listen to this sound (#0053)
Opening and closing the lid of a metal box empty (x3). UCS Category: OBJCont. Length: 00:06.
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Small stream #1

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Recorded a few meters above a small mountain waterfall. Similar to the number 0219. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 00:57.
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Two helicopters flying

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Two helicopter flying over me. A bird cry at the beginning of the sound. UCS Category: AEROHeli. Length: 01:02.
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Floppy disk (3.5"), output

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Output of a 3.5" floppy disk from an external drive. UCS Category: CMPTDriv. Length: 00:02.
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Digital watch, beep #2

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A beep from a digital watch. UCS Category: BEEPTimer. Length: 00:01.
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Balloon: burst

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3 balloons bursting. UCS Category: AIRMisc. Length: 00:02.
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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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Goat #2

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A goat (the male of the goat). UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:02.
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Moo

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Lowing of cattle produced with a technique of sound effects: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_144. UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:24.
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Sun and heat #4

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Omnipresent sun or overwhelming heat, this is a sound effect that is widely used in films. I made this sound in the studio, failing to find it in nature. Maybe it's an insect? If you know more about the source of this noise, tell me. According to another anonymous visitor: The Arizona Apache Cicada is the loudest. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:45.
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Watercourse #4

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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: 01:50.
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Bells of Santa Claus #1

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Noise of bells that are fixed on Santa's reindeer. UCS Category: BELLAnml. Length: 00:26.
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Manual winch #1

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Action on the crank of a manual winch. UCS Category: MECHRtch. Length: 00:09.
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Test 4.0 (Quadriphony)

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Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 4.0 installation (quadriphonic), 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: 00:19.
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Pedestrian plaza #2

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Soundscape in a pedestrianized square in Chartres (France). UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 01:06.
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Trash can rolling on a road #1

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Noise from a garbage container rolling on an asphalt road. Sound recording that follows the trash. UCS Category: PLASMvmt. Length: 00:18.
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Audio cassette: Back music #10

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Rewinding an audio cassette while playing a music recording. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:02.
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Cockerel: First song

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Cockerel crows for the first time (x4). His song will evolve until its final vote. UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:27.
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Drill

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Corded drill drilling into wood. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 01:22.
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Spray

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Spray (x4). UCS Category: WATRSpray. Length: 00:05.
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Jigsaw

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Jigsaw cutting wood. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 01:03.
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Flight bird #2

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The sound of a bird's wings taking flight. Produced with a sound effect technique: https://lasonotheque.org/dossiers/techniques-bruitage-f112.html#1. UCS Category: WINGBird. Length: 00:03.
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Sharpener

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sharpener (x17). UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:13.
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Gore (grapefruit) #8

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Gore foley made with a grapefruit. UCS Category: GORESrce. Length: 00:03.
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Ghost #7

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Cry of a ghost. Hooouuuu!. UCS Category: CREAEthr. Length: 00:09.
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Chimes "dream" #4

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Cluster chimes of a dream hook. UCS Category: MUSCChim. Length: 00:02.
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Battery joke #2

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The drum fill for when somebody tells a joke in a stand-up comic or a show. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:04.
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The music box Temps Des Cerises

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Small music box mechanism playing "Time of Cherries". UCS Category: MUSCKeyd. Length: 00:18.
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Train whistle, foley #6

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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.
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Stir in water #2

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Stir in water, made ​​by hand in a kitchen sink. UCS Category: WATRMvmt. Length: 00:34.
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Central locking

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Car central locking (x6): Citroën Saxo 1.1. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:07.
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Parisian ring road, tunnel

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Noise of the Parisian ring road when the traffic is dense and difficult. Sound from the window of my car, rolling. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:55.
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Boxing bell #3

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Three hits on a boxing bell. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:01.
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Table saw, empty

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Rotation of a circular saw blade on a table when nothing is cut. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:24.
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Stack of shaking plates

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12 plates in pile shake in hands. UCS Category: FOODTware. Length: 00:11.
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Applause concert bar #9

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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: 00:10.
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