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Interference with a mobile phone #2

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Noise made by a speaker when you put a mobile phone near the amplifier. UCS Category: COMCell. Length: 00:13.
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Common Blackbird #24

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:04.
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Heidelberg printing press #1

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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: 00:25.
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Rollercoaster, Goudurix #1

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Screaming in Goudurix roller coasters at Asterix Park. UCS Category: AMBAmus. Length: 00:42.
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Pneumatic jackhammer #5

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This pneumatic jackhammer is installed on a mechanical mini excavator. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:02.
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Airplane, pass #2

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Sound design of a plane with engine and propeller, passing by. UCS Category: AEROProp. Length: 00:11.
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Bronze bell #3

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Bronze bell sound. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:06.
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Babie swallows #3

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A barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) comes to feed his nest of swallow. UCS Category: BIRDMisc. Length: 00:08.
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Sci-fiction robotic noise

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Low-pitched science fiction sound that could be attributed to a robot. UCS Category: ROBTVox. Length: 00:09.
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Creaking door #7

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Creaking of a door being closed. UCS Category: DOORCreak. Length: 00:06.
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Hiss of steam train #4

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Whistle of a steam train. Recording in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:04.
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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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Hiss of steam train #5

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Whistle of a steam train. Recording in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:02.
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2 pendulum chimes

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Two pendulum bells. UCS Category: CLOCKChim. Length: 00:17.
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Urban undergrowth

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Urban undergrowth. Rumor of a road. Birds, etc. UCS Category: AMBForst. Length: 01:17.
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Manifestation #11

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Demonstration in Paris. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:47.
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Old camera trigger

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Flash Fex with electric bulb. We hear the sound of the shutter and the slight crack of the bulb as well as photos. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:03.
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Sawmill #3

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Atmosphere in a small sawmill. UCS Category: AMBInd. Length: 03:36.
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Party horn #3

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A "party horn", "party blower", "party pipe", or "blow tickler". UCS Category: HORNCele. Length: 00:02.
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Dishwasher

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Bosch dishwasher. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 01:00.
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Sanza (instrument)

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The 11 notes of a sanza, an African idiophone percussion instrument. It’s fairly out of tune. I play each note 4 or 5 times, then play the full scale at the end of the file. UCS Category: MUSCInst. Length: 01:51.
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Electric screwdriver #3

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Failed screwing a screw with a power tool. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:03.
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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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Footsteps of horses rue Christine

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Two horses mounted by police advancing on rue Christine in Paris on a Sunday. UCS Category: FEETHors. Length: 00:57.
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Fried egg

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Cooking sunny-side-up eggs. A faint hum from the gas stove in the background. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:22.
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Metro station entrance

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In front of the porticos of a very busy Parisian metro station. UCS Category: TRNSbwy. Length: 02:37.
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Impact wrench #2

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Several impact wrench noises. UCS Category: TOOLPneu. Length: 00:14.
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Creaking of wicker

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Creaking of a wicker basket. UCS Category: WOODFric. Length: 00:42.
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Big water leak

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Large water leak in a farmer pipe. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 00:53.
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howling of a girl #2

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Howling of a girl of 4 years and a half. UCS Category: VOXScrm. Length: 00:03.
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Hair clippersin #3

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Sound of a hair clipper qui tond. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:20.
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Quenching, cooling #2

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Cooling a hot object with water. This is a welder in a glass. UCS Category: FIRESizz. Length: 00:03.
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Timer

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A kitchen or bomb timer. Ring. UCS Category: CLOCKTick. Length: 00:33.
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Flush #6

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Short flush with filling the tank. UCS Category: WATRPlmb. Length: 01:15.
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Phone hung up #2

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Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:02.
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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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Low frequency continuous buzzer

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Low frequency continuous buzzer. There is a buzzer of walkie talkie on a wooden table. UCS Category: COMTran. Length: 00:05.
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Mechanical doorbell #10

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Sound of a small mechanical doorbell at the entrance to the house. UCS Category: BELLDoor. Length: 00:05.
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Outdoor Market #2

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Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People speak French and I wander between the stalls. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 02:50.
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16mm Camera #2

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16mm camera H16 Reflex of Manufacturer Bolex Paillard (1956). https://www.bolexcollector.com/cameras/h16reflex.html. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:23.
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