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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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Sliding rope #5

Listen to this sound (#1822)
Slipping a rope. UCS Category: ROPEMvmt. Length: 00:07.
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Pneumatic horn, simple #1

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One press of a pneumatic horn. UCS Category: TOONHorn. Length: 00:01.
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Growling cat #2

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A growling cat. UCS Category: ANMLCat. Length: 00:04.
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Meow cat #6

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A meowing cat. UCS Category: ANMLCat. Length: 00:03.
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Meow cat #8

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A meowing cat. UCS Category: ANMLCat. Length: 00:02.
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Planted cartoon #6

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Cartoon sound effect of an arrow, knife, spear, etc. that we plant. UCS Category: TOONTwang. Length: 00:04.
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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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Notification, "LaSoMarie" #4

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Little noise like notification. Designed with Prologue of Cubase. UCS Category: ROBTVox. Length: 00:01.
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Notification, "LaSoLisa" #2

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Little noise like notification. Designed with Prologue of Cubase. UCS Category: UIAlert. Length: 00:01.
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Flashing light bulb #2

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Sound of a defective filament bulb flashing. UCS Category: ELECMisc. Length: 00:01.
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Metal ball, bounce #1

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A metal ball bouncing off a tiled floor. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:04.
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Fire alarm: communities #4

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Alarme d'incendie que l'on retrouve généralement dans les collectivités (Lycées, collèges, centres, etc.). Same sound as #0268 and #2250, but easy to loop. UCS Category: ALRMElec. Length: 00:01.
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Finger Cymbals #1

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Small finger cymbals. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:08.
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Boing cartoon #3

Listen to this sound (#2279)
Sound of a harp imitating the bounce in a cartoon. UCS Category: TOONBoing, MUSCInst. Length: 00:03.
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SLR camera in burst mode #4

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12 triggers of a reflex camera in burst mode. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:02.
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Door, opening #3

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Opening of a building plastic door. Sound recording from the inside. Noise from the gasket. UCS Category: DOORPlas. Length: 00:02.
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Punch #11

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Punch. Thanks to Kellian F. and Yoann B. UCS Category: FGHTImpt. Length: 00:01.
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Oogah horn #2

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Ooogah horn. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:02.
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Radio, frequency sweep #3

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Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:09.
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VCR: rewind

Listen to this sound (#2693)
VCR sound: fast rewind on a VHS tape. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 01:10.
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Train in station #2

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A train arrives at the station and leaves after a pause. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 02:24.
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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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Road map #10

Listen to this sound (#2805)
When handling a large paper or a road map. UCS Category: PAPRHndl. Length: 00:02.
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8mm Camera #4

Listen to this sound (#2832)
Operation of a Paillard Bolex B8 camera. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:12.
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Vous avez un message #3

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This synthetic voice is that of "Amélie", from the website: https://voicegenerator.io/. UCS Category: ROBTVox, VOXFem. Length: 00:02.
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Windshield wipers, slow #3

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Sound of two windshield wipers from a car. Slow speed. Sound recording inside the vehicle. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:29.
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Pneumatic jackhammer #4

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This pneumatic jackhammer is installed on a mechanical mini excavator. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:04.
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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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Phone booth hung up #4

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I hang up the receiver of the last telephone box still in operation in metropolitan France. It is in Murbach (68). UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
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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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Heidelberg printing press #4

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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: 00:16.
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Eurasian Jay #2

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A call from a jay, a very common bird near my home. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:01.
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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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Drone #4

Listen to this sound (#3548)
Sound of a small DJI quadrotor drone. UCS Category: AERORadio. Length: 00:12.
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Drone #5

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Sound of a small DJI quadrotor drone. UCS Category: AERORadio. Length: 00:26.
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Calculator-printer #6

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The sound of a very old desktop calculator-printer. UCS Category: OBJOffc, MACHOffc. Length: 00:04.
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Pen cap

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Opening and closing of a pen cap. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:03.
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Toaster

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Electric toaster (x2) empty (no slice of bread or toast). UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:10.
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Electric fan #2

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Electric fan. Speed 1/2. UCS Category: MACHFan. Length: 00:10.
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