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Flashing light bulb #1

Listen to this sound (#2143)
Sound of a defective filament bulb flashing. UCS Category: ELECMisc. Length: 00:01.
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Ping-pong ball, bounce #4

Listen to this sound (#2239)
A table tennis ball bouncing off a tiled floor. UCS Category: SPRTIndor. Length: 00:06.
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Cymbale Ride 20" #2

Listen to this sound (#2324)
Sound of a 51cm (20") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Mini Cup Ride cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:17.
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Sheep #8

Listen to this sound (#2350)
A sheep bleating recorded under metal shelters (slight reverberation). UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:01.
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Apartment door, opening #3

Listen to this sound (#2418)
Opening of a apartment door. UCS Category: DOORWood. Length: 00:02.
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Apartment door, opening #5

Listen to this sound (#2420)
Opening of a apartment door. UCS Category: DOORWood. Length: 00:02.
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Electric transformer #4

Listen to this sound (#2437)
Electric high voltage transformer. UCS Category: ELECBuzz. Length: 00:13.
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Barn owl #3

Listen to this sound (#2476)
Hisses of a barn owl (Tyto alba). It is also referred to as the common barn owl. To learn more, go to Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_owl. UCS Category: BIRDPrey. Length: 05:40.
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Frying bath #2

Listen to this sound (#2506)
Beginning of a frying bath with churros. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 00:38.
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Horn #3

Listen to this sound (#2522)
Someone is blowing a horn. UCS Category: HORNTrad. Length: 00:02.
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Horn #4

Listen to this sound (#2523)
Someone is blowing a horn. UCS Category: HORNTrad. Length: 00:04.
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Counter bell #6

Listen to this sound (#2534)
A double ring of an all-metal counter bell, such as one finds in hotels or bars. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:09.
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Knife blade #6

Listen to this sound (#2579)
A knife blade vibrates when scraped. UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:01.
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Gore (grapefruit) #6

Listen to this sound (#2600)
Gore foley made with a grapefruit. UCS Category: GORESrce. Length: 00:03.
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Flash powder #2

Listen to this sound (#2686)
Sound of a "Flashing powder" flash. In the middle of the 19th century, the average exposure time in photography was around 30 seconds. In 1887, Adolf Mieetke and Johannes Gaedicke invented "Flashing Powder". It is an explosive mixture made of magnesium, potassium chlorate and antimony. Once ignited, its combustion provides a bright light, noise but also a lot of smoke. The first flash was born and made it possible to shorten exposure times. Thanks to Gerry OULEVAY (GerryOulevay.ch), photographed by Chantal CODOUREY PIGUET. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:02.
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VCR: cassette output

Listen to this sound (#2694)
VCR sound: VHS tape output. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:08.
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Trafic at the Geofón #2

Listen to this sound (#2753)
Recording of the passage of a truck, with the Lom brand "Geofón" contact microphone. The microphone is on a lamppost. UCS Category: AMBTraf, SCIMisc. Length: 00:26.
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Mountain stream #3

Listen to this sound (#2756)
Mountain torrent, Hautes Pyrénées, not far from the "Ferme Basque" (near Cauterets), in the middle of a steep wood. Altitude of the sound recording: 1153m. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 03:52.
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Cockatiel parakeet #15

Listen to this sound (#2783)
Song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:01.
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Flight bird #2

Listen to this sound (#2892)
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: 00:02.
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Manifestation #2

Listen to this sound (#2980)
Atmosphere of a demonstration against the pension reform. In French. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:18.
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Truck, passage 50km/h #1

Listen to this sound (#2999)
Passage of a super-heavy truck (tractor and trailer) at a speed of about 50 km/h. UCS Category: VEHFrght. Length: 00:31.
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Parisian crossing #1

Listen to this sound (#3030)
Crossroads opposite Saint-Lazare station, going towards rue du Havre. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 02:16.
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Overtone singing, C

Listen to this sound (#3033)
I sing in overtone. Overtone singing is a vocal technique for producing a vocal timbre characterized by two notes of different frequencies. My first voice is a root C, my second is a whistle. more information on this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing. UCS Category: VOXSing. Length: 00:17.
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Nespresso coffee maker #2

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A Krups brand Nespresso coffee capsule machine. She makes a good vanilla flavored coffee, can you smell it?. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:28.
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Megaphone, larsen #7

Listen to this sound (#3145)
Larsen in an electric megaphone. UCS Category: COMMic. Length: 00:03.
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Old doorbell #6

Listen to this sound (#3195)
Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:05.
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Blow your nose #2

Listen to this sound (#3309)
I blow my nose into a tissue. UCS Category: HMNMisc. Length: 00:03.
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Steam engine, foley #1

Listen to this sound (#3310)
I make a sound like a locomotive steam engine using a foley technique. Easy to loop. UCS Category: TRNSteam. Length: 00:14.
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Crossing at Levallois-Perret #1

Listen to this sound (#3344)
Levallois-Perret crossroads, near the Louise Michel metro station. Traffic and works. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:52.
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Key 0 in DTMF

Listen to this sound (#3401)
The audible signal when the 0 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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Rope #2

Listen to this sound (#3421)
Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:02.
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Squeaky Steps #2

Listen to this sound (#3441)
Footsteps of a human walking on a plastic floor. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:36.
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Power window rolled down.

Listen to this sound (#3512)
Electric car window being lowered to open. UCS Category: VEHWndw. Length: 00:03.
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Calculator-printer #5

Listen to this sound (#3557)
The sound of a very old desktop calculator-printer. UCS Category: OBJOffc, MACHOffc. Length: 00:02.
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Fermentation airlock #2

Listen to this sound (#3561)
Bubbling sound of a small beer fermentation airlock. Thanks to Pierre-Jean (PJ Skyman) for welcoming me into his laboratory. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 01:07.
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Creaking closet door

Listen to this sound (#0305)
Sound of a door creaking wood (type closet). Learn how to make a squeaking sound effects: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_46. UCS Category: DOORCreak, WOODFric. Length: 00:02.
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Coin in cup #2

Listen to this sound (#0340)
Coin falling into a cup. UCS Category: OBJCoin. Length: 00:01.
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Pop-Corn: Corn bursting

Listen to this sound (#0413)
Noise corn popcorn bursting in a pan on a hot plate. Means the wriggling little oil and corn which explodes and tape against the cover. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:57.
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Nocturnal insect #2

Listen to this sound (#0425)
Song of a field cricket. Same insect as sound 426. Recorded very close, about 10 cm. The high-pitched sound is accompanied by a lower, more “mechanical” noise. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:14.
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