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Hi-hat close #3

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Sound of an close hi-hat struck with a wooden drumstick. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:01.
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Sheep #8

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A sheep bleating recorded under metal shelters (slight reverberation). UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:01.
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Old dog barking #1

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An elderly dog barks. Gravel path. UCS Category: ANMLDog. Length: 00:06.
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Door, opening #1

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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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Barn owl #3

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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

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Beginning of a frying bath with churros. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 00:38.
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Counter bell #6

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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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Aerospace communication beep #4

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Beep that is emitted after a space conversation (Nasa, SpaceX, etc.). UCS Category: COMTran. Length: 00:01.
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VCR: forward

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VCR sound: fast forward on a VHS tape. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 01:05.
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Coin spinning on a table #1

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Sound of a €2 coin spinning on my varnished wooden kitchen table. It turns, then slows down and stops. UCS Category: OBJCoin. Length: 00:12.
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Cockatiel parakeet #15

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Song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:01.
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Vinyl Scratch #9

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A little scratch on a vinyl record. UCS Category: COMPhono. Length: 00:01.
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Vinyl Scratch #14

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A little scratch on a vinyl record. UCS Category: COMPhono. Length: 00:01.
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Vinyl Scratch #17

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A little scratch on a vinyl record. UCS Category: COMPhono. Length: 00:01.
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Slide projector #2

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Sound of a slide projector. Start, ventilation, slides, stop. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 01:14.
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Squeaking parquet #3

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A creaking of an oak floor. UCS Category: WOODFric. Length: 00:01.
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Escalator #3

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I am stationary, at the top of an escalator going up, at the metro exit. UCS Category: MACHEscl. Length: 00:31.
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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: 00:28.
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Watercourse #2

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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: 01:33.
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Watercourse #3

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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: 01:35.
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Old doorbell #6

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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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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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Couinement jouet #7

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Squeak of a toy. Here a kind of "pear horn". UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:01.
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Water Blop #2

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Sound of water when I immerse a hydrophone in water. UCS Category: WATRLap. Length: 00:02.
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Chambord Castle, France #2

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Soundscape inside the Château de Chambord. Audience noise, not in the stairwells, etc. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 03:17.
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Tram Passing #1

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A tram passing by without stopping. UCS Category: TRNTram. Length: 00:21.
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Drone #3

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Sound of a small DJI quadrotor drone. UCS Category: AERORadio. Length: 00:21.
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Wooden whistle (one note)

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Wooden whistle producing only a single note. Different ways and different rhythms of breath. UCS Category: WHSTMech. Length: 00:26.
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Large spring

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8 noise from a large spring tension. UCS Category: METLMvmt. Length: 00:52.
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Diesel locomotive stopped

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A diesel locomotive stopped engine (Chartres train station). UCS Category: TRNDiesl. Length: 00:40.
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Copper cooker bottom 10cm (Sample)

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Sample: Kitchen percussion: the bottom of a 10 cm copper saucepan struck with a wooden drumstick. The .wav sound is ready for sampling. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:02.
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Pop-Corn: Corn bursting

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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 #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: 00:03.
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Nocturnal insect #3

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Song of unidentified nocturnal insect. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:23.
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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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Van that passes slowly

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A small dump truck (Fiat Ducato type) drives by slowly (around 20 km/h), slows down as it reaches my position, then drives away. UCS Category: VEHFrght. Length: 00:14.
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Paintball: Shots

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Paintball shots, very slight impact sound on wood. UCS Category: GUNMisc. Length: 00:03.
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Creaking barn door

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Learn how to make a squeaking sound effects: https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_46. UCS Category: METLFric. Length: 00:27.
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Jackhammer on concrete #1

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Sound of a jackhammer on concrete. The sound is taken in a small room at 1 meter. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 01:21.
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Klaxons, inside car

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Inside a car. Several shots horns. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:10.
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