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Excavator, engine

3 liter engine of a compact excavator. This is a Volvo EC55B. UCS Category: VEHCnst. Length: 00:40.
Cartoon "Agogo" #7

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.
Cow moos #2

Recreation kindergarten #4

Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 03:52.
Recreation kindergarten #6

Playground of a kindergarten. Sound recorded following an introduction to Sound Effects. The children speak in French. UCS Category: CRWDChld, AMBSchl. Length: 02:02.
Mass: Amen

A big collective "Amen", during a Sunday mass at the Basilica of Notre-Dame of Montligeon (61), in France. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 00:05.
8mm projector, #5

Projection of a film with a Magnon Duomatic DX87. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:19.
Typewriter #2

I write slowly on the typewriter. A "Hermes Precisa 305". UCS Category: COMType. Length: 01:23.
Parisian ring road #2

Noise from the Paris ring road. Sound recording from above, on a bridge. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 04:02.
Escalator #3

I am stationary, at the top of an escalator going up, at the metro exit. UCS Category: MACHEscl. Length: 00:31.
Train whistle, foley #6

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.
Covered market #4

Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 02:53.
Manifestation #9

Demonstration in Paris. It involves singing with a marching band. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:54.
Key 5 in DTMF

The audible signal when the 5 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.
Key 8 in DTMF

The audible signal when the 8 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.
Heidelberg printing press #5

Sound of a Heidelberg printing press, empty, without paper. 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: 00:31.
Squeaky Steps #2

Footsteps of a human walking on a plastic floor. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:36.
Applause from 40 People #2

A small audience of about 40 people applauded. I let a little background noise circulate before and after, for better integration. UCS Category: CRWDApls. Length: 00:09.
Rewind 35mm film #1

Rewinding 35mm film: Acceleration and rolling (Recording: Right side of the dispenser (full spool)). Can synchronize its 0075. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:51.
Strong wind #2

Strong wind from the interior of a house. Small cracks and bumps. Learn to imitate the sound of the wind https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_122. UCS Category: WINDInt. Length: 00:49.
Strong wind #3

Strong wind from the interior of a house. Small cracks and bumps. Learn to imitate the sound of the wind https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_122. UCS Category: WINDInt. Length: 02:07.
Steps (slipper on tiling)

10 slipper steps on tiles spaced one second apart then 4 steps in a row. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:17.
Gas water heater

Sound of a gas water heater (boiler). The unit starts and the fan kicks in when hot water is drawn, piezo clicking, flame ignition, flame shutoff, fan shutoff, then the unit cooling down (the whole sequence twice). UCS Category: FIREGas. Length: 01:11.
Spread a cracker

Sound of someone spreading butter on a crispbread with a knife. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:10.
Golf swing, with a wooden club

Recorded for the needs of a film: a golf swing performed with a wooden club (basically the expected sound). UCS Category: SPRTField. Length: 00:10.
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