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Parisian crossing #1

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Crossroads opposite Saint-Lazare station, going towards rue du Havre. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 02:16.
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Squeaking parquet #8

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

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This is probably a large green grasshopper. Recorded at night, between 2 and 3 meters high, in the vegetation. Easy to loop. UCS Category: ANMLInsc. Length: 00:19.
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Pencil, signature #1

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I sign with a pencil on a sheet of paper. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:03.
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Room-temperature water in a mug #1

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Sound of room-temperature water (18°C) being poured into a mug. An interesting sound: https://bigsoundbank.com/blog/sound-difference-hot-water-cold-water-b366.html. UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:05.
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Zipper #15

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Buttoning of pants, then sound of short zipper (fly). UCS Category: OBJZipr. Length: 00:03.
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Covered market #2

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Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 03:25.
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Phone booth pick up #2

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I pick 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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Manifestation #11

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Demonstration in Paris. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:47.
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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: 00:24.
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Passage of a train #7

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Freight train with a horn at the beginning. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:59.
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Eurasian Blackcap #4

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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: 00:06.
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Common Blackbird #2

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:03.
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Common Blackbird #4

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:03.
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Common Blackbird #15

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:03.
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Fill bathtub

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Filling a bathtub. The valve delivers a variable rate. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 02:44.
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Steps (slipper on tiling)

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10 slipper steps on tiles spaced one second apart then 4 steps in a row. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:17.
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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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Whistling train #1

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Whistling train. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:03.
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Old car horn #3

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Its an old car horn. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:01.
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Small bell #4

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Small bell. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:03.
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Coin-Coin (Toy)

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Squeak from a plush toy. When you squeeze the dog’s nose, it makes this sound. UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:03.
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Mewing kitten 2 months

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Mewing of a kitten 2 months that we take in his arms. UCS Category: ANMLCat. Length: 00:12.
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Bubble wrap: Breakouts

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Breakouts of a bubble of bubble wrap (x7). This is a paper of large bubbles of 2.5 cm in diameter. UCS Category: OBJPack. Length: 00:07.
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Output of the Cathedral

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Soundscape to the output of the mass. In front of the Cathedral of Chartres (France). Sound of an organ inside the Cathedral. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 03:50.
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King's Cross St. Pancras Station (London)

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Soundscape in Station King's Cross St. Pancras in London, England. UCS Category: AMBTran. Length: 02:39.
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Instrument string

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Instrument String. UCS Category: MUSCInst. Length: 00:02.
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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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Car in reverse #1

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Starting the engine. Short walk back Peugeot 106. Engine stop. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:15.
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Steps in the long grass

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Several steps in the long grass. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:26.
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Manual winch #1

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Action on the crank of a manual winch. UCS Category: MECHRtch. Length: 00:09.
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Passage of a train #1

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Train passing before me. He is small. He passes slowly as it stops nearby. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:21.
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Electric cement mixer #1

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Electric cement mixer. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 00:35.
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Hen lays #3

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Song of a hen that will lay or who to lay. UCS Category: ANMLFarm. Length: 00:48.
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Parisian paved square, fountain

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Place Victor Hugo: A large Parisian square, paved with a fountain in the middle and a moderately dense traffic. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:06.
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Bike brake #4

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Braking a bike. UCS Category: VEHBrake. Length: 00:02.
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Footsteps on gravels #2

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A lot of footfall on a gravel floor. This file is easy to loop to infinity. It was realized in studio by a foley artist. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 01:32.
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Log wood boiler #2

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Fire in a wood boiler fueled by logs. Sound taken from the main air inlet, open. UCS Category: FIREBurn. Length: 01:50.
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Balloon, inflation #3

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Balloon inflated to the mouth. UCS Category: AIRMisc. Length: 00:11.
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