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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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Recreation kindergarten #6

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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: 02:02.
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Cockatiel parakeet #10

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Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:07.
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Instamatic, winder #4

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Winder from a Kodak Instamatic 133-X. UCS Category: COMCam. Length: 00:01.
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8mm projector, #1

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Projection of a film with a Magnon Duomatic DX87. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:34.
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Typewriter #2

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I write slowly on the typewriter. A "Hermes Precisa 305". UCS Category: COMType. Length: 01:23.
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Vinyl Scratch #12

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A little scratch on a vinyl record. UCS Category: COMPhono. Length: 00:01.
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Flight bird #3

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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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Servomotor 3, 180° #2

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Sound of a medium servomotor rotating 180°. It is a Multiplex MS-X4. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Whip crack #2

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A crack of the whip. UCS Category: WEAPWhip. Length: 00:02.
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Whip crack #4

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A crack of the whip. UCS Category: WEAPWhip. Length: 00:02.
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Manifestation #5

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Atmosphere on the sidelines of a demonstration. In French. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 00:40.
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Car passing 50km/h #3

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A car passes through the city at around 50 km/h. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:16.
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Torn paper #4

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I tear off a sheet of paper. UCS Category: PAPRRip. Length: 00:01.
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Passage of a train #4

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A passenger train passes from left to right. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:49.
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Covered market #4

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Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 02:53.
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Manifestation #12

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Demonstration in Paris. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 04:29.
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Key 8 in DTMF

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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.
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Heidelberg printing press #5

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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.
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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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Squeaky Steps #2

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

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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.
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Switch on a power strip

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Switch on a power strip (x4). UCS Category: MECHClik. Length: 00:05.
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Fireplace #1

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Fireplace, hearth closed. To learn how to make the sound effects of a fire https://www.libertivi.com/lelabodubruiteur_113. UCS Category: FIREBurn. Length: 01:02.
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Interior door lock

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Locking a lightweight door with a key. UCS Category: DOORHdwr. Length: 00:03.
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Electric hood #1

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Electric hood (speed 7/10). UCS Category: MACHFan. Length: 00:29.
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35mm cinema projector #1

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Cinema projector (35mm Kinoton, FP30) vacuum without fan without lamp: Getting Started, roullage and extinction (Sound: Before mechanism). UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:39.
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Electric fan #1

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Electric fan. Speed 2/2. UCS Category: MACHFan. Length: 00:09.
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Metro corridor (Paris) #2

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Metro corridor (footstep, escalator). UCS Category: AMBUndr. Length: 00:40.
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Electric oven

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Electric oven with a small internal ventilation. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:24.
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Small stream #1

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Recorded a few meters above a small mountain waterfall. Similar to the number 0219. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 00:56.
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Passing tram #1

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Passing tram. UCS Category: TRNTram. Length: 00:13.
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Rissole in a pan

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Food made to fry pan. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:21.
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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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Toaster

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Loading two slices of sandwich bread into a toaster, then the slices popping up. Seven times in a row. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:23.
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Nail falling on tiled floor

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A nail dropping onto a tiled floor (x8). It’s a large framing nail used in carpentry. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:24.
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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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Sanza (instrument)

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The 11 notes of a sanza, an African idiophone percussion instrument. It’s fairly out of tune. I play each note 4 or 5 times, then play the full scale at the end of the file. UCS Category: MUSCInst. Length: 01:51.
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Clinking of full glass (Toast)

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Stemmed water glass filled with water, tapped with a knife. The kind of gesture you do before giving a speech, taking the floor, or making a toast. UCS Category: GLASImpt. Length: 00:47.
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Badminton: racket shuttlecock

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4 racket hits on a badminton shuttlecock. UCS Category: SPRTIndor. Length: 00:09.
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