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Electric jackhammer #8

Sound of a Redstone brand 1100W electric jackhammer. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:15.
Speaking clock, beep #1

Beep from the speaking clock on the telephone in France. UCS Category: BEEP. Length: 00:01.
Carpet vacuum cleaner

Sound of my vacuum cleaner, with special brush for thick carpets (brush having small rollers which turn more or less quickly according to the handling of the handle); you will also hear the brush sometimes hitting small pieces of furniture. Non-stop recording, without faking. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 02:44.
Crow #1

A single corvid calling out in the middle of the night. Probably a magpie or a jackdaw. UCS Category: BIRDCrow. Length: 00:01.
Typewriter, bell #2

Sound of a typewriter bell. It rings when you reach the end of the line. A "Hermes Precisa 305". UCS Category: COMType. Length: 00:02.
WW2 trucks, passage #3

Passage of several American military trucks dating from the Second World War. UCS Category: VEHMil. Length: 00:32.
Test 7.1+2 (Surround+2)

Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 7.1 installation (Dolby Surround) + 2, in french. Download in WAV format! These are 7 channels + 1 for a subwoofer + 1 intended for the hearing impaired + 1 intended for audio description. If one of the channels is not audible, your device is not suitable. More info in our file on "multichannel sound". UCS Category: TEST. Length: 00:42.
Insect song #3

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.
Train whistle, foley #4

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 #1

Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 01:47.
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.
Heidelberg printing press #7

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: 01:26.
Chambord Castle, France #2

Soundscape inside the Château de Chambord. Audience noise, not in the stairwells, etc. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 03:17.
Thermal floor saw #3

This thermal cutter, or floor saw, makes quite a noise in my neighborhood. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 00:44.
Power window rolled down.

Electric car window being lowered to open. UCS Category: VEHWndw. Length: 00:03.
Applause from 40 People #3

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: 00:14.
Shepard Rising Scale x10 #1

Ten cycles of the 12-semitone ascending Shepard scale at 60 BPM, starting on C. Sustained notes (one half note per measure). Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 02:00.
Parisian Skate Park Ambience #2

Ambience of a few users in a small Parisian skate park. UCS Category: SPRTSkate. Length: 01:35.
35mm cinema projector #1

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

Crackling as water instantly sizzles and evaporates the moment it hits a hot plate. 16 spurts of water, from a single drop to a larger amount. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 02:02.
Knife blade scraped on a stone #3

Knife blade scraping on a stone (x1). UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:01.
Aluminium foil #1

Someone slowly moving a large sheet of aluminum foil. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:15.
Laser printer start

Starting a laser printer Epson C1100. It is a very noisy printer. UCS Category: MACHOffi. Length: 00:32.
Horse chewing hay

A horse that chews hay in his box. Light background noise of hay he pushes with his nose. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:09.
Paintball: Shots, wood impacts

Shots of paintball and sound of impact on wood. UCS Category: GUNMisc. Length: 00:11.
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