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Cymbale 16" #5

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Sound of a 40cm (16") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Medium Thin Crash cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:08.
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Cymbale Ride 20" #2

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Sound of a 51cm (20") cymbal, struck with a wooden drumstick. This is a Mini Cup Ride cymbal by Avedis Zildjian. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:17.
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Nepalese cymbal #1

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Sound of a Nepalese or Tibetan cymbal. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:14.
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Apartment door, closing #4

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Closing of a apartment door. UCS Category: DOORWood. Length: 00:03.
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Wood vibrations

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A large wooden door vibrates from large ventilation. UCS Category: WOODImpt. Length: 00:14.
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Portable vascular doppler #2

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Sound from a portable Doppler-Fizeau device. Medical material. UCS Category: MACHMed. Length: 00:27.
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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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Horn #7

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Someone is blowing a horn. UCS Category: HORNTrad. Length: 00:04.
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Maraca #3

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Sound of a maraca being shaken once. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 00:01.
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Oogah horn #2

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Ooogah horn. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:01.
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Metal handcuffs #2

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Manipulation and handcuffing. UCS Category: EQUIPTact. Length: 00:01.
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Knife blade #4

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A knife blade vibrates when scraped. UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:02.
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Knife blade #6

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A knife blade vibrates when scraped. UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:01.
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Gore (grapefruit) #2

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Gore foley made with a grapefruit. UCS Category: GORESrce. Length: 00:09.
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Gore (grapefruit) #7

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Gore foley made with a grapefruit. UCS Category: GORESrce. Length: 00:03.
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Winder #5

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Small old mechanical alarm clock that is manually wound with a small key. A few rounds. UCS Category: CLOCKMech, MUSCKeyd. Length: 00:11.
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2 helicopters, start and takeoff #2

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Two helicopters starting and taking off one after the other. Sound recording during the open day of the UIISCI in Nogent-le-Rotrou in France. UCS Category: AEROHeli. Length: 03:52.
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Mountain stream #2

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Stream flowing down a wooded mountainside, far from any busy road; no birds in the area. Hautes Pyrénées, near the old spa resort of PAUZE, located not far from Cauterets (65110). Altitude of the sound recording: 1053 m. Date: 05-07-2022, afternoon. Weather: overcast, foggy, stormy, no wind. UCS Category: WATRFlow. Length: 04:49.
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Vinyl Scratch #1

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A little scratch on a vinyl record. UCS Category: COMPhono. Length: 00:01.
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Servomotor 3, 45° #2

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Sound of a medium servomotor rotating 45°. It is a Multiplex MS-X4. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Whip crack #3

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A crack of the whip. UCS Category: WEAPWhip. Length: 00:02.
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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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Overtone singing, C

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I sing in overtone. Overtone singing is a vocal technique for producing a vocal timbre characterized by two notes of different frequencies. My first voice is a root C, my second is a whistle. more information on this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing. UCS Category: VOXSing. Length: 00:17.
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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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Test 7.1+2 (Surround+2)

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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.
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Megaphone, larsen #7

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Larsen in an electric megaphone. UCS Category: COMMic. Length: 00:03.
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Socotel loud ringtones #2

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4 sonneries fortes d'un téléphone ancien de type Socotel S63. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:25.
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Phone hung up #2

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Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
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Phone booth pick up #1

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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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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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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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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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Shoe Squeak #3

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My shoes squeak on the floor of a church. UCS Category: RUBRFric. Length: 00:02.
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Eurasian Blackcap #7

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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: 00:04.
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Applause from 40 People #3

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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: 00:14.
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Applause from 40 People #6

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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: 00:15.
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Parisian Skate Park Ambience #2

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

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Bubbling sound of a small beer fermentation airlock. Thanks to Pierre-Jean (PJ Skyman) for welcoming me into his laboratory. UCS Category: WATRBubl. Length: 01:20.
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Flush #1

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Flushing and filling of the reservoir. UCS Category: WATRPlmb. Length: 01:01.
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Socotel ringtone #1

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A 1960s Socotel rotary telephone bell. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:04.
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