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Radio, frequency sweep #7

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:17.
Speaking clock, beep #1

Beep from the speaking clock on the telephone in France. UCS Category: BEEP. Length: 00:01.
2 helicopters, landing and takeoff #3

Two helicopters landing 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: 02:50.
Mountain stream #2

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.
Servomotor 3, 45° #2

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

A Krups brand Nespresso coffee capsule machine. She makes a good Italian coffee, can you smell it?. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:30.
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.
Socotel loud ringtones #2

4 sonneries fortes d'un téléphone ancien de type Socotel S63. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:25.
Train whistle, foley #3

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.
Phone hung up #2

Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Phone hung up #4

Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
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 6 in DTMF

The audible signal when the 6 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 #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.
Rope

Creaking of a set of rope nets in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 02:04.
Thermal floor saw #3

This thermal cutter, or floor saw, makes quite a noise in my neighborhood. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 00:44.
Eurasian Blackcap #7

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.
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.
Fill bathtub

Filling a bathtub. The valve delivers a variable rate. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 02:44.
Adhesive tape #3

Sound of adhesive tape being unrolled. The sound is short, shifting from higher-pitched to lower-pitched. UCS Category: OBJTape. Length: 00:03.
Serpette scraped on a stone #2

Billhook scraping on a stone (x1). UCS Category: WEAPSwrd. Length: 00:01.
Serpette scraped on a stone #1

Billhook scraping on a stone (x1). UCS Category: WEAPSwrd. Length: 00:01.
Comb teeth #3

A finger slowly and heavily running across the teeth of a comb. UCS Category: PLASMvmt. Length: 00:01.
Aluminum pan edge 20cm

Sample: Kitchen percussion: the rim of a 20 cm diameter aluminum saucepan struck with a wooden drumstick. The .wav sound is perfectly suited for use in a sampler. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:01.
Office cathedral of Chartres

Short excerpt from the Thursday evening service at Chartres Cathedral, with about 20 worshippers and very few visitors. The service is amplified throughout the cathedral. UCS Category: AMBRlgn. Length: 04:58.
Indoor riding arena

Ambience of an indoor riding arena (or an outdoor ring). Birds are very present. A few human footsteps and horse sounds. The weather is sunny (hence the birdsong). UCS Category: AMBMisc. Length: 01:17.
Paintball: Shots, wood impacts

Shots of paintball and sound of impact on wood. UCS Category: GUNMisc. Length: 00:11.
Electric kettle #1

Electric kettle noise, with 75cl of water. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 02:28.
Damaged muffler 1 (Moving car)

A car with a damaged muffler. Parked car. Starting the engine. Moving car. Stopping the engine. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:34.
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