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Train whistle, foley #5
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.
Repetitive squeaking #2
Lots of repetitive squeaking from a plastic bottle. Easy to loop. UCS Category: PLASFric. Length: 00:20.
Zipper #11
Zipper sound, short enough to sound like a trouser zipper (fly). UCS Category: OBJZipr. Length: 00:01.
Couinement jouet #1
Squeak of a toy. Here a kind of "pear horn". UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:01.
Phone hung up #4
Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Pendulum mechanism #2
Sound of a pendulum mechanism when it strikes. It didn't work until I fixed it. UCS Category: CLOCKMech. Length: 00:19.
Manifestation #7
Demonstration in Paris. It involves singing with a marching band. UCS Category: AMBPrtst. Length: 01:34.
Heidelberg printing press #1
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.
Heidelberg printing press #4
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: 00:15.
Passage of a train #5
Small passenger train with 4 TER-type wagons. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:31.
Car honking at 90 km/h #1
A car passing by, honking its horn while driving at 90 km/h. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:18.
Power window rolled down.
Electric car window being lowered to open. UCS Category: VEHWndw. Length: 00:03.
Shepard Rising Scale x1 #1
A single cycle 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: 00:12.
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.
Shepard Rising Scale x1 #2
A single cycle of the 12-semitone ascending Shepard scale at 60 BPM, starting on C. One quarter note, two rests, and one quarter note per measure. Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 00:12.
Shepard Descending Scale x1 #1
A single cycle of the Descending Shepard Scale spanning 12 semitones at 60 BPM, starting on a C. Sustained notes (one half note per measure). Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard Scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 00:12.
Shepard Descending Scale x1 #3
A single cycle of the Rising Shepard Scale at 60 BPM, starting on a C. Continuous glissando. Easy to loop. More information on my Shepard Scale generator. UCS Category: DSGNTonl, DSGNRise. Length: 00:12.
Toaster
Electric toaster (x2) empty (no slice of bread or toast). UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:10.
Electric oven
Electric oven with a small internal ventilation. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:24.
Flea #1
Sound ambience of a flea market (in Sonchamp, France). Conversations, people walking by, general crowd activity. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 01:08.
Band saw
Startup, running, then shutdown (very slow) of a band saw. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:28.
Car (reverse and stop)
Car in reverse. It slows and stops the engine. Car: Citroen Saxo 1.1. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:22.
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.
Rattle slow
Sound of a ratchet noisemaker being turned slowly. Slight acceleration. UCS Category: MUSCMisc. Length: 00:13.
Aluminium foil #2
Someone wrapping something in a large sheet of aluminum foil. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:09.
Aluminium foil #3
Someone crumpling and kneading a small sheet of aluminum foil. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:13.
Bird Song 1 (Toy)
Song of a common reed bunting. It’s a musical plush toy: when you press on its back, the bird’s song plays. UCS Category: TOYElec. Length: 00:06.
Bird Song 4 (Toy)
Song of a Tufted Titmouse. It is a musical plush: When you press on its back, its song is heard. UCS Category: TOYElec. Length: 00:05.
A skating class (CE2) #1
Julien is giving skating lessons to a class of third graders. The lesson takes place on a temporary outdoor ice rink in December 2007 in Montbéliard (France). UCS Category: SPRTWntr. Length: 00:28.
A skating class (CE2) #2
Julien is giving skating lessons to a class of third graders. The lesson takes place on a temporary outdoor ice rink, in December 2007 in Montbéliard (France). UCS Category: SPRTWntr. Length: 00:22.
Red Mockingbird plush
Sound produced by a brown thrasher plush toy when you press on its back. A small battery-powered music box turns on and plays the bird’s song. UCS Category: MUSCToy. Length: 00:07.
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