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Pendulum mechanism #2

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Sound of a pendulum mechanism when it strikes. It didn't work until I fixed it. UCS Category: CLOCKMech. Length: 00:19.
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Heidelberg printing press #4

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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.
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Passage of a train #5

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Small passenger train with 4 TER-type wagons. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:31.
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Water Blop #3

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Sound of water when I immerse a hydrophone in water. UCS Category: WATRLap. Length: 00:02.
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Car honking at 90 km/h #1

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A car passing by, honking its horn while driving at 90 km/h. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:18.
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Eurasian Blackcap #5

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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: 00:05.
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Common Blackbird #22

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:03.
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Power window rolled down.

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Electric car window being lowered to open. UCS Category: VEHWndw. Length: 00:03.
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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 #2

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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: 01:07.
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Shepard Descending Scale x1 #3

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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.
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Glass

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Filling a glass with a plastic water bottle (x2). UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:12.
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Refrigerator

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Refrigerator running. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:09.
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Microwave oven #1

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Open, flat, closed, ignition, extinction, open, flat, closed (x1). UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:45.
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Key placed on wooden table

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Key placed on wooden table (x6). UCS Category: OBJKey. Length: 00:18.
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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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Band saw

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Startup, running, then shutdown (very slow) of a band saw. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:28.
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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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Fill bathtub

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Filling a bathtub. The valve delivers a variable rate. UCS Category: WATRDrip. Length: 02:44.
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Car (reverse and stop)

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Car in reverse. It slows and stops the engine. Car: Citroen Saxo 1.1. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:22.
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Water that burns

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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.
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Old car horn #1

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Sound of a old car horn. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:01.
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Recent car horn #3

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Horn sounds of recent car. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:01.
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Senseo coffee maker: Water that boils

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First step of making coffee with a Senseo coffee machine: water boiling. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 01:28.
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Rattle moderately fast

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Sound of a ratchet noisemaker being turned fairly slowly. Speeding up. UCS Category: MUSCMisc. Length: 00:13.
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Old squeaky stroller #1

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Doll stroller, old style metal grating. Pushed slowly. UCS Category: OBJWhled. Length: 00:31.
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Aluminum lid 20 cm

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Sample: Cookware: 20cm diameter aluminum lid hit by a wooden drum stick. The .wav sound is perfectly suited for use in a sampler. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:01.
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Teaspoon stainless falls

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Noise of a fall (x11) a teaspoon of the type covered in stainless steel on the floor terracotta. UCS Category: FOODTware. Length: 00:19.
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Red Mockingbird plush

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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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Plush Goeland

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Sound produced by a seagull plush toy when you press on its back. A small battery-powered music box turns on and plays the bird’s call. UCS Category: MUSCToy. Length: 00:05.
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Plush Nene hen

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Sound produced by a Nene goose plush toy when you press on its back. A small battery-powered music box turns on and plays the bird’s call. UCS Category: MUSCToy. Length: 00:06.
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Paintball: 1 against #1

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Play on a paintball field, one against one. Vague land on the edge of the forest: bird songs, insects, winds, etc. UCS Category: GUNMisc. Length: 01:04.
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Cap cider #1

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Sound of a cap cider jumps. UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:01.
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Cassette Player: Forward and End

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Cassette Player: Forward and End. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:12.
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Eurostar car

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Soundscape in a Eurostar car. UCS Category: TRNInt. Length: 01:16.
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Damaged muffler (accelerations, parked car)

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A car with a damaged muffler. Parked car. Starting the engine. Accelerations. Stopping the engine. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:47.
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Quad - Accelerations

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A quad stopped. Starting the engine. Accelerations. Stop the engine. UCS Category: VEHAtv. Length: 00:33.
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K-B11

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Electronic music by K-Alpha. UCS Category: MUSCSong. Length: 02:26.
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Neutrino

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Electronic music by K-Alpha. UCS Category: MUSCSong. Length: 03:06.
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