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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: 00:16.
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Common Blackbird #9

Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:05.
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Drone #5

Sound of a small DJI quadrotor drone. UCS Category: AERORadio. Length: 00:26.
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Calculator-printer #1

The sound of a very old desktop calculator-printer. UCS Category: OBJOffc, MACHOffc. Length: 00:14.
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Fermentation airlock #3

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

A single cycle of the Descending 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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Switch on a power strip

Switch on a power strip (x4). UCS Category: MECHClik. Length: 00:06.
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Gas stove #2

Second fire gas stove ignition piezo kitchen. UCS Category: FIREGas. Length: 00:24.
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Flea #2

Sound ambience of a flea market (in Sonchamp, France). Conversations, people passing by, and announcements made over a loudspeaker. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 00:49.
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Coffee grinder

Old hand-crank coffee grinder (5 crank turns). UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:04.
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Glass lying on a table

A glass tumbler set down on a wooden table, then picked up, then set down again, etc. (x12). UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:35.
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Licking #1

Licking sound, slightly synthesized. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:02.
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Old car horn #1

Sound of a old car horn. UCS Category: VEHHorn. Length: 00:01.
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Aluminium foil #1

Someone slowly moving a large sheet of aluminum foil. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:16.
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Small metal chain #4

Noise of a small chain that you move. UCS Category: CHAINMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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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.
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Aluminum pan bottom 26cm

Sample: Kitchen percussion: the bottom of a very heavy, deep, thick 26 cm aluminum frying pan struck with a wooden drumstick. The .wav sound is ready for sampling. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:01.
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Toaster

Loading two slices of sandwich bread into a toaster, then the slices popping up. Seven times in a row. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:24.
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Cap cider #1

Sound of a cap cider jumps. UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:01.
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High frequency continuous buzzer

High frequency continuous buzzer. There is a buzzer of walkie talkie on a wooden table. UCS Category: COMTran. Length: 00:06.
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Spring handle electric fence

Spring handle electric fence. In a meadow. UCS Category: DOORSwng. Length: 00:38.
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King's Cross St. Pancras Station (London)

Soundscape in Station King's Cross St. Pancras in London, England. UCS Category: AMBTran. Length: 02:09.
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Plastic bottle crushed #2

A plastic bottle crushed by hand. This is a bottle of Volvic water. UCS Category: PLASBrk. Length: 00:05.
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Electric hand dryer

Automatic and electric hand dryer. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:27.
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Horse eats carrot #1

Horse eats pieces of carrot in my hand. Breathing sounds. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:25.
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Manual winch #2

Action on the crank of a manual winch. UCS Category: MECHRtch. Length: 00:18.
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Miter saw and wood #1

Cut a piece of wood with miter saw. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:16.
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Brushcutter motor #2

Starting the brushcutter motor of Homelite HLT-17C 26cc. UCS Category: MOTRComb. Length: 00:12.
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Babie swallows #2

A barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) comes to feed his nest of swallow. UCS Category: BIRDMisc. Length: 00:03.
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Electric meter

Transformer noise contained in EDF's electricity meter. UCS Category: ELECBuzz. Length: 00:23.
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6 large plates, manipulations

Manipulations of 6 large plates. UCS Category: FOODTware. Length: 00:55.
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Indoor pool #1

Atmosphere in the pool of Chartres. Very few people. The jets of water are lit and are very noisy. UCS Category: AMBAmus. Length: 05:51.
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Torn and creased page #3

Notebook page torn, crumpled and thrown to the ground. UCS Category: PAPRRip. Length: 00:05.
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Truck, passage 90km/h #1

Passage of a super-heavy truck (tractor and trailer) at a speed of about 90 km/h. UCS Category: VEHFrght. Length: 00:10.
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Wind turbine #4

Noise of a wind turbine turning. The microphone is directed to the mat. I am about 20 meters away. UCS Category: MOTRTurb. Length: 01:08.
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Cheers, red wine glass #2

Two red wine glass that are shocking. UCS Category: GLASImpt. Length: 00:01.
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SOS in international Morse code #2

Distress signal "SOS" in international Morse (sound) alphabet. the Morse is formed of "dit" and "dah" (of points and features). 1 "dah" equals 3 "dit". The spaces between the letters are equivalent to 1 "dah", except for the SOS, which must be sent as if it were a single letter, that is to say not using an inter-letter interval. Ends with a space between the words equivalent to 7 "dit". Realized on a computer with a sine wave of 800 Hz. For more information on Morse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code. UCS Category: COMTelm. Length: 00:03.
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Raw carrot crunched #2

A raw carrot, crunched and chewed. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:19.
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Raw carrot crunched #3

A raw carrot, crunched and chewed. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:25.
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Broken plate #8

A plate dropped on a concrete floor, which breaks. UCS Category: CERMBrk. Length: 00:02.
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