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Escalator #3

I am stationary, at the top of an escalator going up, at the metro exit. UCS Category: MACHEscl. Length: 00:31.
Car interior, 80 km/h

Sound recording in the passenger compartment of a car during a short journey on a road limited to 80 km/h. It is a Citroën C3 petrol. UCS Category: VEHInt. Length: 01:17.
Handbrake, activated #1

Handbrake being activated, from a Citroën C3. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:02.
Test 4.0 (Quadriphony)

Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 4.0 installation (quadriphonic), in french. Download in WAV format! 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: 00:18.
Pneumatic jackhammer #5

This pneumatic jackhammer is installed on a mechanical mini excavator. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:02.
Old doorbell #1

Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
Old doorbell #3

Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:02.
Old doorbell #4

Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:03.
Old doorbell #10

Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:06.
Wind turbine, contact #1

Contact recording on the mast of a wind turbine at low speed. Transformer noise. UCS Category: MOTRTurb. Length: 01:35.
Wind turbine, contact #2

Contact recording on the mast of a wind turbine at low speed. Transformer noise. UCS Category: MOTRTurb. Length: 01:46.
Drink from the gourd #3

Woman opening, drinking from a flask and closing it. UCS Category: FOODDrnk. Length: 00:13.
Dumbbell, placed #3

Sound of a 10 kilogram dumbbell being placed on a wooden floor. UCS Category: OBJGym. Length: 00:01.
Socotel low ringtone #2

4 weak rings from an old Socotel S63 type phone. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:26.
Socotel average ringtones #2

4 average rings from an old Socotel S63 type telephone. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:26.
Room-temperature water in a mug #1

Sound of room-temperature water (18°C) being poured into a mug. An interesting sound: https://bigsoundbank.com/blog/sound-difference-hot-water-cold-water-b366.html. UCS Category: FOODGware. Length: 00:06.
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.
Passage of a train #4

A passenger train passes from left to right. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:49.
Phone hung up #2

Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:02.
Phone booth hung up #1

I hang 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.
Phone booth hung up #2

I hang 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.
Heidelberg printing press #3

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: 00:27.
Rope #3

Creaking of a set of rope nets in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 03:30.
Rope #6

Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:01.
Chambord Castle, France #2

Soundscape inside the Château de Chambord. Audience noise, not in the stairwells, etc. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 03:17.
Thermal floor saw #3

This thermal cutter, or floor saw, makes quite a noise in my neighborhood. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 00:45.
Eurasian Blackcap #5

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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