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Passage of a train #2

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A passenger train passes from left to right. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:43.
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Covered market #2

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Henri-Barbusse covered market hall in Levallois-Perret. Few people. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 03:25.
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Phone hung up #1

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

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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.
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Key 0 in DTMF

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The audible signal when the 0 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.
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Heidelberg printing press #2

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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: 00:09.
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Rope #3

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Creaking of a set of rope nets in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 03:30.
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Rope #4

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Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:02.
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Water Blop #1

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Sound of water when I immerse a hydrophone in water. UCS Category: WATRLap. Length: 00:01.
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Chambord Castle, France #3

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Soundscape inside the vaulted room on the second floor of the Château de Chambord. Audience noise, etc. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 02:53.
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4 cars passing at 90 km/h

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4 cars passing at a speed of approximately 90 km/h, from left to right. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:17.
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Squeaky Steps #2

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Footsteps of a human walking on a plastic floor. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:36.
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Shoe Squeak #1

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My shoes squeak on the floor of a church. UCS Category: RUBRFric. Length: 00:02.
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Common Blackbird #4

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:03.
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Common Blackbird #5

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:04.
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Common Blackbird #17

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:04.
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Applause from 40 People #4

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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: 00:22.
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Shepard Rising Scale x1 #1

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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.
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Shepard Descending Scale x1 #1

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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.
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Small bell

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Bell goat. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 01:01.
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Sharpener

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sharpener (x17). UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:13.
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Electric switch #2

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Electric heating switch (x4). UCS Category: MECHClik. Length: 00:04.
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Pen cap

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Opening and closing of a pen cap. UCS Category: OBJWrite. Length: 00:03.
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35mm cinema projector #9

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Cinema projector (35mm Kinoton, FP30) Fan, Getting Started projo and lamp, then roullage extinction projo and lamp (Sound: Before mechanism). Can synchronize its 0072. UCS Category: COMAv. Length: 00:59.
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Computer 1 (Ventilation)

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Fan noise of an Apple G5 Power. Taking her in fron of the computer. Crazy easily loopable. UCS Category: MACHFan. Length: 00:10.
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Band saw

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Startup, running, then shutdown (very slow) of a band saw. UCS Category: TOOLPowr. Length: 00:29.
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Flush #2

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Short flush then filling the tank. UCS Category: WATRPlmb. Length: 00:35.
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Ventilation #2

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Small (a little old) bathroom ventilation. UCS Category: MACHFan. Length: 00:34.
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Wood stove "devil"

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“Devil” wood-burning stove humming, small wood crackles, minor heat-related metal noises, and air intake (draft). UCS Category: FIREBurn. Length: 01:27.
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Rapid rattle

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A rattle noise when turning quickly. UCS Category: MUSCMisc. Length: 00:05.
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Aluminium foil #2

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Someone wrapping something in a large sheet of aluminum foil. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:09.
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Comb teeth #2

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A finger lightly running across the teeth of a comb. UCS Category: PLASMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Comb teeth #3

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A finger slowly and heavily running across the teeth of a comb. UCS Category: PLASMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Coin-Coin (Toy)

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Squeak from a plush toy. When you squeeze the dog’s nose, it makes this sound. UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:03.
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Bird Song 4 (Toy)

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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.
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Rattle (toy)

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Sound of a rattle being shaken. UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:06.
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A skating class (CE2) #1

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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.
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Spoon in a mug empty

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Noise movements of a spoon in a mug empty. The mug is placed on a wooden kitchen table. UCS Category: FOODTware. Length: 00:52.
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Tambourine

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Various sounds from a small wooden tambourine. UCS Category: MUSCPerc. Length: 01:13.
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