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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.
Heidelberg printing press #7

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: 01:26.
Rope #3

Creaking of a set of rope nets in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 03:30.
Rope #1

Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:02.
Rope #3

Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:01.
Rope #4

Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:02.
Rope #6

Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:01.
Chambord Castle, France #3

Soundscape inside the vaulted room on the second floor of the Château de Chambord. Audience noise, etc. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 02:53.
Electric strike #3

The buzzing sound of an electric lock when it is activated. To make it sound accurate, you should add the sound of the door of your choice opening. UCS Category: DOORHdwr. Length: 00:02.
Thermal floor saw #3

This thermal cutter, or floor saw, makes quite a noise in my neighborhood. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 00:44.
Thermal floor saw #4

This thermal cutter, or floor saw, makes quite a noise in my neighborhood. UCS Category: MACHCnst. Length: 01:31.
Shepard Rising Scale x10 #2

Ten cycles 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: 02:00.
Shepard Descending Scale x1 #2

One single cycle of the Descending Shepard Scale spanning 12 semitones at 60 BPM, starting on a 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.
Electric oven

Electric oven with a small internal ventilation. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 00:24.
Water gun #2

12 short shots, 3 long shots and 3 short-thirds water pistol. Noise of tank water. UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:15.
Flea #1

Sound ambience of a flea market (in Sonchamp, France). Conversations, people walking by, general crowd activity. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 01:08.
Steps (slipper on tiling)

10 slipper steps on tiles spaced one second apart then 4 steps in a row. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:17.
Steps (slipper on wooden stairs)

15 steps from a man climbing wooden stairs in slippers. The stairs creak and creak. UCS Category: FEETHmn. Length: 00:11.
Car (reverse and stop)

Car in reverse. It slows and stops the engine. Car: Citroen Saxo 1.1. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:22.
Salzburg at 10pm

Ambience of Salzburg (Austria) at 10 p.m. during the Christmas season. Bells from Salzburg Cathedral, few people around, light traffic. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 02:26.
Adhesive tape #1

Sound of adhesive tape being unrolled (gaffer tape). The sound is long, shifting from higher-pitched to lower-pitched. UCS Category: OBJTape. Length: 00:08.
Knife blade scraped on a stone #1

Knife blade scraping on a stone (x1). UCS Category: WEAPKnif. Length: 00:01.
Serpette scraped on a stone #1

Billhook scraping on a stone (x1). UCS Category: WEAPSwrd. Length: 00:01.
Old squeaky stroller #1

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

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.
Aluminum saucepan base 20cm

Sample: Kitchen percussion: the bottom 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.
Spread a cracker

Sound of someone spreading butter on a crispbread with a knife. UCS Category: FOODCook. Length: 00:10.
Table cutlery basket

Sound of someone filling a cutlery basket placed on a wooden kitchen table (the table is faintly audible). One piece of cutlery at a time (x10). UCS Category: FOODTware. Length: 00:15.
Heart of Sophie the Giraffe

Here is the sound from a Sophie la girafe plush by Vulli. This glow-in-the-dark plush reproduces the sound of a heartbeat as heard from inside the mother’s womb. It’s meant to remind the child of familiar prenatal sounds. The sound may seem unpleasant, but it’s fairly close to reality. Learn how to create a heartbeat sound effect: https://lasonotheque.org/dossiers/techniques-bruitage-f112.html#14. UCS Category: BEEPMed. Length: 00:03.
Draining a bathtub

Sound of a bathtub being drained. The plug is removed, the water flows for 40 seconds, then the plug is put back in. The recording was made about 10 cm from the drain, underneath the bathtub. You can slightly hear that the bathtub is boxed in. The sound was recorded through the access panel. UCS Category: WATRDran. Length: 00:47.
Shots of water pistol

Several shots from a water gun, followed by two very long shots. UCS Category: TOYMech. Length: 00:15.
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