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Vinyl Scratch #13

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A little scratch on a vinyl record. UCS Category: COMPhono. Length: 00:01.
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Socotel ringtone #2

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A Socotel rotary telephone ringtone set to silent. Easy to loop. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:35.
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Plastic cover #2

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Lid of a large plastic trash can being slammed. UCS Category: PLASImpt. Length: 00:01.
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Servomotor 1, 30° #2

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Sound of a large servomotor rotating 30°. It is a Futaba S3003. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Servomotor 1, 180° #2

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Sound of a large servomotor rotating 180°. It is a Futaba S3003. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Servomotor 3, 30° #1

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Sound of a medium servomotor rotating 30°. It is a Multiplex MS-X4. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Servomotor 4, 180° #2

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Sound of a little servomotor rotating 180°. It is a Hitec HS-55. UCS Category: MOTRSrvo, ROBTMvmt. Length: 00:01.
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Car passing 50km/h #2

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A car passes through the city at around 50 km/h. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:17.
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Steam locomotive, between 2 wagons

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Running a steam locomotive. Recording between the locomotive and the first wagon, in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNSteam. Length: 00:35.
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Squeaking parquet #6

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A creaking of an oak floor. UCS Category: WOODFric. Length: 00:01.
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Apple crunched #4

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I eat an apple in front of my microphones. UCS Category: FOODEat. Length: 00:14.
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Heat expansion

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A panini maker is heating up. This is the sound of heat expanding matter. UCS Category: TOOLPowrC623. Length: 00:16.
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Test 2.1 (multicanal)

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Audio file allowing the testing and calibration of a 2.1 installation, 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: 00:14.
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Megaphone, larsen #17

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Larsen in an electric megaphone. UCS Category: COMMic. Length: 00:02.
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Old doorbell #9

Listen to this sound (#3198)
Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:04.
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Old doorbell #12

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Mechanical ringing of an old telephone, but which could very well be that of a house entrance. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:07.
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Torn paper #2

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I tear off a sheet of paper. UCS Category: PAPRRip. Length: 00:01.
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Torn paper #7

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I tear off a sheet of paper. UCS Category: PAPRRip. Length: 00:01.
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Dumbbell, placed #3

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Sound of a 10 kilogram dumbbell being placed on a wooden floor. UCS Category: OBJGym. Length: 00:01.
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Dumbbell, placed #3

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

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4 sonneries fortes d'un téléphone ancien de type Socotel S63. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:25.
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Train whistle, foley #5

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I blow into a locomotive-style train whistle. I added a bit of reverb to make it sound more realistic. My whistle: https://thmn.to/thoprod/511358?offid=1&affid=792. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:04.
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Train whistle, foley #6

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I blow into a locomotive-style train whistle. I added a bit of reverb to make it sound more realistic. My whistle: https://thmn.to/thoprod/511358?offid=1&affid=792. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:04.
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Repetitive squeaking #1

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Numerous repetitive squeaks from a plastic bottle. The squeaks are getting faster. UCS Category: PLASFric. Length: 00:20.
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Zipper #11

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Zipper sound, short enough to sound like a trouser zipper (fly). UCS Category: OBJZipr. Length: 00:01.
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Zipper #12

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Zipper sound, short enough to sound like a trouser zipper (fly). UCS Category: OBJZipr. Length: 00:01.
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Crossing at Levallois-Perret #2

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Levallois-Perret crossroads, near the Louise Michel metro station. Traffic and works. UCS Category: AMBUrbn. Length: 03:37.
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Phone picked up #2

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Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we picked up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
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Pendulum mechanism #1

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Sound of a pendulum mechanism when it strikes. It didn't work until I fixed it. UCS Category: CLOCKMech. Length: 00:16.
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Phone booth hung up #3

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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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Outdoor Market #2

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Market day in Neuilly-sur-Seine. People speak French and I wander between the stalls. UCS Category: AMBMrkt. Length: 02:50.
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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 #1

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Creaking of a rope recorded in a treetop adventure course. UCS Category: ROPECreak. Length: 00:01.
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Rope #3

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

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Soundscape inside the Château de Chambord. Audience noise, not in the stairwells, etc. UCS Category: AMBPubl. Length: 03:17.
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Common Blackbird #8

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Song of a common blackbird. UCS Category: BIRDSong. Length: 00:03.
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Applause from 40 People #5

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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: 00:08.
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Shaving foam

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Shaving foam. UCS Category: WATRSpray. Length: 00:04.
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Metal box lid

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Opening and closing the lid of a metal box empty (x3). UCS Category: OBJCont. Length: 00:05.
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