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Mechanical alarm clock, ring #5

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Mechanical ringing of an little old alarm clock. UCS Category: ALRMClok. Length: 00:09.
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Mechanical alarm clock, ring #7

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Mechanical ringing of an little old alarm clock. UCS Category: ALRMClok. Length: 00:10.
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Atmosphere: "Muchas Bandas" #1

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Sound of a singer who starts "Mexico" (very personal version! LOL), in a bar in Argelès-Gazost, during a big musical party "Muchas Bandas"; noise of people from the bar.. 08-2018. UCS Category: AMBCele, CRWDCele. Length: 01:12.
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Bronze bell #4

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Bronze bell sound. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:04.
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Bronze bell #10

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Bronze bell sound. UCS Category: BELLHand. Length: 00:03.
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Cockatiel parakeet #1

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Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:01.
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Cockatiel parakeet #2

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Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:01.
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Cockatiel parakeet #4

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Discreet and shy song of a cockatiel, from the same family as parrots. In cage. UCS Category: BIRDTrop. Length: 00:05.
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Road map #6

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When handling a large paper or a road map. UCS Category: PAPRHndl. Length: 00:04.
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Typewriter #2

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I write slowly on the typewriter. A "Hermes Precisa 305". UCS Category: COMType. Length: 01:23.
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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 4, 180° #1

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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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Whip crack #3

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A crack of the whip. UCS Category: WEAPWhip. Length: 00:02.
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Casserole #3

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Coralie demonstrates with her portable sound device. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:11.
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Casserole #5

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Coralie demonstrates with her portable sound device. UCS Category: METLImpt. Length: 00:09.
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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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Truck, passage 50km/h #1

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Passage of a super-heavy truck (tractor and trailer) at a speed of about 50 km/h. UCS Category: VEHFrght. Length: 00:31.
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Hiss of steam train #7

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Whistle of a steam train. Recording in the town of Martel, France. UCS Category: TRNHorn. Length: 00:02.
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Overtone singing, F

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I sing in overtone. Overtone singing is a vocal technique for producing a vocal timbre characterized by two notes of different frequencies. My first voice is a root F, my second is a whistle. more information on this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing. UCS Category: VOXSing. Length: 00:16.
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Overtone singing, A

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I sing in overtone. Overtone singing is a vocal technique for producing a vocal timbre characterized by two notes of different frequencies. My first voice is a root A, my second is a whistle. more information on this song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone_singing. UCS Category: VOXSing. Length: 00:14.
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Squeaking parquet #5

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A creaking of an oak floor. UCS Category: WOODFric. Length: 00:01.
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Squeaking parquet #9

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A creaking of an oak floor. UCS Category: WOODFric. Length: 00:02.
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Escalator #1

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I take an escalator going up, coming out of the metro. Recording in motion, from bottom to top, then moving away. UCS Category: MACHEscl. Length: 00:31.
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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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Test 4.0 (Quadriphony)

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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.
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Electric kettle #4

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Recorded with an AKG contact microphone. UCS Category: MACHAppl. Length: 02:13.
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Megaphone, larsen #27

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Larsen in an electric megaphone. UCS Category: COMMic. Length: 00:01.
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Torn paper #3

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I tear off a sheet of paper. UCS Category: PAPRRip. Length: 00:01.
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Burp #6

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A woman burping a little. UCS Category: HMNBurp. Length: 00:01.
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Burp #9

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A woman burping a little. UCS Category: HMNBurp. Length: 00:01.
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Sound propagation (50 cm)

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This is a sound file to calculate the speed of sound propagation in air. Two microphones 50 centimeters apart and a movie clapperboard to generate a sharp sound. Follow this tutorial to perform the experiment: https://lasonotheque.org/education-sonore-f4.html#propagation. UCS Category: TEST. Length: 00:01.
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Rotary dial #2

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Dialing my own cell phone number on an old Socotel S63 rotary dial phone. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:18.
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Blow your nose #1

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I blow my nose into a tissue. UCS Category: HMNMisc. Length: 00:03.
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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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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 hung up #4

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Old Socotel S63 type telephone that we hang up. UCS Category: COMTelph. Length: 00:01.
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Phone booth hung up #1

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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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Heidelberg printing press #3

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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: 00:26.
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Heidelberg printing press #4

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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: 00:15.
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Passage of a train #5

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Small passenger train with 4 TER-type wagons. UCS Category: TRNElec. Length: 00:31.
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