30 Free Manual Sound Effects - Most Popular
Radio, Frequency Sweep #2

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:12.
Radio, frequency sweep #3

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:08.
Heidelberg Printing Press #6

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: 00:40.
Radio, frequency sweep #4

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:03.
Radio, frequency sweep #1

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:06.
Heidelberg printing press #1

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: 00:24.
Radio, frequency sweep #6

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:10.
Manual chain hoist, downhill

Noise from a winch or manual chain hoist descending. UCS Category: CHAINMvmt. Length: 00:20.
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.
Manual water pump and metal bucket

Sound of a metal bucket, then pumping with a small hand pump, water and the bucket filling, followed by more bucket handling sounds. UCS Category: MACHPump. Length: 00:46.
Heidelberg printing press #5

Sound of a Heidelberg printing press, empty, without paper. 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: 00:31.
Heidelberg printing press #4

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.
Manual chain hoist, mounted

Noise from a winch or manual chain hoist coming up. UCS Category: CHAINMvmt. Length: 00:25.
Radio, frequency sweep #7

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:17.
Radio, frequency sweep #10

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:09.
Manual roller shutter, opening out. #2

Opening of a crank roller shutter. From the outside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:20.
Radio, frequency sweep #5

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:09.
Manual roller shutter, opening int.

Opening of a crank roller shutter. From the inside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:19.
Heidelberg printing press #2

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.
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: 00:26.
Manual roller shutter, opening out. #1

Opening of a crank roller shutter. From the outside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:17.
Radio, frequency sweep #8

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:08.
Radio, frequency sweep #9

Manual frequency scan of a radio tuner. UCS Category: COMRadio. Length: 00:10.
Pneumatic brake released

Manual pneumatic brake release of Kia Carnival car. UCS Category: VEHCar. Length: 00:01.
Manual roller shutter, closing in. #1

Closing of a crank roller shutter. From the inside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:18.
Manual roller shutter, closing out. #2

Closing of a crank roller shutter. Quickly, with one hand. From the outside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:11.
Manual roller shutter, closing in. #2

Closing of a crank roller shutter. Quickly, with one hand. From the inside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:10.
Manual roller shutter, closing out. #1

Closing of a crank roller shutter. From the outside. UCS Category: WNDWCover. Length: 00:19.
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- Prefer English terms when possible
- Avoid typos and misspellings
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- Use singular nouns (cat, not cats)
- Skip adjectives (cat not big cat)
- Avoid onomatopoeia and slang
- Don't describe what the sound is NOT
- Focus on the sound source (door, engine, bird)