Public_Domain_Sounds/Audio_Files_Description.md

• Ijmuiden harbour.mp3

  gulls

  4:01

  3.68 MB

  Inchadney

  gulls | binaural | field-recording | harbour | ijmuiden | netherlands | seagulls | Shore

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  This recording was made on a sunday morning in July in Ijmuiden / Netherlands. It is a harbour near Amsterdam, where a ferry leaves for Newcastle.

• clickclick.mp3

  clickick Switch

  0:01

  31.67 KB

  Stephan

  click | clicking | switch on | switch off | Switch | click | snapping

  Single Subject | Natural

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Clickick! Two light lentils dropping on a hollow plastic surface. Sound has nothing to do with a switch, but hey...

• clonk.mp3

  clonk Debris falling off table

  0:04

  74.53 KB

  Stephan

  Debris | falling | clonk | hitting | Trash | Garbage | Thump | plunging | falling off | dropping down

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A ball bounces of the heater onto the table hitting an empty cup of joghurt and other debris off the table.

• woom.mp3

  whoom bass

  0:02

  39.33 KB

  Stephan

  whoom | Bass | deep

  Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Not synthesized. Happens when i turn with the mic in hand and the air wirrs through the microphone.

• chirrp.mp3

  zzrrrpsizzle*

  0:05

  101.06 KB

  Stephan

  Hiss | spurting out | Pressure | Foam | Bottle | sizzle | whizzing | short

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Opening the cap of a plastic bottle of malt beer which was under pressure.

• 1-Minute-B%C3%BCrgeramt.mp3

  1 minute at a german office

  1:00

  1.38 MB

  Thore

  walking | waiting floor | talking | Office | Hall | footsteps | decay | bing | ambient

  Natural | Characteristic

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  1 minute recording from the Citizens Registration Office in Berlin Pankow.

• 1 Minute Alexa in Berlin-2-rolltreppe.mp3

  1 minute at the alexa mall in Berlin

  1:00

  1.61 MB

  Thore

  walking | talking | shopping | murmuring | Mall | escalator | Crowd | big

  Natural | Characteristic

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recorded in the Alexa shopping mall, Berlin, 2nd (Food) Floor at 13:30 on a monday. Typical german mall ambience.

• 1 Minute Silvester at 2-30 AM in Berlin.mp3

  1 Minute Silvester at 2-30 AM in Berlin

  1:00

  2.29 MB

  Thore

  Sylvester | Street | silvester | shouting | Rockets | People | Party | Fireworks | Firework | Delay | crackling

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

  Silvester 2007/08 Berlin Weinbergsweg. 2:30AM. Ambience and Firework. Recorded with ZoomH2 and Ohrwurm Audio Microphones, MP3, 320kbps

• sinus_500hz.mp3

  500 hz sinus tone

  0:10

  201.06 KB

  Stephan

  Sinus Tone | Herz | Frequency | Wave | Oscillation

  Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  sin(2*pi*f*t) Sinus Wave: 500 hz

• buzzing.mp3

  aggressive electric buzzing

  0:06

  149.23 KB

  Stephan

  buzzing | aggressive | electric | Humm | pulsing

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  aggressive electronic buzzing from powercell recharger - recorded very close.

• air duster.mp3

  Air Duster

  0:21

  821.47 KB

  Stephan

  Sprayer | Aerosol | Pressure | Noise | Leak | hissing | Duster | Air | hssss

  Single Subject | Natural

  Other

  Stereo

  Using an air duster can. Releasing the air harder and harder. SOunds like a gas leak, too.

• air duster short.mp3

  Air Duster Short

  0:05

  116.17 KB

  Stephan

  Sprayer | Aerosol | Pressure | hissing | Duster | Air | pffff

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Using an air duster can to dust off computers and electronics.

• airport_bulletin board_selfmade_synthisized.mp3

  airport station bulletin board - synthesized

  0:41

  1.26 MB

  Stephan

  Time | Ticker | Table | Station | Scoreboard | rustling | Railway | Noise | News | Departure | clattering | Bulletin | Board | Arrival | Airport

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The file consists of 7 variations of this rustling bulletin boards sound.

• alarm_clock_ticking.mp3

  Alarm clock ticking

  0:20

  320.86 KB

  ezwa

  Clock | ticking | tick-tock | Time | Mechanism

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• alarm.mp3

  Alarm or Siren

  0:10

  200.55 KB

  Stephan

  buzzing | Warning | Tone | Siren | Noise | Beeping | Beep | Alarm

  Synthesized

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Took a sinus. Distorted it. And made the volume shape a square-wave to make it "beep - beep - beep"

  Remember that you can change pitch and speed to enhance the alarms sincerity.

• chance music with pdsounds.mp3

  Aleatoric Music with 5 pdsounds

  1:17

  1.18 MB

  Stephan

  soothing | random | Music | lonely | glum | Background | aleatoric

  Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Aleatoric music made by randomly playing a set of 5 sounds of pdsounds.org Impression: lonely, empty, glum

• plumpper.mp3

  alien machine room air ducts

  0:12

  247.49 KB

  Stephan

  Machine | deep | Ambience | Air ducts | Ventilation | Alien

  Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Flanger on a grumbling drone. Alien ship machine room ambience? wubbb --- wubbb --- wubbb.

  If i"d to use it for an audiobook i"d use it for E.M.Forster "The machine stops".

• alien_scanner.mp3

  alien technology scanning device

  0:02

  41.88 KB

  Stephan

  whooshing | whirl | scanner | Alien | Sci-Fi

  Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  Could be a scanning device of advanced alien technology :)

• Ambient Classroom-Mono.mp3

  Ambient Classroom-Mono

  1:05

  1 MB

  rcrossley

  Ambience | Classroom | Office | People | working | Room

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  65-second recording of a high school computer classroom - Ambient sound (very few distinct words)

• Police sirens2.mp3

  American police siren in Washington DC

  0:29

  460.45 KB

  lezer

  Distant | Soundscape | Ambience | Siren | Night | City | Police Siren | USA | Police

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Police sirens on the streets of Washington DC, USA, heard from inside my apartment in Dupont Circle, in 2007.

• anianianiania.mp3

  Anianianiania

  0:02

  29.43 KB

  ezwa

  human voice

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  In between recording two sentences...

• announcementonawharf.mp3

  Annoucement on a wharf

  0:03

  46.57 KB

  ezwa

  Announcement | Tone | tune

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Synthesized

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sound heard before an annoucement, while waiting, on a wharf, for a boat (July 2008).

• STE-005 - Klatschen-1.mp3

  applause-I

  0:17

  476.98 KB

  Thore

  festivity | Children | talking | Crowd | applaud

  Natural | Characteristic

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Relatives applauding at a primary school christmas festivity

• STE-005 - Klatschen-2.mp3

  applause-II

  0:11

  298.41 KB

  Thore

  Children | Applause | ambient

  Natural | Characteristic

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Applause, medium size auditorium (ca. 500 Persons)

• 2007 06 28 ascenseur.MP3

  Ascenseur / Elevator

  1:26

  1.38 MB

  Aldor

  squeaking | paris | Lift | jarring | humming | haussmann | Elevator | Door | creaking | building | ascenseur | aldor

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  An old and noisy parisian elevator

• chair jarring.mp3

  assorted creaking noises of office chair

  0:57

  1.09 MB

  Stephan

  Chair | Wood | jarring | Office | Table | Door | creaking | Boards

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  1 minute of assorted jarring sounds of:

  One of those standart padded swivel office chairs with hydraulics.

• steine.mp3

  Assorted Gravel Rock and Stones

  0:59

  1.13 MB

  Stephan

  sliding | Stones | Gravel | falling | grinding | Concrete | Mount

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Assorted recordings around a heap of concrete gravel, stones and rocks. Pulling and pushing pieces down the heap. The heap is about 2 meters tall. Unfortunatly we got birds.

• your_noise.mp3

  assorted noises found at librivox

  1:09

  1.32 MB

  Stephan

  Noise | ambient | Recording | Librivox | Background

  Collage

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  These are some of the noises that people have with their recording setups over at librivox.org. Some ambient sounds are in it for fun. Each noise is amazingly different.

• atm01.mp3

  ATM - money withdrawal

  0:25

  389.84 KB

  Stephan

  ATM | automated teller machine | money | Machine | cute | buzzing | working | Bank | squeaking | Mechanism

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  ATM - withdrawing 50 Euro at night.

• statement_of_account.mp3

  ATM Printer prints Statement of Account

  1:05

  1 MB

  Stephan

  automated teller machine | ATM | money | Account | Bank | Printer | printing | Machine | buzzing

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Nightly printout of a statement of account at the ATM.

• baby_long_wanting_cry.mp3

  Baby long wanting cry

  0:18

  364.84 KB

  Natalie

  crying | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Baby is builing up one huge long complaining cry. Ow, the sound loops. :) Baby is 2 months old.

• baby_pause_in_breastfeeding.mp3

  Baby pause while breastfeeding

  0:16

  317.39 KB

  Natalie

  breastfeeding | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Baby is 2 Months old. Male

• babysneez.mp3

  Baby Sneeze

  0:06

  155.96 KB

  Stephan

  Baby | sneezing | Cold

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Bless you! Gesundheit! A baby (2 months old) sneezes three times in a row. Must have been dust.

  No cutting and pasting. Recording is noisecleaned.

• baby_swallow_up.mp3

  Baby swallow up

  0:08

  161.27 KB

  Natalie

  swallowing | gulping | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• baby_working.mp3

  Baby working or in slight tummy pain.

  0:53

  1.02 MB

  Natalie

  Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Baby is working, something is busying him. Perhaps a slight tummy pain. Baby is 2 months old, male.

• baby_cute_moan.mp3

  baby yawning cute

  0:11

  218.41 KB

  Natalie

  yawning | smacking | gaping | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  2 different yawning of a baby, 2 months old, male. After gaping it smacks.

• baby_dissapointed_cry.mp3

  Baby's dissapointed crying

  0:48

  948.51 KB

  Natalie

  crying | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Baby is crying in pain. But its a medium cry. It sounds to me as ist still rather struggling with dissapointment about the light pain but it"s not that urgent yet. ;) Baby is 2 months old.

• baby_s_rattle.mp3

  Baby's rattle

  0:04

  74.33 KB

  ezwa

  toy | rattling | Beads | Baby

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Noise of baby"s rattle.

• wet_fart02.mp3

  Baby's wet poop into Diaper

  0:13

  249.02 KB

  Natalie

  Diaper | Poop | gross | nasty | yucky | Shit | Fart | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A two months old baby shitting into his diaper. This is a nasty sound.

• baby_5month_babbling.mp3

  baby, 5 months old, gabbling, laughing, practising voice

  4:53

  4.48 MB

  Stephan

  Baby | Infant | gabbling | practising | giggling | laughing | sneezing | Lallations

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Baby is 5 months old - male. Liing on its back and/or tummy on the floor on a thick blanket in a 4 by 3 meter lightly furnished room.

• bagofpistachios.mp3

  bag of pistachios

  0:21

  324.53 KB

  earthcalling

  rustling | noisy | crackling

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• bag-of-coins.mp3

  bag-of-coins

  0:41

  964.74 KB

  Cori

  money | jingling | coins | clinking | Pouch | Bag | Pennies | paying | Payment | Purse

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Mono

  A cloth bag of modern English coins clinking and jingling.

• balalalala_pahpahpah.mp3

  Balalalala pahpahpah

  0:05

  84.53 KB

  ezwa

  human voice

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  While recording...

• balloon.mp3

  Balloon

  0:53

  832.29 KB

  earthcalling

  screeching | inhaling | breathing | Balloon

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Filling a ballon with air and tiing the knot. Then assorted balloon sounds. Screeching, Bouncing...

• barbecue.mp3

  Barbecue

  0:57

  1010.93 KB

  Aldor

  aldor | barbecue | Fire

  Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A barbecue in Brunoy (near Paris), in june 2008

• beastlaughs.flac

  Beast Laughter

  0:13

  483.04 KB

  Stilgar

  Laughter | laughing | growling | Monster | Growl

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Growling laughter, meant to sound like a beast-man or similar creature.

• Beat1.mp3

  Beat, electronic

  2:01

  4.61 MB

  Beat

  Music | slow | Beat | Sample | Intro | Rythm | electronic | Snippet

  Single Subject | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  done in 20 minutes. :-)

• schoener_regenbogen.mp3

  beautiful rainbow

  2:01

  4.61 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  wuthering | Wind | Weather | Thunder | Tempest | Storm | meteorological | Male Voice

  Natural | Human

  Other

  Stereo

  A tempest in the city of Cologne. Approaching thunders, wind gusts shaking the trees, my neighbours cleaning up their balconies and a male voice shouting "Schoener Regenbogen (beautiful rainbow)"

• FatFrog.MP3

  Big Frog

  0:07

  107.8 KB

  Hokuspokus

  imitated | Frog

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  human voice, imitating a frog

• glassbing.mp3

  Binging Glass

  1:06

  1.01 MB

  hugh

  Water | glass | Percussion | bing | ringing | clanking | bing | sharp | high | Speech | at table

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Binging caused by a plastic pen percussing on a half-filled, pint-sized glass of water.

• bird_sound.mp3

  Bird singing

  1:03

  981.68 KB

  Jc

  Birdsong | Birds | singing | Bird

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  bird in front of window, singing at 5AM.

• bird_sings_in_the_morning_with_cars_in_the_background.mp3

  Bird sings in the morning, with cars in the background

  1:05

  1 MB

  ezwa

  Bird | Birdsong | cars | twittering

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  That kind bird, or one of his peer, woke me up early in the morning. Cars can be heard on a road in the distance.

• bird_sings_in_the_afternoon.mp3

  birds singing in garden

  0:49

  777.19 KB

  ezwa

  twittering | sunny | Spring | singing | Countryside | Birdsong | Bird | Afternoon

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Bird singing on a sunny afternoon. Belgian countryside"s garden.

• birds_songs_and_cars_passing_by.mp3

  Birds' songs and cars passing by

  0:58

  914.74 KB

  ezwa

  singing | Countryside | sunny | Afternoon | Spring | Breeze | Birdsong | Birds | twittering

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Birds singing birdsongs in a Belgian countryside"s garden on a sunny afternoon. A gentle breeze can be heard blowing on the mic. And two cars passed by down the street.

• vogel.mp3

  Birdsong mild sunny day

  0:37

  717.9 KB

  Stephan

  Woods | Weather | warm | twittering | sunny | Countryside | Birds | Birdsong

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Bird Song. Sunny April day in germany. Open light woods. Sounds like Summer. Mild breeze. Warm.

• geburt_Sepp_08_MAR_2007.mp3

  Birth of a healthy child - last 4 minutes of labour

  4:29

  4.11 MB

  Natalie

  screaming | Women | Pain | Newborn | Labour | Delivery Room | Childbirth | Birth | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

• bitumenbahn.mp3

  bitumen

  1:08

  2.61 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  welding | sheeting | Roof | Inert | Gas | Cologne | Building site | Bitumen | Torch | Flamethrower

  Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• blablablabla.mp3

  Blablablabla

  0:09

  144.94 KB

  ezwa

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  In between recording sentences.

• Blasebalg Luftpumpe.mp3

  Blasebalg Luftpumpe

  0:03

  105.55 KB

  BunnyTon

  Pressure | inflating | blowing | Balloon | Air

  Single Subject | Natural

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Bag bellow for pumping up air mattresses. (Blasebalg Luftpumpe zum Aufpumpen von Luftmatratzen)

• bip.mp3

  Blip

  0:01

  13.51 KB

  Natalie

  Blip | Beeping | click

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

• boatbyawharf_1.mp3

  Boat by a wharf - 1

  0:30

  473.92 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | boat | Water | human voice | human sound | Human

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Noises made by a boat, by a wharf. And people talking.

• boatbyawharf_2.mp3

  Boat by a wharf - 2

  1:40

  1.53 MB

  ezwa

  Noise | boat | Water | human voice | human sound | Human

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Noises made by a boat, by a wharf. And people talking.

• boatbyawharf_3.mp3

  Boat by a wharf - 3

  0:55

  866.57 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | boat | Water | human voice | human sound | Human

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Noises made by a boat, by a wharf. And people talking.

• boatlandingatawharf.mp3

  Boat landing at a wharf

  0:30

  472.7 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | boat | Water | human sound | human voice | Human

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Noises made by a boat when landing at a wharf. And people talking.

• gas_heater_boiler.mp3

  Boiler - Gas Heater

  0:26

  504.63 KB

  Stephan

  Boiler | Heater | switch on | switch off | Gas | Flame | Ignition | hissing | Heat

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The boiler switches on, heats and switches off. YOu can hear the ignition flame igniting the gas.

• boilinglentils.mp3

  boiling lentils

  0:11

  178.82 KB

  hugh

  Kitchen | cooking | boiling | Lentils

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  boiling lentils in a small pot.

• boiling-water-teabag-mug.mp3

  Boiling water being poured into a mug for tea

  0:13

  211.06 KB

  Cori

  Aroma | Water | thirst | Tea | Taste | relaxing | pouring | Household | home | Food | exquisite | Drink | delicious | Cup | boiling

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Bringing a kettle of boiling water close to the mic, I pour it onto a teabag in a mug.

• bone_fire_ice_breaking_crackling_crushing_splintering.mp3

  Bones breaking, Wood, Fire, Ice crackling

  1:14

  1.98 MB

  Stephan

  Skeleton | Egg | hatching | eating | Wood | splintering | Ice | Horror | Fire | crackling | cracking | breaking | Bones

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Perfect sounds for all kinds of breaking, cracking, crackling, snapping, like Bones, Fire, Wood or Ice, or alien insects hatching from their larva exoskeleton. Eating mandibles. Ripping flesh.

• books_and_paper.mp3

  Book, Paper, Pages, assorted

  1:18

  1.79 MB

  Stephan

  reading | Flip through | rumpling | ripping | Paper | Pages | flipping | crumpling | browsing | Book

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  This is a collection of several books and paper sounds:

  Books of different paper and sizes. Mainly different flipping pages sounds. Opening and closing of book covers. Ripping paper.

• bottleofbeer.mp3

  Bottle of Beer

  0:19

  303.72 KB

  earthcalling

  pouring | opening | Liquid | Bottle | Beverage | Beer

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening and pouring a Bottle of Beer.

• boxofchocs_and_eatingone.mp3

  Box of chocolates and eating one

  1:15

  1.15 MB

  ezwa

  chocolate | Paper | aluminium foil

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening a box of chocolates, taking the aluminium-like paper away, eating a crunchy chocolate and closing bow back.

• break-spaghetti.flac

  Breaking Spaghetti

  0:04

  152.15 KB

  Stilgar

  Spaghetti | dry | breaking | crunching | snapping

  Single Subject | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Breaking a bundle of spaghetti in half near the microphone. I cleaned this one up a bit of background noise and gaps of silence.

• breathing.mp3

  breathing man

  0:22

  352.7 KB

  hugh

  Breath | breathing | exhaling | inhaling

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  33 year old man breathing in an exaggerated fashion.

• breeze_birds_and_geese.mp3

  Breeze, birds and geese

  1:03

  1.68 MB

  ezwa

  Wind | Breeze | Birdsong | Birds | Geese

  Natural

  224 kBit/s

  Mono

  Belgian countryside garden. Slight breeze on a sunny afternoon with birds singing and geese ... hmm ... what do geese do?

• BrushingOnesTeeth.mp3

  Brushing one's teeth

  0:58

  907.39 KB

  ezwa

  brushing | Teeth | toothbrush | washing | body care

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Brushing the bottom, top, front, outside, bottom, top and inside of one"s teeth. No water running.

• brushing teeth.mp3

  Brushing Teeth

  0:38

  750.55 KB

  Stephan

  toothbrush | Teeth | Hygiene | brushing | Bathroom

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  brushing teeth, spitting out into basin, rinse

• STE-017.mp3

  buckling on seatbelt, clattering

  0:05

  96.47 KB

  Natalie

  clink | kink | clattering | Mechanism | handling | Seatbelt | buckling | Car

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Sounds like a stapler, but is the buckling of a seatbelt in a subaru justy.

• budgerigarchirping.mp3

  budgerigar chirping

  0:05

  22.7 KB

  Mary905

  twittering | trilling | Pets | chirping | chippering | Budgerigar | Bird | Animal | chirp | Parakeet

  Single Subject

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  Budgerigars chirping.

• burp.mp3

  Burp

  0:02

  32.29 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | Human | burp | belch | eruct | Gas

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A belch.

  Well, yes, it was missing among the sounds. That"s my excuse. ;^)

• bursting_out_laughing.mp3

  Bursting out laughing

  0:15

  240.04 KB

  ezwa

  laugh | fun | guffauw

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Couldn"t hold back from laughing when reading a character"s description while recording

• riding_bus.mp3

  Bus drive ambience with talk

  3:22

  1.16 MB

  qubodup

  Women | Voice | talking | Motor | Girls | german | female Voice | driving | Chemistry | Car | Bus | Announcement

  Natural | Human

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  Riding the bus, hearing the station-announcements, hearing two female students talking about chemistry in german.

• car garage ticket automate.mp3

  buzzing parking ticket aparatus

  0:24

  568.61 KB

  Stephan

  money | Ticket | Pay | Mechanism | cute | buzzing | coins | Automate | Parking | Aparatus

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Parking garage at night. Using the ticket pay automate. It gives of cute buzzing noises. Hear two coins roll through the mechanism and one drop into the money box.

• car garage ticket automate barrier.mp3

  buzzing parking ticket aparatus 02

  0:05

  113.1 KB

  Stephan

  Ticket | Parking | Mechanism | cute | buzzing | Automate | Aparatus

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Parking garage at night. Using the ticket on the barrier aparatus at the garage exit. It gives of cute buzzing noises.

• cannedair.flac

  Can of Compressed Air

  0:09

  362.04 KB

  Stilgar

  Air | hissing | scraping | Straw | Plastic | blowing

  Single Subject | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I spray a can of compressed air at the microphone. The nozzle straw of it ended up rubbing against the microphone once, which produced an interesting noise.

• Canon_Digital_IXUS_55_mute-normalized.mp3

  Canon Digital IXUS 55 (normalized) turn on, off, take photo, press buttons

  1:04

  1.47 MB

  qubodup

  zooming | Photography | Mechanism | Flash | electronic | Digital Camera | digital | device | Camera

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

• carSound.mp3

  car driving noise - inside

  0:32

  499.63 KB

  Stephan

  Car | driving | Noise | Autobahn | Highway

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• 069No Title-.mp3

  Car on Cobblestone

  0:08

  136.03 KB

  mastermesh

  Streets | Street | Recording | intersection | driving | drive | cobblestones | cobblestone | cobble | Car

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  car driving by on a cobblestone street

• car_stereo_tapedeck.mp3

  Car Stereo Tapedeck

  0:08

  189.63 KB

  Stephan

  kink | krak | Car | Tapedeck | Cassette | Mechanism | mechanical | Eject

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pushing a cassette into the car stereo tapedeck. Tape motor starts. kink The tape runs. Ejecting the tape.

• cat eating.mp3

  Cat eating noisily

  0:27

  430.66 KB

  admin_phpbb

  yucky | wet | sucking | smacking | slobbering | Pets | Jelly | eating | Cat | Animal

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Cat is eating the standart mincemeat wet with jelly.

• CathedralOfTheDowns.mp3

  CathedralOfTheDowns

  0:25

  787.8 KB

  acclivity

  Church | Bells | ringing | Religion | chiming | Cathedral

  Single Subject

  Other

  Stereo

  Sussex. MS907 - MZ-N10 - iRiver 10-Sept-2006. This church is known as "The Cathedral Of The Downs" - the South Downs being a range of hills that run through Sussex.

• cereal_raisinbran.mp3

  Cereal - Raisin bran

  0:17

  262.9 KB

  chocoholic

  Food | rustling | Kitchen | Household | eating | dining | Cereal | Breakfast

  Single Subject

  64 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pouring a bowl of raisin bran cereal. Opening the box and liner bag (plastic) adds some thumping and rustling sounds.

• cereal_shredded_wheat.mp3

  Cereal - Shredded Wheat

  0:19

  308.61 KB

  chocoholic

  Cereal | Breakfast | Food | eating | rustling | Household | Kitchen | dining

  Single Subject

  64 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pouring a bowl of shredded wheat squares cereal. Opening the box and liner bag (plastic) adds some thumpy, rustly sounds.

• chainsaw-1.mp3

  Chainsaw - 1

  0:35

  544.94 KB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Motor | Engine

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Cutting a tree in the neighbourhood.

• chainsaw-10.mp3

  Chainsaw - 10

  0:10

  157.59 KB

  ezwa

  sawing | Saw | Motor | Engine | cutting | chainsaw

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood.

• chainsaw-11.mp3

  Chainsaw - 11

  0:50

  786.17 KB

  ezwa

  branch | bump | chainsaw | cutting | Engine | Motor | Saw | sawing | tree | ambulance | Siren

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in city neighbourhood. Ambulance passing by. Tree branch falling off.

• chainsaw-12.mp3

  Chainsaw - 12

  1:27

  1.34 MB

  ezwa

  branch | bump | chainsaw | cutting | Engine | Motor | Saw | sawing | tree | ambulance | Siren

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood. Ambulance and plane passing by.

• chainsaw-2.mp3

  Chainsaw - 2

  0:20

  322.9 KB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Saw | sawing | cutting

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood.

• chainsaw-3.mp3

  Chainsaw - 3

  0:13

  210.66 KB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Saw | sawing | cutting | Motor | Engine

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood.

• chainsaw-4.mp3

  Chainsaw - 4

  2:18

  2.11 MB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Saw | sawing | cutting | Motor | Engine | bump | tree | branch

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood. Branch falling off.

• chainsaw-5.mp3

  Chainsaw - 5

  1:18

  1.19 MB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Saw | sawing | cutting | Motor | Engine | bump | tree | branch

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood. Branch falling off.

• chainsaw-6.mp3

  Chainsaw - 6

  0:16

  251.47 KB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Saw | sawing | cutting | Motor | Engine

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood.

• chainsaw-7.mp3

  Chainsaw - 7

  0:23

  367.39 KB

  ezwa

  sawing | Saw | Motor | Engine | cutting | chainsaw

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood.

• chainsaw-8.mp3

  Chainsaw - 8

  0:52

  818.41 KB

  ezwa

  chainsaw | Saw | sawing | cutting | Engine | Motor | Bird | bird singing | human voice | Human

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in the neighbourhood. Bird nearby. Human voice.

• chainsaw-9.mp3

  Chainsaw - 9

  3:37

  3.32 MB

  ezwa

  sawing | Saw | Motor | Engine | cutting | chainsaw

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Tree being cut in a city neighbourhood.

• cheap_ligher.mp3

  Cheap Cigarette Lighter

  0:03

  85.55 KB

  Stephan

  Fire | lighting | Lighter | Gas | Cigarette

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Lighting up a cheap plastic cigarette ligher. Quiet gas hissing.

• babytoy_old_mc_donald.mp3

  cheesy toy melody "Old Mc Donald"

  0:30

  592.9 KB

  Stephan

  Baby | toy | Melody | singing | sing along | Nursery Rhyme | cheesy | squawking | cheap | nerved | awkward

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  :) Push a baby toys button and it plays this awkward sounding tune. Next time i try to capture it when the batteries are low. Even cheesier than.

• chewing_gum_mouth_closed.mp3

  Chewing gum, mouth closed

  0:15

  237.19 KB

  ezwa

  swallowing | gum | eating | chewing gum

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Chewing gum with one"s mouth closed, swallowing in the middle of it.

• chewing_gum_mouth_open.mp3

  Chewing gum, mouth open

  0:16

  250.25 KB

  ezwa

  gum | chewing gum | eating | yucky | smacking

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• chickens_demanding_food.mp3

  Chickens demanding food

  0:11

  179.63 KB

  Alys

  chickens | clucking | Animal | Farm | rural

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Chickens standing around and clucking while eating their food.

• chiming pottery.mp3

  Chiming Pottery

  0:27

  643.31 KB

  Stephan

  ringing | chiming | Bell | Planter | bing

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Hitting the rim of a planter in various ways. It"s a clear single high chiming.

• chiming pottery02.mp3

  Chiming Pottery 02

  0:06

  155.96 KB

  Stephan

  Bell | chiming | ringing | Planter

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Hitting a slightly bigger planter than this one: chiming_pottery.mp3

• choppingleek.mp3

  chopping leeks

  0:41

  645.76 KB

  hugh

  leeks | cutting | chopping | Kitchen

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  chopping leeks on a wooden cutting surface.

• mass_organ_and_singing.mp3

  Christian Mass, Organ play and singing

  1:30

  1.73 MB

  Stephan

  Religion | Organ play | Music | Mass | ecumenical | Church | Christianity | singing | People | Parish

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• mass_holy_communion_consecration_eucharist.mp3

  Christian Mass, Organ play, Consecration

  5:02

  4.61 MB

  Stephan

  Religion | Organ play | Music | Mass | ecumenical | Church | Christianity | Parish | Eucharist | Consecration | Communion

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• mass_closing_hymn_postlude_organ.mp3

  Christian Mass, Postlude, closing Hymn

  4:17

  3.93 MB

  Stephan

  Religion | Postlude | Organ play | Music | Mass | Hymn | Exit | ecumenical | Church | Christianity

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• mass_entrance_hymn_organ.mp3

  Christian Mass, Prelude, Organ play and singing

  1:56

  2.21 MB

  Stephan

  Religion | Organ play | Music | Mass | ecumenical | Church | Christianity | People | Parish | Prelude | singing | Hymn

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• mass_community_singing_halleluja.mp3

  Christian Mass, singing Hallelujah

  0:19

  376.57 KB

  Stephan

  Religion | Organ play | Mass | ecumenical | Church | Christianity | singing | People | Parish | Hallelujah

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• STE-003.mp3

  Church Bells

  0:48

  945.96 KB

  Natalie

  Bells | Church | Religion | Christianity | Carillion

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Innercity pedestrian zone of Leverkusen, Germany. Standing next to the church, a broad street full people passing and shopping. Sonny morning on a weekday.

• church bells and birds.mp3

  Church bells and bird song

  1:43

  1.57 MB

  lezer

  Blackbird | Birdsong | Bells | Church | Pigeon | Town | Village | rural | Ambience

  Natural

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sounds from my window on a sunny Sunday afternoon in May, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands - church bells of the St.

• church_walla_and_people_walking.mp3

  Church, People walking, Steps with Reverb

  0:30

  596.98 KB

  Stephan

  Church | Walla | walking | Steps | Reverb

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Church "Walla" People walking and muttering. Hard floor - church reverb. Predominantly you can hear one pair of rather clicking womens shoes leaving the church.

• 2007 08 19 Cigales.MP3

  Cigales / Cicadas

  1:04

  1.03 MB

  Aldor

  Sun | Porquerolles | Mediterranee | mediterranean | hot | cigales | cigale | cicadas | Cicada

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Cicadas in Island Porquerolles(France) in august 2008

• clapping_hurray.mp3

  Clapping hurray

  0:12

  185.76 KB

  Starlite

  shouting | clapping

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• baby inbetween lots of wood and playstic toys.mp3

  clattering and rummaging with plastic toys

  1:00

  1.14 MB

  Stephan

  Toys | Things | rustling | rummaging | playing | Plastic | Noise | fishing | dropping | clattering

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A lot of dropping plastic things sounds.

• STE-025.mp3

  Clock, ticking

  0:18

  357.19 KB

  Natalie

  ticking | Clock | Mechanism | clockwork | tick-tock | Time

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Sounds like a big clockwork, but really is simply recorded very near to a medium size plastic clock.

• Tupperdose schlie%C3%9Fen.mp3

  closing a tupperdose

  0:03

  65.96 KB

  Thore

  Tupperdose | Household | Kitchen | klack

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The sound of closing an empty small tupperdose

• closinganolddoor.mp3

  Closing an old door

  0:06

  90.25 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | Door | Closing

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Closing an old door.

• 2008 04 19 fermeture du jardin.mp3

  Closing the Garden !

  1:24

  1.47 MB

  Aldor

  Whistle | strolls | Public | Police | paris | Luxembourg Garden | Luxembourg | Garden | aldor

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  At the evening, the "Jardin du Luxembourg", in Paris, closes. And stroll the guardians to push out the visitors

• coffee_grinder.mp3

  Coffee Grinder

  0:30

  467.8 KB

  smijen

  Coffee | Coffee beans | Coffee grinder

  Single Subject

  64 kBit/s

  Mono

  coffee grinder

• coin_dropped_on_wooden_floor.mp3

  Coin dropped on wooden floor

  0:02

  39.63 KB

  ezwa

  coin | money | Wood

  Single Subject | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• coins_dropped_in_metallic_moneybox.mp3

  Coins dropped in metallic moneybox

  0:07

  119.23 KB

  ezwa

  coins | money | moneybox | piggy bank | Metal

  Single Subject | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Adding coins to an empty metallic piggy bank

• coins_moved_in_a_metallic_box.mp3

  Coins dropped in metallic moneybox

  0:03

  56.37 KB

  ezwa

  coins | money | Metal | box

  Single Subject | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• coins_dropped_in_wooden_moneybox.mp3

  Coins dropped in wooden moneybox

  0:05

  87.8 KB

  ezwa

  coins | money | moneybox | piggy bank | Metal | Wood

  Single Subject | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Adding coins to an empty wooden piggy bank

• coins_dropped_on_wooden_floor.mp3

  Coins dropped on wooden floor

  0:06

  93.51 KB

  ezwa

  coins | money | Wood

  Single Subject | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• carnivalbrassband_1.mp3

  cologne carnival parade

  2:00

  3.66 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Trumpet | Trombone | Saxophone | Public Festival | Procession | Percussion | Parade | Pageant | Mardi Gras | March | Cologne | Children | Carnival | Brass | Band

  Human

  Other

  Stereo

  Thanks to all enthusiastic listeners for more than 25000 downloads.

• comic_ufo.mp3

  Comic or 50ties Sci-Fi UFO

  0:05

  97.49 KB

  Stephan

  Comic | UFO | levitating | flying saucer

  Synthesized

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Reminds me of old black and white Sci-Fi movies - the sound of hovering U.F.O.s - alien flying saucers

• comic_doop.mp3

  Comic, spring up or magic trick

  0:02

  44.43 KB

  Stephan

  Trick | Magic | springing up | Jack in the Box | funny | Comic

  Synthesized

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  A synthesized sound that was created for a spring. The opening of a "jack in the box", when the head pops out. I guess its good for comic magic tricks, vanishing, or appearing or opening of things.

• comic_doop_reverse.mp3

  Comic, vanishing - magic trick

  0:02

  44.43 KB

  Stephan

  Comic | Closing | vanishing | Magic | Trick

  Synthesized

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  This sound in reverse comic_spring_up_or_magic_trick.mp3

• train_complete_ride_between_two_stations.mp3

  Complete Train Ride, 4 minutes

  3:46

  4.31 MB

  Stephan

  Speed | Train | Ride | rumbling | Railway | Transportation | Train Ride

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A 4 minute ride on a train from one station to the next. Use good headphones, close your eyes, and it feels like you"re moving - This sound has great impact on me.

• supermarket_compressor_motor.mp3

  Compressor Motor

  0:04

  64.13 KB

  Stephan

  Compressor | Motor | Engine

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• computer_CD_recorder_badly_fixed_beginning_to_copy.mp3

  Computer CD recorder (badly fixed), beginning to copy

  0:18

  283.72 KB

  ezwa

  spin | Noise | Motor | CD recorder | buzzing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Beginning to copy a CD to burn it afterwards. It sounds like the device is not properly fixed. That noise is worrying.

• computer_CD_recorder_badly_fixed_end_of_copy.mp3

  Computer CD recorder (badly fixed), end of copy

  0:08

  129.02 KB

  ezwa

  opening | Noise | Computer | CD recorder | twang | buzzing | rasping | Motor

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Finishing to copy a CD to burn it afterwards. It sounds like the device is not properly fixed. The CD-recorder opens at the end.

• computer_CD_recorder_badly_fixed_mid-copy.mp3

  Computer CD recorder (badly fixed), mid- copy

  0:14

  219.63 KB

  ezwa

  CD recorder | Noise | Computer | buzzing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  In the middle of copying a CD to burn it afterwards. It sounds like the device is not properly fixed.

• pc_keyboard.mp3

  Computer Keyboard

  1:24

  1.28 MB

  russiandoll

  Computer | typing | Keys

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Fast copy-typing on chunky-keyed wireless PC keyboard. London, May 2008

• konstrukt_edit1.mp3

  construction site

  4:55

  4.51 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Welded structure | Steel grids | Load chains | Heavy-lift componenent | Fly jibs | Erection crane | Derricks | Crane operator | crane | Construction worker | Construction Site | Construction material | Cologne | Building site | Assembly

  Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

• cooker_hood.mp3

  Cooker hood

  0:14

  222.49 KB

  ezwa

  hissing | range hood | Kitchen | cooker hood | Gas | Air | Pressure

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• sheepfield.mp3

  Corner of a sheep field in summer

  0:28

  443.31 KB

  earthcalling

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  At the corner of a sheep field; a ewe calls to a lamb; birdsong.

• cough_1.mp3

  Cough -1

  0:21

  330.5 KB

  ezwa

  Cold | cough

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• cough_2.mp3

  Cough -2

  0:11

  173.92 KB

  ezwa

  Cold | cough

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• Country_night_noise.mp3

  Country Night Noise

  0:34

  532.7 KB

  HC

  Noise | Night | ambient

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  The ambient night noise of a common Taiwanese village.

• cracking_peanuts.mp3

  cracking peanuts

  0:14

  271.98 KB

  Stephan

  crackling | cracking | Peanuts | Wood | crunching | Nuts | breaking | snapping

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Cracking peanuts. Lots of room reverb unfortunatly.

• crackling.mp3

  crackling sound of short metal bristles

  0:06

  144.94 KB

  Stephan

  cracking

  Single Subject | Natural | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Moving the thumb over a small metal brush used to groom cats.

• creaking_wood.mp3

  Creaky Wooden Casket

  0:01

  37.19 KB

  Stephan

  Wood | opening | jarring | Hamper | creaking | Casket

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Mono

  Creaking Wood. Like opening a casket or hamper / basket. In any case a rather small and light creaking object. It"s not a heavy strong trunk.

• creakywoodenstool.mp3

  Creaky Wooden Stool

  0:16

  249.02 KB

  earthcalling

  Wood | Stool | noisy | jarring | Furniture | creaking | Chair

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• creaky_chair.mp3

  Creaky Wooden Swivel Chair

  0:07

  106.57 KB

  chocoholic

  Wood | old | creaking | Chair

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Old oak swivel chair. Yes, this is where I sit to record audiobooks. I try to sit very still.

• grinding_pistachios.mp3

  crunching munching grinding

  0:17

  332.7 KB

  Stephan

  grinding | munching | crunching | eating

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Grinding a bunch of pistachio husks in my fist. Sounds like eating something crunchy or almost unedible.

• doop.mp3

  cute doop

  0:01

  34.12 KB

  Stephan

  wooing | doop | woo | cute | toot

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Perhaps a excited, cute sound of a small cartoon beast.

• machine_buzzing_working.mp3

  cute machine button press gives receipt

  0:05

  92.9 KB

  Stephan

  Machine | humming | Shredder | working | buzzing | cute | Receipt

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Cute machine sound, if you ask me.

  The sound the german ALDI Bottle Shredder makes when you are done and press the button for the bottle mortage receipt.

• cutlerydrawer.mp3

  Cutlery Drawer

  0:04

  62.49 KB

  earthcalling

  Kitchen | Household | Appliance

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• cutlery on table.mp3

  cutlery on table

  0:05

  117.39 KB

  Thore

  Metal | Table | Kitchen | Household | Cutlery

  Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Putting some cutlery on the table.

• cuttingbeetgreens.mp3

  cutting beet greens

  0:12

  196.78 KB

  hugh

  beets | beet greens | cooking | Kitchen | cutting

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  cutting just-washed beet greens.

• cymbals_01.mp3

  cymbal sounds

  0:49

  765.23 KB

  aradlaw

  Percussion | Noise | Music

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Various cymbal sounds, using a pair of Sabian 16" cymbals. Produced for a LibriVox project.

• tv.mp3

  danish television

  1:26

  1.65 MB

  soerena

  television | Household | Video | TV screen

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  In the start, the sound of a videotape machine being turned on, then the sound of my television being turned on and off, and then a relatively long sound of a danish documentary about the sixities" mu

• 2007 08 25 RER.MP3

  Dans le RER

  2:37

  2.39 MB

  Aldor

  aldor | paris | RER | Subway | metro | Tube

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  In the RER (the parisian regional subway), in august 2007

• loose_bow_string.mp3

  deep twang of loose bow string

  0:12

  274.12 KB

  Stephan

  Bow | twang | String | Bass | deep | boing

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Twanging / Strumming a bow string. The bow is a handmade childs toy and very loose, so it"s a low twang.

• deodorant_spray.mp3

  Deodorant spray

  0:02

  32.7 KB

  ezwa

  spray | propellant | deodorant | Aerosol

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• deodorant_spray_short.mp3

  Deodorant spray (short)

  0:01

  27.39 KB

  ezwa

  deodorant | Aerosol | propellant | spray

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• dial-up_connection.mp3

  Dial-up connection

  0:39

  617.19 KB

  ezwa

  ringing | Noise | internet | electronic | Modem | Beeping

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Dial-up connection via a Belgian phone line.

• dial-up_connection_failed.mp3

  Dial-up connection (failed)

  1:06

  1.01 MB

  ezwa

  internet | ringing | Beeping | Noise | electronic | Modem

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Dial-up connection failing (Belgian phone line).

• dipswitch_ON_OFF.mp3

  dipswitch on off

  0:03

  48.61 KB

  Stephan

  Torch | ticking | Switch | Flashlight | clicking | plink

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Turning a little reading flashlight on and off. Switch on, switch off.

• dishwasher.mp3

  Dishwasher

  0:13

  202.08 KB

  Stephan

  soothing | rythmic | Dishwasher | Tools | electric | Motor | Appliance | Household

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  It"s very rhythmic and soothing.

• dishwasher_end.mp3

  Dishwasher End, droning, hissing, humming

  4:36

  4.21 MB

  Stephan

  Dishwasher | drone | whizzing | Kitchen | Machine | humming | hawing | hissing | Energy | Force

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  This recording of the dishwashers end of the washing cycle is strongly shortened. I cut out long passages of dead air because it is resting and heating.

• dog.mp3

  dog

  1:24

  1.61 MB

  soerena

  Dog | licking | tail-thumping | yawning | shaking

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  our dog tapping its tail because of me sticking that recorder so close to its face.

• 24jul08_cat_edit192.mp3

  domestic cats

  1:39

  2.27 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Feeding Bowl | Tabbies | smacking | Gathering | Food | eating | Domestic Cats | Cologne | Cats

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  marcuskuerten.com

• tuerklinke.mp3

  door handle creaking

  0:05

  104.13 KB

  Stephan

  Door | Handle | jarring | opening | creaking

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Opening a wooden door that has a metal handle. The metal handle creaks.

• douzen_kids_on_playground_aggresive_topics.mp3

  Douzen Kids on Playground

  0:49

  767.39 KB

  Stephan

  Walla | Playground | Children | Kids | ribald

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A douzen german kids hanging out on a sad playground between cheap multi-family flats. Can"t say playing - they have quite some aggressive topics going on.

• dovecooing4302008.mp3

  dove cooing

  0:08

  34.84 KB

  Mary905

  calling | Birdsong | Bird | Dove | cooing | Roof | Pigeon

  Single Subject

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  Dove cooing, recorded 30th april 2008.

• regenschauer.mp3

  downpour

  1:26

  3.28 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Weather | Storm | Squall | Rainshower | Rain | Noise | heavy | drench | Downpour | Blast | Aggertal

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• rinnsal.mp3

  drainage ditch

  1:32

  3.53 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Wind | Water | Squall | Runnel | rippling | Rainwater | Rain | Hydro | Gutter | Drainage | Drain | Ditch | Aqua | Aggertal | welling

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• dishwasher_door.mp3

  dreadful jarring of dishwashers door

  0:23

  459.23 KB

  Stephan

  unpleasant | stuck | squeaking | painful | opening | oil | Joint | jarring | Hinge | dreadful | Door | Dishwasher | creaking | Closing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  3 times the opening of a modern, year 2005 dishwashers door. The dishwasher works fine just its door makes this aweful jarring noise. Not that i open it intentionally slow to make this sound.

• drilling_02.mp3

  drilling into brick

  0:26

  417.59 KB

  aradlaw

  Tools | Machine | Noise | electric | drilling

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  electric hammer drill, drilling brick

• pouringwateringlassanddrinking.mp3

  Drinking a glass of water

  0:27

  424.53 KB

  ezwa

  Water | pouring | drinking

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pouring water in a glass and drinking.

• coffee-maker.mp3

  drip coffee maker dripping

  0:55

  866.98 KB

  hugh

  Aroma | Drink | steam | sputtering | Sleet | relaxing | Household | homely | frizzling | Coffeemaker | Coffee | braun

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  braun drip coffeemaker dripping, with sleet hitting window in the background. recording with USB mic into macbookpro.

• train_motor_on_halt.mp3

  droning train motor on halt

  0:05

  102.08 KB

  Stephan

  Motor | buzzing | Train | Machine | loud | Noise

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Train Motor on Stop on the tracks / platform. Loud buzzing machine sound. Could as well be a washing machine.

• dropping_breaking_02.mp3

  dropping 02

  0:09

  147.39 KB

  aradlaw

  noisy | Noise | dropping | breaking

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  dropping various objects to create a clatter, breaking noise-02 created for a LibriVox project

• dropping_particles.mp3

  dropping particles

  1:56

  3.56 MB

  Stephan

  prickling | pelting | Particles | Lentils | dropping | crackling | aleatoric

  Single Subject | Natural | Experiment

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Dropping lentils into a plastic tub. The file consists of two different recordings. The first sound pricklier and closer. The second (after about the half of the file) more particles drop.

• dropping_breaking_01.mp3

  dropping stuff 01

  0:08

  126.16 KB

  aradlaw

  noisy | dropping | breaking | Noise

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  dropping various objects to create a clatter, breaking noise

• dropping stapler from desk.mp3

  dropping tool from desk

  0:03

  54.63 KB

  Stephan

  falling off | dropping down | Desk | Clutter

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A stapler falls of the cluttered desk onto the wooden (Laminat) floor.

• german neighbors party 01.mp3

  drunk german neighbors party 01

  1:51

  1.7 MB

  Stephan

  Disturbance | People | Night | Speakeasy | singing | Pub | Party | Guys | Dudes | drunk | blaring | Beer | bawling | Bar | Alcohol

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Some drunk germans in the bar next door.

• german neighbors party 02.mp3

  drunk german neighbors party 02

  3:18

  3.02 MB

  Stephan

  Speakeasy | Pub | People | Party | Night | Neighbours | Guys | Dudes | Disturbance | Beer | Bar | Alcohol

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Disturbing party sounds from the neighbors.

• dry_grass_burning_in_open_fireplace.mp3

  Dry grass burning in open fireplace

  0:25

  701.27 KB

  ezwa

  Fire | Fireplace | Grass | Open Fireplace | Chimney

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  224 kBit/s

  Mono

  Burning dry grass from the garden in an old open fireplace.

• pavlick_hack_1.mp3

  dying toy keyboard

  2:00

  1.15 MB

  pavlick

  Computer | Hack | Hardware | whacky | Rythm | puling | Psi | Hardware hack | electronic | crazy | crashing | Circuit bent | Circuit | chuggling | chaotic | Beeping | zirp | zip

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Experiment

  112 kBit/s

  Mono

  squeezing the last sound from the circuits of a hacked, bent and broken toy keyboard.

• earth quake.mp3

  Earthquake

  2:40

  901.85 KB

  igel457

  droning | shaking | rumbling | Noise | deep

  Synthesized

  Variable Bitrate

  Stereo

  A synthesized noise that sounds like earthquake effects from films or games. Created by changing the pitch of a generated noise.

• eatingpizza.mp3

  Eating pizza

  1:50

  1.69 MB

  ezwa

  human sound | Human | mouth | mouth noise | chewing | munching | pizza | crusty

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  The title is self-explanatory.

• potato_snacks.mp3

  Eating potato snacks

  3:13

  2.95 MB

  russiandoll

  Food | Snacks | crunchy

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening and eating a foil bag of crunchy potato/cereal snacks. (They sound better than they tasted.)

• snacking.mp3

  Eating Snacks

  0:41

  652.29 KB

  earthcalling

  Snacks | rustling | eating | crunching

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Rustling with a bag of snacks. Eating, crunching snacks.

• electric-beater.mp3

  Electric Beater

  0:53

  1.01 MB

  ezwa

  whizzing | Tools | Sifter | noisy | Motor | Kitchen | Household | buzzing | Appliance

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• drilling_01.mp3

  electric drill, drilling into wood

  0:51

  796.37 KB

  aradlaw

  Noise | Machine | hand tool | drill | Tools

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  sound of an electric hand drill, drilling into wood

• wasserkocher und Gasetagenheizung im Duett.mp3

  electric kettle and a gastherme

  3:14

  4.44 MB

  Thore

  water noise | small room | noisy | Noise | Kitchen | Household | gastherme | electric kettle | Tea | pouring

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  electric kettle doing its duty. There is a Gastherme working in the background. Normalized (-1 dB), Freq: 20Hz - 16 KHz, the Zoom H2 seems to record only up to 16KHz in mp3-Mode

• electricPencilSharpener.mp3

  Electric Pencil Sharpener

  0:07

  112.7 KB

  Tamanders

  electric | pencil | sharpener | Motor | Mechanism | Office

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Electric pencil sharpener

• electric_roof_window_opening.mp3

  Electric roof window opening

  0:21

  334.33 KB

  ezwa

  Window | opening | Mechanism | Motor | buzzing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• electric_roof_window_closing.mp3

  Electric roof window opening

  0:19

  301.68 KB

  ezwa

  Window | Closing | Mechanism | Motor | buzzing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• electronic_interference.mp3

  Electronic Interference

  0:19

  304.13 KB

  ezwa

  strange | ringing | Ring | Noise | Interference | electronic

  Synthesized | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sorry that the waveform is clipped.

• electronicinterference-2.mp3

  Electronic Interference -2

  0:34

  529.68 KB

  ezwa

  Waves | sonic | Thriller | tension | suspense | Spider | shrill | sharp | Sense | Sci-Fi | ringing | Psyche | Psi | painful | Movie | Mind | menacing | Interference | Insect | Horror | horrible | Game | Force | Danger | Cricket | Computer | Cicada | Brain

  Single Subject | Synthesized

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  With the microphone held close to the computer, this electronic sound was generated after a few seconds.

• elevator_door.mp3

  elevator door closing

  0:08

  163.31 KB

  Stephan

  Elevator | Door | Squeak | Mechanism | Closing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  small glass elevator door

• elevator ride02.mp3

  Elevator Ride

  0:30

  695.96 KB

  Stephan

  Elevator | riding | Sliding Doors

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Elevator doors closing. Shut. Elevator starts and runs, comes to a stop, Doors opening.

• emptying_syringe_in_water_fast.mp3

  Emptying syringe in water (fast)

  0:01

  27.39 KB

  ezwa

  syringe | Water | water noise | sputtering | squirting

  Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Syringe filled with water (5ml, I think) quickly emptied in a plastic glass of water

• emptying_syringe_in_water_slow.mp3

  Emptying syringe in water (slow)

  0:01

  25.76 KB

  ezwa

  syringe | Water | water noise | sputtering

  Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Syringe filled with water (5ml, I think) slowly emptied in a plastic glass of water

• STE-019.mp3

  Energy Barrier, Pad

  0:20

  399.53 KB

  Stephan

  Energy | Pad | Field | Electricity | Current | Power | buzzing | humming | Frequency | Noise | Sci-Fi

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Sounds like a sci-fi energy barrier to me. Recorded on a kitchen radio, short wave frequency.

• STE-009.mp3

  energy noise

  0:08

  159.74 KB

  Stephan

  Effect | Noise | Energy | buzzing | strange

  Single Subject | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  reminds me of a sound from starwars episode 1. It"s recorded on a kitchen radio and then bandpassed.

• english-coin-jingles.mp3

  english-coins

  1:04

  1.46 MB

  Cori

  coins | english | shaking | jingling | clinking

  Single Subject

  192 kBit/s

  Mono

  A small number of each kind of coin is heard clinking -- 1ps, 2ps, 5ps, 10ps. Didn't have enough 20ps or 50ps ...

• fans_hbf.mp3

  entraining football fans

  1:59

  4.53 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Women | Voices | Train | Special Train | Soccer | Shards | Platform | Men | Main Station | Fortuna | Football | Fans | entraining | Duesseldorf | Bottles | Announcement

  Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

  espressomachine.mp3

  espresso machine

  0:30

  470.25 KB

  hugh

  Coffee | espresso | Machine

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Breville espresso machine making a double espresso.

• euhmhmhmniania.mp3

  Euh hm hm hm niania

  0:02

  31.47 KB

  ezwa

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  In between recording two sentences.

• well_tempered_baby_talking_alot.mp3

  even tempered baby 14 months communicative

  3:52

  3.55 MB

  Stephan

  gabbling | Baby | talking | cute | learning | Communication | Family | growing up | Childraising | Sneeze | Mama | Momy | Daddy

  Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Proud daddy me. :)

  It"s a calm family evening. Tthe cutie will soon have to go to bed but it"s in a good, even and a very communicative mood.

  Has a perfect adoring "MAMA!" (german for mommy).

• evillaughs.flac

  Evil Laughter

  0:17

  587.78 KB

  Stilgar

  Laughter | evil | laughing | Human

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Some stereotypically "evil-sounding" laughs.

• FANTASY1.mp3

  FANTASY1

  0:09

  144.64 KB

  mastermesh

  harmonica | Instrument | playing | play | Music | Street Musician

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  This is an interesting sound effect I got messing around playing a harmonica. It was done sort of by sliding the harmonica back and forth while playing.

• grouching_fast.mp3

  fast choppy wobbling

  0:06

  113.82 KB

  Stephan

  grouchy | fast | choppy | wobbling | abstract

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• fasten_your_seat_belt.mp3

  Fasten your Seat Belt Alarm

  0:05

  89.84 KB

  Stephan

  Alarm | Beeping | Car

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• fasten_your_seat_belt.mp3

  Fasten your seatbelt warning

  0:06

  94.33 KB

  Stephan

  Alarm | Warning | Beeping | Car

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• faucet_water_into_sink.mp3

  faucet water into sink

  0:53

  826.98 KB

  Stephan

  Water | Tap Water | Sink | pouring | gushing | flowing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Letting water into sink. Various strenghts of the tap water flow.

• party_crowd_gatheriing_festival.mp3

  Festival Concert People Crowd

  1:01

  1.4 MB

  Stephan

  Walla | Festival | People | Crowd | Party | Concert

  Single Subject | Human

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Party Festival Concert People Crowd Walla, German

• finger-clicks.mp3

  finger-clicks

  0:12

  198.41 KB

  Cori

  Finger clicks | clicking | flicking | Fingers | popping | snapping

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Just me clicking my fingers a few times

• fireworks_nijmegen_09_1.mp3

  Fireworks Nijmegen 2009 vs 1

  4:31

  4.14 MB

  lezer

  Fireworks | New Year Celebrations | The Netherlands

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A four minute sample of the usual fireworks heard in an average Dutch town during the first 40 minutes or so of the new year.

• fireworks_nijmegen_09_2.mp3

  Fireworks Nijmegen 2009_vs_2

  4:41

  4.29 MB

  lezer

  Fireworks | New Year Celebrations | The Netherlands

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A second sample of the usual fireworks heard in an average Dutch town during the first 40 minutes or so of the new year.

• fireworks.mp3

  Fireworks Piece

  1:13

  1.67 MB

  Stephan

  Fireworks | Firecrackers

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A bit of the fireworks in Düsseldorf, Germany, 2.June.2007.

• fireworkssimulation.mp3

  Fireworks Simulation Sound

  0:03

  14.13 KB

  Mary905

  Thud | Fireworks | Echo | dull | Bass

  Synthesized

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  I was tapping a pen, increased the bass, lowered the pitch and added echo to it, and it now it sort of reminds me of simulated fireworks.

• fireworks_end_of_act_with_applause.mp3

  Fireworks, End of Act Applause

  0:39

  907.8 KB

  Stephan

  Fireworks | Applause | cheering

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  One act of the great japanese Fireworks played in Düsseldorf, Germany, 2.June.2007. One million visitors are spread all along the Rhine and on the bridges.

• fixingmicstand.mp3

  Fixing mic stand

  0:33

  526.57 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | stand | microphone

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Setting the microphone"s stand at a proper hight.

• hopper_window_closing.mp3

  Flapping window closing

  0:02

  36.78 KB

  ezwa

  Window | home | Closing | Thud

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Closing a hopper window that hinges at the bottom

• hopper_window_opening.mp3

  Flapping window opening

  0:04

  63.72 KB

  ezwa

  Window | home | opening

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening a hopper window that hinges at the bottom

• jumble rag market in rain with guitar playing vendor.mp3

  Flea Market in the Rain

  3:20

  3.81 MB

  Stephan

  Flea Market | Jumble Market | Rag Fair | singing | Guitar | People | Crowd | shopping | Market | Marketer

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Rag Fair, Jumble / flea market.

• flintstone.mp3

  Flintstone

  0:28

  437.08 KB

  Hokuspokus

  Stone Age | flintstone

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Stone age, working with flint stone. Poor quality, recorded with mobile phone.

• flute_1.mp3

  Flute

  0:13

  209.02 KB

  Hokuspokus

  Flute | lonely | sad

  Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Flute, lonely, sad

• flute_2.mp3

  Flute 2

  0:12

  189.84 KB

  Hokuspokus

  Flute | lonely | sad

  Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Flute, lonely, sad

• flute_3.mp3

  Flute 3

  0:14

  218.82 KB

  Hokuspokus

  sad | lonely | Flute

  Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Flute, lonely, sad

• foilwrap.flac

  Food Wrapper crumpling

  0:24

  1.09 MB

  Stilgar

  Wrapper | Plastic | crunching | crumpling | rustling

  Single Subject

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Two pieces of silvery plastic food wrapper being crumpled and pounded on.

• Forest Track.mp3

  Forest Track

  0:22

  610.55 KB

  tball74

  walking | Forest | Steps | measured step | Walk | stroll | Outdoor | Dirt | ground | jog | trot | striding | pacing

  Natural | Human

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Walking slowly on wet stoney forest track

• Forest Track 2.mp3

  Forest Track 2

  0:29

  801.98 KB

  tball74

  walking | Forest | Steps | pace | Walk | Outdoor | Dirt | ground | pacing | striding | jogging

  Natural | Human

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Walking faster then slower on wet stoney forest track

• Forest Track 3.mp3

  Forest Track 3

  0:06

  161.27 KB

  tball74

  Steps | Walk | stroll | Outdoor | Dirt | ground | Leaves

  Natural | Human

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Walking on wet leaves on forest track

• Forest Track 4.mp3

  Forest Track 4

  0:11

  296.27 KB

  tball74

  Steps | running | Outdoor | Dirt | ground | jogging

  Natural | Human

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Running on wet stoney forest track

• 2007 12 16 Fontaine Trinite Toulouse.mp3

  Fountain in Toulouse

  1:02

  1.04 MB

  Aldor

  Water | Toulouse | Fountain | fontaine | eau | cascatelle | aldor

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The fountain of the "Place de la Trinité", in Toulouse (France)

• opening_crusted_freezer.mp3

  Freezer Box, opening, closing

  0:06

  112.8 KB

  Stephan

  Freezer | crusted | opening | Closing | Ice | Refrigerator | Kitchen

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• Frogs and a few birds in the afternoon forest.WAV

  Frogs and some birds of the afternoon forest

  219.63 KB

  g4jc

  Frog | frogs | Afternoon | Forest | Birds

  Natural

  64 kBit/s

  Stereo

  While walking down a forgotten forest trail I hear the sound of a frog and a few birds of the afternoon hour.

• frying_fries_going_in_and_out_of_oil.mp3

  Frying fries: going in and out of oil

  0:30

  472.29 KB

  ezwa

  French fries | chips | boiling oil | oil | cooking | frying | Kitchen | crackling

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• 2month_baby_gabbling.mp3

  gabbling baby, 2 months old

  0:23

  451.57 KB

  Stephan

  gabbling | Baby | cute | Infant

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Gabbling of a two month old baby. First time it did this continous "communication" actually.

• garage_door_closing.mp3

  Garage door closing

  0:09

  151.47 KB

  ezwa

  Door | garage | Closing | squeaking | shrill | unpleasant | unbearable | painful

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• garage_door_opening.mp3

  Garage door opening

  0:08

  135.55 KB

  ezwa

  Door | garage | opening | squeaking | rusty

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• garbage_disposal.mp3

  Garbage disposal

  0:17

  273.92 KB

  smijen

  Garbage Disposal | Garburator

  Single Subject

  64 kBit/s

  Mono

  garbage disposal, garburator

• wind_and_birds_singing.mp3

  gentle breeze and birds singing

  0:33

  512.7 KB

  ezwa

  Wind | Garden | Countryside | Breeze | Birdsong | Birds | Ambience

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sunny afternoon, gentle breeze, the wind was blowing on the mic with birds singing in the garden.

• mass_ecumenical_german_agnus_dei.mp3

  German "Agnus Dei" Prayer, Parish

  0:21

  404.64 KB

  Stephan

  Religion | Mass | ecumenical | Church | Christianity | praying | People | Parish | Agnus Dei | german

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• mass_ecumenical_german_lords_prayer.mp3

  German Lord's Prayer, Parish

  0:33

  642.9 KB

  Stephan

  Religion | Mass | ecumenical | Church | Christianity | People | Parish | Vaterunser | Lord's Prayer | praying

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  May 27, 2007 - Church of Christ the King (1927), Leverkusen, Germany.

• german_march_band.mp3

  german march band parading

  4:14

  4.86 MB

  Stephan

  german | March | Parade | military | Rifle Club

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  German march band of the cities rifle club. Parading through the streets in Leverkusen, Germany, May2007.

• boatgettingsettoleave.mp3

  Getting ready to leave a wharf

  0:20

  322.08 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | boat | Water | human voice | Human

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Noises made by a boat, when getting set to leave a wharf. And people talking.

• gettingsettochat.mp3

  Getting set to chat

  1:26

  1.32 MB

  ezwa

  Window | Closing | Chatting | giggle | giggling | typing | Thunder

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Closing the hopper window, moving the mic on its stand and chatting with a friend on the internet.

• gettingsettorecordthunder.mp3

  Getting set to record thunder

  0:40

  634.74 KB

  ezwa

  Rain | Weather | Thunder | footsteps | Steps | stepping | microphone | stand | Noise

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening a hopper window, putting the microphone on its stand next to it. And... Thunder! :)

• gobbler_bod.mp3

  Gobbler

  0:11

  169.43 KB

  BoD

  cackling | Turkey | Animal | Bird | Poultry | calling

  Natural

  112 kBit/s

  Stereo

• gong.mp3

  Gong or Bell, vibrant

  1:04

  1.96 MB

  Stephan

  Gong | drone | deep | Meditation | vibrant | brazen | twanging | striking | Bell

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Tone / Tune

  Other

  Stereo

  Nice droning gong. Played in different ways with my finger.

  It"s no gong, it"s our basement stairways handrail, but who cares.

• stonegrind.flac

  Grinding and tapping Rocks

  0:50

  1.56 MB

  Stilgar

  Stone | Rock | grinding | tapping

  Single Subject | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I grind and tap a couple of stones against each other and against the microphone.

• crunching cherry.mp3

  grinding wooden stones

  0:16

  311.27 KB

  Stephan

  Stones | grinding | crunching | crackling

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  crunching a Sack full of cherry stones

• cronking0.mp3

  grouchy 'cronking' 00

  0:34

  673.51 KB

  Stephan

  chuggling | abstract | deep | clattering

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  abstract synthesized chuggling grumping sound. dry synthi clattering.

• cronking1.mp3

  grouchy 'cronking' 01

  0:19

  367.39 KB

  Stephan

  abstract | wobbling

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  abstract fluttering clattering bubbly sound.

• cronking2.mp3

  grouchy 'cronking' 02

  0:39

  766.37 KB

  Stephan

  abstract | jarring | grouchy

  Synthesized

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Playing with the sound-editor: a synthesized something like jarring. I call it "cronking". :) It"s a kind of grumpy, morose, grouchy sound.

• groupdiscussion-1.mp3

  Group discussion - 1

  0:30

  467.8 KB

  ezwa

  People | talking | human voice | Human

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A group of people was talking in the room next door.

• Group discussion - 2

  1:30

  1.38 MB

  ezwa

  Human | human voice | talking

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  1:30 minutes (1.38 MB)

  A group of people was talking next door.

• groupdiscussion-3.mp3

  Group discussion - 3

  1:00

  940.04 KB

  ezwa

  Human | human voice | talking | People

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A group of people was talking in the room next door.

• grumbling_drone.mp3

  grumbling deep drone

  0:05

  105.66 KB

  Stephan

  Noise | grumbling | drone | drab | deep | dark

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• herringgull.au

  Gull 1

  0:18

  390.44 KB

  avphillips

  Shore | Gull | Bird

  Natural

  Other

  Mono

  Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus) Long Island USA September 1999

• herringgull1.au

  Gull 2

  0:06

  123.44 KB

  avphillips

  Shore | Gull | Bird

  Natural

  Other

  Mono

  Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Damariscotta Falls, Maine USA, April 1998

• gullsfromstreet.mp3

  Gulls above the street at dawn

  0:57

  895.14 KB

  earthcalling

  gulls | seagulls

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Seagulls above the streets of a seaside town, at dawn.

• shots_8.mp3

  gunshots 8

  0:06

  95.34 KB

  aradlaw

  Noise

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Simulated gunshots made with Audacity (and popped balloons) for a LibriVox project

• Gouttiere.mp3

  Gutter

  1:10

  1.07 MB

  Aldor

  Rain | Water | gouttière | Gutter | aldor | pluie | eau

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A gutter in a raining day

• hammering_01.mp3

  hammering 01

  0:23

  360.86 KB

  aradlaw

  Noise | Tools | Hammer | hammering

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  light hammering sound

• hammering_02.mp3

  hammering 02

  0:27

  428.61 KB

  aradlaw

  Noise | Tools | Hammer | hammering

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  heavier hammering sound, created for a LibriVox project

• hanginglaundry.mp3

  Hanging laundry

  0:45

  708.61 KB

  ezwa

  Noise | clothes | hanger

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Hanging the washing.

• happy_birthday_card.mp3

  Happy Birthday Card

  0:08

  195.14 KB

  Natalie

  Happy Birthday | shrill | piercing

  Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A melodic Happy Birthday Card. Unfortunatly recorded in public so a lot of people noise / walla in the background.

• hc-bookdrop.flac

  Hardcover Books dropped on Floor

  0:08

  245.6 KB

  Stilgar

  Book | Floor | dropping | slamming

  Single Subject

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  A couple of hardcover books dropped onto a wood floor.

• 081No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica

  0:11

  175.38 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | playing | play | Music | Instrument | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica playing

• 075No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica 02

  0:17

  270.31 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | notes | note | Music | Harmony | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica

• 077No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica 03

  0:16

  248.4 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | playing | play | Music | Instrument | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica

• 076No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica 04

  0:02

  28.59 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | offbeat | Music | Instrument | Harmony | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica playing

• 073No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica 05

  0:06

  96.77 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | Instrument | Harmony | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  Other

  Mono

  harmonica playing

• 079No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica 06

  0:07

  113.41 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | Street Musician | playing | play | Instrument | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica

• 080No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica 07

  0:04

  69.04 KB

  mastermesh

  Street Musician | playing | play | Music | Instrument | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica

• 072No Title-.mp3

  Harmonica Playing

  0:05

  78.63 KB

  mastermesh

  play | Instrument | Tone | tune | harmonica | playing

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  Other

  Mono

  Recording of a harmonica being played

• 074No Title-.mp3

  harmonica playing

  0:15

  246.21 KB

  mastermesh

  tune | Tone | playing | play | Instrument | harmonica

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  harmonica

• havingashower.mp3

  Having a shower

  4:04

  3.73 MB

  ezwa

  female Voice | Voice | human sound | human voice | water noise | Water | washing | Skin | showering | Shower | rubbing | moisturizing | body care | body

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Having a shower and applying baby oil (yes, baby oil. Very good for moisturizing one"s skin quickly and efficiently).

• heartbeat_mitral_valve_150bpm.mp3

  Heartbeat, mitral valve, 150 bpm

  0:11

  178.41 KB

  ezwa

  systole | mitral valve | lub-dub | heartbeat | heart sounds | diastole | cardiac cycle | auscultation

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Fast heartbeat (150 bpm) recorded after a bit of exercise. Location: mitral valve.

• Heavy breathing - 1

  1:11

  1.09 MB

  ezwa

  Human | human sound | snoring | breathing | Breath | sleeping | zzz

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  1:11 minutes (1.09 MB)

  Breathing heavily while sleeping. Or is it snoring?

• heavybreathingwhilesleeping-3.mp3

  Heavy breathing - 3

  1:00

  938 KB

  ezwa

  Breath | breathing | Human | human sound | sleeping | snoring | zzz

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Breathing heavily while sleeping. Or is it snoring?

• heavybreathingwhilesleeping-2.mp3

  Heavy breathing- 2

  2:20

  2.14 MB

  ezwa

  Human | human sound | snoring | breathing | Breath | sleeping | zzz

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Breathing heavily while sleeping.

• helicpoteroveralake.mp3

  Helicopter over a lake

  0:28

  440.86 KB

  ezwa

  Sky | flying | Helicopter | Human | human voice | boat | People

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Helicopter flying over lake, while on a boat (hence the voices).

• HelicopterOverQuietNeighbourhood.mp3

  Helicopter over quiet neighbourhood

  0:22

  347.8 KB

  ezwa

  Sky | flying | Helicopter | Patrol

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Helicopter flying by over a quiet city"s neighbourhood.

• helicopter.mp3

  Helicopter over quiet neighbourhood - 2

  0:45

  709.84 KB

  ezwa

  Sky | flying | Helicopter | Patrol

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Helicopter flying over a quiet city neighbourhood.

• hen_announcing_egg.mp3

  Hen announcing she's lain an egg

  0:09

  148.21 KB

  Alys

  chickens | clucking | Farm | farmyard | Animal | rural

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A hen clucks loudly and rhythmically to announce she"s laid an egg.

• hens_leaving_coop.mp3

  Hens leaving coop

  0:09

  140.45 KB

  Alys

  chickens | clucking | coop | Farm | Animal | rural

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  35 chickens fly out of their coop when the door is opened in the morning.

• ziegengatter.mp3

  herd of goats bleating

  0:43

  840.35 KB

  Stephan

  Pen | Herd | Goats | Farm | bleating | Animal

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Perhaps 30 goats of all ages comming to the fence in a wildlife park. They are expecting to be fed.

  The occasional sheep steps in with its dominant voice from the other pen behind.

• highschool_cafeteria.mp3

  High School Cafeteria

  1:19

  1.21 MB

  aradlaw

  yelling | school | Crowd

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recorded in a high school cafeteria, Sept 15/08. Very noisy! Audio taken from a hand held video recording using Audacity.

• autobahn_bridge_center.mp3

  Highway from Bridge, Center

  3:15

  3.72 MB

  Stephan

  Autobahn | Bridge | cars | Freeway | Highway | Motorway | Noise | Speed | speeding | swishing | Traffic | Trucks | whooshing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Highway, Freeway, Motorway from above the Bridge, standing in full center between the four lines. Two lines going to, the other two going fro. Pointing the mic down to the freeway.

• autobahn_bridge_rightside.mp3

  Highway from Bridge, Right Side

  1:54

  2.18 MB

  Stephan

  whooshing | Trucks | Traffic | swishing | speeding | Speed | Noise | Motorway | Highway | Freeway | cars | Bridge | Autobahn

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The bridge is about 15 meters above the highway / freeway /motorway.

• hitting_a_wire_cage.mp3

  hitting a wire cage

  0:08

  189.02 KB

  Stephan

  hitting | Wire | Cage | twang

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

• hitting_a_wooden_pole2.mp3

  hitting wooden pole

  0:04

  100.25 KB

  Stephan

  Wood | Pole | hitting | click | tock | tack

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Several sounds of a long 2 meter pole of wood when hitting it. Each short little sounds can be used as single.

• hm_sigh.mp3

  Hm and sigh

  0:08

  129.84 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | sigh

  Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Trying to relax a bit.

• hummel bee.mp3

  hummel bee

  0:44

  864.71 KB

  soerena

  Bee | Summer | Bumblebee

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A close-up recording of a hummel bee fertilizing flowers in our garden in Denmark. Might be some distant noise from a lawn mower. Enjoy

• hurray.mp3

  Hurray

  0:04

  60.45 KB

  Starlite

  cheering

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• hydr_elevator_ride.mp3

  hydraulic elevator ride

  1:15

  1.44 MB

  Stephan

  Lift | Public | Underground | squeaking | Sliding Doors | Ride | Pressure | Neon | Mechanism | Hydraulic | Elevator | electric

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  open railway station elevator going one story glass shaft sliding doors hydraulic arm stems it up and down neon lights inside

• hydraulics_chamber_down.mp3

  hydraulic lift down

  0:24

  479.63 KB

  Stephan

  twang | Pressure | Mechanism | Lift | Hydraulic | hissing | Air

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• hydraulics_chamber_up.mp3

  hydraulic lift up

  0:23

  457.7 KB

  Stephan

  Pressure | Mechanism | Lift | Hydraulic | electric | buzzing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recording the transformator motor drive aggregator or whatever of a hydraulic lift pushing a platform up

• graupel256.mp3

  ice pellet shower

  2:14

  4.08 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Wind | Weather | Thunder | Tempest | Storm | Soft Hail Pellets | Shower | Rain | pelting | meteorological | Ice Pellets | Ice | Hail | Graupel | Cologne

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• icedTea.mp3

  icedTea

  0:13

  202.49 KB

  Tamanders

  Ice | sloshing | Drink | Cocktail | Beverage | mixing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  iced tea sloshing in a glass

• schwimmbad_childrenspool.mp3

  Indoor swimming pool - children

  0:52

  1 MB

  Stephan

  Water | swimming | Summer | Sports | Pool | playing | Noise | laughing | Joy | Indoor pool | fun | Crowd | Children | Childhood | Bath

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Indoor swimming pool - small childrens pool.

• schwimmbad_towards_bigpool_childrenpool_in_back.mp3

  Indoor swimming pool - hall

  1:04

  1.23 MB

  Stephan

  Water | swimming | Summer | Sports | Pool | playing | Joy | Indoor pool | fun | Crowd | Children | Childhood | Bath | Ambience

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Indoor swimming pool - whole hall.

• inkjet printer canons6300 on and off.mp3

  Inkjet Printer On and Off

  0:38

  751.57 KB

  Stephan

  switch on | switch off | sliding | Printer | Mechanism | Machine | Inkjet | twang | krak | brrzz

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Canon S6300 A3 Printer. Turned on and off. No printing sound - Just getting ready.

• dom130807_pd.mp3

  inside cologne cathedral

  1:33

  3.56 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Tourists | Tourist Guide | Tourist Group | sightseeing | russian | Photographers | Organ | Offertory | Menu Prompt | Cologne | Church | Cathedral | Candle Tips | Cameras

  Human

  Other

  Stereo

• refridgerator.mp3

  inside of refrigerator

  0:21

  424.02 KB

  Stephan

  Fridge | Refrigerator | whizzing | buzzing | opening | Closing | Kitchen | Household

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Opening fridge - inside of Refrigerator - closing fridge.

• JemHowls.mp3

  Jem Howls

  0:06

  95.55 KB

  AmethystA

  Animal | Pets | Howl | Dog | Chihuahua

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  This is my 5 lb. long hair chihuahua, Jem, howling because she is stuck at the top of our loft stairs and wants down, NOW!!!

• ketchup_bottle_opening_closing.mp3

  Ketchup Bottle, opening and closing screw top

  0:14

  267.9 KB

  Stephan

  opening | Closing | Lid | Bottle | Ketchup | Flask | Screw Top

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• kettle_damped.mp3

  Kettle Whistle - Damped

  0:27

  421.68 KB

  Teto Yasha

  whistling | unpleasant | puling | noisy | Kettle | Household | Appliance

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A kettle, which is not very loud (I think it has a damper on the whistle).

• kidsnextdoor.mp3

  Kids next door

  1:00

  943.72 KB

  ezwa

  talking | People | Kids | human voice | Human

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Kids in a church next door, as just about every Saturday morning.

• dishwashing_drain.mp3

  kitchen sink draining water

  0:53

  1.21 MB

  Stephan

  dishwashing | Kitchen | Household | Sink | Water | Drain | gargling | Piping | Plumbing | draining

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Two recordings of our kitchen sink draining the water.

• kitchen_tidy_up.mp3

  Kitchen Tidy-up

  0:57

  895.14 KB

  Starlite

  Pots and pans | kitchen clean-up | Kitchen | Dishes | Household | clattering

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  This is my son putting the clean dishes away!

• knock knock.mp3

  Knocking on Wood or Door

  0:06

  126.57 KB

  Stephan

  Door | knocking | Wood

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Knock Knock Knock on Wood / Door. 3 versions.

• koe2.mp3

  Koenigsallee Duesseldorf

  2:00

  4.58 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Women | Voices | Traffic | Stilettos | shopping | multi-lingual | Men | Koe | Keys | High Heels | Duesseldorf | Café

  Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• 2008 09 20 feteforaine.mp3

  La fête foraine

  2:01

  1.85 MB

  Aldor

  funfair | fête foraine | Toulouse | aldor

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A funfair in Toulouse, France / Une fête foraine à Toulouse, France, in september 2008

• fontaine place Saint-Etienne.mp3

  La fontaine de la place Saint-Etienne

  1:25

  1.35 MB

  Aldor

  water noise | Toulouse | Fountain | Church | Cathedral | Bells | aldor

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The fountain and the bells of the Saint-Etienne Cathedral Plaza, in Toulouse (France), at nine O Clock in the evening

• cord_rope_clothing_shoes_pack.mp3

  lace cord rope

  0:19

  383.21 KB

  Stephan

  Lace | Rope | Shoe | dressing | Clothing

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  actually shoelaces of my walking boots

• lala-la-lala-la-lala-la-lala.mp3

  Lala la lala la lala la lala

  0:09

  149.43 KB

  ezwa

  human voice | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Checking the input volume.

• laptop_keyboard.mp3

  Laptop keyboard

  1:04

  1011.47 KB

  russiandoll

  typing | Computer | Laptop | Keys

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Copy-typing on a laptop/notebook computer on a wooden desk, mic about 6 inches from keyboard, raw recording. Some birdsong in background. London, May 2008

• laughter.mp3

  Laughter

  0:16

  261.68 KB

  ezwa

  laugh | fun | guffauw

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recording a story with a character"s description that made me laugh.

• laughter.mp3

  Laughter

  0:10

  163.72 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | Laughter | laughing | laugh

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  While recording a funny story, back in September 2007.

• laughter_clearingvoice.mp3

  Laughter and clearing voice

  0:09

  141.27 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | laugh | laughing | Laughter | voice clearing

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Back in September 2007, laughing and clearing one"s throat while recording a funny story.

• laughterandschoolbell.mp3

  Laughter then bell ringing

  0:11

  181.68 KB

  ezwa

  laugh | laughing | Laughter | Bell | school

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Short laughter. Old school bell ringing.

• laundrette.mp3

  laundrette

  1:48

  4.11 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  whizzing | Washing Machines | washing | Tumblers | spinning | Laundromat | Laundrette | laundering | Dryers | Cologne | Noise

  Characteristic

  Other

  Stereo

• lawnmover.mp3

  Lawnmover, Diesel

  1:15

  1.73 MB

  Stephan

  Summer | Lawnmower | Mower | Motor | Diesel Engine | Garden

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  30th May, 2007.

• Boite musique Dagobert.MP3

  Le Bon roi Dagobert

  0:49

  770.25 KB

  Aldor

  aldor | Musical Box | Dagobert | roi Dagobert | plink | pling | toy | Music | wound up clock

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A Musical Box playing the Old Children Song "Le Roi Dagobert", in a street, in Toulouse, France :

  The words begin with : Le bon roi Dagobert A mis sa culotte à l"envers.

• distributeur.mp3

  Le distributeur de boissons

  0:40

  715.5 KB

  Aldor

  Office | noisy | Machine | drinks | Drink | distributor | Coffee | chocolate | automatic | aldor

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  An automatic hot drinks distributor,at the office (this kind of machine where you get coffee, chocolate, tea, soups, i tutti quanti)

• 2007 09 16 Aligre.mp3

  Le marché d'Aligre

  2:19

  2.19 MB

  Aldor

  paris | Market | marché | aligre | aldor

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Le marché d"Aligre, in Paris

• 2008 10 19 Saint-Exupere.mp3

  Les cloches de Saint-Exupere

  3:00

  2.87 MB

  Aldor

  Toulouse | Bells | Church | aldor

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The bells of the church Saint-Exupere, in Toulouse, France

• neutram2.mp3

  light rail vehicle

  0:29

  1.12 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Vehicles | Tram | Traffic Junction | Traffic | Street | Rail | Pedestrians | Passers-by | Neumarkt | Light Rail Vehicle | humming | Cologne | clattering | cars | clashing | shrieking

  Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• match.mp3

  Lighting a Match

  0:11

  178.41 KB

  earthcalling

  Matches | lighting up | Household | Fire | Combustion

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening a box of matches, grabbing a match and lighting it.

• lion_seal.mp3

  lion seals

  0:15

  571.47 KB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Zoology | Zoo | Water | Seals | Sea Lions | Nature | natural | Lion Seals | hooting | Animal

  Single Subject | Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• 006No Title-.mp3

  lip smack

  0:03

  47.29 KB

  mastermesh

  popping | pop | lips | lip smack | bebop

  Single Subject | Human | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  popping sound made with mouth

• bzzzzappatap.mp3

  little robot buzzing

  0:09

  180.14 KB

  Stephan

  short circuit | Robot | drone | buzzing | brrzz

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  robot chatter

  took a small fan, put my fingers to it, heavily noisecleaned it and used a highpass.

• LookingUpAWordInTheDictionary.mp3

  Looking up a word in the dictionary

  0:23

  363.31 KB

  ezwa

  Dictionary | Book | Pages | Flip through | Read

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Picking up a dictionary, flipping through it until one gets to the word one was looking for. Reading. Closing the book and putting it back on the table.

• loon.mp3

  Loon Call

  0:05

  79.23 KB

  Stephan

  Loon | Bird | Night | Animal

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• lullaby.mp3

  Lullaby wound up clock

  1:25

  1.95 MB

  Stephan

  wound up clock | winding | toy | Sleep | romantic | Melody | Lullaby | Kids | Cuddly Toy | Crib | chiming | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  cuddly toy wound up clock. This wound up clock looks like a fluffy cloth bunny and has a wire to pull to wind up the chiming melody. Usually hangs at the bedside of a baby crib.

• lullaby2.mp3

  Lullaby wound up clock "Guten Abend, Gute Nacht"

  0:46

  1.07 MB

  Stephan

  Baby | chiming | Crib | Kids | Lullaby | Melody | romantic | Sleep | toy | winding | wound up clock

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Melody is Johannes Brahms, op.49, Nr 4

  5x5cm wound up clock. This wound up clock is round and has a hook and can be used to let a wind mobile or another toy spin while playing the chime.

• mahahahiniahuhuhuhu.mp3

  Mahahahiniahuhuhuhuh

  0:03

  57.19 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Disarticulate "speech" while recording.

• malejumps.flac

  Male Grunts/Jumps

  0:10

  348.68 KB

  Stilgar

  grunting | jumping | Male | exertion

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  This is another recording session done with video game fx in mind, namely player jumping/pain sounds.

• malepain.flac

  Male Pain Grunts

  0:28

  1.01 MB

  Stilgar

  Male | Pain | Grunt | grunting | strained | Game

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  A set of strained/pained human grunts, recorded with video game sound fx in mind.

• bleating.flac

  Man bleats like Goat (or Sheep)

  0:36

  1.46 MB

  Stilgar

  bleating

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I attempt to bleat like a goat or sheep, not very well IMO.

• coughs.flac

  Man Coughing

  0:05

  192.83 KB

  Stilgar

  cough | coughing | Male

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I cough, deliberately.

• oinks.flac

  Man grunts like Pig

  0:24

  822.09 KB

  Stilgar

  Grunt | grunting | Oink | oinking

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Here I am grunting in imitation of a pig.

• howl.flac

  Man howls like Wolf

  0:25

  838.89 KB

  Stilgar

  howling | Howl

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  This is me imitating a wolf howl. IMO sounds too obviously human but make of it what you will.

• march_band_marschkapelle_spielzug_leverkusen_zieht_vorbei_02.mp3

  March Band playing military march (parading by)

  0:38

  753.1 KB

  Stephan

  March | Band | Rifle Club | Music | Parade | military

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  German march band of the local rifle club playing. May, 2007 in Leverkusen, Germany

• march_band_marschkapelle_spielzug_leverkusen_zieht_vorbei.mp3

  March Brass Band playing, parading by

  0:27

  526.57 KB

  Stephan

  March | Band | Rifle Club | Music | Parade | military

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  German march band of the local rifle club playing. May, 2007 in Leverkusen, Germany

  Mostly brass players the snare drums.

• 388.mp3

  Martian Song

  1:01

  957.59 KB

  singingchicklet

  Voices | Song | Music | funny | fun

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

• tack.mp3

  mechanical tack

  0:00

  10.25 KB

  Stephan

  Switch | mechanical | Knob | click | tack

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• medium rooster crowing.mp3

  Medium rooster crowing

  0:08

  133.92 KB

  Alys

  chickens | Rooster | crowing | clucking | Farm | Animal

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A medium sized rooster, surrounded by clucking hens, crows.

• Meehihihuuuw.mp3

  Meehihihuuuw

  0:03

  51.47 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Disarticulate "speech" while recording.

• abstract_rythm_piece.mp3

  Melodic Rythm Abstract

  0:12

  237.8 KB

  Stephan

  Rythm | melodic | Music | audioplay

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Played and fiddled with the sound-editor until stumbled over this interim result. A rythm with some melody to it.

• wave_melody.mp3

  melody - vibrating synth pad

  0:11

  215.86 KB

  Stephan

  vibrating | swaying | Pad

  Synthesized

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Short melody of a swaying vibrating synth pad.

• twung.mp3

  metal box springs open

  0:04

  77.08 KB

  Stephan

  twung | Metal | opening | chapping | spring open

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The ovens door springs open.

• metal_cabinet_door.mp3

  metal cabinet door jarring

  0:13

  254.63 KB

  Stephan

  Container | opening | Metal | jarring | Door | creaking | Basement

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  metal cabinet / cupboard for the fuses in the cellar. it"s about a meter wide and painted.

• bongobomm.mp3

  metal drop thump

  0:02

  40.35 KB

  Stephan

  dull | Thump | Metal

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• loading_gun.mp3

  metal legs, guns and gizmos

  0:51

  1.16 MB

  Stephan

  Metal | light | snick | Gadget | Gun | Revolver | Pistol | device | Looking-Glass | Telescope | Alethiometer | Tripod | Gizmo | ticking | clicking | mechanics | fine | thin | flicking

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  This is an old (40 years) camera tripod with brass metal legs that fold into one another in 3 sections each. Compared to modern plastik tripods it looks a little steampunk.

• metalpothits.flac

  Metal Pot and Lid Percussion

  1:22

  2.37 MB

  Stilgar

  Pot | Metal | Percussion

  Single Subject | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I make a bunch of percussion-type sounds by hitting a metal pot and its lid.

• turn_knob.mp3

  metal rotary knob

  0:12

  232.19 KB

  Stephan

  Knob | kink | switch on | switch off | Button | Metal

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  various sounds of a turnable knob on an oven.

• microwaveoven.mp3

  microwave oven

  0:43

  842.39 KB

  Stephan

  Microwave Oven | buzzing | electric | Beeping | Generator | humming | venting

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pushing button on the microwave, Turning it on, microwave heats and pauses, it finishes with 3 beeps, opening it, taking the dish out, closing it.

• mint_play.mp3

  mint_play

  0:16

  247.24 KB

  miq

  Slotmachine | Machine | Bell | playing | pinball | Game | tack | tock | bing | krak | Las Vegas | gambling

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Slotmachine Rotamint Mint gameplay cycle

• MisterPig.MP3

  MisterPig

  0:04

  87.39 KB

  Hokuspokus

  imitated | pig

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  human voice imitating a pig

• mixingspicesinbowl.mp3

  mixing spices

  0:12

  187.39 KB

  hugh

  bowl | Kitchen | cooking

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  mixing spices in a small ceramic bowl, with a metal spoon.

• mnium-mnium-mnium.mp3

  Mnium mnium mnium

  0:07

  109.02 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Disarticulate "sound" while recording.

• mobile-phone-interference.mp3

  Mobile Phone Interference Beeping

  0:58

  1.1 MB

  ezwa

  Signal | Phone | Mobile | Interference | Electricity | cell

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pe-Pe-Peck, Pe-Pe-Peck, Pe-Pe-Peck...

• moisturizing_hands_and_face.mp3

  Moisturizing hands and face

  0:11

  176.37 KB

  ezwa

  body care | moisturizing | rubbing | Skin | Hands

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Applying moisturizer by rubbing hands, face then hands again.

• growls.flac

  Monster Growls

  0:54

  1.94 MB

  Stilgar

  Monster | growling | Growl

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I do a variety of growls, somewhat of a grab-bag.

• monstergrowls2.flac

  Monster Growls 2

  0:28

  1.02 MB

  Stilgar

  Monster | Growl | growling | guttural

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Some deep, guttural growls.

• mofa.mp3

  moped driving by

  0:19

  304.53 KB

  Stephan

  Autocycle | Drive By | Vehicle | motorized | Moped

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A small autocycle drives by on a forest trail - birds are singing on a sunny day. Heavy stereo effect, panning from right to left.

• cymbals_02.mp3

  More cymbal sounds

  0:53

  838.13 KB

  aradlaw

  vibrating | Percussion | Noise

  Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  More cymbal sounds, using a pair of Sabian 16" cymbals.

• motorbike-1.mp3

  Motorbike - 1

  0:07

  113.51 KB

  ezwa

  Motor | Engine | motorized | Motorbike | Traffic

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Motorbike passing by.

• motorbike-2.mp3

  Motorbike - 2

  0:16

  251.06 KB

  ezwa

  Motor | Engine | motorized | Motorbike | Traffic | Traffic noise | People | Human | human voice

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Motorbike passing by. People around.

• motorbike-3.mp3

  Motorbike - 3

  0:16

  257.59 KB

  ezwa

  Motor | Engine | motorized | Motorbike | Traffic | Traffic noise | People | Human | human voice

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Motorbike passing by. People around.

• motorbike-4.mp3

  Motorbike - 4

  0:03

  53.1 KB

  ezwa

  Engine | Motor | Motorbike | motorized | Traffic

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Motorbike passing by.

• voicebooms.flac

  Mouth Percussion

  0:18

  631.56 KB

  Stilgar

  mouth | Percussion

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  A set of percussion-type mouth sounds.

• mouth-pops.mp3

  Mouth pop

  0:12

  193.51 KB

  Cori

  popping | mouth noise | pop | plop

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Using a finger to make my mouth/cheek "pop".

• movingmicdownonstand.mp3

  Moving a mic down on its stand

  0:11

  176.78 KB

  ezwa

  microphone | stand

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Changing the microphone"s position while recording.

• mowingandsawingnextdoor.mp3

  Mowing and sawing etc

  4:47

  4.39 MB

  ezwa

  Noise | noisy | sawing | Saw | mowing | Motor | Lawnmower | Lawn | Engine | building

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  The next door neighbour was mowing his lawn. And there were some building noises around.

• musicalbox_laBoheme.mp3

  Musical Box - La Boheme

  1:05

  1.5 MB

  Stephan

  Music | Musical Box | Crank | plink | pling | romantic | Baby | toy | playing

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A little 5x3x4cm box with a crank plays this little tune from Puccini"s - "La Boheme".

• kartoffelmann.mp3

  new potatoes

  0:25

  993.92 KB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Vegetabe | Traffic | Street | Seller | Potatoes | Potato | Marketer | Jingle | Grocer | Distance | Cologne | cars | Bell

  Human

  Other

  Stereo

• noisy aquarium.mp3

  noisy aquarium

  0:05

  85.35 KB

  Alys

  aquarium | fish | Water | Pump | rippling

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A noisy aquarium

• ohhh_ahhh.mp3

  Ohhh Ahhh!

  0:05

  75.14 KB

  Starlite

  Crowd | cheering

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A few people ohhhhing and ahhhing.

• oil_boiling.mp3

  Oil boiling

  0:24

  373.92 KB

  ezwa

  electric fryer | oil | boiling oil | cooking | Kitchen

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Oil boiling in an electric fryer.

• old-book-noises.mp3

  old book

  1:14

  1.69 MB

  Cori

  turning | Pages | Book | reading | Paper | flipping | browsing

  Single Subject

  192 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sounds of an old hardback book -- pages being turned, riffled / flicked and the book being shut.

• schoolbell-1.mp3

  Old school bell - 1

  0:20

  322.9 KB

  ezwa

  school | Bell

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Ringing an old school bell.

• schoolbell-2.mp3

  Old school bell - 2

  0:29

  459.63 KB

  ezwa

  school | Bell

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Ringing an old school bell.

• schoolbell-3.mp3

  Old school bell - 3

  0:17

  270.25 KB

  ezwa

  school | Bell

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Ringing an old school bell.

• schoolbell-4.mp3

  Old school bell - 4

  0:05

  75.96 KB

  ezwa

  school | Bell

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Ringing an old school bell.

• schoolbell-5.mp3

  Old school bell - 5

  0:08

  124.94 KB

  ezwa

  school | Bell

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Ringing an old school bell.

• pebblebeach.mp3

  On a pebble beach

  0:40

  634.74 KB

  earthcalling

  Water | Pebbles | Shore | Doves | Surf | breaking waves | Waves | Beach

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Various sounds on a pebble beach. A stone thrown into the water; walking on the pebbles; the waves lapping. A motor boat in the distance.

• open_metallic_door.mp3

  Open metallic door

  0:06

  91.88 KB

  HC

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening a metallic door.

• openingboxofchocs.mp3

  Opening a box of chocolates

  0:26

  418 KB

  ezwa

  chocolate | box | aluminium foil | Paper

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening an almost empty box of chocolates, taking out the layers of paper and aluminium-likefoil.

• snipt.mp3

  opening a can

  0:06

  102.49 KB

  Stephan

  snip | opening | pfft | flicking

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pulling a straw from an aerosol can. Sounds like opening a can or something.

• 2007 05 05 orgue de barbarie 2.mp3

  Orgue de Barbarie

  1:08

  1.04 MB

  Aldor

  aldor | paris | street organ | orgue de barbarie

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A Street Organ (un orgue de Barbarie) in the parisian streets, in may 2007

• fink.mp3

  ornithological

  0:26

  1002.08 KB

  Marcus Kuerten

  unknown bird | road | Mackenbach | fledgling | cars | buzzard | Birds | Aggertal

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• Ouhouh.mp3

  Ouh ouh

  0:03

  44.53 KB

  ezwa

  human voice | Voice | female Voice | Oh oh | Owl

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Reacting while making a phone call not getting through.

• CDmaschine1.mp3

  packaging machine I

  0:48

  1.83 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Sleeve Wrapper | Shrink-wrapping | Shrink Tunnel Machine | Sealer | Pressure Parts | Packaging | Noise | Mechanisms | Machine | industrial | Construction Units | Cologne | Automate | Assembly Line

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  Other

  Stereo

  The sound behind the sound of music: An operating industrial shrink-wrapping packaging machine for compact discs.

  Photos: www.virb.com/marcuskuerten

• CDmaschine2.mp3

  packaging machine II

  1:11

  2.7 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Sleeve Wrapper | Shrink-wrapping | Shrink Tunnel Machine | Sealer | Pressure Parts | Packaging | Noise | Mechanisms | Machine | industrial | Construction Units | Cologne | Automate | Assembly Line

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  Other

  Stereo

  The sound behind the sound of music: An operating industrial shrink-wrapping packaging machine for compact discs.

  Photos: www.virb.com/marcuskuerten

• CDmaschine3_192.mp3

  packaging machine part III

  3:00

  4.13 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Sleeve Wrapper | Shrink-wrapping | Shrink Tunnel Machine | Sealer | Pressure Parts | Packaging | Noise | Mechanisms | Machine | industrial | Construction Units | Cologne | Automate | Assembly Line

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The sound behind the sound of music: An operating industrial shrink-wrapping packaging machine for compact discs.

  Photos: www.virb.com/marcuskuerten

• packingtape.mp3

  Packingtape

  0:13

  208.21 KB

  earthcalling

  Tape | screeching | Plastic | noisy | Household

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pulling packingtape from the roll.

• PahLuchiPuhKalalala.mp3

  Pah Luchi Puh Kalalala

  0:14

  218 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | humming | singing | lalala

  Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Somewhat humming or singing while flipping through a book.

• Pah.mp3

  Pah!

  0:01

  22.08 KB

  ezwa

  tongue | mouth | pah | human sound

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Not managing to pronounce a word: saying pah does help.

• paperclips.mp3

  paperclips dropped & jangled

  0:35

  544.53 KB

  hugh

  paperclip | drawer | Percussion | raking around | Metal | Oddments

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Metal paper clips being fiddled with, and dropped into a drawer.

• 2007 09 19 Aras.mp3

  Parrots/Perroquets

  1:34

  1.56 MB

  Aldor

  Zoo | perroquet | parrot | ornithological | crowing | croaking | cawing | Birds | Bird | ara | Animal | aldor

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Some parrots in the "Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes", in Paris

• firework_part.mp3

  part of fireworks

  0:25

  589.43 KB

  Stephan

  Fireworks | Crowd | bang | Detonations

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Part of a fireworks. Standing pretty far away.

• carrotpeeler.mp3

  Peeling a Carrot

  0:17

  262.49 KB

  musicmaiden

  Carrot | Peeler | cooking

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  When you"re baking 4 carrot cakes in a day, the carrot peeler is a necessary and usefull tool. Besides, it sounds cool! So this is me, peeling a carrot.

• peeling_an_orange.mp3

  Peeling an orange

  0:59

  926.17 KB

  russiandoll

  Food | fruit | peeling | cutting

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Peeling an orange by scoring the skin into segments with a knife.

• pencil_scratchings.mp3

  Pencil Scratchings

  1:22

  1.26 MB

  gypsygirl

  pencil | writing | Wooden Desk | scratching | Mechanical Pencil

  Human

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  Person writing on a single page of paper against a wooden desk with a mechanical pencil

• people entering church before mass is starting.mp3

  People entering Church before Mass

  1:06

  1.27 MB

  Stephan

  Walla | People | Steps | Church | Reverb | walking | Floor | Hall | slamming

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  People walking into a church and seating before mass begins. People are hushed and silent. Steps, rustling of clothes, whispering etc. with church reverb.

• peppergrinder.mp3

  pepper grinder

  0:15

  241.68 KB

  hugh

  Pepper | grinder | Kitchen | cooking

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  pepper grinder, grinding pepper.

• peppermill.mp3

  Peppermill

  0:08

  134.74 KB

  earthcalling

  rustling | rasping | Pepper | Kitchen | cooking | Appliance | footsteps | Snow | Snow footsteps | crushing | stepping | walking | crunching | Snack | Crunch

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• uncontroled_piano_hits.mp3

  Piano hits, uncontrolled

  0:32

  625.04 KB

  Stephan

  Piano | Clash | hitting | Chord

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Hitting the piano uncontrolled with the underarms. Sound consists of 4 hits.

• picking_something_up.mp3

  picking something up

  0:02

  44.94 KB

  Stephan

  working | rustling | picking up | Object | move | abstract

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  nondescript. abstract. I am not even sure if i was picking something up. I found it inside this long recording: even_tempered_baby_14_months_communicative

• picooz_indoor_helicopter_flight_collage.mp3

  Picooz Indoor Toy Helicopter

  2:03

  2.34 MB

  Stephan

  Motor | Rotor | Helicopter | toy | crashing | dropping | buzzing | Insect | fliing | whirring | Propeller | Circuit | whizzing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  "Picooz" light weight radio controlled indoor Helicopter Toy. 180x40x72mm and actually hovers through the room. Great fun!

  shreeek.mp3

  piercing shriek

  0:03

  63.82 KB

  Stephan

  unpleasant | unbearable | shrill | shrieking | piercing

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A bus stops. The bus breaks shriek. Sound is heavily filtered from traffic noise.

• piezoelectric_klaxon_44.mp3

  Piezoelectric klaxon

  0:02

  46.42 KB

  igel457

  buzzing | Siren | Alarm

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  Variable Bitrate

  Stereo

  Sound created by a piezoelectric klaxon. Distorted and pitch shifted.

• pimpapapuhm.mp3

  Pimpapapuhm

  0:04

  64.94 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Making sounds.

• 2008 06 15 ping pong.mp3

  Ping-pong

  0:55

  1 MB

  Aldor

  aldor | ping-pong | pingpong

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The sound of ping-pong, in Paris, june 2008

• planebirdsandkitchen.mp3

  Plane, Kitchen and bird

  1:00

  945.76 KB

  ezwa

  Plane | airplane | Aeroplane | Kitchen | Birds | bird singing | Bird

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Plane flying over a quiet city neighbourhood. Kitchen noises. Birds singing.

• Plastic bag.mp3

  Plastic Bag

  0:18

  357.06 KB

  soerena

  Plastic bag | folding | crumpling

  Collage

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Plastic bag being folded

• aldi_pfandr%C3%BCckgabe_schredder.mp3

  Plastic Bottle Shredder Machine (3 times)

  1:44

  1.58 MB

  Stephan

  zipping | whizzing | Waste | Shredder | rotating | Machine | humming | disposal | crumbling | brrzz

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  3 Recordings of the ALDI plastic bottle shredder. You put the plastic bottles in a whole and it shreds them into a container on the other side of the wall (which you can"t see).

• woodenbox.mp3

  plastic object clattering

  0:04

  88.31 KB

  Natalie

  rattling | clattering

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Small hollow plastic object clattering. Perhaps a small box. Could be a screw top too.

• plasticcrunch.flac

  Plastic Wrapping

  0:31

  1.08 MB

  Stilgar

  Plastic | crunching | crumpling | crackling | blowing

  Single Subject | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I crumple, pound on, and blow through a piece of plastic wrapping.

• plattenknistern.mp3

  Plattenknistern - Record Noise

  0:24

  555.76 KB

  Bernhardleimbrock

  Record | Noise | Music | LP | crackling

  Single Subject

  Other

  Stereo

  The crackling of a record. Plattenknistern. 24 sec

• kink_brrrrrrrr_teck.mp3

  pling brrrrrrr teck

  0:03

  64.84 KB

  Stephan

  kink | brrrr | tack | Mechanism | switch on | Switch

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Doesn"t sound so much as a car. But it"s the turning of the ignition key. Car is then doing something to get ready.

• plinking_rythm.mp3

  plinking rythm loop

  0:05

  97.49 KB

  Stephan

  Rythm | plink | Loop

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  tinkering with the soundeditor suddenly had this rythmic layered "plinking" ringing sound loop.

• pocket_camera.mp3

  pocket camera start and shut down

  0:06

  136.37 KB

  Stephan

  Camera | Servo Motor | Motor | Mechanism | buzzing | Robot | electronic | Focus | Lens | shut down | Start up

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pocket Camera opening lense-protector and extending zoom-lense. Some autofocus servo working. Then retracting of zoom lense and shutting again.

  Heavily noisecleaned.

• popping_bubble_wrap.mp3

  Popping Bubble Wrap

  0:46

  729.84 KB

  Starlite

  Wrap | rustling | popping | Plastic | crackling | Bubbles | Bubble Wrap

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Playing with bubble wrap, popping some bubbles. Crackling and rustling with the plastic.

• pop_ehl.mp3

  Popping Lid of Lipbalm Stick

  0:04

  58.82 KB

  Starlite

  Women | tiny | short | popping | Lip Balm Stick | cute | Accessories | click

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  I popped the lid of my lip balm and it made this neat sound.

• poupalapoupouh.mp3

  Poupalapoupouh

  0:05

  76.78 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | human voice | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Making sounds.

• iced_tea.mp3

  Pouring Iced Tea

  0:10

  166.17 KB

  chocoholic

  pouring | Drink | Ice | Tea | clinking | glass

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pouring a glass of sweet iced tea. Includes putting ice in the glass.

• pouring_particles_6_times.mp3

  pouring particles like grain

  1:13

  2.78 MB

  Stephan

  swoshing | rustling | prickling | pouring | Particles | Noise | Lentils | Gravel | Grain | flushing | gushing

  Natural

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pouring lentils from my hands or a cup into a plastic tub. 6 different sounds of pouring the particles.

• pour_out_water.mp3

  pouring water bottles

  0:19

  457.8 KB

  Stephan

  diarrhea | diarrhoea | squits | sloshing | swashing | Bottle | Water | wet | Fart | pouring | slopping | emptying | gurgling | chortling | slobber | plastic Bottle

  Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

• waterinmuginsink.mp3

  Pouring Water in Mug in Sink

  0:22

  525.14 KB

  earthcalling

  Water | pouring | Liquid | Household | dripping | Bath

  Single Subject

  192 kBit/s

  Mono

• pouring-wine.mp3

  Pouring wine

  0:21

  487.91 KB

  Cori

  Wine | pouring | glugging | gurgling | Bottle

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pouring chilled white wine from its bottle into a tumbler (I had no clean wine-glasses handy!)

• supermarket_price_scan.mp3

  Prize Scan - Supermarket

  0:06

  100.04 KB

  Stephan

  Ping | pinging | Beeping | Beep | Supermarket | scanning

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• propeller_plane_and_birds_singing.mp3

  Propeller plane and birds singing

  0:56

  875.55 KB

  ezwa

  Plane | Propeller | flying | Birdsong | Birds | Sky

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sitting in the garden on a sunny Sunday afternoon, in the Belgian countryside, a propeller plane flies by, while birds keep singing.

• puhpuhpuh_ouilleAieaie.mp3

  Puhpuhpuh - Ouille Aie aie

  0:09

  138 KB

  ezwa

  human voice | human sound | lalala

  Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Taking a break while recording.

• alarm rythm sinus.mp3

  pulsating synth-humming

  0:42

  814.84 KB

  Stephan

  abstract | Wave

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Sound experiment. Abstract wave pattern. For background fills in audio-visual media. Oscillating, vibrating, pulsating hum, humming.

• pumpspray.mp3

  Pumpspray pfft

  0:16

  369.63 KB

  Stephan

  Pumpspray | pfft | spray

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Small desinfectant pump spray bottle.

• Purring Cat 01.mp3

  Purring Cat - Bertie

  0:09

  140.45 KB

  jim mowatt

  warm | smooth | Purr | Pets | cuddling | Cats | Bass | Animal

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  This sound supplied by Bertie Wooster (one of my cats).

• laying down a metal thing.mp3

  putting down thin metal object

  0:01

  25.55 KB

  Stephan

  Tin | Lid | Metal | putting down

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  laying down a light thin metal object onto the hard kitchen table - a tin lid.

• STE-011.mp3

  radio short wave frequency

  0:13

  261.27 KB

  Stephan

  Radio | Frequency | Bandwidth | Interference | Atmosphere | Radar

  Single Subject | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Kitchen Radio, Germany

• rain.mp3

  Rain

  0:45

  706.57 KB

  ezwa

  Water | Rain | Rainwater | Rainshower

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Raining cats and dogs.

• july-rain08.mp3

  Rain against the Window

  1:21

  1.25 MB

  Cori

  Rain | Wind | Window | England | Weather

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A typical English summer day ... the sound of rain lashing against the window pane and gusts of wind blowing at gale-force straight off the sea.

• rainandthunder.mp3

  Rain and thunder

  1:00

  942.9 KB

  ezwa

  Rain | Rainshower | Rainwater | Water | Thunder | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunderbolts | peals of thunder

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Rain and thunder.

• rainonverandaandthunder-1.mp3

  Rain on a veranda and thunder

  0:30

  472.7 KB

  ezwa

  Rain | Rainshower | Rainwater | Water | Thunder | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunderbolts | peals of thunder

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Rain on a veranda roof and thunder.

• rainthunderandbirds.mp3

  Rain, thunder and birds

  2:14

  2.05 MB

  ezwa

  Rain | Rainshower | Rainwater | Water | Thunder | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunderbolts | peals of thunder | Bird | Birds | bird singing

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Rain, thunder and birds singing.

• rainthunderandothernoises.mp3

  Rain, thunder and other noises

  3:00

  2.75 MB

  ezwa

  Rain | Weather | Thunder | Steps | footsteps | sneezing | human voice | Voices

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Rain and thunder while walking around, sneezing,... And an ambulance passing by.

• rainthundersteps.mp3

  Rain, thunder, steps

  1:30

  1.38 MB

  ezwa

  Rain | Weather | Thunder | footsteps | Steps | Noise

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Walking around,... while recording rain and thunder.

• rainstick.mp3

  rainstick

  0:25

  393.51 KB

  Tamanders

  rainstick | whispering | rustling | Instrument | Rain | Music

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  rainstick

• various_sounds_of_a_ripped_cord.mp3

  ratched cord sounds

  0:18

  430.86 KB

  Stephan

  Cord | rip | frapping | winding | zip | Curtain | ratched

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Like curtain cord, or those metal pellet cords in basins. This was recorded in pulling the ragged metal tube of a shower over various edges.

  Also sounds like frapping or winding something.

• cuttingpaper.mp3

  rejection letter, cut into pieces

  0:22

  345.35 KB

  hugh

  rejection | letter | Paper | scissors | cutting | rustling | Office | Handicrafts

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A photocopied, form rejection letter, addressed: "Dear Author..." received two-and-a-half years after the author submitted his novel to the publishing house, being cut up into many pieces, by a pair o

• entkernung.mp3

  removal

  1:15

  2.87 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  segmenting | removal | pounding | multi-storey building | material | disassembling | construction | Cologne | angle grinder

  Natural | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• remove_your_car_radio_warning.mp3

  Remove your car radio warning

  0:06

  105.35 KB

  Stephan

  Car | Warning | Alarm | Beeping | ticking

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• restaurant_walla.mp3

  Restaurant Ambience

  1:16

  1.17 MB

  Stephan

  eating | Dinner | Walla | Restaurant | People | mutterings | Crowd | Ambience

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recorded in a typical german chinese restaurant of mid size. This is not a fancy restaurant...it"s standart. The restuarant is crowded with all kinds of people.

• penclicks.flac

  Retractable Pen clicking

  0:21

  679.3 KB

  Stilgar

  Pen | click | clicking

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Retractable pen being clicked in and out. The other noises are from it accidentally bumping the mic a few times.

• rewindinganautomaticwatch.mp3

  Rewinding an automatic watch

  0:25

  402.49 KB

  ezwa

  watch | Object | rewinding | automatic

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Taking the watch of the wrist, rewinding it and putting it back on.

  NB: the volume is a bit low.

• ringing_metal_piece_on_hard_floor.mp3

  ringing light metal piece on hard floor

  0:09

  214.74 KB

  Stephan

  tinkling | Metal | small

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Dragging a rope over stone floor which has a light metal object fixed to it"s end.

• plinging_synth_rythm_abstract.mp3

  ringing rythm abstract

  0:13

  258.21 KB

  Stephan

  pling | Rythm | abstract

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Plinging ringin rythm synthie abstract. Same as this but slower: plinking_rythm_loop.mp3

• rolling_baby_rattle_toy.mp3

  rolling toy rattle on floor

  0:25

  590.04 KB

  Stephan

  Baby | toy | Rattle | rolling | Floor | Standstill | clacking | Effect

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Rolling a baby rattle in front of the mic on a wooden floor.

• mill_roman.mp3

  Roman Mill

  1:05

  1016.26 KB

  Hokuspokus

  roman | ancient | grinding | Mill

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Grinding on a ancient roman mill. Poor quality, recorded with mobile phone.

• rubber_squeaking.mp3

  rubber squeaking

  0:11

  255.14 KB

  Stephan

  squeaking | Rubber | shrill

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  High pitched squeaking of two rubber objects. Dragging rubber.

• bachidylle.mp3

  runnel

  0:20

  771.47 KB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Woods | Water | Wahlscheid | twittering | stream | natural | Grube Pilot | forrest | Field | Birds | Aggertal

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

  Twittering birds near a stretch of running water.

• russian_dolls_closing.mp3

  Russian dolls closing

  0:37

  588.21 KB

  ezwa

  russian dolls | Matryoshka | Wood | Squeak | toy

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Closing Russian dolls (5)

• russian_dolls_opening.mp3

  Russian dolls opening

  0:18

  290.66 KB

  ezwa

  russian dolls | Matryoshka | squeaking | Wood | toy

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening Russian dolls (5)

• rusty_clasp.mp3

  rusty metal door clasp

  0:22

  440.35 KB

  Stephan

  rusty | Metal | Door | opening | clattering | creaking | jarring | squeaking | turning | Basement

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• rusty_clasp2.mp3

  rusty metal door clasp 02

  0:24

  480.14 KB

  Stephan

  turning | squeaking | rusty | opening | Metal | Lock | jarring | Door | creaking | Basement

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• Saint-Gervais.mp3

  Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Bells

  0:44

  699.23 KB

  Aldor

  Religion | paris | Church | Christianity | Cathedral | Carllion | Bells | aldor

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The bells of the parisian church Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St-Gervais-et-St-Protais_Church

• sauteleeks.mp3

  sauteing leeks

  0:23

  371.06 KB

  hugh

  leeks | Kitchen | cooking | fry | saute

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  sauteing leeks in olive oil in a stainless steel frying pan.

• 2008_01_12-toilet_paper_roll_saw.mp3

  Sawing an empty toilet paper roll

  1:21

  1.87 MB

  qubodup

  working | Wood | Toilet Paper Roll | snoring | sawing | Saw | Paper | Lumber | Craftsman | crafting

  Single Subject | Collage | Human | Experiment

  Other

  Mono

• rippreppropp.mp3

  sawing or winding something

  0:02

  61.68 KB

  Stephan

  winding | sawing | rip | Rope | Winch | ripping | Zipper | zipping

  Single Subject | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pulling a ragged metal tube over a wooden edge. Sounds a bit like sawing or winding something up / a winch?

• scratchingoneshead.mp3

  Scratching one's head

  0:06

  96.78 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | scratching

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Scratching one"s head far from then close to the microphone.

• brushing.mp3

  scrubbing with small metal bristled brush

  0:29

  574.53 KB

  Stephan

  scrubbing | Bristles | Brush | cleaning | rubbing | brushing off

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Using a metal bristled hair brush for cats. Using the hard and the soft side. Scrubbing it with various strenghts and patterns on my underarms and hands for various effects.

• 2007 08 24 mer sur rochers.MP3

  Sea on the rocks

  2:03

  1.88 MB

  Aldor

  aldor | sea | rocks | Porquerolles

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The sea, quiet (without waves) on the rocks, near the the harbour (the village) in island Porquerolles, in the south of France, august 2007

• sewingmachine_inexperienced.mp3

  Sewing Machine - Inexperienced Operator

  0:31

  489.84 KB

  Teto Yasha

  Tasks | sewing | pre-computer age | Motor | Machine | Household | Appliance

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sewing on an older machine (1980s maybe? Pre-computerized). I"m not a good sewer, so it starts and stops.

• shakeing_gel.mp3

  Shaking a Bottle of Gel

  0:15

  344.53 KB

  Stephan

  slobbering | shaking | Saliva | Liquid | Gel

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Shaking a half full bottle of gel.

• shaking can.mp3

  shaking aerosol sprayer

  0:06

  112.29 KB

  Stephan

  Can | Aerosol | Sprayer | Liquid | shaking

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Shaking a aerosol can with few liquid left in it. It is an air duster.

• shaking_coins_in_palm.mp3

  Shaking coins in palm

  0:04

  60.45 KB

  ezwa

  coins | money | Metal

  Single Subject | Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• river.mp3

  shallow small river with stony riverbed

  0:18

  353.62 KB

  Stephan

  River | gargling | gurgling | Noise | gushing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recording a small sized "wild" river from above a bridge. Runs through a german not very dense forest. It"s roughly a meter deep and 20 meters across perhaps.

• STE-034.mp3

  shampooing hair

  0:20

  396.98 KB

  Natalie

  body care | shampooing | rustling | opening | Cap | Closing | Hair | footsteps | Bush | fissling

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• pencil sharpening.mp3

  Sharpening Pencil

  0:22

  442.9 KB

  Stephan

  writing | sketching | sharpening | pencil | Pen | Office | drawing | Desk | Crayon

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  Pointing / sharpening a Pencil or Crayon.

• shhhwshhhhw.mp3

  Shhhwwshhhw

  0:28

  435.14 KB

  ezwa

  human sound

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Making sounds.

• STE-009.mp3

  Shopping Mall, crowded

  0:42

  829.63 KB

  Natalie

  Walla | urban | shopping | People | murmuring | Mall | City | Ambience

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Shopping Mall in Leverkusen, Germany. Near a cafe, lots of people talking. The mic (me) is walking through the mall a bit.

• STE-008.mp3

  Shopping Mall, less crowded

  0:30

  592.9 KB

  Natalie

  Mall | shopping | People | Ambience | City | urban

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  City passage in Leverkusen, Germany. A woman in high heels walking by. A saxophone player playing some music. People murmuring.

• STE-011.mp3

  Shopping Mall, snack

  0:40

  794.43 KB

  Natalie

  Mall | shopping | People | Ambience | City | urban | murmuring

  Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Shopping Mall in Leverkusen, Germany. People sitting in a snack area. Coffee bar. Some dishes clattering.

• voicebooms-cough.flac

  Short Coughs

  0:03

  114.23 KB

  Stilgar

  cough | coughing

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  A few short, out-of-breath coughs that I made unintentionally during one of my recordings.

• short_up_the_stairs_with_quiet_dog_bark.mp3

  Short up the stairs with quiet dog bark

  0:16

  249.84 KB

  Stephan

  Stairs | walking | heavy | Gear

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  climbing the stairs in a small hallway, wearing heavy gear, a dog barks

• shoulder_cracking.mp3

  Shoulder Bone cracking

  0:02

  30.66 KB

  ezwa

  snapping | Shoulder | popping | cracking | Contortion | Bone

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• STE-032.mp3

  Shower

  0:25

  490.35 KB

  Natalie

  Water | dripping | gushing | showering | Noise

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Turning on and off the shower.

• machine_hum.mp3

  Shredder Hum

  0:04

  83.21 KB

  Stephan

  Machine | humming | rotating | Shredder

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  This is the machine hum of a plastik-bottle shredder to be found in convenience stores. I expect that something inside is rotating pretty fast that shreds the bottles you put into it.

• shrieks.mp3

  shrieking squeaking

  0:08

  124.53 KB

  Stephan

  shrieking | squeaking | Squeak | Animal | Surprise

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Shrieks i made pressing my throat muscles shut yet pulling air in hard. Hard to explain.

• sifting_flour.mp3

  Sifting Flour

  1:24

  1.61 MB

  ezwa

  Process | Kitchen | handling | cooking

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• silvester_fireworks_close_to_two_neighbor_parties_on_street.mp3

  Silvester Fireworks from the Street - 01

  1:46

  2.02 MB

  Stephan

  Sylvester | Street | silvester | Rockets | People | Party | Fireworks | exploding | crackling | hissss

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Silvester fireworks 2007/08 - a street in germany

• silvester_fireworks_close_to_two_neighbor_parties_on_street04.mp3

  Silvester Fireworks from the Street - 04 Rest

  1:19

  1.5 MB

  Stephan

  Wailing | Sylvester | Sparks | sparkling | silvester | shrieking | screaming | piercing | People | Party | Fireworks | Firecrackers | crackling | whizzing | hissss

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Silvester Fireworks from the Street 04 - Rest - whizzers and drainage crackers

• silvester_fireworks_close_to_two_neighbor_parties_on_street02.mp3

  Silvester Fireworks from the Street 02 - Cool Stuff

  1:43

  2.36 MB

  Stephan

  Wailing | Sylvester | silvester | Rockets | People | Party | Fireworks | Firecrackers | crackling | hissss

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Silvester fireworks 2007/08 - PART 02 - firing the cool stuff

• silvester_fireworks_close_to_two_neighbor_parties_on_street03.mp3

  Silvester Fireworks from the Street 03 - End

  1:09

  1.59 MB

  Stephan

  Sylvester | Street | silvester | Rockets | People | Party | Fireworks | Explosions | crackling | hissss | boom

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Silvester fireworks 2007/08 - PART 03 - towards end

  Features a nice screamer a holow boomp or fump in a canal drain and more different cracker explosions.

• 08-01-01-Silvester in Berlin-fireworks-1.mp3

  Silvester in Berlin-fireworks-1

  0:08

  305.15 KB

  Thore

  exploding | crackling | hissss | Fireworks

  Natural | Characteristic

  Other

  Stereo

  Silvester after midnight in Berlin, Weinbergspark, Fireworks.

  Recorded with ZoomH2 and Ohrwurm Audio Microphones, MP3, 320kbps

• siren2.mp3

  Siren

  0:07

  109.64 KB

  mastermesh

  unknown bird | Siren | pattern | chirp | Birds | Bird | Alarm | Car

  Single Subject | Natural | Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  A siren type sound. I am not sure if this was really a siren or a bird chirping that resembled a siren. Either way, it"s a pretty interesting little bit of audio.

• sliding_door_of_veranda_closing.mp3

  Sliding door of veranda closing

  0:14

  215.55 KB

  ezwa

  Door | sliding | veranda | Closing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• sliding_door_of_veranda_opening.mp3

  Sliding door of veranda opening

  0:05

  85.76 KB

  ezwa

  Door | sliding | veranda | opening

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• slime_sounds.mp3

  slime wet saliva

  0:39

  774.53 KB

  Stephan

  yucky | wet | smacking | slobbering | Slime | Saliva | eating | drool | disgusting | Alien

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• slime_sounds2.mp3

  slime wet smacking

  0:15

  297.49 KB

  Stephan

  Slime | drool | Alien | yucky | smacking | eating | Saliva | disgusting | wet

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

• slimy.flac

  Slimy Gurgling and Retching

  0:19

  694.38 KB

  Stilgar

  Saliva | gurgling | retching | Slime | slimy | mouth

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Some gross saliva-laden gurgles and retches.

• ritschratsch.mp3

  slish-slash a box of nails

  0:01

  19.43 KB

  Stephan

  rip | slish-slash | rough | shaking | rattling

  Single Subject | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Sound like a plastic box of small nails.

• sloshing_jug_of_water.mp3

  sloshing canister of water

  0:10

  236.78 KB

  Stephan

  sloshing | Water | Canister

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Shaking a canister of distilled water - almost empty.

• clicking_stomping_rythm2.mp3

  slow clicking and stomping beat

  0:34

  660.76 KB

  Stephan

  stomping | Rythm | Music | eery | audioplay

  Synthesized | Experiment

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Played and fiddled with the sound-editor until suddenly i had this. A rythm with clicks and a stomping bass.

• slow_starting_applause.mp3

  slow starting applause

  0:37

  881.47 KB

  Stephan

  Audience | Applause | cheering | Festival | clapping | Crowd

  Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Fireworks audience at the rhine in Düsseldorf, Summer2007.

• nosehaircutter.mp3

  small cutter driller

  0:30

  595.45 KB

  Stephan

  whizzing | Motor | Machine | edging | Driller | Cutter | buzzing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  nose hair cutter sounds like a drill, drilling.

• pebblesonconcrete.mp3

  Small pebbles on concrete

  0:03

  44.53 KB

  earthcalling

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A handful of pebbles scattered on concrete

• small_rooster.mp3

  Small rooster crowing

  0:07

  117.59 KB

  Alys

  roosters | chickens | clucking | crowing | Farm

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A bantam Sebright rooster crows, while standing in a crowd of clucking hens.

• smoke-alarm.mp3

  Smoke alarm

  0:37

  578.82 KB

  Cori

  Smoke-alarm | Siren | loud | Beep | annoying | Alert | Alarm

  Single Subject | Synthesized

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  I was recording something completely different when the smoke alarm went off. So, makin" lemonade, and uploading it here!

• snapping_twig_small_wood_piece.mp3

  snapping twig

  0:05

  115.55 KB

  Stephan

  Wood | Twig | snapping | breaking

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Snapping a light small piece of pine wood.

• sneeze.mp3

  Sneezing

  0:03

  58 KB

  Jc

  sneezing

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  young female sneezing

• sneezing.mp3

  Sneezing

  0:05

  75.14 KB

  ezwa

  Sneeze | sneezing

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sneeze.

• snoring_low.mp3

  Snoring, low

  0:24

  379.63 KB

  ezwa

  snoring | sleeping | Sleep | Night | breathing | Breath | Air

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A very low snoring. Not like heavy snoring with floppy fluttering tissues of the throat, but a light blockage of the air passage.

• snow_globe_shaken.mp3

  Snow globe shaken

  0:02

  31.88 KB

  ezwa

  snow globe | Water | water noise | shaking | pitty-patty

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sound of the water in a small snow globe as it"s being shaken.

• snow_globe_turned_around.mp3

  Snow globe turned around

  0:02

  36.78 KB

  ezwa

  snow globe | Water | water noise | pitty-patty

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sound of the water in a small snow globe as it"s quickly turned around.

• softwhistle.flac

  Soft Whistle

  0:05

  227.06 KB

  Stilgar

  whistling | Human

  Single Subject | Human

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Whistling softly over the microphone.

• sc-bookdrop.flac

  Softcover Books dropped on Floor

  0:05

  172.52 KB

  Stilgar

  Book | Floor | dropping | slamming

  Single Subject

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  Some softcover books dropped on a wood floor.

• chime.mp3

  soothing jingling little bells ambience

  0:44

  860.76 KB

  Stephan

  soothing | soft | ringing | quiet | pacifying | mild | mellow | little | jingling | Jingle | gentle | chiming | calming | Bells | Ambience | plink | pling | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Little baby bell rattle toy.

  I tried to shake it quietly and randomly for an ongoing soothing plinkering ambience, like a wind chime.

  Noisecleaned with soundforge.

• soundinairplane-1.mp3

  Sound in air plane -1

  0:15

  238.82 KB

  ezwa

  airplane

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sound in an airplane with the microphone close to the computer.

• soundinairplane-2.mp3

  Sound in air plane -2

  0:20

  316.78 KB

  ezwa

  airplane

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sound in an airplane with the microphone away from the computer.

• soundsofblownbottle.mp3

  sounds of blown bottle

  0:09

  40.76 KB

  Mary905

  whistling | Pipe | Bottle | blown bottle | blowing

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  32 kBit/s

  Mono

  Few sounds of a blown bottle.

• light wood piece.mp3

  splinter of wood falls on ground

  0:02

  34.23 KB

  Stephan

  Splinter | Wood | falling

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A 20 centimeter long splinter of dry wood falls on the hard ground.

• plang pleng pling.mp3

  spokes as instrument to pling plang twang

  0:31

  493.51 KB

  Stephan

  pling | pleng | Instrument | twang

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  plang pleng pling playing on the spokes of a bike.

• cellar-door-springlocked.mp3

  springlocked cellar door

  0:18

  430.86 KB

  Stephan

  Basement | Door | Keys | Springlock | Lock | opening | squeaking | Metal

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Opening a springlocked wooden cellar door and closing it again.

• squeaky_door.mp3

  squeaky door

  0:09

  137.18 KB

  LeonMire

  squeaky | squeaking | Squeak | shutting | opening | Door | Closing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Opening and closing a squeaky door.

• ursula.mp3

  St. Ursula glockenspiel

  0:44

  1.69 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Wind | St. Ursula | religious | Glockenspiel | Cologne | Church | Cathedral | Bells | Basilica | at noon

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• stapler.mp3

  Stapler

  0:04

  68.21 KB

  earthcalling

  working | Stapler | Paper | Office | Household | Appliance

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• start_up_car_with_seat_belt_warning_beep.mp3

  start up car with seat belt warning beep

  0:07

  119.63 KB

  Stephan

  Car | Engine | Start up | Motor | Keys | Alarm | Beeping

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• starting a car.mp3

  starting a car and driving

  0:45

  880.66 KB

  Stephan

  Car | Car Keys | Seatbelt | Ignition | driving | Winker

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  sitting down, fetching seatbelt, fasten seat-belt, keys, turning keys, ignition, loosen break, change gear, turn steering wheel, drive back, change gear to go, drive forward, use winker.

• train sounds.mp3

  Steam Engine

  0:45

  711.88 KB

  aradlaw

  Train | steam engine | steam | Railway

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Narrow gauge 0-4-0 steam engine at Huntsville ON, chuffing up a grade, recorded Sept.6, 2008 by David Lawrence. Audio taken from a hand held video recording using Audacity.

• steps_rubber_soles_on_vinyl.mp3

  steps of rubber soles on vinyl

  0:57

  892.29 KB

  Stephan

  Steps | Shoes | Vinyl | walking | Floor | Rubber

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• office_tape.mp3

  sticky tape

  0:12

  245.45 KB

  Stephan

  Sticky Tape | stripping | snip | rip

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Mono

  sticky tape pulled from dispenser, cut off and applied

• bathtub_full_of_lentils01.mp3

  stomping machine

  0:49

  1.12 MB

  Stephan

  whoosh | Particles | pounding | stamping | rhythmic | Machine | Industry | stiring | Lentils | scooping | Fabrication | Processing | pumping

  Single Subject | Natural | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  It"s a plastic tub full of lentils (those lense shaped peas?) in which i scoop up hands full of lentils and let them drop again. The lentils are very smooth to the touch.

• stoneage_mill.mp3

  Stone Age Mill

  0:38

  603.2 KB

  Hokuspokus

  Mill | Stone Age | grinding

  Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Grinding on a stone age mill. Poor quality, recorded with mobile phone.

• stormy-new-hampshire.mp3

  Storm - New Hampshire

  1:16

  595.31 KB

  Stephan

  creepy | Wind | stormy | Siren | Accident

  Other

  Mono

  Not as great quality because it was done on my ZenV, but this is what it sounded like outside in Keene NH tonight. Pretty stormy, and it sounds like someone got into an accident.

• storm.mp3

  Storm, Thunderbolts

  5:03

  4.62 MB

  Stephan

  Weather | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunder | Tempest | stormy | Rain | peals of thunder | Thunderbolts

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Recorded by "Jc" Guan from Librivox, May2007. I upload it in his name.

• STE-012.mp3

  Street Musician, Violin

  0:30

  598.51 KB

  Natalie

  Violin | Street Musician | People | Pedestrians | Music | Melody

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Street Musician playing a Violin. Pedestrians walking past in an innercity shopping street. Leverkusen, Germany. The musician is using a small radio for some added melody. High heels passing by.

• district street parade northrhinewestfalia.mp3

  Street Parade, Carnival, People yelling: "Kamelle! Kamelle!"

  2:44

  2.5 MB

  Stephan

  Street Parade | screaming | People | Mardi Gras | Crowd | Carnival

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  People screaming "Kamelle!" to the parading Bands and Wagons. From the Parade they get trown a shower of sweets and flowers. Kids of course are having their time.

• street parade with march band music.mp3

  Street Parade, with March Band

  2:57

  2.71 MB

  Stephan

  Street Parade | Carnival | March | Music | People | Crowd | Mardi Gras

  Single Subject | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Recorded from a second story window down to the streets.

  A street parade in Northrhinewestfalia, Germany accompanied by a march band. This is customary for the Karneval.

• bell.mp3

  striking a Bell (15cm large)

  1:01

  1.4 MB

  Stephan

  Bell | ringing | striking | tolling | chiming

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Striking a bell in 4 times different manner. The bell is aprx. 13cm in diameter and 15cm high and i think of bronze.

• 2007 05 10 fanfare saint germain.MP3

  Student Fanfare/Une fanfare d'étudiants

  1:51

  1.94 MB

  Aldor

  Street Parade | street musicians | Saint-Germain des près | paris | Parade | Music | Mardi Grass | March | funny | fanfare | Comedy | Comedian | aldor

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A Street Students Fanfare playing in the Place Saint-Germain des Prés, in Paris, in may 2007

• wiese.mp3

  summer meadow

  0:42

  1.6 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Summer | Meadow | Mackenbach | Locust | Jet | Birds | Approach Path | Air Corridor | Aggertal | Aeroplane

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• sunday-afternoon1.mp3

  Sunday in the City - street noise1

  4:27

  4.07 MB

  Cori

  cooing | driving | Traffic noise | Street noise | Seaside | seagulls | Pigeons | England | Coast | City noise | cars

  Collage | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sunday, 4th May 2008 5pm.

• sunday-afternoon2.mp3

  Sunday in the City - street noise2

  4:24

  4.03 MB

  Cori

  Street noise | Seaside | seagulls | Pigeons | gulls | flapping | England | Coast | City noise | cars | Bird flying

  Collage | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sunday, 4th May 2008 5.05pm.

• sunday-afternoon3.mp3

  Sunday in the City - street noise3

  5:00

  4.59 MB

  Cori

  Seaside | seagulls | Pigeons | Traffic noise | cars | Street noise | England | Birdsong

  Collage | Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sunday, 4th May 2008 5.10pm. English city-by-the-sea noises: cars, vans & mopeds driving in the street outside, seagulls calling, wood pigeons cooing, distant birdsong (thrushes?) and twittering.

• shopping_mall_cashier.mp3

  Supermarket Prize Scan, Packing bought stuff, People

  0:29

  689.84 KB

  Natalie

  Cashier | Mall | shopping | People | Cash | Supermarket

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  The beeping of an electronic scanner at the cash register checkout of a supermarket. People in the background. Packing of bought stuff.

• table saw_01.mp3

  table saw

  0:47

  740.45 KB

  aradlaw

  Noise | power saw | Tools | sawing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Two separate table saw cuts, with the power down after each cut. created for a LibriVox project

• table_ventilator.mp3

  table ventilator

  0:43

  1003.92 KB

  Stephan

  Appliance | whizzing | Ventilator | Switch | Office | Motor | Fan | Air

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Switching on a 30 centimeter table ventilator, then into higher gear, then off.

• tack tack tack.mp3

  tack tack tack

  0:01

  23 KB

  Stephan

  tack | peck

  Single Subject

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  tack tack tack hitting on a small plastic box.

• tearingmintleaves.mp3

  tearing mint

  0:20

  309.43 KB

  hugh

  Kitchen | herbs | mint | cooking

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  tearing mint leaves.

• rip off.mp3

  tearing off small strip

  0:01

  38.41 KB

  Stephan

  tearing off | Adhesive | ripping

  Single Subject | Characteristic

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  It originates in a different noise but it does sound characteristic for tearing something off.

• R09_0016.MP3

  The fountain of the rue Bonaparte

  0:17

  275.55 KB

  Aldor

  aldor | paris | fontaine | fountaine | eau | Water | gurgling | welling | effervescing | sputtering

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A fountain, rue Bonaparte, in Paris, in may 2008

• 3sighs.mp3

  Three sighs

  0:12

  195.55 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | sigh

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Sighing.

• rainonverandaandthunder-2.mp3

  Thunder and rain on a veranda

  0:30

  475.55 KB

  ezwa

  Rain | Rainshower | Rainwater | Water | Thunder | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunderbolts | peals of thunder

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Thunder and rain on a veranda.

• complete_summer_storm_with_30_thunder_01of04.mp3

  Thunderstorm after hot Summer Day, 17 minutes, 01 of 04

  4:14

  4.86 MB

  Stephan

  Weather | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunder | Tempest | stormy | Rain | peals of thunder

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Summer in Germany. :) I put the mic on our balcony just in time for the storm to start.

• complete_summer_storm_with_30_thunder_02of04.mp3

  Thunderstorm after hot Summer Day, 17 minutes, 02 of 04

  4:14

  4.86 MB

  Stephan

  Weather | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunder | Tempest | stormy | Rain | peals of thunder

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Summer in Germany. :) I put the mic on our balcony just in time for the storm to start.

• complete_summer_storm_with_30_thunder_03of04.mp3

  Thunderstorm after hot Summer Day, 17 minutes, 03 of 04

  4:14

  4.86 MB

  Stephan

  Weather | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunder | Tempest | stormy | Rain | peals of thunder

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Summer in Germany. :) I put the mic on our balcony just in time for the storm to start.

• complete_summer_storm_with_30_thunder_04of04.mp3

  Thunderstorm after hot Summer Day, 17 minutes, 04 of 04

  4:14

  4.85 MB

  Stephan

  Weather | Thunderstorm | thundering | Thunder | Tempest | stormy | Rain | peals of thunder

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Summer in Germany. :) I put the mic on our balcony just in time for the storm to start.

• 389_2.mp3

  ting

  0:06

  140.66 KB

  Thore

  ting | short | Overtones | hitting | Metal | Steel | Cowbell | Bell

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  I recorded a steel coffee pot. struck by a metal knife. The Zoom H2 was placed in the empty coffee pot. Recorded at 48KHz 24bit 4-Way surround. mixed down to Stereo.

• 390_2.mp3

  ting experiment

  0:28

  1.09 MB

  Thore

  Sci-Fi | suspense | Background | Atmosphere | ting | harmonic | flowing | crackling | Bass | ambient

  Collage | Tone / Tune | Experiment

  Other

  Stereo

  Experimental collage using the sound ting. No other sounds used.

  320 kbyte/sec

• Toilet_Flush.mp3

  Toilet Flush

  0:12

  185.76 KB

  jim mowatt

  Water | Toilet | Household | gushing | flushing | Bath

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• toilet-flush.mp3

  toilet-flush2

  0:50

  784.78 KB

  Cori

  WC | Water | Toilet | Loo | flushing | flush | Bathroom

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  My toilet has two flush settings - half and full - for water economy. This is the half-flush and cistern refill.

• telephone tonedialing.mp3

  tone dialling phone, germany

  0:20

  401.57 KB

  Stephan

  dialing | Phone | tone dial | dialling tone | Telephone | ringing off | hanging up | perfect to me

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Tonedialing Phone, Germany, carrier message: "Kein Anschluss unter dieser Nummer" - "No connection with this number"

• toothGrinding.mp3

  Tooth Grinding

  0:29

  463.31 KB

  Tamanders

  grinding | tooth | annoying | toothgrinding | bruxism | unpleasant | unbearable | Teeth

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  eeeek! The grinding of teeth.

• torrent.mp3

  torrent

  3:11

  4.37 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Weir | Water | Torrent | Strunder Bach | Strunde | stream | Rivulet | Regulated River | Mass Of Water | Holweide | Flow | Ditch | damming | Cologne

  Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

• toy_with_diing_battery.mp3

  Toy phone - diing battery

  2:21

  2.7 MB

  Stephan

  electronic | Computer | 8bit | toy | Signal | sad | puling | pathetic | Error | diing | buzzing | Beeping | awkward | Alarm

  Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Toy phone. Baby toy with large buttons to press. Looks like a house. The telephone receiver and dials are build into the roof. :)

  This time the battery is so empty, all sounds are gone weird.

• toyphone_line_busy.mp3

  Toy phone - line busy

  0:09

  212.29 KB

  Stephan

  toy | Telephone | Signal | Plastic | Phone | nasty | Error | cheesy | buzzing | busy line | Alarm

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Toy phone. Baby toy with large buttons to press. Looks like a house. The telephone receiver and dials are build into the roof. :)

• toyphone_dialling.mp3

  Toy phone - speed dial

  0:03

  78.21 KB

  Stephan

  toy | Phone | dialling tone | Telephone | Signal | Beeping | cheesy | Plastic

  Single Subject | Tone / Tune

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Toy phone. Baby toy. The same toy as this: toy_phone_line_busy

• toy_firebrigade_car_siren.mp3

  Toy Siren Alarm

  0:20

  320.04 KB

  Stephan

  toy | Siren | Alarm | Oscillation | Wave | cheesy | unnerving | unpleasant | Frequency | Pitch | high

  Single Subject | Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Toy fire brigade car with a cheesy siren.

• train_automatic_inner_door_opening_closing02.mp3

  train automatic inner door opening closing 02

  0:15

  232.7 KB

  ezwa

  Train | opening | Mechanism | Hydraulic | Hiss | Door | Closing | Air

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• train_braking_and_doors.mp3

  train braking and doors

  1:28

  1.35 MB

  ezwa

  Train | screeching | riding | Machine | Door | breaking

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• train_doors_closing.mp3

  train doors closing

  0:09

  143.72 KB

  ezwa

  Train | Mechanism | Hydraulic | Hiss | Door | Closing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• railwaystation.mp3

  Trains through a railway station

  2:00

  1.83 MB

  ezwa

  Train | Railway | Station

  Natural | Characteristic

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  The train were going through the railway station, down a hill, in a quiet neighbourhood, at night.

  NB: The volume is pretty low.

• tram doors.mp3

  Tram Doors open and close, hiss and beeping

  0:14

  331.06 KB

  Stephan

  Tram | Train | Sliding Doors | Beeping | shut down | opening | Closing | tack | Signal

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Public transportation in Cologne, Germany. Opening doors, giving warning signal and shutting again.

• tummy_grumble_ehl.mp3

  Tummy Grumble

  1:59

  1.83 MB

  Starlite

  gurgle | human sound | peristaltism | digestive tract

  Single Subject | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  My tummy grumbling first thing in the morning. Gurgling.

• page_turn.mp3

  turning a page

  0:03

  56.78 KB

  planish

  turning | reading | Paper | page | Book

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Turning a page in a hard-cover book. Recorded using a Nexxtech headset boom mic. The pitch was lowered by about two semitones, and a low-pass filter applied.

• strange_air_noise3.mp3

  twittering noise

  0:30

  711.88 KB

  Stephan

  ticking | tickling | clicking | clickering | chirping | twittering | Blebs | Noise

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Strange chirping, twittering, tickling, clicking sounds from air getting sucked through a small amount of water. The sound of blebs? Dunno the right word.

• typing_fast.mp3

  Typing - Fast

  0:33

  513.1 KB

  Stephan

  writing | typing | Tasks | Programming | Keystrokes | Computer

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• typing_hunt%2526peck.mp3

  Typing - Hunt and Peck

  1:00

  935.96 KB

  Teto Yasha

  writing | typing | Tasks | Programming | Keystrokes | Computer

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• typing_medium.mp3

  Typing - Medium Speed

  0:48

  748.21 KB

  Teto Yasha

  writing | typing | Tasks | Programming | Keystrokes | Computer

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• stationhansaring.mp3

  underground station

  1:41

  3.85 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Underground | Tunnel | Tube | Tram | Train | Subway | stopping | Station | starting | Passers-by | Hansaring | Cologne

  Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• babyrattle.mp3

  uneasy rustling ambience

  1:18

  1.5 MB

  Stephan

  uneasy | uneasily | small | shivering | shaking | rustling | restive | rattling | quivering | little | jittering | fissling | Filling | Baby

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Baby rattle toy A small plastic moon filled with plastic pellets. I tried to shake it quietly and "randomly" for an ongoing uneasy ambience.

  Noisecleaned with soundforge.

• beebee.mp3

  Unlocking a car

  0:02

  38 KB

  HC

  beeps | acknowledging | Lock | Alarm | Car

  Synthesized | Tone / Tune

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Someone unlocked his car alarm using a remote key outside my window. It beeps only twice, and I duplicated it 2 times to make it longer.

• sound_366.mp3

  Useless empty sound file - TEST

  0:10

  160.86 KB

  Stephan

  Useless

  Experiment

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  It"s just noise. 10 seconds noise. Don"t bother to look, click or download. For the purpose of a website test.

• street parade cleanup.mp3

  Vacuum Street Cleaners after Street Parade

  4:45

  4.35 MB

  Stephan

  whooshing | Vehicle | vacuum cleaner | swishing | sweeping | Streets | Street Parade | Mardi Gras | City | Carnival | Air

  Single Subject | Natural

  112 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Cleanup by Vacuum-Street-Cleaner-Trucks after carnival, Mardi Gras, Street Parade, Cologne Karneval

• wahtahtahtaah.mp3

  Wah tah tah taah

  0:02

  40.45 KB

  ezwa

  human voice | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Making sounds.

• 2007 08 21 Vers La Repentance.mp3

  Walking in a Mediterranean Trail

  2:00

  1.83 MB

  Aldor

  Outdoor | Nature | Ambience | Desert | Sun | hot | walking | Trail | Porquerolles | mediterranean | Insect | cigales | cicadas

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Walking in a mediterranean trail, in Porquerolles Island, in the south of France, in august 2007, among cicadas.

• washinganddryinghands.mp3

  Washing and drying hands

  0:30

  465.35 KB

  ezwa

  Hands | Noise | Water | water noise

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Washing one"s hands in a sink and drying them with a towel.

• washinganddryingface.mp3

  Washing and drying one's face

  0:55

  866.17 KB

  ezwa

  washing | Water | water noise

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Washing one"s face with water. Then drying it with a towel.

• Washing_hands_in_sink.mp3

  Washing Hands in Sink

  0:15

  233.51 KB

  jim mowatt

  Water | washing | Toilet | Liquid | Bath

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• washing_machine.mp3

  Washing machine

  0:08

  126.98 KB

  chocoholic

  Appliance | Laundry | Household | washing | cleaning | Machine | Motor | Noise | Din

  Single Subject

  64 kBit/s

  Mono

  Washing machine, 1996 model.

• washing_machine_last_spin.mp3

  Washing machine last spin

  1:00

  935.14 KB

  ezwa

  Washing Machine | spin | Motor | whizzing | buzzing

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• washing_machine_mid-program.mp3

  Washing machine mid-program

  0:27

  426.57 KB

  ezwa

  Washing Machine | spin | house

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• water_bubbles.mp3

  water bubbles chortling

  0:51

  1.18 MB

  Stephan

  Water | Bubbles | gargling | chuggling | Swamp | wet | Fart | sinking | leaking | Lava | gurgling | chortling

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pushing baby bottles into the kitchen sink full of warm washing up water. Make this wonderfull fart like bubbly sound.

• water_from_basin_to_bucket.mp3

  Water flowing, pouring, trickling

  1:24

  2.58 MB

  Stephan

  Water | trickling | streaming | flowing | gushing | dripping | rippling | Bucket | Bath | pouring | Rivulet

  Single Subject | Natural

  224 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Water flowing and pouring from one small basin into a bucket. Drop height is a half meter. The stream is finger thick at first and then diminishes to be a mere trickle.

• brunnenwasser.mp3

  water inflow

  2:00

  4.59 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Women | Well | Water | Supply | Platz der deutschen Einheit | Passers-by | Inflow | Fountain | Feed | Duesseldorf

  Natural | Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• recedingtide.mp3

  Water over rocks as tide recedes

  0:30

  479.23 KB

  earthcalling

  Tide; Beach; babbling; Water

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  As the tide recedes, water babbles down over flat rocks.

• waterSloshingInSmallBottle.mp3

  Water Sloshing in a Small Bottle

  0:07

  121.27 KB

  Tamanders

  Water | sloshing | shaking | Liquid

  Natural

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  water sloshing in a small bottle

• STE-028.mp3

  Water vaporizing on hot Stones

  0:17

  327.59 KB

  Natalie

  hissing | frizzling | fizzing | Water | hot | Sauna | scalding | Heat | vaporizing

  Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pouring Water on the sauna oven. Water is quickly boiling away. Oven metal ticking from heat.

• wasservoegel.mp3

  waterfowls

  0:50

  1.92 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Waterfowls | Water | Park | ornithological | native | Landskrone | Traffic | Lake | indigenous | Green Area | Goose | Geese | Fledglings | Duesseldorf | Ducks | Birds

  Natural

  Other

  Stereo

• R09_0004.MP3

  Watering System/Arroseur

  0:42

  654.74 KB

  Aldor

  aldor | Garden | Water | watering system | automatic watering system

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

  An Automatic Watering System, in the Parc Monceau, in Paris, 9th may 2008

• 2trimmer_neu.mp3

  weed whackers

  1:05

  2.49 MB

  Marcus Kuerten

  Weed Whacker | Park | mowing | Mower | Meadow | Lawn | Klingelpuetzpark | Green Area | Grass | Gardener | Cologne | buzzing | Motor | Bees | Insect | whizzing

  Single Subject | Characteristic | Human

  Other

  Stereo

• cartoonish-like.flac

  Weird Cartoonish Laughs/Noises

  0:17

  672.01 KB

  Stilgar

  Cartoon | weird | laugh | laughing | spazzy | cartoonish

  Single Subject | Human | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  I was trying to imitate some wildcat type sounds, but what ended up coming out of my mouth was something that sounded more like a cartoon character"s weird laughs/noises.

• rivulet.mp3

  welling rivulet in the woods

  0:11

  218.92 KB

  Stephan

  gargling | gurgling | rippling | Water | Rivulet | welling | lively | Woods | flowing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  a 50 centimeter rivulet of flowing water recorded near where it joins the small river nearby at the edge of the woods. Mic is held orthogonaly to the flow to capture it more lively.

• baby_poop.mp3

  wet fart tummy rumbles

  0:13

  249.53 KB

  Natalie

  yucky | tummy rumbles | Shit | Poop | fun | Fart | Diaper | Crap

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Nice wet poop. Fart, Doodoo. Muffled by diaper. Gippy tummy. Crap, Shit. This one is a baby"s. 2 Months old. Male.

• windchime.mp3

  Windchime

  1:07

  1.29 MB

  Stephan

  Windchime | Bells | Wind | chiming | Harmony | Outdoor | Tubes | Aluminium | playing | ringing

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Aluminium windchime about 30 cm in height. The tubes / bells are ~1cm in diameter.

• winding_a_music_box.mp3

  Winding a music box

  0:09

  146.17 KB

  ezwa

  music box | winding | Mechanism | Gear | Cogwheel | Cogwheels

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• windbreath.flac

  Windy Breath

  0:20

  860.46 KB

  Stilgar

  Wind | Breath | blowing | breathing | Air

  Single Subject | Human | Experiment

  Variable Bitrate

  Mono

  A few long, windy-sounding breaths over the microphone.

• fillingwineglass.mp3

  wine glass

  0:07

  106.98 KB

  hugh

  Wine | Liquid | Kitchen | glass | eating | drinking

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  filling wine glass

• wooden cutboard on wooden table with some cutlery.mp3

  wood and cutlery

  0:02

  59.23 KB

  Thore

  rattling | putting down | Kitchen | Metal | wooden | Rhythm | Household | Cutlery

  Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  wooden cutboard with some cutlery put on wooden table. Normalized, very low noise.

• drawer.mp3

  wooden desk drawer

  0:10

  160.04 KB

  hugh

  drawer | Desk | Wooden Desk | Office

  Single Subject

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  A drawer in a mahogany desk opening &closing.

• wind_up_pedalling_water_turtle_toy.mp3

  wound up toy pedalling

  0:11

  215.86 KB

  Stephan

  toy | pedalling | clattering | rattling | Plastic | wound up toy | Mechanism

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  A toy turtle. You pull a cord at its back and it starts to rotate its flippers to swim in water. For babies in bath tubs.

• pen03.mp3

  writing with feltpen

  0:20

  386.78 KB

  Stephan

  Pen | writing | Paper | Office | Felt Tip Pen

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  writing rather fast

• pen01.mp3

  writing with inkpen

  0:20

  394.43 KB

  Stephan

  Pen | writing | Paper | Office | Inkpen

  Single Subject | Natural

  160 kBit/s

  Stereo

  writing rather fast

• wyoh-yahay.mp3

  Wyoh yahay

  0:04

  69.43 KB

  ezwa

  human voice | lalala

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

  Making sounds.

• yawning-1.mp3

  Yawning -1

  0:06

  96.37 KB

  ezwa

  human sound | yawn | yawning

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• yawning-2.mp3

  Yawning -2

  0:04

  67.39 KB

  ezwa

  yawning | yawn | human sound

  Single Subject | Natural | Characteristic | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• yawning_twice.mp3

  Yawning twice

  0:07

  111.06 KB

  ezwa

  human voice | yawn | yawning

  Single Subject | Natural | Human

  128 kBit/s

  Mono

• MOV04660.MPG.MP3

  yeahaaa

  3:37

  3.31 MB

  schuessel

  Party | Night | Guys | german | club

  Human

  128 kBit/s

  Stereo

• bleigie%C3%9Fen2-single sound.mp3

  zang

  0:01

  20.66 KB

  Thore

  zing | fast | zang | Water | silvester | Party | lead | Metal | twang | String | Cord

  Single Subject | Natural

  192 kBit/s

  Stereo

  Pouring melted lead into cold water. Recorded with the Zoom H2 standing on a wooden seat next to a metal pot filled with wate.