With recording devices and microphones pdsounds volunteers acoustically discover the beauty of the world. From the million sounds of things to the pure waves of sinus. Our goal is to record it all and make it available for free. read more
Household
danish television
By soerena, June 16th, 2008 Household | television | TV screen | Video | Single Subject | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 1:26 minutes (1.65 MB)
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
Kitchen Tidy-up
By Starlite, May 6th, 2008 clattering | Dishes | Household | Kitchen | kitchen clean-up | Pots and pans | Single Subject | Natural | Human | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:57 minutes (895.14 KB)
This is my son putting the clean dishes away!
Boiling water being poured into a mug for tea
By Cori, May 1st, 2008 Aroma | boiling | Cup | delicious | Drink | exquisite | Food | home | Household | pouring | relaxing | Taste | Tea | thirst | Water | Single Subject | Natural | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:13 minutes (211.06 KB)
Bringing a kettle of boiling water close to the mic, I pour it onto a teabag in a mug.
Washing machine
By chocoholic, May 1st, 2008 Appliance | cleaning | Din | Household | Laundry | Machine | Motor | Noise | washing | Single Subject | 64 kBit/s | Mono 0:08 minutes (126.98 KB)
Washing machine, 1996 model.
Cereal - Raisin bran
By chocoholic, April 30th, 2008 Breakfast | Cereal | dining | eating | Food | Household | Kitchen | rustling | Single Subject | 64 kBit/s | Mono 0:17 minutes (262.9 KB)
Pouring a bowl of raisin bran cereal. Opening the box and liner bag (plastic) adds some thumping and rustling sounds.
Cereal - Shredded Wheat
By chocoholic, April 30th, 2008 Breakfast | Cereal | dining | eating | Food | Household | Kitchen | rustling | Single Subject | 64 kBit/s | Mono 0:19 minutes (308.61 KB)
Pouring a bowl of shredded wheat squares cereal. Opening the box and liner bag (plastic) adds some thumpy, rustly sounds.
kitchen sink draining water
By Stephan, December 7th, 2007 dishwashing | Drain | draining | gargling | Household | Kitchen | Piping | Plumbing | Sink | Water | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:53 minutes (1.21 MB)
Two recordings of our kitchen sink draining the water.
electric kettle and a gastherme
By Thore, November 20th, 2007 electric kettle | gastherme | Household | Kitchen | Noise | noisy | pouring | small room | Tea | water noise | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 3:14 minutes (4.44 MB)
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
closing a tupperdose
By Thore, November 16th, 2007 *klack* | Household | Kitchen | Tupperdose | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:03 minutes (65.96 KB)
The sound of closing an empty small tupperdose
cutlery on table
By Thore, November 16th, 2007 Cutlery | Household | Kitchen | Metal | Table | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:05 minutes (117.39 KB)
Putting some cutlery on the table.
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