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Binging Glass
By hugh, May 6th, 2008 *bing* | at table | bing | clanking | glass | high | Percussion | ringing | sharp | Speech | Water | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Mono 1:06 minutes (1.01 MB)
Binging caused by a plastic pen percussing on a half-filled, pint-sized glass of water.
striking a Bell (15cm large)
By Stephan, May 4th, 2008 Bell | chiming | ringing | striking | tolling | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 1:01 minutes (1.4 MB)
Striking a bell in 4 times different manner. The bell is aprx. 13cm in diameter and 15cm high and i think of bronze.
Electronic Interference -2
By ezwa, March 7th, 2008 Brain | Cicada | Computer | Cricket | Danger | Force | Game | horrible | Horror | Insect | Interference | menacing | Mind | Movie | painful | Psi | Psyche | ringing | Sci-Fi | Sense | sharp | shrill | sonic | Spider | suspense | tension | Thriller | Waves | Single Subject | Synthesized | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:34 minutes (529.68 KB)
With the microphone held close to the computer, this electronic sound was generated after a few seconds.
soothing jingling little bells ambience
By Stephan, January 6th, 2008 *pling* | *plink* | Ambience | Baby | Bells | calming | chiming | gentle | Jingle | jingling | little | mellow | mild | pacifying | quiet | ringing | soft | soothing | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:44 minutes (860.76 KB)
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.
Windchime
By Stephan, November 20th, 2007 Aluminium | Bells | chiming | Harmony | Outdoor | playing | ringing | Tubes | Wind | Windchime | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 1:07 minutes (1.29 MB)
Aluminium windchime about 30 cm in height. The tubes / bells are ~1cm in diameter.
Chiming Pottery 02
By Stephan, May 15th, 2007 Bell | chiming | Planter | ringing | Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:06 minutes (155.96 KB)
Hitting a slightly bigger planter than this one: http://www.pdsounds.org/sounds/chiming_pottery
Chiming Pottery
By Stephan, May 15th, 2007 *bing* | Bell | chiming | Planter | ringing | Single Subject | Natural | Tone / Tune | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:27 minutes (643.31 KB)
Hitting the rim of a planter in various ways. It's a clear single high chiming.
CathedralOfTheDowns
By acclivity, May 13th, 2007 Bells | Cathedral | chiming | Church | Religion | ringing | Single Subject | Other | Stereo 0:25 minutes (787.8 KB)
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.
Dial-up connection (failed)
By ezwa, April 18th, 2007 Beeping | electronic | internet | Modem | Noise | ringing | Single Subject | Synthesized | Tone / Tune | 128 kBit/s | Mono 1:06 minutes (1.01 MB)
Dial-up connection failing (Belgian phone line).
Dial-up connection
By ezwa, April 18th, 2007 Beeping | electronic | internet | Modem | Noise | ringing | Single Subject | Characteristic | Synthesized | Tone / Tune | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:39 minutes (617.19 KB)
Dial-up connection via a Belgian phone line.
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