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
Switch
*clickick* Switch
By Stephan, May 6th, 2008 *click* | click | clicking | snapping | Switch | switch off | switch on | Single Subject | Natural | 224 kBit/s | Stereo 0:01 minutes (31.67 KB)
Clickick!
Two light lentils dropping on a hollow plastic surface. Sound has nothing to do with a switch, but hey...
table ventilator
By Stephan, May 16th, 2007 Air | Appliance | Fan | Motor | Office | Switch | Ventilator | whizzing | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:43 minutes (1003.92 KB)
Switching on a 30 centimeter table ventilator, then into higher gear, then off.
pling brrrrrrr teck
By Stephan, April 26th, 2007 *brrrr* | *kink* | *tack* | Mechanism | Switch | switch on | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:03 minutes (64.84 KB)
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.
mechanical *tack*
By Stephan, April 20th, 2007 *tack* | click | Knob | mechanical | Switch | Single Subject | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:00 minutes (10.25 KB)
dipswitch on off
By Stephan, April 15th, 2007 *plink* | clicking | Flashlight | Switch | ticking | Torch | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Stereo 0:03 minutes (48.61 KB)
Turning a little reading flashlight on and off. Switch on, switch off.

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