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
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*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...
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.
Inkjet Printer On and Off
By Stephan, April 22nd, 2007 *brrzz* | *krak* | *twang* | Inkjet | Machine | Mechanism | Printer | sliding | switch off | switch on | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:38 minutes (751.57 KB)
Canon S6300 A3 Printer. Turned on and off.
No printing sound - Just getting ready.
metal rotary knob
By Stephan, April 20th, 2007 *kink* | Button | Knob | Metal | switch off | switch on | Single Subject | Characteristic | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:12 minutes (232.19 KB)
various sounds of a turnable knob on an oven.
Boiler - Gas Heater
By Stephan, April 20th, 2007 Boiler | Flame | Gas | Heat | Heater | hissing | Ignition | switch off | switch on | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:26 minutes (504.63 KB)
The boiler switches on, heats and switches off.
YOu can hear the ignition flame igniting the gas.
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