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
Train
Trains through a railway station
By ezwa, November 13th, 2008 Railway | Station | Train | Natural | Characteristic | 128 kBit/s | Mono 2:00 minutes (1.83 MB)
The train were going through the railway station, down a hill, in a quiet neighbourhood, at night.
NB: The volume is pretty low.
Steam Engine
By aradlaw, September 14th, 2008 Railway | steam | steam engine | Train | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Stereo 0:45 minutes (711.88 KB)
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.
droning train motor on halt
By Stephan, May 30th, 2007 buzzing | loud | Machine | Motor | Noise | Train | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:05 minutes (102.08 KB)
Train Motor on Stop on the tracks / platform. Loud buzzing machine sound. Could as well be a washing machine.
Complete Train Ride, 4 minutes
By Stephan, May 27th, 2007 Railway | Ride | rumbling | Speed | Train | Train Ride | Transportation | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 3:46 minutes (4.31 MB)
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.
Tram Doors open and close, hiss and beeping
By Stephan, May 7th, 2007 *tack* | Beeping | Closing | opening | shut down | Signal | Sliding Doors | Train | Tram | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:14 minutes (331.06 KB)
Public transportation in Cologne, Germany.
Opening doors, giving warning signal and shutting again.
train doors closing
By ezwa, April 2nd, 2007 Closing | Door | Hiss | Hydraulic | Mechanism | Train | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:09 minutes (143.72 KB)
train braking and doors
By ezwa, April 2nd, 2007 breaking | Door | Machine | riding | screeching | Train | 128 kBit/s | Mono 1:28 minutes (1.35 MB)
train automatic inner door opening closing 02
By ezwa, April 2nd, 2007 Air | Closing | Door | Hiss | Hydraulic | Mechanism | opening | Train | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:15 minutes (232.7 KB)
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