In an antique store in LaConner, Washington I saw a old black desk rotary dial telephone. I dialed the numbers 1 through 0 and recorded them on my …
Sailor55
March 2nd, 2015
March 2nd, 2015
This is the sound of metal dock posts being driven in during maintenance at a marina in Vancouver, Canada. They pounded some of them a hundred times without …
Sailor55
March 8th, 2014
March 8th, 2014
This morning I woke up to the sound of a city crew jackhammering concrete just outside my window. I grabbed my H2 and recorded for a while. This …
A perfect “freight train passing” sequence. A complete approach and departure starting with crossing alarm, and a few train whistles growing in loudness. The train was about 80 …
Sailor55
January 13th, 2010
January 13th, 2010
An electric transit train with a linear induction motor accelerating out of a station. Recorded from inside the train.
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January 7th, 2010
January 7th, 2010
A city bus lowering its step at a stop. Actually, the whole corner of the bus lowers to help disabled people step on and off the bus. This …
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January 7th, 2010
January 7th, 2010
This is somebody dropping a handful of coins into a ticket dispenser on a city bus. You can also hear the driver pushing a lever that lets the …
Sailor55
January 7th, 2010
January 7th, 2010
About a dozen ducks quacking at the side of a small pond and splashing as several of them jump in the water. Recorded on Zoom H2. Frequencies below …
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September 28th, 2009
September 28th, 2009
A small water fall in a stream at a Japanese garden. Frequencies below about 400Hz are rolled off to remove ambient city rumble and give a wetter, clean …
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September 28th, 2009
September 28th, 2009