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Buzzing Faulty and Sparking Fluorescent Light

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iainmccurdy

May 24th, 2024

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Sound effects > Other mechanisms, engines, machines
Electricity

A recording of a faulty and flickering fluorescent tube light producing an intermittent buzzing and crackling.

Recorded using a pair of Sennheiser MKH8020 at 192 kHz into a Zoom F6.

Will loop smoothly if required.

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buzz
buzzing
electricity
faulty
fluorescent-light
hum
machine

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

2:06.316

File size

138.8 MB

Sample rate

192000.0 Hz

Bit depth

24 bit

Channels

Stereo

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