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Turning the TV off

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Cloud-10

August 25th, 2022

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Instrument samples > Synths / Electronic
Sound Effects

The sound you hear when those old TVs switch off.

Made with Vital in FL Studio.

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button
click
electric
electrical
electricity
flick
flicking
flip
fluorescent
knob
lamp
light
lights
light-switch
off
old
switch
switched
switches
switching
televison
toggle
turn
turned
turning
tv

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

0:00.466

File size

80.5 KB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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beautifulday...

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Not to be That Person, but I was born in 1968 and never heard a single analog television make this sound. What kind did?

As info, the sounds TVs really made when switched off in the late 60's and throughout the 70's was a heavy "thunk" or "click" as you pushed or clicked the power button from on to off, and the clearly audible event of the TV's hum as it suddenly ceased. A good example of this hum was on CBS, whose was the loudest and clearest at 60 Hz. You can hear it immediately, here:

https://youtu.be/lA_YiMf72ho?si=yH1gZD8fSBV-N_VS

And a really nice example of the "thunk" or "click" of the power switch can be heard here:

https://freesound.org/people/rodincoil/sounds/784207/

That's what the 60's and 70's sounded like, Charlie Brown. :) Again, not meant in a bad way, just to share information so the next sounds you share from my childhood era hit right in the feels the real way.

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mwarwick

10 months, 2 weeks ago

We feature this sound in this episode of Grave Mood Rings: https://youtu.be/wviOGV7k4AQ

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animoutsiDers

1 year, 4 months ago

Thanks very much for the upload.
We've used this in Episode 34 of our animation, outsiDers, crediting you in the credits list.
Here's the animation if you're interested (your sound can be heard around 18m58s):

youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9Z32uIyP7w
peertube: https://makertube.net/w/7wMvKkFkGxMcuebsVsvBHJ

Ufololog

1 year, 8 months ago

great classic meme sound, thx a lot!)

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ValeriesMurder

1 year, 11 months ago

nice thanks

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