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Machines FX The package of titled "Machines" is a of diverse and atmospheric audio clips that capture the essence of

Machines Sound FX

The package of sounds titled "Machines" is a collection of diverse and atmospheric audio clips that capture the essence of various industrial and mechanical settings. From the bustling noise of a gasworks loading coke onto lorries to the calming chimes of a Christ's College clock striking nine o'clock, these sounds offer a rich auditory experience for listeners.

Listeners can immerse themselves in the familiar sounds of everyday life, such as the hum of a petrol station shop, the rhythmic typing on an electric typewriter, or the heavy gates of a goods lift closing and opening. Each sound provides a snapshot of a specific moment in time, whether it be the foghorn of Whitby Lighthouse signaling a stormy night or the arrival of a milk carrier at a dairy, unloading full bottles using fork lift trucks.

The package also includes more niche sounds, such as the sharpening of small spring wheel tools on an electric grinder or the operation of heavy-duty compressors at Fawley Oil Refinery. These sounds offer a glimpse into the inner workings of industries and processes that may be less familiar to the average listener.

The collection also features sounds that evoke a sense of nostalgia, such as the sound of a 16mm RCA cine projector with power rewind or the announcement of prize-winning tickets at a fairground. These sounds transport listeners to a different time and place, allowing them to reminisce and reflect on past experiences.

From the clanging of chains running to the soothing sound of a mantle clock striking four o'clock, each sound in this package has its own unique charm and character. Whether it is the automatic fish landing machinery at a fish market or the special welding techniques used in sheet metal engineering in 1969, each sound tells a story of its own.

Listeners can imagine themselves in various settings, from the bustling atmosphere of a glassworks furnace operating to the serene sound of a domestic mantle clock chiming in a cozy home. The package offers a diverse range of soundscapes that cater to different preferences and interests.

Whether it is the rhythmic sound of a treadle machine from 1890 or the familiar ding of a post office telephone bell, each sound in this package has been carefully curated to provide a dynamic and immersive listening experience. Listeners can play and download these sounds to enjoy them at their leisure, immersing themselves in the rich tapestry of industrial and mechanical sounds captured in this collection.

NSFW Audio: Use caution, some sounds may be offensive
A 1927 Kalee 7, start, run stop. (35mm) kalee, start, modern, cine, projector
A band saw operating with switch on and off. band, workshop, carpenters
A carrot and beetroot washing machine switched on, runs, switched off. carrot, beetroot, machine, farm, machinery
A circular saw operating. circular, saws
A coating machine operating in block department at a national daily newspaper. machine, department, newspaper, newspapers, coating, national, daily
A crane moves in to position. (In a metal scrab yard) crane, position, scrab, yard, metal, scrap, yards
A deep freezer motor hum. freezer, motor, household, effects, refrigerator, lighting, hums, deep
A flat faced spokeshave on semi hard wood. flat, faced, spokeshave, semi, wood, workshop, carpenters, hard
A gas fire lit. (Ignites twice) fire, ignites, effects, appliances, household
A gas grill lit, burns. grill, household, effects, appliances
A hooter operating, yard shuts down and ends with sliding doors. hooter, yard, doors, timber
A large Circular saw cutting 12 foot planks. circular, planks, timber, yard, large
A large curtain on metal runners. curtain, runners, curtains, windows, large, metal
A large swing door. swing, door, doors, lift, gates, large
A large wooden door opened and closed with echo. door, echo, doors, large, heavy, wooden
A latched church door opened and closed. church, door, doors, large, heavy
A moulding machine Starts, works, slows down at 2m50s, switches off.(In an open air timber yard) machine, starts, timber, yard, open, moulding
A pit locomotive operating with constant run in a coal mine. operating, coal, mine, mining, locomotive, constant
A refrigerator door opened and closed. refrigerator, door, kitchen, appliance, doors
A refrigerator hum with switch on and off refrigerator, household, effects, lighting, hums
A refrigerator hum with switch on and off refrigerator, household, effects, lighting, hums
A refrigerator hum with switch on and off. refrigerator, household, effects, lighting, hums
A rip saw operating along grain of hard wood. grain, wood, workshop, carpenters, hard
A stable door closed. door, doors, large, heavy, stable
A wardrobe door opened and closed with squeak. wardrobe, door, squeak, doors, drawers
An electric food mixer, mixing dough, switch on, runs, switch off. food, mixer, dough, household, effects, electric
An over end plane operating with switch on and off. plane, workshop, carpenters, over
Arkwright's original spinning machine operating at speed. (Invented by Richard Arkwright, 1769.) spinning, machine, speed, richard, arkwright, textile, machinery, original
Arm pulley machine custom body. pulley, machine, custom, body, fitness, health, gyms
Atmosphere in PBX exchange. atmosphere, power, stations, atomic
Atmosphere outside drop forge shop. atmosphere, drop, forge, shop, industry, outside
Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in Central Control with chatter & bells. power, station, atmosphere, central, control, chatter, bells, atomic
Atomic Power Station, atmosphere in sea water pumping station. power, station, atmosphere, water, atomic
Atomic Power Station, atmosphere on control platform in turbine hall. power, station, atmosphere, platform, turbine, hall, atomic
Atomic Power Station, central control room, general atmosphere. power, station, control, room, atmosphere, atomic, central, general
Auto Plant Ambience with Hammering and Machinery
Automatic turnstile on one man bus, tone, 3d inserted, child through turnstile, repeated several times. (London Transport bus.) turnstile, tone, child, london, transport, ticket, machines, automatic
Baker baking. baking, cottage, industries, baker
Band saw. band, timber, wood, saws
Bell Punch ticket machine operated once. (London Transport.) bell, punch, ticket, machine, london, transport, machines
Bell Punch ticket machine operated several times. (London Transport.) bell, punch, ticket, machine, london, transport, machines
Belt sander. belt, sander, timber, wood, sanding, machines
Big Ben chiming & striking 12 o'clock. o'clock, london
Big Ben chiming quarter past the hour. quarter, hour, london, past
Big Ben chiming quarter to the hour. quarter, hour, london
Blowlamp turned off. blowlamp, household, blowlamps
Bottle top tester 1970 (7J, reprocessed) bottle, tester, comedy, machines
Bottle washing machine starts, operates and fades at end. bottle, machine, fades, dairies
Box purifier. 1971. gasworks, purifier
Break drilling. quarry, granite
Breaking large stones. stones, quarry, granite, large
Breaking small stones. stones, quarry, granite, small
Brickworks, 'Clayton Goodfellows' junior brick stamping machine operating. brickworks, clayton, goodfellows, brick, stamping, machine, junior
Burgett ABC receiver operating. (c.1850) burgett, receiver, post, office, telegraph, equipment, morse, code
Burglar alarm. alarm, dial, burglar
Button holing (Electric machine c.1968). button, electric, machine, textiles, sewing, machines, domestic
Cage opened and loaded, winding gear operated at slow speed (Blaenarvon, South Wales) cage, gear, speed, blaenarvon, south, wales, industry, coal, mining, slow
Car alarm. alarm, dial
Card reader, 1968. card, reader, office, printing, computers
Carving knife being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand turned stone wheel. knife, hand, turned, stone, wheel, sharpening, grinding, fashioned
Carving knife being sharpened on steel. knife, steel, sharpening, grinding
Carving knife being sharpened on step. knife, sharpening, grinding
Cash Register keyboard operated, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated three times.) (Type 21 Electric Itemizing Machine.) cash, register, keyboard, drawer, bell, times, type,
Cash Register keyboard operated, ticket produced, drawer opened, bell, change given, drawer closed. (Repeated three times.) (Class 3 Cash Register.) cash, register, keyboard, ticket, drawer, bell, t
Chains being shaken. chains, pulleys, winches
Chains running. chains, pulleys, winches
China Factory, plate making. china, factory, plate, industry
Chisel hammered and wood levered up. chisel, wood, building
Chopper being sharpened on an old fashioned, hand turned stone wheel. chopper, hand, turned, stone, wheel, sharpening, grinding, fashioned
Chopper being sharpened on step. chopper, sharpening, grinding
Christ's College clock striking eleven o'clock. christ, college, clock, o'clock, christ'aos, cambridge, christs
Christ's College clock striking nine o'clock. christ, college, clock, o'clock, christ'aos, cambridge, christs
Church Door: Exterior, open and close. church, door, exterior, doors, open
Church Door: Interior, open and close in large room. church, door, interior, room, doors, open, large
Church Door: Interior, unbolted, open and close with sc****. church, door, interior, sc****, doors
Clockwork airship inflator 1970 (7J, reprocessed) clockwork, airship, inflator, comedy, machines
Close perspective recording of girders being welded. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969) recording, girders, construction, london, bridge, building, perspective
Close up coal burning in grate. coal, mining
Coach Horn, sounded three times. coach, horn, times, horns
Coach Horn, sounded three times. coach, horn, times, horns
Coathanger bender 1970 (7J, reprocessed) coathanger, bender, comedy, machines
Coating interior of pipes. 1970. interior, pipes, gasworks, north
Cold chisel being sharpened on an electric grinder. (With switch on and off) chisel, grinder, grinding, sharpening, cold, electric
Combine Harverster: Starts and engine idles. harverster, starts, engine, idles, harvester, reaping, combine
Compressed air hand disc grinder. hand, disc, grinder, industry
Concrete vibrator machine operating. vibrator, machine, motorway, construction, concrete
Congregation restless in church Ilulissat congregation, church, ilulissat, greenland, churches
Construction Ambience with Machinery Rumbles
Construction site, clearing a building site using bulldozers and other machinery. construction, bulldozers, machinery, under, building, other
Continuation and end of milking operation with electric milking unit. continuation, operation, milking, unit, farm, machinery, electric
Continuous engine noise as mud is carried to barge on conveyor belt. (Construction of London Bridge, 1969) engine, noise, barge, conveyor, belt, construction, london, bridge, building, continuous
Continuous mowing with turns using roller type lawn mower. mowing, roller, type, lawn, mower, mowers, continuous
Conveyor belt being fed paper by tractor. conveyor, belt, paper, tractor, waste, disposal, belts
Cooke's portable 2 needle telegraph operating. (c.1838) cooke, telegraph, post, office, equipment, morse, code, portable
Cooper making a barrel. cooper, making, barrel, cottage, industries
Corliss steam engine, stopping. (Built in 1889, 91 h.p.) corliss, steam, engine, century, static, engines
Corn rolling starts and continues. corn, mill
Corn sucker feeding corn from silo to lorry. corn, feeding, silo, lorry, mills, grain, farms, suckers, sucker
Crane start, run, stop (Sea Quest offshore oil rig, Fortes oilfield May 1976). crane, start, quest, offshore, fortes, oilfield, petrol, cranes
Crane moving on caterpillar tracks. 1971. crane, tracks, gasworks, cranes, caterpillar
Crusher. crusher, quarry, granite
Crushing. quarry, granite
Crushing. quarry, granite
Curtains being pulled. Small rings on wire. curtains, rings, wire, windows, small
Cutting steel girder with oxy acetylene torch. steel, girder, acetylene, torch, industry
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner in use. (Distant recording) cylinder, type, vacuum, recording, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner, distant
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner stopping. cylinder, type, vacuum, stopping, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Start, constant run on lino. cylinder, type, vacuum, lino, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner, constant
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Start; constant run on carpet cylinder, type, vacuum, carpet, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner, constant
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Stop on carpet cylinder, type, vacuum, carpet, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner
Cylinder type vacuum cleaner. Stop on lino. cylinder, type, vacuum, lino, household, effects, cleaners, cleaner
D.C. rotary converter operating in short bursts. converter, bursts, sounds, electrical, rotary, short
D.C. rotary converter, constant run. converter, sounds, electrical, rotary, constant
Domestic Mantle Clock striking eleven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking five o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking four o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking half past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, hour, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking quarter past the hour. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, quarter, hour, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic, past
Domestic Mantle Clock striking seven o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking six o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking three o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'A', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking twelve o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Domestic Mantle Clock striking two o'clock. (Early 19th Century clock chimes 'B', 8 bells, 1 gong.) mantle, clock, o'clock, century, chimes, bells, gong, domestic
Door: Exterior, Latch, open and close. door, exterior, latch, church, doors, open
Drilling and milling machine operates. machine, industry
Drilling floor. 1970. floor, gasworks, north
Drilling. quarry, granite
Drilling. quarry, granite
Drum threshing machine in operation. Pitching side. Starts, runs, stops. drum, machine, operation, farm, machnery, threshing
Drum threshing machine in operation. Runs, stops, drum, machine, operation, farm, machnery, threshing
Drum threshing machine in operation. Starts, runs, stops, drum, machine, operation, farm, machnery, threshing
Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, bell, lift ascends to 1st stage, announcement & atmosphere. eiffel, tower, lifts, gates, bell, stage, announcement, atmosphere
Eiffel Tower Lifts, lift gates close, lift descends to 1st stage, announcement & atmosphere. eiffel, tower, lifts, gates, stage, announcement, atmosphere
Electric automatic washing machine. Preparing machine, general background. washing, machine, background, household, effects, electric, automatic, general
Electric automatic washing machine. Pumping out water after final wash washing, machine, water, wash, household, effects, electric, automatic, final
Electric automatic washing mashine. Agitator washing, mashine, agitator, household, effects, electric, automatic, machine
Electric automatic washing mashine. Filling with water washing, mashine, water, household, effects, electric, automatic, machine
Electric automatic washing mashine. Water boiling washing, mashine, water, household, effects, electric, automatic, machine
Electric drill 3 bursts. drill, bursts, industry, electric
Electric Drill, series of holes drilled in quick succession. drill, series, holes, succession, household, electric, quick
Electric drill, three bursts. drill, bursts, industry, drills, electric
Electric fan starts, runs and stops. machinery, blowers, extractors, fans, electric
Electric Fork Lift Truck operating. fork, lift, truck, cranes, electric
Electric grinder, long bursts on metal sheet. grinder, bursts, sheet, building, electric, long, metal
Electric impulse wrench on wheel nuts. impulse, wrench, wheel, nuts, petrol, cars, maintenance, electric
Electric jigsaw, plywood sheet. jigsaw, plywood, sheet, building, electric
Electric shaver switched on, runs & switched off. shaver, household, shavers, electric
Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, fast typing. typewriter, close, perspective, typing, electric, fast
Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, slow typing with 2 fingers. typewriter, close, perspective, typing, fingers, electric, finge, slow
Electric Typewriter: Close Perspective, switched on, runs, switched off. typewriter, close, perspective, live, acoustic, electric, switc
Electric Typewriter: Live Acoustic, medium typing. typewriter, live, acoustic, typing, electric, medium
Electrical engineering, arc squeaking and striking. engineering, sheet, metal, electrical
Electrical engineering, arc striking. engineering, sheet, metal, electrical
Electronic multiple motors. (Futuristic Spot Effect.) motors, spot, effect, generated, sounds, electronic, multiple, futuristic
Electronic punch, 1966. punch, office, printing, offices, punches, electronic
Emmanuel College clock striking eleven o'clock. emmanuel, college, clock, o'clock, cambridge
Emmanuel College clock striking four o'clock. emmanuel, college, clock, o'clock, cambridge
Emmanuel College clock striking seven o'clock. emmanuel, college, clock, o'clock, cambridge
Eumig 8mm cine projector. Start; run; stop eumig, cine, projector, home, movies