Name: Big Machines
Brand: ShapingWaves
SKU: big-machines
Availability: InStock

Big Machines

$79

The collection consists of 43 stereo recordings of 12 rare, industrial machines used many decades ago in German power plants and industrial sites. It includes the sounds of massive 10KV power switches, a Siemens exciter machine (power generator) built in 1945 and many other vintage machines.

All machines were recorded in isolation without background noise and at high sample rates (192 kHz / 24 bit) with a Sound Devices 633 recorder and the Sennheiser MKH 8040 Microphones in close ORTF, taking full advantage of the extended frequency range (30 – 50000 Hz) of the microphones. Some machines were additionally recorded with a stereo setup of Barcus Berry 4000 series contact mics.

The following 12 machines were recorded
– some in multiple takes:

• Ash breaker
• Ash blower
• Coal dispatcher
• Siemens exciter machine
• Gas turbine model
• Motorized throttle-Flap
• Oil atomizer
• Pneumatic power switch
• 10KV power switch
• Rotation motor
• Manual steam machine

2025 Update
• New UCS 8.2.1 compliant file names
• Improved 20+ fields of UCS compliant BWAV/Soundminer/XML metadata
• Metadata translations in 40 languages (TSV/XLSX files)

Licensor: : ShapingWaves Categories: Industrial Ambiences, Mechanical Sound Effects.
Type: Machine sound effects / recordings
Specs: 43+ sounds • 43 files • 2.1 GB • Includes metadata
Delivery: Instant - blazingly-fast - digital download
License type: Royalty-free - you can select the number of users on checkout
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MACHInd_Ashblower Front MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Ashblower Idle MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Ashbreaker Start Run Stop Squeaking MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Ashbreaker Switch On Start Run Stop MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Coal Dispatcher Start Run Slow Run Fast Stop Front MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Coal Dispatcher Start Run Slow Run Fast Stop Side MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Coal Dispatcher Start Run Stop Front MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Coal Dispatcher Start Speed Up Stop Side MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Exciter Machine Siemens 1945 Start Run Stop MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Exciter Machine Siemens 1945 Start Run Stop MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Gas Turbine Model Run Front MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Gas Turbine Model Run Side MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Motorized Throttle Flap Start Run MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Motorized Throttle Flap Start Run MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Motorized Throttle Flap Start Run MKH8040 03_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Motorized Throttle Flap Start Run MKH8040 04_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Oil Atomizer MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch 10KV Load Start Run And Stop Contact Mic Body 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch 10KV Load Start Run And Stop Contact Mic Body 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch 10KV Load Start Run And Stop Contact Mic Springs 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch 10KV Load Start Run And Stop Contact Mic Springs 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch 10KV Load Start Run And Stop MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch 10KV Load Start Run And Stop MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch Load Start Run And Stop MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Power Switch Load Start Run And Stop MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Rotation Motor MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Steam Machine Manual Pump Slowing Down Direct Small Rhythmic Clicking Contact Mic_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MACHInd_Steam Machine Manual Pump Slowing Down Inside Industrial Room_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Gas Turbine Model Switch MKH8040_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Pneumatic Power Switch Side MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Pneumatic Power Switch Side MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release Contact Mic Body 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release Contact Mic Body 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release Contact Mic Body 03_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release Contact Mic Body 04_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release Contact Mic Springs 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release Contact Mic Springs 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release+Springs MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch 10KV Release+Springs MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch Release MKH8040 01_SWVS_Big Machines.wav
MECHSwtch_Power Switch Release MKH8040 02_SWVS_Big Machines.wav

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