The New Sound of Libraries

Thank you to Bridget Rowan Wipf, Kevin Yanowski, April Cipo, Emily Krug, Keri-Lynn Paulson, Ashley Maynor, & Amanda Belantara for the library sounds. 00:00-00:04 Zoom Voice - ‘This meeting is being recorded’ 00:04-00:28 Computer Start Up Sounds in order: Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows XP, Mac OS X Leopard, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Windows 8, Windows 10, Mac OS X Mojave 00:28-00:52 Sound of a dial up modem dialing and connection 00:52-01:20 Sound a chair wheeling around, computer notifications, typing, mouse clicks 01:20-02:12 Sound of the outside with wind chimes, a train whistle, ambient wind, trackpad clicks 02:12-03:00 Chair creeks, mouse clicks, mouses moving around, cat meows and purrs 03:00-03:36 Sound of a large number of people in an echo place speaking indistinct Chinese, milling around, walking on a hard surface 03:36-04:40 Soft piano music, bird chirps, track pad clicks, breathing 04:40-04:47 Mac system noise in order: delete, error, delete, delete, error, error, error, error, error, error, error, delete, delete, delete, empty trash, undo 04:47-05:41 Mouse clicks, a child in the other room saying the alphabet 05:41-06:11 Sound of a large number of people in an echo place speaking indistinct Chinese, laughter, milling around, walking on a hard surface, squeaky door opening 06:11-06:42 Dog breathing, running up and down stair, dog walking on a hard surface, door closing 06:11-07:08 Sound of outside, train whistle far away, door opening, general moving around noises 07:08-07:10 Zoom Voice - “Recording in progress” 07:10-07:50 Sound of a large number of people in an echo place speaking indistinct Chinese, milling around, walking on a hard surface, elevator ding 07:50-08:12 Door opening, dog breathing heavily, dog sneeze, dog walking on hard floor 08:12-08:39 Sound of outside, airplane passing overhead, trackpad clicks, car driving past 08:39-09:27 Piano music, mouse clicks, typing 09:27-09:46 Notification Noises, in order - Phone vibration, email sent, Slack, Discord, Phone Chime, Slack, Discord, Slack, Email Sent, Calendar Notification, Phone Chime, Email Received, Email Received, Email Received, Email Received, Email Received, Email Received, Discord, Slack, Slack, Phone Vibration, Email Sent, Phone Vibration, Calendar Notification, Phone Vibration 09:46-10:09 Sound of a large number of people in an echo place speaking indistinct Chinese, milling around, walking on a hard surface, electronic beep, Heavy door closing 10:09-10:51 Mouse clicks, woodwind music, bird chirps 10:51-11:18 Typing, outdoor noise, car passing, 11:18-11:43 Banjo music, announcement, “May I have your attention please, the library will be closing in 30 minutes. If you need to apply for a library card please do so now”, mouse clicks 11:43-12:24 Mouse clicks, child in other room counting up from 1, mouse moving, indistinct child voice, typing, child shouting “OH YEAH” 12:24-12:33 Windows Shut Down Noises, in order: 3.1, XP, Vista, 8 12:33-12:36 Zoom Voice - “The Recording has Stopped”