Miscellaneous Natural

Sound of plasma and stars

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The sound of the interstellar plasma recorded by the space probe Voyager 1 in 2012-2013 when it was outside the heliosphere. The frequency change indicates a denser gas in the interstellar medium. Source: NASA.

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"Sonification" of light curve of variable star KIC 7671081B recorded by the space observatory Kepler to detect a possible pattern. More info on Kepler website.

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"Sonification" of light curve of variable star KIC 12268220C recorded by the space observatory Kepler in 2016. More info on Kepler website.

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"Sonification" of light curve of variable star KIC 10273384B recorded by the space observatory Kepler in 2016. More info on Kepler website.

Cosmic noise and particles

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The Sound of the Big Bang simulation includes three important effects: (1) The multiply peaked frequency spectrum measured by Planck is made into a single sound wave (monaural, not stereo) by the process described above; (2) According to the Planck analysis, the emission profile of the cosmic background radiation peaked at 379,000 years and dropped to 60% intensity at 110,000 years before and after the peak emission time. The simulation represents the first 760,000 years of evolution of the universe, as the emitted CBR rises and falls in intensity following the Planck profile; (3) The universe was expanding and becoming more of a "bass instrument" while the cosmic background radiation was being emitted. Document John G.Cramer/U.Washington, 2013.

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Galactic background noise (radiation) recorded by UFRO.

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Cosmic microwave radiation at 2.73 K. Source unknown

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Acoustic recording of a narrowband decimetric spikes recorded with Phoenix instrument on December 25, 1990 at 9h37m05s UTC, between 1000-1756 MHz by Peter Messmer and al. Their origin is not known. Their appearance is usually accompanied by strong particle acceleration.

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Cosmic background noise recorded in the hydrogen line on 1420.40575 MHz. Recorded in the framework of SETI project Argus.

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Geiger (alpha particles only)

Thunderstorm, rain, tornado and electricity discharges

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Thunderstorm rumbling

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Thunderstorm rumbling

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Thunderstorm rumbling

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Thunderstorm rumbling

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Thunderstorm rumbling

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Rain and thunder

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Hurricane

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Wind of tornado

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The power grid radiates VLF radio waves at frequencies of 60 hertz and the harmonic multiples of that number. 12 kV power line recorded in the country. The sound is a background hum that is stronger the closer the receiver is to the lines and also stronger if the line voltage is higher. Document IMAGE/INSPIRE.

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60 Hz humming, same as above but recorded in a city.

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Electric current

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Electric arcing

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Electric sparks

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Electric shocks

Birds, wind, fire, stream, waves

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Birds cheeping and singing with wind, recorded with Zoom H2 by the author and postprocessed

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Country, birds

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Morning birds

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Bald eagle. Aigle-pêcheur

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Bald eagle chirping

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Butano Forest - Bird chirping and movements, occasional hummingbird. Document Sounddogs

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Country, stream with animals

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Wind with bell, flies and birds

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Windy

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Stream, wind

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Stream, deep

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Jungle, waterfall

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Summer nights

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Forest fire, violent

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Forest fire

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Crackling fireplace

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Earthquake

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Earthquake

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The sound of seawaves

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Ocean harbor

Whales, dolphins, walrus, seals, narwahls

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Walrus sound. Vocalises d'écholocation d'un morse.

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Walrus sound. Vocalises d'écholocation d'un morse.

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Seal sound. Vocalises d'un phoque. Document MP3Truck.

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Weddell seal. Vocalises d'écholocation d'un phoque de Weddell.

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Narwhal (Monodon monoceros). Sound recorded in the middle of the night off the coast of Greeland. Vocalises d'écholocation d'un narval. Document Narwhal News Network.

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Whales, surf

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Whales, water

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Whales vocalizations recorded in Queensland, Australia. Document DKD

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Humpback whales vocalizations recorded in Queensland, Australia. Document DKD. Humpback whales produce moans, grunts, blasts and shrieks in a frequency range of 30 Hz to 8 kHz which make up their complicated "songs".

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Humpback whales vocalizations recorded in western north atlantic by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. In real time, the grunts, gurgles, moans, and screams that comprise the elements of the humpback song are gutteral and "flatulent" sounds.

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Chirps and whistles of humpback whales recorded in western north atlantic by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Finback whales vocalizations recorded in western north atlantic by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Most sounds are frequency-modulated (FM) down-swept infrasonic pulses from 16 to 40 Hz, lasting about 1 to 2 seconds. Various combinations of pulses often occur in deliberate, patterned sequences usually lasting 7-15 minutes, and these sequences are repeated in bouts lasting up to many days.

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Vocalizations of a southern right whale, a female named Archipelago studied near Argentina in 1977 by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Like their Northern cousins, Southern Right Whales produce moans or "flatulent" calls, under 400 Hz. In addition, however, they make upswept vocalizations, calls that rise in frequency.

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Blue whale moans recorded in western north atlantic by Cornell Lab of Ornithology at a frequency range of 10 to 39 Hz. The sound you hear is speeded up twenty times faster than normal speed, which also raises the pitch of the whale sounds by a factor of twenty to be perceived by human ear

All Blue Whales in the Northern Hemisphere produce sounds with generally similar features. Common sound types include: long, constant frequency (CF) moans; long, frequency-modulated (FM) moans; and long, amplitude-modulated purrs. Various combinations of these basic sound types occur in deliberate, patterned sequences lasting many tens of minutes, and these sequences are repeated in bouts lasting up to many days.

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Blue whale trills and means recorded off the coast of California  by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Blue whales in the Pacific Ocean produce trills ("A" calls) and moans ("B" calls) in the frequency range of 10 to 39 Hz, with dominant frequencies of 16 to 28 Hz. It shows a pattern of "A, "B", "B", "B" calls. Because of the loudness of the calls in this recording, the calls appear as harmonics at mutiples of the frequencies of the primary call.

The sound has been speeded up ten times, which raises the pitch three and a half octaves, to make it more clearly audible. The sound consists of four parts: first, a trill, or series of click-like sounds, followed by three repetitions of a moan like a foghorn.

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Whales vocalizations recorded in Queensland, Australia. Document DKD

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Humpback whales vocalizations recorded in Queensland, Australia. Document DKD

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Calls and echolocations (while searching food) of an Orca (Orcinus orca) recorded in November 1997 in Dye's Inlet, Washington by Cetacean Research Technology owner, Joe Olson

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Sonar clicks of a common dolphin (delphinus delphis) recorded in Bahamas