Telephones Sound Effects Library

Price: €30 Release Year: 2022 Universal Category System (UCS) 32-Bit / 192 kHz WAV

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Library Overview & Details

This sound effects collection provides a comprehensive archive of telecommunication hardware, bridging retro analog technology and modern digital systems. Spanning classic rotary-dial desktop units, mid-century push-button landlines, DECT cordless home phones, office IP systems and mobile cellular devices, this library captures every mechanical, electrical, and acoustic interaction of consumer telephony. From the mechanical whir and spring tension of vintage rotary dials to electronic ringer alerts, tactile keypads, dock plastic clicks and vibration feedback, this collection is an essential resource for period-accurate film post-production, game audio design, office ambiance, and UI design.

Whether you need to recreate a 1970s European office space, sound-design a retro-tech puzzle interaction or source isolated physical foley for interface buttons, this library delivers an organized and pristine acoustic toolkit.

Multi-Generational Hardware Archive: Features an extensive lineup of iconic hardware, including classic European rotary units (Iskra ATA 32, ETA 32, RWT Tulipan, Telefonbau & Normalzeit), 1990s push-button desk phones (Panaphone, Panasonic KX-TS series) and modern DECT cordless handsets (Philips, Panasonic KX-TG series).

Rotary & Mechanical Precision: Documents digit-by-digit rotary wheel releases at both fast and slow return speeds, capturing internal governor gears, spring tension and stop-pin impacts across every number (0–9).

Acoustic & Electronic Ringers: Includes authentic physical bell strikes, electromechanical buzzers, early digital monophonic tone sequences, base station locator paging chimes and modern speakerphone alerts.

High-Resolution Studio Capture: Recorded at 96 kHz / 192 kHz and 32-bit float utilizing professional Sound Devices MixPre-6 II and Zoom F8 field recorders paired with RØDE NTG1 shotgun and Shure KSM 137 small-diaphragm condenser microphones. This hyper-detailed capture preserves sharp transient clicks, switch contact pops and subtle housing resonances with maximum headroom for sound design and pitch-shifting.

Technical Specifications

Audio Quality: 32-bit / 96 kHz & 192 kHz (Lossless WAV masters optimized for sound design and mixing)

Workflow: Fully UCS compliant (Universal Category System)

Microphones: RØDE NTG1, Shure KSM 137

Recorders: Sound Devices MixPre-6 II, Zoom F8

Content: 162 WAV files (Rotary dial mechanisms, keypad button clicks, physical bell ringers, electronic chimes, handset docking foley, base locator signals, and function toggles).

Specifications: 162 sounds • 32 Bit / 192 kHz • 562 MB • 11 minutes • UCS

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Included Tracklist (162 Audio Files)

UCS (Universal Category System) compliant metadata embedded in each master WAV file

162 Master Tracks

01 Alcatel CE29166CE2-A telephone ringing WAV

02 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 0 fast WAV

03 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 0 slow WAV

04 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 1 fast WAV

05 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 1 slow WAV

06 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 2 fast WAV

07 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 2 slow WAV

08 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 3 fast WAV

09 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 3 slow WAV

10 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 4 fast WAV

11 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 4 slow WAV

12 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 5 fast WAV

13 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 5 slow WAV

14 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 6 fast WAV

15 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 6 slow WAV

16 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 7 fast WAV

17 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 7 slow WAV

18 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 8 fast WAV

19 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 8 slow WAV

20 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 9 fast WAV

21 Iskra ATA 32 telephone dial 9 slow WAV

22 Iskra ATA 32 telephone ringing WAV

23 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 0 fast WAV

24 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 0 slow WAV

25 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 1 fast WAV

26 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 1 slow WAV

27 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 2 fast WAV

28 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 2 slow WAV

29 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 3 fast WAV

30 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 3 slow WAV

31 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 4 fast WAV

32 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 4 slow WAV

33 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 5 fast WAV

34 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 5 slow WAV

35 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 6 fast WAV

36 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 6 slow WAV

37 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 7 fast WAV

38 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 7 slow WAV

39 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 8 fast WAV

40 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 8 slow WAV

41 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 9 fast WAV

42 Iskra ETA 32 telephone dial 9 slow WAV

43 Iskra ETA 32 telephone ringing WAV

44 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 0 WAV

45 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 1 WAV

46 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 2 WAV

47 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 3 WAV

48 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 4 WAV

49 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 5 WAV

50 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 6 WAV

51 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 7 WAV

52 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 8 WAV

53 Panaphone T-1500 telephone dial 9 WAV

54 Panaphone T-1500 telephone ringing WAV

55 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone hold button WAV

56 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad asterisk star WAV

57 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 0 WAV

58 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 1 WAV

59 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 2 WAV

60 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 3 WAV

61 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 4 WAV

62 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 5 WAV

63 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 6 WAV

64 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 7 WAV

65 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 8 WAV

66 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad number 9 WAV

67 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone keypad octothorpe number sign WAV

68 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone pause button WAV

69 Panasonic KX-T2373FXW telephone ringing WAV

70 Panasonic KX-TCD430FXC telephone base locator WAV

71 Panasonic KX-TCD430FXC telephone handset locator WAV

72 Panasonic KX-TCD430FXC telephone keypad button WAV

73 Panasonic KX-TCD430FXC telephone ringing WAV

74 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXC digital cordless telephone keypad button WAV

75 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXC digital cordless telephone locator WAV

76 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXC digital cordless telephone placing on the base WAV

77 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXC digital cordless telephone ringing WAV

78 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXH digital cordless telephone keypad button WAV

79 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXH digital cordless telephone locator WAV

80 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXH digital cordless telephone placing on the base WAV

81 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXH digital cordless telephone ringing WAV

82 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXR digital cordless telephone keypad button WAV

83 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXR digital cordless telephone locator WAV

84 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXR digital cordless telephone placing on the base WAV

85 Panasonic KX-TG1611FXR digital cordless telephone ringing WAV

86 Panasonic KX-TG1911FX telephone handset locator WAV

87 Panasonic KX-TG1911FX telephone keypad button WAV

88 Panasonic KX-TG1911FX telephone placing on the base WAV

89 Panasonic KX-TG1911FX telephone ringing WAV

90 Panasonic KX-TGB210FXB telephone keypad button WAV

91 Panasonic KX-TGB210FXB telephone locator WAV

92 Panasonic KX-TGB210FXB telephone ringing WAV

93 Panasonic KX-TGD220 digital cordless telephone erase message WAV

94 Panasonic KX-TGD220 digital cordless telephone locator WAV

95 Panasonic KX-TGD220 digital cordless telephone ringing WAV

96 Panasonic KX-TGDA20 additional digital cordless handset telephone keypad button WAV

97 Panasonic KX-TGDA20 additional digital cordless handset telephone locator WAV

98 Panasonic KX-TGDA20 additional digital cordless handset telephone ringing WAV

99 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad asterisk star WAV

100 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 0 WAV

101 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 1 WAV

102 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 2 WAV

103 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 3 WAV

104 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 4 WAV

105 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 5 WAV

106 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 6 WAV

107 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 7 WAV

108 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 8 WAV

109 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad number 9 WAV

110 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone keypad octothorpe number sign WAV

111 Panasonic KX-TS3MXW telephone ringing WAV

112 Panasonic KX-TS500FX telephone ringing WAV

113 Panasonic KX-TS500MXH telephone ringing WAV

114 Panasonic KX-TSC32BXW telephone ringing WAV

115 Philips D470 telephone keypad button WAV

116 Philips D470 telephone keypad locking WAV

117 Philips D470 telephone locator WAV

118 Philips D470 telephone placing on the base WAV

119 Philips D470 telephone ringing WAV

120 Polycom VVX201 telephone ringing WAV

121 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 0 fast WAV

122 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 0 slow WAV

123 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 1 fast WAV

124 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 1 slow WAV

125 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 2 fast WAV

126 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 2 slow WAV

127 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 3 fast WAV

128 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 3 slow WAV

129 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 4 fast WAV

130 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 4 slow WAV

131 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 5 fast WAV

132 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 5 slow WAV

133 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 6 fast WAV

134 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 6 slow WAV

135 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 7 fast WAV

136 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 7 slow WAV

137 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 8 fast WAV

138 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 8 slow WAV

139 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 9 fast WAV

140 RWT Tulipan telephone dial 9 slow WAV

141 RWT Tulipan telephone ringing WAV

142 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 0 fast WAV

143 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 0 slow WAV

144 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 1 fast WAV

145 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 1 slow WAV

146 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 2 fast WAV

147 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 2 slow WAV

148 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 3 fast WAV

149 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 3 slow WAV

150 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 4 fast WAV

151 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 4 slow WAV

152 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 5 fast WAV

153 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 5 slow WAV

154 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 6 fast WAV

155 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 6 slow WAV

156 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 7 fast WAV

157 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 7 slow WAV

158 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 8 fast WAV

159 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 8 slow WAV

160 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 9 fast WAV

161 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone dial 9 slow WAV

162 Telefonbau & Normalzeit S1a-112 telephone ringing WAV

Technical Specifications & Licensing FAQ

What audio formats and specifications are included in the Telephones library?

The Telephones library delivers broadcast-ready, master-edited 24-bit / 32-bit float Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) files recorded at high-resolution (up to 192 kHz). All audio files contain embedded iXML metadata and standardized category tags.

Is this sound effects library UCS (Universal Category System) compliant?

Yes, 100%. Every audio file follows strict Universal Category System (UCS) naming conventions (Category-SubCategory-Vendor-Project-Description) with embedded keywords, ensuring instant searchability and categorization in Soundminer, BaseHead, Soundly and Reaper.

Can I use Telephones sound effects in commercial video games and films?

Yes. Your purchase includes a worldwide, perpetual 100% royalty-free commercial synchronization license for video games (Unreal Engine, Unity, Godot), feature films, television, commercials and streaming media without recurring royalty payments. Refer to our End-User License Agreement (EULA) for full terms (AI/ML training is restricted without written consent).

What recording perspectives and techniques were used for Telephones?

Recorded in controlled acoustic environments utilizing high-sensitivity condenser and contact microphones to capture subtle mechanical textures, clicks, resonance and tactile details.