Sounds you love.

[Lobsang]

The familiar wooden 'plop' of a popup blocked by google toolbar.

The laughter of toddlers.

"Meow"

The knock at the door which implies an anticipated parcel delivery.

The cracking of ice-cubes when liquid is poured over them.

The sound of rain when you are indoors.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Ditto the laughter of children.

That sound effect from Lost in Space when something suddenly disappeared.

A laser printer "winding up" to print.

The Enterprise's phasers from the old Trek.

The sound the disc drawer on my Panasonic DVD recorder makes when it closes.

[SlickRoenick]

a falcon (or whatever that bird of prey is that makes a high pitched caw). link anyone?

borla exhaust system

hydraulics

pneumatic tools

[mnemosyne]

The sound of pills rattling in an HDPE bottle. Weird, I know. Lucky me, I work in a pharmaceutical lab, so I get to hear it all the time, without even having to go out of my way for it :)

[Cunctator]

The wind whistling through pine trees.

[Ranchoth]

-The creepy sound effect used in the movie Assassins, right after...

...Stallone says "I told you to wait" to Julianne Moore when she runs back to her apartment.

They used that one on the "Dennis the Menace" cartoon, a lot. :cool:

Anyway...

-The sound of my CRT monitor powering up.

-Robocop's footsteps.

-Zeppelin engines.

[Lobsang]

The wind whistling through pine trees.

That reminds me of a smell I like. Namely that of a several-week-old pine tree in the middle of town.

[F. U. Shakespeare]

- A child laughing

- A cat purring

- A Dobro

- A woman climaxing

[jsgoddess]

Purring cats.

The way my husband says, "Whatchu doin'?"

The way my sister deliberately mispronounces my name.

Rachmaninov.

The rolling ball noise on Zuma.

The noises by an old pinball machine that used to be in the Columbus airport:

"Lionman! Lionman! Bwahaha!"
"Go through the tunnel."

The "hiya!" frog from the isp commercial.

All of the sound effects from the old Mac game "Crystal Quest." Boing! Boing! B-boing! Blebbem. Blebbem.

And the sound of Mario shooting fireballs.

[Cunctator]

That reminds me of a smell I like. Namely that of a several-week-old pine tree in the middle of town.

If we're talking arboreal smells, then I nominate wet plane tree leaves.

[Sample_the_Dog]

The silence of the Rockies in the morning. Had tinnitus for over 25 years now. I'll never hear it again. Would give almost anything.

[dangermom]

A train going through at night.

The crack of a soda can opening.

The riffling of pages on an old book, where the edges are worn soft.

My toddler's latest sentence.

"In the not too distant future..."

[Mr. Blue Sky]

The noises by an old pinball machine that used to be in the Columbus airport:


There was a pinball game I played in the 70s: Williams' World Cup. When you got the full bonus with the 5x multiplier, it made a cool "warp" sound after the ball was played out. I also liked the sound the ball made when the kicker slammed it against the underside of the glass.

[Scarlett67]

FSSSHHH!! -- the sound of freshly poured Coke fizzing over ice

FWOOF -- the sound of the furnace kicking in on a blustery winter day. Nothing says security like that sound.

YOWP! -- The funny noise our dogs make sometimes when they yawn.

HNGGGG, HNGGGG -- The sound one dog in particular makes in the morning when she's snuggled in the bed between us. It's a sound of utter contentment.

"Happy Modem Noise" -- I have no idea how to spell it, but you know what I mean: the handshaking noise that means your modem is working. I keep it turned on so I can hear it. A new-computer-user friend of mine was over once when I was dialing up and said, "What is that horrible noise?" but I explained why it makes me happy.

The sound of the car pulling in when Mr. S comes home from work, and the accompanying joyous barking of the dogs (in case I missed it).

[Metacom]

FWOOOOOOOoOooOoooOooooooooooOOoOOoOOOoooooommmmm

The sound of a data center with a couple hundred racks of servers powering down after someone turned off the (really big) UPS in an attempt to silence the alarm, which was obnoxiously beeping due to an in-progress generator test.

It happened where I worked, and I would have LOVED to have been there to hear it. I can only imagine. If I ever retire, and they forget to revoke my access after I've left... ;)

[emekthian]

The first 8 opening beats of any Final Fantasy battle theme up until FF 7.

The sound of fingers drumming on a hard surface.

Clicks, especially the wierd clicks in some African langauges.

Unusual technoish guitar riffs.

Church chiors.

Feedback.

[Arien]

The sound effect used for the Hypnotoad from Futurama. All glory to the Hypnotoad.

[panache45]

A cat purring.

Birds singing just before dawn.

Crunchy footsteps in the snow.

Rachmaninoff.

"I love you."

Moaning lovemaking.

A cello.

A tenor singing.

A horse clopping on a city street.

The sound my cats make when they jump up into bed.

[mamakat]

The whispering silence of the snow falling
Waves rolling up onto shore
My babies breathing when they are deep asleep
The phone ringing noise when I get an email from my boyfriend
Pachabels Canon
my doggies contented snores
the coffeepot gurgling
horse shoes on cement
The wind in aspen leaves
rain

[SPOOFE]

Running water.

The moment of silence followed by the communal "Aaaaaah..." when you have five people taking whiskey shots all together. Beautiful.

[indecisive1]

I also love the sound of wind in a Pine forest
Also the soft crunching sound when walking on the fallen needles
Frogs at night
Crows calling
The woosh sound when you begin opening a coffee tin
a fire crackling

[CanvasShoes]

Hard rainfall on a tin roof.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The somehow 'lazy" drone of a small plane tootling through a bright summer sky.

The "talk-y, groan-y, growl-y" whine my dog uses to try to tell me something. (I need some water talky groany growly growl and hit the cupboard below the sink repeatedly with front paws. and so on).

Crackling fire.

The bus engine as it rounds the corner when I've been waiting for it for 15 minutes in minus 5 degree weather ;D

[Zonyx]

That guy in Streetfighter saying "Sonic Boom"

[Sample_the_Dog]

A sudden breath of wind in an autumn forest... the exultation of the pungent leaves, like a potpourri of angels' wings... then the calming... then again silence.

[jnglmassiv]

The Adaware 'nasty found' splat..not a sound I want to hear but perfect for what it is.

The Protoss Observer in StarCraft..a just barely unintelligible voice

The tone at the end of a Motorola Securenet encrypted transmission..ok, that's geeky.

Airliner engines reversing upon landing..finally arrived and safely.

Stepping on a dried ice puddle with nothing under it..a sort of hollow, glassy breaking sound.

1968 superstock Hemi Dart starting..hard to believe those were factory equipped.

The bassy, descending tone when Obi-Wan powers down the tractor beam in Star Wars.

An interception in Tecmo Bowl for NES.

The organ rhythm intro in Green Onions.

The opening choral 'Ahhhh..' in the Simpsons theme.

The little, wet plop when Ferris's sister tosses Mr. Rooney's wallet at the end of Ferris Beuller's Day Off.

[Philster]

The clicking and banging sounds old radiators make...

The ring of an old bicycle/tricycle bell...

The hum of a distant lawnmower on a spring day...

The cacaphony of trains rolling across the tracks...even model trains...

The "thhh' thound my two-year old daughter makes when she puts her tongue between her teeth and says "thome" (some) or "juithe" (juice).

A burbly wet exhaust growl on a power boat...

The racheting sound of ratchet tools...

[Terrorcotta]

The 'diving into water' sound from old Heckle & Jeckle cartoons.

The perfect 'dead air' silence of deeply fallen snow and the squeeky scrunch of footsteps in it.

Baby's gurgling laughter.

[Mini-Thud]

The sound effect used for the Hypnotoad from Futurama. All glory to the Hypnotoad.

me too!

I also like the sound of the sand giants in EverQuest being hit... sounded something like "Bllawwwuuaarg" :p

[Jennshark]

Cows mooing in the distance.
Horses whinnying in the distance.
Coyotes coyote-ing in the distance.
Popping packing material bubbles (so long as I'm the one doing the popping.)
Distant trains very late at night.
The "ya-reeep" sound labradors make when yawning.
And, of course, the Hypno-toad sound effect.

As far as smells, nothing beats the fragrance of sagebrush after a heavy rain (and, on the opposite end of the scale, I have a thing for the aroma of tire stores --- ahh, petroleum.)

[Kansas Beekeeper]

Tree frogs at night.

[Anaamika]

The soft click of Mah-Jong tiles.

[mrklutz]

The hint of a soft Southern accent in her voice (she has the *best* voice)
The pop of a wine cork
The soft burbling of a creek
Wind in the leaves
The sizzle of frying bacon
The hiss of steam in a steam room

[Mini-Thud]

Oh, forgot to add that odd noise Hippo's make sometimes. I don't know if its them being angry or anything. :dubious:

[VunderBob]

The whine my bicycle tires make when I'm riding hard.

Women's lingerie hitting the floor of my bedroom :D

My kid laughing.

Diesel locomotives accelerating under load.

Ocean surf.

Falling wet snow.

Ordinary (not severe or close strike) thunderstorms.

Bird song.

[Lightnin']

Maybe I'm dating myself here, but...

"krshhhhhhhKSHHHHHHHHH!"

The sound of a modem connecting. Man, I love that sound.

[fishbicycle]

My Stratocaster.

The 1930s Steinway concert grand piano in the studio 20 feet away from me now. Every other piano I know of pales in comparison.

Ringo's drums on Abbey Road - a sound not achieved before or since.

My wife's voice.

The "maow" our kitty Phoebe makes when she announces her presence in the room.

The sound of a summer afternoon's brief but torrential rainfall in Florida. It rains harder here than anywhere I've lived.

[Lobsang]

My toddler's latest sentence.

"In the not too distant future..."

For a moment there I thought you were saying your toddler's latest sentence was "In the not too distant future..."

[trupa]

My 2 yr old sons's delighted laughter. Nothing comes close.

The soprano in Mozart's Solemn Vespers, although I suspect music is a little off topic in this thread.

The sound of turbine engines spooling up.

A low altitude pass by a flight of two F-4 Phantoms just below Mach 1 on full afterburners. Now that's the sound of power.

Hydraulics / servo-motors that open doors and ship hatches on Sci-Fi shows.

The crunch of feet on dry snow when it's really cold.

A door closing softly on a Mercedes.

My reserve chute crisply snapping open.

[TheBoneyKingofNowhere]

The cracking sound you hear right before the BOOM of thunder claps (especially after a close lightning strike).

[TellMeI'mNotCrazy]

The whirrthud of my C64's 1581 disk drive loading up a game. I played some games so much I could almost mimic the "load sounds" for each one.

Anybody laughing hysterically. There used to be a commercial for Whose Line that consisted solely of Drew Carey laughing. By the end of the commercial, I was laughing, too. There's also the America's Funniest Home Videos where the guy makes his quintuplets laugh. Funniest clip, ever.

The sound of laying on the grass in late June; lawnmowers, airplanes, kids playing, dogs barking, birds chirping; all commingled into one great symphony of summertime bliss.

The sound of a man two nanoseconds before climax.

[Hypno-Toad]

The sound effect used for the Hypnotoad from Futurama. All glory to the Hypnotoad.

Yes, a truly potent, virile sound. Man, it breaks me up every time I hear it.

But I also like lightsabers dueling, the super-ominous sound of a shotgun being cocked, train horns in the distance, the doppler-effect sound of a railroad crossing bell heard from within the train, and most classic cartoon sound effects.

[Terrorcotta]

There's also the America's Funniest Home Videos where the guy makes his quintuplets laugh. Funniest clip, ever.

THAT'S the one!! Makes me crack up everytime. I think they deserved the $100,000 grand prize for all the laughs they us.

[Hey, It's That Guy!]

Girls laughing (makes me melt!)

Any purr, mew, meep, chirp, maow, meow, and squeak from cats and kittens (I'm a sucker for talkative cats)

Twangy guitar played through a reverb-heavy amp, particularly that surf/rockabilly/spy movie soundtrack sound.

Saxophones playing just about anything (that's why I play one)

Muted trumpet playing in a minor key

Hammond B-3 organ (pure joy, whether it's in a jazz, soul, or gospel context)

Girls singing (especially Ella Fitzgerald, Patsy Cline, Neko Case, or Jenny Lewis, but almost any female voice singing sounds lovely)

Afternoon rainstorms, while I'm inside near a window

The sound of clinking silverware and glasses and eating, accompanied by the lack of talking, when you've gotten friends together to share a good meal

Girls moaning (in the good way)

[Lobsang]

I can't believe I didn't mention.... BAGPIPES!

Best sound on earth!

In 'Mull of Kintyre' (sp?) when the bagpipes start, that sends a profound chill down my spine!


And ditto on Hypno-Toad.

[Canadiangirl]

That "sigh" noise when you just get comfortable in bed after a long day.

cats purring

my mom's voice (i'd give anything to hear it again)

absolute, total silence

the sound of breathing when you're kissing and getting turned on

[Hey, It's That Guy!]

I forgot to mention the sound the robots made on the old Transformers cartoon when they'd transform into vehicles, that "chk-chk-chk" sound. I can't pick up one of the old toys without making that sound!

Some of the older Nintendo and Super Nintendo games have really distinct sounds that make me smile, like the Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda games.

Food cooking, especially meat on a barbecue grill.

[furthur]

My very favorite sound is a baby sucking on the bottle (or breast), making that delicious little "mnh," "mnh," sound, half-moan, half-swallow. I love the way the little line between their eyes smoothes out, and their eyes half close with bliss, too. Can't imagine being that happy any more! :p

I also love these sounds:

rain hitting the roof
rumble of distant thunder
toddlers belly-laughing
my parents' voices
my eldest daughter saying "Mama!" when she's excited
my youngest saying, "I love you, Mama"
the sound of wind sighing through the Mouse's Tank trail in the Valley of Fire
voices with Deep South drawls, especially Mississippi drawls
real British accents
the pop of bubble wrap


Mrs. Furthur

[furthur]

Oh, and one more I forgot:

when we're fixing to have a tornado, the wind chimes outside the back door start with a light ching, ching... then a little faster... a little faster. Yummy spooky thrill.

Mrs. Furthur

[MrTuffPaws]

The sound of an American AC switching station. That buzz is what heaven sounds like.

The sound of a high powered rifle shot in the distance on a cold morning.

The plop of a water drop falling into a still pool.

The hum of a heavily loaded twin turbo prop plane.

[Mr. Blue Sky]

There used to be a commercial for Whose Line that consisted solely of Drew Carey laughing. By the end of the commercial, I was laughing, too.


In case you want to see the episode that's from, it's a game of sound effects in which two women from the audience have to supply sounds for Ryan and Colin (who try to cue the women for sounds). They mention a duck and the women makes a duck sound. Then Ryan cues an elephant and the woman makes the same duck sound. I've seen it 2 or 3 times and it still cracks me up. Drew laughs all during the sketch and for some time afterwards.

[JeffyDMan]

Baby's Laughter

Sound of swimming underwater

Thunderstorm

Rain pattering on the concrete

A thunderous fart

A guttural belch.

What? It's funny, and I love the sound of laughter. Even my own.

[psycat90]

The sizzling sound food makes when it hits a hot cast iron skillet.

Leaves in the trees rustling overhead while sleeping in a tent.

The crunch sound day old snow makes when walking in it.

The soft popping sound a cork makes when pulled out of a wine bottle.

The clicking of some of my high heels on tile floors.

The punch sound a stapler makes.

The ocean, waves roaring and crashing.

My sons cracking up at something silly.

Sonic Booms.

[Sample_the_Dog]

Leaves in the trees rustling overhead while sleeping in a tent.

psycat90, can I save this one for the misplaced modifier thread? It's absolutely delicious! :cool:

Btw, the clear winner here seems to be (quoting the man who gave me my handle):

How grim our lives would be
if not for children's laughter --
like scary old fairy tales
with no happily-ever-after.

[TellMeI'mNotCrazy]

In case you want to see the episode that's from, it's a game of sound effects in which two women from the audience have to supply sounds for Ryan and Colin (who try to cue the women for sounds). They mention a duck and the women makes a duck sound. Then Ryan cues an elephant and the woman makes the same duck sound. I've seen it 2 or 3 times and it still cracks me up. Drew laughs all during the sketch and for some time afterwards.


Oh, excellent, I've always wondered what episode it was from.

I wonder if Netflix has Whose Line eps on DVD? ::runs off to check::

[Dark Side of the Floyd]

1. My bass... Especially the lowest E.

It's got this sort of nice, low hum that's really warm and fat. I can't really explain it.

2. The eight recurring notes in the song "Money".

I guess you can tell I like the bass, eh?

[EmeraldGrue]

The THX sound.
Bagpipes!
My toddler cousin laughing.
The sound effects from pretty much any old Shareware game.
I forget who mentioned old book pages flipping, but ditto that. Flpflpflpflpflph...
Altos singing in harmony.
The Beatles singing in harmony.
The "click" sound effect in Windows when you minimize/maximize windows.
Klezmorim rocking out.

[BadBadger]

The perfect 'dead air' silence of deeply fallen snow and the squeeky scrunch of footsteps in it. = perfect. I can hear it now.

A Muzzerrain(sic) calling to prayer in the morning - exotic (not sure I'd feel that way for long tho)
Bowling pins / Pool balls after a sweet strike/pot
The screech of a buzzard and the hoot of an owl - freedom
Sound of the surf rolling in
And of course rain on the window pane

[Mini-Thud]

Yes, a truly potent, virile sound. Man, it breaks me up every time I hear it.


All glory to the Hypnotoad. (http://www.kippa.org.uk/)

[Lobsang]

I love a sound I just created.... I.e. the multiple dull cracky sound a stiff human neck makes when you jerk it to free up tension. I love the resulting feeling too.

[Kansas Beekeeper]

The rattle of a diesel motor on a cold winter morning.

[MovieMogul]

When my gas tank is 9/10 empty and I'm parked at the gas pump and I open the gas cap and this light exhale from the tank breathes out, starting with a low hiss and ending soon after with a final faint gasp.

That is my favorite sound in the whole world.

[Lobsang]

The rattle of a diesel motor on a cold winter morning.


That instantly reminds me of the family fiat filling the whole terraced street I grew up on with opaque smoke every single morning. We as kids were first introduced to that fiat in our garage, where I mistook it for a cool hip ford escort. The pride was short-lived. How sad it is to know that the family car is an embarrasment at such a young age.

[Beware of Doug]

The purr of a sleeping kitty cat.

The primeval yawp of a bass saxophone.

The NBC chimes on old radio air shots, back when they were played on some preposterous automatic music box that rendered them ever so slightly out of tune.

A freight train passing through at 2:00 in the morning 8 blocks away from the house I grew up in.

Carol Costello teasing her weatherman early mornings on CNN.

The barely perceptible thunk issuing once a minute from the old-fashioned synchronized schoolroom clocks.

[flamingbananas]

The sound a spoon makes when you are stirring something in a plastic blender.

[drm]

Loons

a sigh of contentment

[SteveG1]

cats purring
dogs, and that contented groan/grunt they make when they are happy and about to fall asleep
the chatter my chickens make when they "talk" to me
distant thunder
the far away whistle of a train at night
the wind in the pines
babies laughing

[Kythereia]

The distant sound of the train in the morning

Waves lapping at the shore

Rain on the roof

Church bells chiming

A symphony tuning itself before it begins

My old children's choir singing

Laughter

[LucyInDisguise]

I can't believe I didn't mention.... BAGPIPES!

Best sound on earth!
When played by someone who knows how to play ... ;)

Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here -- either with headphones or turned up so high it makes the windows rattle. :eek:

The opening bass and guitar rift on White Rabbit -- I could "Name That Tune" just hearing the first tenth of the first note. (Okay, the rest of the song works, too!) :cool:

My wife's voice when she says "I Love You" in that way that lets me know she really means it ... :D

___________________

I'll take reality for $500, Alex

[Sample_the_Dog]

The stillness when something wakes you up, but you don't yet know what -- and the house is quiet, and your wife is sleeping -- and you see the clock and you realize... you woke up because the train did not go by.

[dare_devil007_]

A gentle summer breeze right after sunset.
My dog sighing right before she falls asleep.
The roaring of a waterfall/crashing ocean waves.
Leaves rustling.
City traffic (I am strange.)
The pitter-patter of summer rain against my window.

I just looked over this list and realized what a nature freak I am. :dubious:

[HelloKitty]

I love the sound of sneakers squeaking on the gym floor during a basketball game

The RRRIIIPPP sound a basketball makes when swishing thru the net

The quiet sound that comes when snow is blanketing the city

The sound of my husband snoring (well, for about 4 or 5 snores, then I have to poke him) For some reason it makes me smile to hear him snore...