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Museum Of Endangered Sounds

Jul 23 2026

The Museum of Endangered Sounds, created by Brendan Chilcutt in 2012, aims to preserve the distinctive audio signatures of vintage technologies like VHS VCRs and Windows 95 startup sounds that are disappearing with modern digital devices. The site invites visitors to listen to these nostalgic sounds, emphasizing the cultural and technological loss as older machines become obsolete. Chilcutt plans to catalog these sounds thoroughly and develop a system to reinterpret them as binary compositions, highlighting the importance of preserving auditory aspects of computing history.

https://savethesounds.info/

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The Listening Museum — 36 Keyboards, Sound-Mapped

audio, hardware, museum

Apr 23 2026

The Data Drop presents “The Listening Museum,” an interactive collection of 36 mechanical keyboards and switches spanning over 40 years and 8 switch families, featuring more than 500 audio samples. Users can click on any keyboard card to explore detailed information, then type on their own keyboard to hear corresponding sounds, offering a curated audio experience sourced from the open mechanical keyboard community to illustrate the diverse acoustics of different keyboard designs.

https://sheets.works/data-viz/keyboard-sounds

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Obsolete Sounds

audio, history, technology

Mar 27 2026

Obsolete Sounds is the world’s largest collection of disappearing and extinct sounds that have been remixed and reimagined to create a new form of listening. The project allows users to explore sounds across various categories such as technology, cameras, typewriters, and transport, offering an interactive experience with information on each sound.

https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds/

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