Datasets:

Iuda
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sescape-library

Error code:   StreamingRowsError
Exception:    CastError
Message:      Couldn't cast
i: string
t: string
l: string
b: string
c: string
d: double
k: string
g: string
s: string
tacos_clips: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
freesound-originals: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
foleyset: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
nasa_audio: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: s
...
   child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
gamesoundcon_walla: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
kenney: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
fsd50k: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
nps_yellowstone: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
  child 0, name: string
  child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
      child 0, sounds: int64
      child 1, captioned: int64
      child 2, timed: int64
  child 2, attribution: string
to
{'freesound-originals': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'aporee': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'bsd35k': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'eigenscape': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'foleyset': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'fsd50k': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'gamesoundcon_walla': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'kenney': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'nasa_audio': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'nps_gallery': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'nps_yellowstone': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'opengameart': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'sensing_forest': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'sonyc': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'tacos_clips': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'usotw': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}}
because column names don't match
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/utils.py", line 147, in get_rows_or_raise
                  return get_rows(
                      dataset=dataset,
                  ...<4 lines>...
                      column_names=column_names,
                  )
                File "/src/libs/libcommon/src/libcommon/utils.py", line 272, in decorator
                  return func(*args, **kwargs)
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/utils.py", line 127, in get_rows
                  rows_plus_one = list(itertools.islice(safe_iter(ds, dataset=dataset), rows_max_number + 1))
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/utils.py", line 483, in safe_iter
                  yield from ds.decode(False) if ds.features else ds
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 2840, in __iter__
                  for key, example in ex_iterable:
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 2373, in __iter__
                  for key, pa_table in self._iter_arrow():
                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 2398, in _iter_arrow
                  for key, pa_table in self.ex_iterable._iter_arrow():
                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 536, in _iter_arrow
                  for key, pa_table in iterator:
                                       ^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/iterable_dataset.py", line 419, in _iter_arrow
                  for key, pa_table in self.generate_tables_fn(**gen_kwags):
                                       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 343, in _generate_tables
                  self._cast_table(pa_table, json_field_paths=json_field_paths),
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 132, in _cast_table
                  pa_table = table_cast(pa_table, self.info.features.arrow_schema)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2378, in table_cast
                  return cast_table_to_schema(table, schema)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2306, in cast_table_to_schema
                  raise CastError(
                  ...<3 lines>...
                  )
              datasets.table.CastError: Couldn't cast
              i: string
              t: string
              l: string
              b: string
              c: string
              d: double
              k: string
              g: string
              s: string
              tacos_clips: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              freesound-originals: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              foleyset: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              nasa_audio: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: s
              ...
                 child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              gamesoundcon_walla: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              kenney: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              fsd50k: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              nps_yellowstone: struct<name: string, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>, attribution: str (... 4 chars omitted)
                child 0, name: string
                child 1, counts: struct<sounds: int64, captioned: int64, timed: int64>
                    child 0, sounds: int64
                    child 1, captioned: int64
                    child 2, timed: int64
                child 2, attribution: string
              to
              {'freesound-originals': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'aporee': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'bsd35k': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'eigenscape': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'foleyset': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'fsd50k': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'gamesoundcon_walla': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'kenney': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'nasa_audio': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'nps_gallery': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'nps_yellowstone': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'opengameart': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'sensing_forest': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'sonyc': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'tacos_clips': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}, 'usotw': {'name': Value('string'), 'counts': {'sounds': Value('int64'), 'captioned': Value('int64'), 'timed': Value('int64')}, 'attribution': Value('string')}}
              because column names don't match

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Sescape sound library, browsing copies

Low-bitrate browsing previews (AAC, 80 kbps, previews/) and the catalogue JSON (site/) behind the Sescape library viewer. 81,780 recordings, every one under CC0, a public-domain statement, or CC BY, with the licence and the required credit on each sound's record (site/sounds/<shard>.json, keyed by id; the shard is the top 12 bits of FNV-1a over the id, in hex). Captions, verified labels, timed annotations and similar-sound links come with each record.

This is a viewer's copy, not a training set: the previews are lossy and mono-summed browsing renders of the originals, and 58 recordings whose Freesound uploader asked not to be used for generative AI are not in this copy at all. Please respect the per-recording licences and the uploaders' stated preferences.

Sources

collection	recordings
FSD50K (Freesound)	28,901
SONYC-UST (New York sensors)	18,510
TACOS excerpts (Freesound)	10,799
FoleySet (Freesound)	9,998
Freesound	8,231
BSD35k (Freesound)	1,939
radio aporee	1,434
Sensing the Forest	742
Kenney	525
Urban Soundscapes of the World	127
NASA launch sounds	126
GameSoundCon walla	110
Yellowstone Sound Library	107
OpenGameArt	100
NPS Sound Gallery	67
EigenScape	64

Full attribution text per collection is in site/credits.json; each sound record carries its own attribution, license and source_page.

Layout

site/manifest.json, site/credits.json, site/index/<lane>.json (one row per sound: id, title, lane, bucket, licence, duration, flags, tags, snippet)
site/sounds/<hhh>.json: 4,096 shards of full records
previews/<lane>/<hh>/<path>.m4a: the audio, folder = top 8 bits of FNV-1a over <lane>/<path>.m4a

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