My sax player friend played a few things for me and so i sampled parts of them (fairly long parts) to share. Used a sm57 about 3 inches away from the barrel.
Just another beat i've made using sounds only found here on freesound. I know it doesn't sound like the middle east, but it was suppose to, and that was the inspiration. Fiddlehttp://freesound. Org/people/boilingsand/sounds/49782/. Kickhttp://freesound. Org/people/garogourou/sounds/144543/. Cymbalhttp://freesound. Org/people/mistorcaveman/sounds/154690/. Tambourinehttp://freesound. Org/people/marvman/sounds/51318/. Smackhttp://freesound. Org/people/captain%20k%20man/sounds/125028/. Crashhttp://freesound. Org/people/rytmenpinnen/sounds/102033/.
I was at my fiddle lesson with my zoom h4n, so i thought that i would record my fiddle teacher playing the folk song arkansas traveler. My fiddle teacher has played with alison kraus before. He is a master fiddler.
Fiddling with a small wooden bead bracelet. Second half contains soft fabric movement. Occasional soft breath soz but mostly clean. Recorded on a r0de nt-1, through a ai-1 in my booth. Raw unedited audio.
A nighttime pub in northern ireland. We hear the chatter of lively voices, with traditional irish music playing in the background. A bit of rattling silverware as well.