Running a corkscrew several times rapidly along the edge of a wooden desk. Recorded with minidisc and condenser mic, indoors, 6" distance. Background noise removed with audacity. Short, rattly hard noises.
A knijpkat is a flashlight that's manually driven (no batteries) by squeezing a handle attached to a dynamo inside the knijpkat. This is the sound it makes. 24bit 48khz, stereo, 2 x small membrane -> edirol r4.
Riding in building elevator during a trip to visit rrr in lowell. 0:18 - close mic elevator fan noise with weird ringing sound; 0:30 - drumming on elevator interior; 0:45ish - elevator doors opening and closing. 0:55 - "good day!".
Two-pole circuit breaker recorded held in my hand, also pressed against a wooden board for more resonance. And some rattling mechanical handling noises at the end. Useful as electrical switch click. 96 khz, 32-bit float. Tlm-103 mic straight into pro tools. The only processing is a mild gate. At least it has a good noise floor.
A metal tray with teacups rattling slightly and being put down 4 or 5 times. Neutral indoor atoms. Recorded on a zoom h1. Easy to edit to choose the one you like best. Example of it in use can be found at releasetheclowns. Podbean. Com in episode 47.
This is the sound of the broken fan at the bathroom in my friends house. It sounds a lot like a cricket, but i can assure you it’s a machine- once again this was straight off my phone so sorry if the quality is pretty bad. I hope this can still be of use to you. You don’t need permission but i would like to know if anyone does use it, just for the sake of curiousity :).
Roomtone of the interior of a barn, with constant creak, cracks, rattle, metal, can be used during storm, quite mysterious, recorded at 48-16 with portable dat using schoeps ms ball, edited and decoded in stereo in pt.