This is a simulation of the sound produced by the fabyan anti-gravity device which was built, tested and debunked in 1913 at riverbank estates in geneva, illinois. The device is now in the geneva historical society museum but is too fragile to attempt to operate it. This simulation was produced to accompany an asa conference presentation "what did colonel fabyan's anti-gravity device sound like?".
Pigeons nesting beneath a bridge. Cooing and the squabs baby pigeons) squeaks can be heard. Some traffic in the background and at one point a local pub emptys its glass bin.
Flapping of bird's wings. Sound effect created using umbrella. Thanks to epicsound. Com for the idea. A zoom h2n handy recorder was used to capture the sound and basic editing was completed in garageband.
And lift off! i made a recording by fluttering a golden spatula from near to far (take off). I managed to get this effect by wiggeling the spatula between my thumb and index finger. This was recorded at open window institute's (gauteng, south africa) sound booth.
Birds in a cage flying about. Not the cleanest recording, but probably still pretty useful for some people. Recorded with a tascam dr-05 linear pcm recorder. Cc0, so no hassle with giving credit.
I recorded this with a yamaha pocketrak that i taped to the feeder and enhanced the vol. With sony sound forge. It was fun to watch their reaction to the recorder but they eventually figured out it was harmless. Hunger overcomes fear every time. :o) here and there you can hear our tv in the background as i forgot to mute it. Please comment on what you may use it for. Thanks. :o).
