This is a little project i did to help children understand the dynamic nature of wood. Sometimes you think wood should be knocked but then you regret it when she knocks your wood.
Recorded in my home studio on my akg c-214 condenser microphone. This is the sound of me knocking over my water glass on a wooden table. It makes a nice clinking sound but doesn't break.
Two domino pieces that are being repeatably hit by each other. Recorded with my rode m1 dynamic microphone. The recording is in 32bit 44100hz wav format.
Numerous takes of door knocks from inside a house, from light tapping to heavy pounding. This recording is taken from a close perspective (under a meter, or 2 feet). 96/24 zoom h4n with onboard stereo microphones.
Hit a glass vase with my finger(s), mostly ankle has some nice accoustic. -variating hits. Recorded with a ultra cheap microphone unit of my mp3 player. Reduced noise.
Hit a glass vase with my finger(s), mostly ankle has some nice accoustic. -last 3 hits of the whole sample. Recorded with a ultra cheap microphone unit of my mp3 player. Reduced noise.
Hitting radiator with fingers and scrapping over with a metallic object (car-key). When amplify the quiet content, some interesting sound can be worked out. Recorded with a ultra cheap microphone unit of my mp3 player. Reduced noise.
Hitting radiator with fingers and scrapping over with a metallic object (car-key). Additionally amplified, notch-filter and accented subs. Results in a interesting sound scape. I've started to save my files in pcm format (instead of acm) because there was additionally quality loss. Recorded with a ultra cheap microphone unit of my mp3 player. Reduced noise.
Some small pieces of wood loosely handled to make lots of noise when they knock together. Sounds like kindling being carried in someones arms. Maybe useful for combining with other noises to make a messy crash. Recorded in treated room with shure sm58.
