Channeling the /dev/sda1 hard drive partition into a file. At last i've imported the raw file properly as the 8-bit unsigned linear pcm. This is 8bit mono 44100 hz windows wave. Lots of strange digital sounds. Quite useful for noise and experimental musicians. Interesting that if we just do cat /dev/sda1 > /dev/dsp we hear different sound more like modem 56k. I also made a record of it. See my files.
Recording of a crystal being rubbed against a hard surface, needed it for a project, decided to share it on here for anyone looking for a similar type of sound.
This is a free kick sound i created using a roland 808 drum machine. I then ran it through distortion and compression in sound forge to get this hard boomy crunchy punch. Pitched at c2 for convenience. Enjoy :).
I have a lot of old hard drives, some of which are still working and others are damaged. My project is collect the sounds produced during start-up. To do this i use a digital recorder zoom h4n using the two incorporated microphones and two 'diy'ed contact microphones additionally. This here is the sound of a western digital caviar 32500 working fine.
Crackly, moist sound of a hard-boiled egg with disintegrating shell and intact membrane. Could be used for an animal hatching or generic organic sounds.
Power switch is pressed, computer starts up, plays a sound effect through the internal speaker, power switch is pressed again and the computer shuts down. Recorded with a zoom h4n, placed inside the computer.