Snippet of conversation captured on way home from aberdeen city centre with footsteps and traffic noise. Olmpus ls3, internal pre-amp + okm binaural mics.
This is a noise i found while listening to a recorded track that i thought sounded interesting, so i worked with it for a bit, eliminated all the extraneous noise, and amplified it to max volume without (unwanted) distortion.
Smoke detector test noise, recorded roughly 20cm from mic without room reflections. Fundamental frequency: ca. 3373 hzovertones: ca. 6743 hz; 10111 hz, 13482 hz. Feel free to use this sound; no attribution required. Feel free to write me in the comments what you used this sound for. Equipment:røde ntg2sound devices mixpre-3 ii. File:wavmono48 khz24-bit.
Taped a pair of jrf c-series contact mics on a small, very quiet wristwatch to see if i could get a good signal. Pleasantly surprised by the result. Removed the quartz hum and de-noised in rx 7.
Slightly resonant clanging and pinging of me hitting the metal stairs of a reviewing stand used in a local parade. The mic is held very close to the surface, so there is very little environmental noise.
Twanging a table knife on a desk, recorded with minidisc and condenser mic indoors, approx 6" distance. Background noise removed with audacity. Short metallic vibrating noises.
Very relaxing ambient noise of wind blowing through trees and rustling leaves. Faint birdsong can also be heard in background. No wind noise on mic through most of the recording, though a little is present near the end.
Uk birmingham canal between icc and aston, large factory with extractor fans running in 'background'. H2 zoom front mic with wind shield, hand held, some wind noise.
Walking though the foot tunnel beneath union st, aberdeen, scotland following echoing footsteps with traffic noise above. Olympus ls3, internal pre-amp + okm binaural mics.
De-tuned electric guitar noise played through a heavy metal pedal and a small practice amp , recorded with a cheap condenser mic and fussed with a bit.
A few noises created by hitting the mic and its surrounding surfaces, with a big boost of bass, normalised and reverbed. Created by hjalmar for red moon roleplaying.
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.
Hypnotic machine sound composed of a repetitive clicking noise backed by a loud, complex hum. Mic is repositioned several times during the recording, changing the relative loudness of the hum and click components.
A selection of noises made by rubbing a wet enamel bathtub. Recorded using a cheap mono back-electret mic and an old sony minidisc recorder. Recorded hastily but i hope of use to someone.
A small excerpt of a mockingbird singing nearby on a tree in alfama, lisbon. Traffic and city noise on the background. Recorded with a zoom h4n internal mics. March 2015.
Berlin, august 2012. School hollydays beeing over, the children are playing in the school yard. Some shouting. Language non recognisable. Recorder sony m10 internal mics.
This is a binaural recording of a restaurant with kitchen sounds and people chatter. Recorded with a diy dummy head binaural mic setup using a styrofoam dummy head, humanlike silicone ears, and dpa 4060 omnidirectional mics. Enjoy.
Apple imac is a silent computer. I don't hear almost any noise from it, but i tried giving a microphone-sweep over the screen, which surprised me. You can hear various kinds of noise in a close audition. A dynamic mic.
Background white noise recorded at a computer test lab. Constant drone with no beeps or clicks. This was recorded outside a large chamber, there's another recording where i place the mic inside the big chamber.
Weird sounds my earphones are making when i move mouse on my lenovo thinkpad. Noise removed with audacity, in some part the mouse is moved about 120 bps tempo. Recorded with paw 120 internal mic.
Uk birmingham canal between icc and aston, hotel with kitchen extractor fan mounted on roof of restaurant area. Noise on the cusp of being pitched from the cowl, superimposed on the fan motor pitch. H2 zoom front mic with wind shield, hand held, some wind noise.
Found a big bush covered in white flowers with loads of bees buzzing all over it. Some good buzz noises here but unfortunately quite a bit of mic handling noise and the sound of the leaves brushing against the mic as i pushed it in close to try and stir up the bees a bit. Luckily i didn't get stung!.
An exercise thing which you squeeze that makes a loud creaking noise, sounds interesting pitched down. Recorded with a mid-sides mic setup. Mics used were akg 414, and an oktava mk-012-01 pencil condenser.
