8 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Monaural"

A woman in high heels runs a few steps (approaching) then slows to a walk (leaving). Setting is a large marble hall. 96/24 monaural recording. No attribution: i explicitly give permission to use this sound without attribution.

A few minutes of a thunderstorm recorded from my window in atchison kansas at around 10:30 pm. You can faintly hear the neighbor kid's tv on the other side of the wall in the background. Recorded with lifecam hd3000 sitting on my bed about a meter from the 2 open windows facing east.

Amicus No.: 31386294, Performer Heading: Victor Military Band, Performer: Victor Military Band, Title: "O Canada" [sound recording] / [Calixa Lavallée], Composer Heading: Lavallée, Calixa, Generic Label: Victor, Transcribed Label: Victor, Numbers: Issue no.: 17999, Matrix no.: [16871], Take no.: 1, Side no.: B, Notes: Distributor: Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, Manufacturer: Victor Talking Machine Co., New Jersey, Recorded: [9 Dec 1915], [Camden, NJ], Victor Talking Machine, Released: [ca 1916], Issue Type: primary label, Discographical reference: disc; Abrams, unpublished research, recording date, release date and matrix number, Physical Description: 1 sound disc : 78 rpm, monaural ; 10 inch, Genre: Anthems ; National anthems; Hymnes nationaux, Canada, Location: 0004 1376 1379

I recorded this in my living room with mics in an x-pattern on the couch very close together, using a tascam dr-70d and behringer dyynamic microphones with patch cables for optimal volume. I recorded this at maximum gain on the tascam as two stereo files, then conjoined them to a 6-channel audio file properly and mixed the front two channels to a monaural center channel for added effect. The final result is what can be downloaded here. Tghe music in the background is part of the star trek: generations expanded complete score, and is coming from my computer to the rear of the recording, which lasts just over a minute in length, and the music was just background noise for testing purposes only. No copyright infringement was intended. Credit for the music goes to the now late jerry goldsmith and also dennis mccarthy, who is still alive. I hope you like this audio demonstration, and find it useful when considering rigs like the holophone, or comparible 5. 1 surround sound microphones / rigs. I take no credit for this recording, as it was done for demonstration purposes only. Have fun!.

Amicus No.: 31386781 Performer Heading: Price, Percival, 1901-1985 Performer: Percival Price, carillonneur Title: O Canada ; God save the King [sound recording] / [Calixa Lavallée] Composer Heading: Lavallée, Calixa Generic Label: Victor Transcribed Label: Victor Numbers: Issue no.: 216504 Take no.: 1 Side no.: A Notes: Distributor: Victor Talking Machine Co., Montreal Manufacturer: Victor Talking Machine Co., Québec (Province) Recorded: 1 Jul 1927, Ottawa, ON, Victor Talking Machine Released: [Sep 1927] Issue Type: primary label Comments: Additional information/information additionnelle: Actual moments during playing of Carillon Bells, Victory Tower, Ottawa, July 1, 1927 ; Music for "God save the King" is probably traditional. Discographical reference: disc; Numerical List of "His Master's Voice" - Victor recordings 1929, release date Physical Description: 1 sound disc : 78 rpm, monaural ; 10 inch Genre: Anthems ; Patriotic songs; National anthems; Chansons patriotiques; Hymnes nationaux, Canada Location: 0016 2083 2086 Web location: http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone-bin/Main/ItemDisplay?l=0&l_ef_l=-1&v=1&lvl=1&coll=24&itm=31386781

*Amicus No.: 31385055 Performer Heading: Jarvis, Harold (Harold Augustus), 1864-1924 Performer: Harold Jarvis, tenor with orchestra Title: O Canada : Canadian national hymn [sound recording] / [A.B. Routhier, lyrics] ; [Acton, Jas, transl.] ; [Calixa] Lavallée, music Composer Heading: Routhier, A. B.; Lavallée, Calixa,; Acton, Jas Generic Label: Berliner Transcribed Label: Victor Numbers: Issue no.: 5517; Miscellaneous no.: 2 Notes: Distributor: Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co., Montréal Manufacturer: Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co., Québec (Province) Recorded: Camden, NJ, Victor Talking Machine Released: [1 Aug 1908] Issue Type: primary label Comments: Single sided disc; sales/use/price licence appears across top of label; HMV symbol on label; "His Master's Voice"; patented 1897, 1908; Victor Talking Machine Co. matrices, sales/use licence in Canada only, appears arcing as a single-line across bottom of label. Title of Acton's translation : O Canada, beloved fatherland, copyrighted 1907, by The Home Journal, Toronto. Discographical reference: disc; Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, 1992, composer/lyricist; The Toronto Daily Star, release date, release year Physical Description: 1 sound disc : 78 rpm, monaural ; 10 inch Genre: Anthems ; Patriotic songs; Chansons patriotiques Location: 78/10 20,341 Website location: http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone-bin/Main/ItemDisplay?l=0&l_ef_l=-1&v=1&lvl=1&coll=24&itm=31385055

O Canada English Weir 1928 Amicus No.: 31400413 Performer Heading: Johnson, Edward, 1878-1959 Performer: Edward Johnson, Tenor with Orchestra assisted by Male Quartet Title: O Canada [sound recording] / Weir, lyrics ; Lavallée, music Composer Heading: Weir, Robert Stanley, 1856-1926; Lavallée, Calixa Generic Label: Victor Transcribed Label: Victor Numbers: Issue no.: 24005 Matrix no.: [BVE45612] Take no.: 3 Side no.: B Notes: Distributor: RCA Victor Company Limited., Montreal Manufacturer: RCA Victor Company Limited, Québec (Province) Recorded: [7 Jun 1928], New York, Victor Talking Machine Co Released: [ca Sep 1928] Issue Type: primary label Comments: Text transcribed from label/Texte transcrit de l'étiquette: Licensed under Canadian patent no 160997 for sale at current catalog price by authorized dealers. No other person shall sell, expose or offer this record for sale or exchange; Not licensed for Radio Broadcast. Additional information/information additionnelle: BVE preceding the matrix no. indicates a 10" electric recording. Discographical reference: The Tenor of his Time : Edward Johnson of the Met, matrix, number, recording date Physical Description: 1 sound disc : 78 rpm, monaural ; 10 inch Genre: Songs ; National songs--Canada; Chansons nationales--Canada Location: 78/10 16010 Web source: http://amicus.collectionscanada.ca/gramophone-bin/Main/ItemDisplay?l=0&l_ef_l=-1&v=1&lvl=1&coll=24&itm=31400413

This is a collection of "small room reverb" impulse responses that i sampled in a new england home known as butternut lodge, built and owned by actress bette davis back in 1940. It consists of all wooden rooms with many non-parallel surfaces, rugs and furniture and includes 3 round-shaped "silo" rooms! these rooms sound clean and do not have the irritating "ping" of many rectangular rooms. Short history/pictures of butternut (https://www. Airbnb. Com/rooms/24692769?source_impression_id=p3_1659215694_liuasyfxoceab5fn). Although these round shapes (and some of the other very small rooms) could potentially wreak havoc with phase at specific frequencies when summed to mono, i recorded this using the mid/side mic technique; therefore, the "side" channels fully cancel out, leaving a clean monaural reverb signal. These irs are stored as flac files. They can be used directly by any daw without conversion and have the added feature of being id3 tagged with a photo of the room each ir is taken from. After downloading, select view -> large icons in the folder to view the rooms. I sampled each room using a swept sine wave into a jbl flip 6 bluetooth speaker; recorded through a tascam tm-st1 m/s stereo microphone, feeding a tascam dr-07 recorder @ 24-bits 44. 1 khz and deconvolved using reaper. As of this post, i've been using these rooms for about 2 weeks. So far, i've found the "garage" to sound fantastic on drums! the drum sound! also, many of the other smaller rooms have a great effect on guitars, keys, and hand percussion. Each room varies in tone and brightness, so i've found that selecting/tuning the reverb send works well if approached like an eq. Increase the effect send until the instrument "feels" right (then perhaps back off slightly). A close-miked acoustic guitar, for instance, will take on a nice brightness and 3-d quality; not particularly reverberant, just big. At that point, i recommend applying any eq, compression, and bigger-sounding reverb effects. Hopefully you enjoy this. Please let me know how you like it and if you have any suggestions. Cheers!. Ken.