The sound of trying to open a box without succeeding. As heard in our episode "the snurfs" bonus 107 (comedypodcast. Net). Recorded using audacity on a mac with a blue yeti microphone.
Boxing gym sounds: speedbag, heavy bags, punching mitts, sparring, round timer bells, traffic passing open garage-bay doors. Recorded with a zoom at a traditional boxing gym. Zoom recorder.
Sliding, opening, and generally rustling a medium sized cardboard box. Recorded from within. Recorded on a tascam dr-40 for my own use but hopefully someone else finds it useful as well!.
A jigsaw puzzle box is placed on a table and opened, the pieces tipped out, then a couple of minutes of sorting pieces and putting the puzzle together.
Opening and closing of a small matchbox filled with 20 matchsticks. The movement was performed multiple times at various speeds. Recorded with sennheiser me 64 on focusrite scarlett.
A brand new macbook box is so tight that lifting the lid won't open it; you have to wait for the bottom to slide out and drop. This results in a vibration that sounds a lot like a strange fart sound.
I opened a box, went through the cassette tapes, took one out, took the tape out of the plastic box, inserted it in the cassette player, pressed play, then pressed stop. Mono recording.