An imaginary steam-powered machine runs up to speed and slows to a halt. Created in flstudio 11 with a commuted synthesis model for emulating engines and other cyclic mechanical sounds, also known as virtualmachine, by rurik leffanta. See http://www. Xoxos. Net/about. Html. Flstudio 3x osc noise was used as a hissing sound similar to venting of high pressure steam. The hiss is granulated to simulate a slight sputtering effect. As the machine tempo increases, lf rumble is introduced to evoke the notion of a rolling load. The rumble dies away as the machine slows down. 100% synthesised sound. No audio sample is present in this recording.
Under a canal bridge, 2 barges pass. The first one does have a radio on (the music will be subject to copyright control) but i can't tell what the song is. After they've gone we hear the water lapping and one or two people talking. Some traffic in the background and a motorbike leading into the first barge.
Great single-speed diesel engine sound, loopable for any length background you need. This one happens to be at about 1200 rpm for a four-cylinder ford tractor engine. That said, i am living dangerously today because it's a field recording and i'm not saying where it was. Not because i can't, but because i frequently use the wrong door when entering or leaving the supermarket and i usually completely ignore the painted traffic directives in the parking lot. I'm proud of that.
The diesel engine of a citroën jumpy 2010 2. 0 hdi starting, idling, revving and stopping. Recorded with a zoom h1n in the swedish winter with a temperature below zero.
A jetty (ferry) on the banks of the river ganga, west bengal, india. Sparse walla of passengers speaking in bangla. Neumann kmr81 recorded on a sound devices 664.
Fenwicks working on wet floor. Reverse gear bips, motors, wire on wet floor, metal creaking, loading. France, 2007. Recorded with schoeps ab ortfrecorded on tascam dap148khz, 16 bits.
Recording of mechanical engines doing some construction works on anspach road. It seems like horns. Sorry for the poor quality. It was recorded on the run with my smartphone.
