This was recorded with a trustin portable rechargeable 8gb dictaphone. The recorder was held about 7" away for the louder scrapes and drops and no more than 3" away with the softer scraping sounds. Some normalization was used to drop the peaks. The tiles were in the small hall of an apartment, facing an open door. The hall was approximately 3 feet wide and 8 feet long. This is free to use anywhere you may find useful, and i'd love to hear the results.
I've used a lot of sounds from this site over the years so i thought it was about time i gave something back:). Field recording on h4n zoom recorder as a concrete was spayed against the wire frame of our in ground pool. This has been normalized, equalized and compressed in audacity. Happy for this to be public domain, use it as you see fit. And thanky ou to the contributors on this site:).
This is the sound of a plastic garbage can sliding across a cement floor. Recorded in stereo on a sound devices mixpre3ll with a pair of audio technica at943 microphones.
Close up of loud horse steps on a forest soil, the a few steps on a road. Rattling of metalic chains. Frane, jan 2023. Recorded with shoeps cmc6 mk41recorded on sounddevice mixpre624bits, 48khz, wave mono.
Close up of rubber boots trampling in mud. Some "splurp" sounds sometimes. France, january 2023. Recorded wuth shoeps cmc6 mk41recorded on sounddevice mixpre624bits, 48khz, wave mono.
This is two slabs of concrete , one on top of the other, and scraped together. In this sample i have changed the rate to give it a 'bigger slab' effect. You can also add reverb and play with the rate yourself for more dramatic effect.
From under a concrete bridge, the sound of cars driving at a fairly high speed over the decking. Unlike some similar bridges, this one does not produce any loose metal clanking at the joints and there is very little flange to the sound as the cars pass.
Dropped two contact mics at the surface of an anthill. Recorded with jrf contact mics in serrinha do alambari, state of sao paulo, brazil in sound devices mixpre-6 96khz 24 bits.
The sound of an earthquake cracking open the soil. Freesound samples used:"earthquake or distant space shuttle rumble. Wav" by genelythgow(freesound. Org/people/genelythgow/sounds/203281)"digging. Wav" by prozaciswack(freesound. Org/people/prozaciswack/sounds/82722)further samples of stones, wooden bricks, etc. Recorded via rode nt2a -> focusrite saffire liquid 56. Processed and mixed in ableton live 9.
I grabbed a metal mallet (mini sledgehammer) and dropped in on cement in various ways. Lightly and a bit harder. Recorded into my ntg3 in a garage sectioned off. Signal to noise ratio was really good because it was a loud sound. H5 was my recorded. Cleaned some hum using rx4. Boom!. Pretty please, post a link if you use this file. I'm excited to see what you can do with this!. Text me if you want to have fun and talk gear. I love hearing what people are up to!702-860-9869.
Two, electrically powered jack-hammers at work with various starts, stops and runs as recorded from inside an apartment. Biographical note: currently work is being done on the balconies of my apartment building. . . This is what one hears for several hours every weekday.
A short sample recorded whilst walking in mulgrave woods, whitby. Features footsteps on a dirt path, breathing, and walking into the entrance of a concrete tunnel.
Walking on sand/gravel on concrete. Very crunchy. Recorded on a dr07 mkii in southwest florida. Please credit aaron port. If you can, please share the project you used this in.
Walking on grass. In my opinion could be also used for dirt, that why it's called "soil". You should play with volume on this one. Background noise removed as usual. Enjoy!.
Ambiance of a construction site in town, sound of machine. Close perspective of a concrete mixer working, making rythmic pulses. Hamer blows sometimes. Record in lausanne with h5. 48khz/24bit.