A sizzling effect made from close proximity xy (diaphragm) recording of oil on a high heat dropped onto a heated frying pan. Careful doing this, as this spits very hot oil back at you. It however will also create this rather high timbre sound very suited to those get scalded.
A field recording at a demolition site on the ne corner of pacific & bloor in toronto's high park neighbourhood. The daniels corporation is erecting a controversial 14-storey condo building on the site. The recording captures the crunches of the demolition equipment tearing out the roof joists of one of the old buildings. Roland r05 sound recorder with sennheiser mke 400 stereo microphone.
A field recording made during the 2012 prescribed burn in toronto's high park, 21 mar 2012. This is an annual event, and is used to maintain the parks' continentally-rare black oak savannah ecosystem. This recording made during the bloor st phase of the burn. Roland ro5 sound recorder with sennheiser mke 400 stereo microphone.
Another field recording made during the 21 mar 2012 prescribed burn in toronto's high park. Each year the city undertakes a controlled burn to maintain the continentally-rare black oak savannah ecosystem in the park. Roland r05 sound recorder with sennheiser mke400 stereo microphone.
Recorded in a lane which connects the west toronto railpath (a green linear park created along an old rail corridor) with osler st, on 20 sep 2011. Roland r05 sound recorder plus sennheiser mke400 stereo microphone.
Recorded among the crowd at the word on the street literacy and printed word festival at queen's park, toronto, 25 sep 2011. Roland r05 sound recorder with sennheiser mke400 stereo microphone.
A field recording made at the bartlett avenue cpr grade crossing (level crossing) in toronto, as a cpr freight train passes on the evening of 24 july, 2011. Roland r05 sound recorder with roland rs5 stereo microphone.
Another clip recorded at the occupy toronto base camp in st james park in downtown toronto, 11 nov 2011. You can hear the sounds of the occupy protesters as we walk through the park. Roland r05 sound recorder and sennheiser mke400 stereo microphone.
Recorded at a storm sewer grating at shaw st & manchester ave in toronto's seaton village neighbourhood, on 24 apr 2012. The surface drainage in this section of the city was once carried by the lost garrison creek, and so this might be the sound of the lost creek's waters. H4n sound recorder with sennheiser mke400 stereo microphone. .
Field recording made at the occupy toronto demonstration which gathered in nathan phillips square in front of new city hall on 22 oct 2011. "human mic" technique is in use. The occupy toronto base-camp was at nearby st james park at this time. Roland r05 sound recorder and sennheiser mke400 stereo microphone.
M61a2 cannon firing 181 rounds on an f-35 fighter plane. This is the real sound of a modern fighter cannon, not the wimpy nonsense machinegun sounds that are often misplaced in movies and games.
Cats meow with heat at the distance. Some dogs bark. Distant city traffic. Night. Recorded with zoom h4n-pro 48 khz / 24 bit. Use freely on your personal commercial and non-commercial projects. Don't put this raw sounds/files on youtube or anywhere else. You can use them in creative way as a part of art-form, but not "re-distribute" as (royalty free) stock material. Thank you.
A 3kw electric fan heater switches on, runs for a few seconds, then gets switched off, thus demonstrating my mastery over small electrical appliances. Olympus ls-5, built-in mic capsules, no filtering.
