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Metal
Metal Pot and Lid Percussion
By Stilgar, August 26th, 2008 Metal | Percussion | Pot | Single Subject | Experiment | Variable Bitrate | MonoClick to play
1:22 minutes (2.37 MB)
I make a bunch of percussion-type sounds by hitting a metal pot and its lid.
paperclips dropped & jangled
By hugh, May 6th, 2008 drawer | Metal | Oddments | paperclip | Percussion | raking around | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:35 minutes (544.53 KB)
Metal paper clips being fiddled with, and dropped into a drawer.
metal legs, guns and gizmos
By Stephan, May 5th, 2008 *snick* | Alethiometer | clicking | device | fine | flicking | Gadget | Gizmo | Gun | light | Looking-Glass | mechanics | Metal | Pistol | Revolver | Telescope | thin | ticking | Tripod | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:51 minutes (1.16 MB)
This is an old (40 years) camera tripod with brass metal legs that fold into one another in 3 sections each. Compared to modern plastik tripods it looks a little steampunk.
zang
By Thore, November 29th, 2007 *twang* | *zang* | *zing* | Cord | fast | lead | Metal | Party | silvester | String | Water | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:01 minutes (20.66 KB)
Pouring melted lead into cold water. Recorded with the Zoom H2 standing on a wooden seat next to a metal pot filled with wate.
ting
By Thore, November 28th, 2007 *ting* | Bell | Cowbell | hitting | Metal | Overtones | short | Steel | Single Subject | Tone / Tune | Experiment | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:06 minutes (140.66 KB)
I recorded a steel coffee pot. struck by a metal knife. The Zoom H2 was placed in the empty coffee pot. Recorded at 48KHz 24bit 4-Way surround. mixed down to Stereo.
cutlery on table
By Thore, November 16th, 2007 Cutlery | Household | Kitchen | Metal | Table | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:05 minutes (117.39 KB)
Putting some cutlery on the table.
wood and cutlery
By Thore, November 16th, 2007 Cutlery | Household | Kitchen | Metal | putting down | rattling | Rhythm | wooden | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:02 minutes (59.23 KB)
wooden cutboard with some cutlery put on wooden table. Normalized, very low noise.
ringing light metal piece on hard floor
By Stephan, May 16th, 2007 Metal | small | tinkling | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:09 minutes (214.74 KB)
Dragging a rope over stone floor which has a light metal object fixed to it's end.
springlocked cellar door
By Stephan, May 15th, 2007 Basement | Door | Keys | Lock | Metal | opening | Springlock | squeaking | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:18 minutes (430.86 KB)
Opening a springlocked wooden cellar door and closing it again.
metal box springs open
By Stephan, April 20th, 2007 *twung* | chapping | Metal | opening | spring open | Single Subject | Characteristic | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:04 minutes (77.08 KB)
The ovens door springs open.
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