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auralserenity
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Posted : Jan 19, 2010 08:58:48
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Few innovative sounds that I've recorded
1. I bought an (ab)used and damaged midi synth. It gives me some very weird noises to record and edit. Its very unpredictable.
2. It had only been few minutes since a massive rain, ambiance was still wet, I carried a hand held sound recorder(Roland) and sat on a wet highway sidewalk, late at night, and I got some beautiful effects of cars whooshing by.
3. Hit the basketball on the solid tiled ground - record it - do the required filter tweaking and get a unique analog kick(Can try other balls and other flooring for better aural response).
4. I once stood on a rail bridge and recorded the passing train(I was dangerously close to the train, hence I'll not recommend this). Anyhow, I ended up not using it anywhere. It wasnt that good.
5. Place a table fan(run it on slow speed)between source of sound(Voice is recommended) and mic(Large diaphragm mic), get a very interesting stutter.
6. Try speaking anything and record it(Can, actually, take any voice. But it must be spoken one, not a sung one.) - take another track of synth melody - place sidechain compressor over synth melody - define vocal recording as the source for the sidechaining - put some subtle(Very subtle) automation on synth filter cutoff - keep resonance low(Not very low) - set the gain accordingly - and finally let the voice modulate synth sound - synth will start trying to say something. Loud and clear vocals will help.
7. Deep Fry something on the pan - and record the noise - get a nice warm sound effect of rain - pass the recording through some effects like reverb(But very subtle. I repeat, very subtle).
Note:- Let the reverb always be a mushy Utopian gadget for 'Enya' like aliens. Less of it is better, but remember less doesnt mean inaudible.
8. Light a match - record it upclose - trim the middle portion of the sample - shape it into a sustain loop - put no effect at all - no compressor even - although, can use filter to take care of few anomalies like background hiss or any click or glitch - turn the level absolutely down - try mixing this sustain loop into any track or song by bringing up the level - raise the level very carefully so that loop is barely audible - and soon fade back in - and continue fiddling level whenever feel required.
9. I once recorded my fart. Never used it though.
10. And snores.
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auralserenity
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Posted : Jan 20, 2010 09:41
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Chlorophil
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Posted : Jan 20, 2010 14:29
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9. I once recorded my fart. Never used it though.
hahah!!!!!! thanks for sharing!
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Gunter
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Posted : Jan 20, 2010 15:53
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Recording "silence" could be a thrilling task. Seriously. and afterward twisting around with it, with effects and so on. |
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shahar
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Posted : Jan 20, 2010 17:30
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On 2010-01-20 09:41, auralserenity wrote:
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Well, if you'll post it in the right section (music production) it might help.
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auralserenity
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Posted : Jan 20, 2010 20:17
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On 2010-01-20 17:30, shahar wrote:
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On 2010-01-20 09:41, auralserenity wrote:
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Well, if you'll post it in the right section (music production) it might help.
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Well 'shahar', I liked this forum site and recently joined it, so might not have followed the ways. But tell me if your approach is for sample creation for ambient music then wont the thread be initiated under the same genre.
Anyways, now could you help me move this entire thread to (music production), if its possible for you.
And yes I am start to liking this thread again and do the updates on recording technique. As I told you I liked this forum a lot. |
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auralserenity
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Posted : Jan 20, 2010 20:20
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On 2010-01-20 15:53, Gunter wrote:
Recording "silence" could be a thrilling task. Seriously. and afterward twisting around with it, with effects and so on.
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Thanx 'gunter', but is it not the background hiss that we'll be fiddling with? |
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shahar
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Posted : Jan 21, 2010 00:08
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I suggest you open a similar thread in that section and just add ambient to the subject.
Most people here are listeners, not producers.
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Gunter
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Posted : Jan 21, 2010 00:10
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What I meant was: couldn`t it be cool to go, let`s say in a old empty castle and just do long time recordings of the "silence" there, which atually is no silence, because from time to time something will happen, a window will make a noise or something else will happen for sure. Some noise in the silence. So you are recording, what this building actually is, its character. And then twist around with this recorded character of the building. It will actually have a meaning, because it really represents something. |
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Bom*shankar
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Posted : Jan 21, 2010 07:58
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On 2010-01-20 15:53, Gunter wrote:
Recording "silence" could be a thrilling task. Seriously. and afterward twisting around with it, with effects and so on.
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liked your post gunter. |
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auralserenity
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Posted : Jan 21, 2010 19:40
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On 2010-01-21 00:10, Gunter wrote:
What I meant was: couldn`t it be cool to go, let`s say in a old empty castle and just do long time recordings of the "silence" there, which atually is no silence, because from time to time something will happen, a window will make a noise or something else will happen for sure. Some noise in the silence. So you are recording, what this building actually is, its character. And then twist around with this recorded character of the building. It will actually have a meaning, because it really represents something.
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Wow 'gunter', that's really interesting. Gave me the immediate inspiration for some spooky kind of music. |
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auralserenity
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Posted : Jan 21, 2010 19:47
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