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Hey, I need a sound effect of a glob of clay hitting the wall and splatting.
Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ravwSrkyl-Y

The link is to a private video.
I have some clay I could record, It has dried a lot so will need some time to get it wet enough to splat properly.

Benboncan wrote:
The link is to a private video.
I have some clay I could record, It has dried a lot so will need some time to get it wet enough to splat properly.

It's unlisted now so you should be able to see it.

In the meantime is part of this any use ?

http://www.freesound.org/people/Corsica_S/sounds/67887/

Beefier remixes of vocal splat ... http://www.freesound.org/people/Timbre/packs/9070/

I like Timbre's sound (but it's a little too sharp) but I'm going to wait to see how Benboncan's sound turns out.

Spleaurg wrote:
I like Timbre's sound (but it's a little too sharp)

Whaddya mean ?, it's almost perfect ... http://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4otMEAHEkEWMzgyNmUwMmUtMjlhNC00YWZmLWE4ODUtZTdlZDRmODk0NGIx

I know it's REALLY good, I'm just going to see how Benboncan's turns out.

I suspect some sort of artificial composite sound is required:
an authentic recording of a real blob clay hitting a wall is going to be disappointing,
(probably just like a loud slap / thud without any squelchiness).

Possible sources for composite ...

http://www.freesound.org/people/anechoix/packs/4678/
http://www.freesound.org/people/thsha1/sounds/28695/
http://www.freesound.org/people/Project_Trident/sounds/140296/
http://www.freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/sounds/104677/

Hmm the banana one has potential.

"I suspect some sort of artificial composite sound is required:
an authentic recording of a real blob clay hitting a wall is going to be disappointing, "

I suspect so too.

The lump has been soaking overnight, will play with it later on.

I was thinking of dropping it from a stepladder on a wet floor.

Any other suggestions?

Benboncan wrote:
“ The lump has been soaking overnight, will play with it later on.
I was thinking of dropping it from a stepladder on a wet floor.
Any other suggestions? ”

Maybe drop it into a very shallow pool (a few mm deep) of thick slip, (that’s liquid clay y'know),
that’s going to get very messy though : protect the mic and other valuables from splatter.

OK, had a go

http://www.freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/147541/

very unsatisfactory, it sounds clicky. My gear was unscathed, not the kitchen, I had intended to record outside but it rained for two days and today is dry but windy so kitchen it was.

I have some other ideas that might work better.

hope you love this one:
http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/147546/

Thanks Benboncan! And this website is great, I used to have to make all my sound effects from scratch, and they did not turn out so well...