Sound of a Pacific National NR Class locomotive idling at a train station.
Recorded with Sennheiser MKE 440 (with added windshield) connected to Sony ZV-1.
Some slight amplification …
December 6th, 2024
Honda Monkey 50cc Motorcycle Idling: A gentle engine hum, with a steady low-revving thrum and occasional subtle mechanical noises. The sound features the soft purr of a small …
December 4th, 2024
Lawn mower
Recoerded on Nokia 5310
July 15th, 2023
I was in an aeroplane and it started making this noise. I thought there were two ways this could end. Either the plane might fall out of the …
June 1st, 2023
An air conditioning unit fan.
May 7th, 2022
Recorded with a Samsung Galaxy S9+ with the Sound Recorder Pro app.
March 24th, 2022
The engine of the PS Waverley paddle steamer, spinning and whirring along.
Also available in a 5-minute version.
Recorded on Zoom iQ7.
March 16th, 2020
Recording of a trash truck driving down the street and picking up a plastic can in front of the building in which I was recording. Recorded through a …
January 20th, 2020
Field recording of a generator running surrounded by 1 foot of snow. Mic is about 15 feet away.
February 28th, 2019
Other places
Recorder: ZOOM H2 / other portable device
Software: Pro Tools / Audacity / Ocenaudio / Reaper
April 11th, 2018
A rhythmic sample with an emotional feel. Sample generated via computer synthesis.
THEME - A Night at the Asylum: sounds that drive you crazy
This sound was created based on a recording which contained sounds of scraping, tapping and footsteps. …
October 9th, 2015
A loud, buzzing hum from a power washer compressor. Recorded on a Marantz PMD660 with a Roland DR-20 dynamic microphone.
March 4th, 2014
Could be an engine or mechanical sound, but is another sample from the Mute-Synth.
November 7th, 2013