'F' Sounds
Sound recording of Richie Havens performing a song on vocals and guitar.
Recording of the "Rammer Jammer" cheer, performed by the University of Alabama marching band and chanted by fans after the 2011 Iron Bowl victory against Auburn University. Recorded and uploaded to YouTube by Michael Casagrande of The Daily Bama Blog.
Sounds of a coach yelling to his players once the whistle first blows and contact between players with shoulder pads. This sound was recorded from a digital camera.
Sound recording of an excerpt from a televised production of the Miami vs. Virginia Tech football game in October, 2011. The recording is of the final play in the game.
Sound recording of footsteps on a linoleum surface. Acousmatic footsteps are often used in horror movies to signify the approach of a killer/monster/demon/etc.
Audio recording of footsteps along an off-path trail of the Proctor Creek Greenway. The sounds of leaves and gravel crunching can be heard with the steady beat of feet hitting the soil underneath. As a synecdoche, the sound represents the still available access to nature even through development of the Proctor Creek area. The sound was recorded with a Sony PCM-M10 recorder and an Electro-Voice RE50B omnidirectional dynamic microphone.
Recording of footsteps at West Village, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, with the chattering of students in the background. Recorded on an iPhone 7.
Sound recording of walking on ice. Walker wearing casual flat-soled sneakers walking on ice formed on dirt in neighborhood park. Recorded with Zoom H4N recorder.
Recording of footsteps over freshly-fallen snow, wearing winter boots with sturdy-tread soles. The sidewalk, located in the quiet Park Avenue district of Rochester, was covered with "dry" lake effect snow which fell continuously for approximately six hours prior to the walk, resulting in total snowfall of about six inches. This type of snow falls in broad flakes as large as nickels or quarters, leaving a light, fluffy covering on the ground, as opposed to wet, dense accumulation. There was... Read More
Sound recording of footsteps on a staircase. Recorded on an iPhone 5.
Sound recording of a birds and crickets chirping in a forest.
Fortepiano is an early predecessor to the modern grand piano and a successor to the harpsichord. It is a distinctly 18th-century instrument, as it was invented around 1700 by Bartolomeo Cristofori. Generally, the fortepiano is physically smaller and aurally less brilliant than the modern grand piano. Rather than the thick felt of a modern grand piano, the fortepiano's hammers are covered with leather. In addition, the fortepiano has a damper pedal that can be employed by pressing the knee... Read More