'W' Sounds
When you talk about slavery, one thing you never fail to forget is the horrible treatment African Americans went through and the punishments they'd experience. Whipping was an inhumane punishment that was practiced by slave owners on their slaves and that will always make me think of slavery when hearing the sound of a whip.
Vocal Coach explaining what whistle tones are, how they are physically achieved and what makes them unique. Sourced from Youtube
Sound recording of a broken speaker system emitting a whistling sound when it is turned on, without music playing. Recorded on an Zoom H4N.
This natural sound is of a hand forcefully plucking away at a bouquet of wilted magenta rose petals leftover from the Valentines holiday. Generating a powerful yet soft velvety crunch as the hands aggressively pluck at the petite dead rose buds. Recorded on a Samson GOmic in a small brick apartment.
Sound clip of metal wind chimes. Recorded on a Zoom Recorder.
Sound clip of wooden wind chimes. Recorded on a Zoom Recorder.
A recording of the UNCSA wind ensemble rehearsing “City Trees” by Michael Markowski in UNCSA SMC167. Recorded on an iPhone 5s.
Sound recording of a gentle breeze.
Around mid-eighteenth Century, composers started using wind instruments in their symphonies (before only use strings instruments). The earliest wind instruments in the symphonies were oboe and horn and they usually appear in pairs (i.e. 2 oboes, 2 horns). Since it was still a try-and-error state, composers usually doubling the wind part with the strings. For example, they share the same melody so the oboe may plays exactly the same as the first violin. However, Symphony in E flat major (Them.... Read More
I was in a wind storm. It was so cold and you could hear things moving and objects flying as well as the wind blowing. We had school canceled the next day due to the powerful winds.
Sound of pulling up and releasing down window blinds by hand in Randolph dorm on Duke University East Campus. With careful listening and knowledge of mechanics, the listener is able to predict the direction of blinds movement. Recorded on a Zoom H4n.
This is a sound recording of a window screen during a rainstorm on the second floor of a dorm building facing an alley. Recorded on an iPhone 6.