Sounds
Recording of a pair of two baroque timpani. Primarily used in the Eighteenth century and Nineteenth century, these drums consists of copper bowls with calfskin heads stretched across them, tightened and tuned by lugs and played with wooden mallets. The sizes of these timpani are 23" and 26" in diameter. Hand tuned with the help of a tuning key, the pitches of these drums are C3 and G2.
Sound recording of a basketball being dribbled in Cary Street gym at Virginia Commonwealth University. Recorded on iPhone 7+.
Recording sound of a basketball game between two student's teams on Wilson Centre. Sound of the ball and the players yelling. Also the sound of the whistle of the referee. It is also recorded the sound of the eco on the court and the sound of the player's shoes.
Bass-baritone aria, Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, known as Toreador Song. It is another famous aria from opera Carmen. An audio excerpt from a Youtube video.
Sound recording of Julian Xie playing "Sterics" by Racemate on a bass guitar Recorded on an iPhone 4
Sound recording of Julian Xie playing the C major scale on a bass guitar Recorded on an iPhone 4
Sound recording of Joe Vosburgh playing an excerpt from "Hedwig's Theme" in Harry Potter on a bassoon Recorded on an iPhone 4
Sound recording of Joe Vosburgh playing the C major scale on a bassoon Recorded on an iPhone 4
Woman beating a pan in protest while screaming. A Haitian form of protest.
The metal drain stopper is unscrewed and then removed from a bathtub partly filled with water, allowing the water to flow into the pipes below. The bathtub itself is new from a recent renovation, but the plumbing is at least fifty years older. The tiled space allows the sound to resonate.
Audio recording of the drone of idling truck engines and the backup alarms from bulldozers situated in the Atlantic Ocean as they dredge in sand for a beach nourishment project on a Saturday morning in March on the Isle of Palms in South Carolina.
The recoding is a rhythmic repetition of the kick drum (b) and the snare drum (pf) sounds in beatboxing. Recording was done by a Duke Student who is an amateur beatboxer in his room. Recorded on a Zoom H4N.