Sounds
Sound recording of a South Carolinian imitating the cries of a merchant from his hometown. Catchy tunes such as these were a common form of advertising in a society without digital media or amplification.
Some fisherman argue that any unnecessary noise from on the boat—such as the radio—will announce your presence to fish and thus scare them away. Others argue that music in the water will create a disturbance that will attract fish to the new environment. This recording puts together hydrophone recordings compared with above air recordings of the boat radio being played at three-quarter volume. The hydrophone was at an approximate depth of three feet, laying four feet off the stern. Recordings... Read More
Audio of an open freshwater fishing reel being reeled in by hand. The ringing noise is the open reel spinning on the rod. The other noise is the crank that is connected to the real which makes the reel spin. Recorded on a H1 Zoom audio recording device
The recording is the sound of a man casting his line into the Eno River. The sound of the river is present, and when listening closely one can hear the casting of the line. The sound piece was recorded on a clear, windy day. The recording device was about 10 feet away from the man casting his line so some of the sounds may be slightly muffled. An iPhone 4 was used to record this sound piece.
This is the sound of a Lew's Tournament Pro G Speed Spool Reel on a St. Croix Mojo Bass Casting Rod being cast into a small pond in Greenville, SC.
Sound recording of the first known recording of the iconic negro spiritual song "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in 1909.
This is a VULCAN 60W X 33D X 36H flat top grill at O'Charley's restaurant. Cooking on the grill is two small chicken cutlets. You can hear the sound of the metal spatula hitting the grill as the cook checks the chicken. You can hear the sizzle change as the cook flips the chicken cutlet. You may also hear some of the cooks and waiters talking in the background. Recorded on a Zoom H1 Handy Recorder.
Eighteenth century vibrato on the flute, known as the traverso, was achieved with one's finger rather than with pulses in the air column which wavers both above and below the pitch. Finger vibrato was a type of ornament called "flattement" in French or "Bubung" in German. The flutist would gently move his or her finger over the next open hole at varying speeds or heights, which would lower or raise the pitch slightly. As opposed to modern vibrato, flattements could only be used to decorate long... Read More
A spatula flipping the buttered bread of a grilled cheese sandwich on a hot frying pan.
Sound recording of flipping pages of a paperback version of the book "The City & The City". Sound recorded on H1 Handy Recorder.
Audio of the flipping pages of the "5lb. Book of Great Practice Problems". Recorded on the third floor of the Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University. Recording taken on a Zoom H1.
Cold and flu seasons are prevalent in this sound with a mix of dry and phlegm filled coughs that can be heard. Three people can be heard in a small apartment with a high roof, one person being closer to the iPhone 6 than the other two.