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by Eric Guerrino Nardin (sound artist, sound designer, sound engineer).
All you need is sound. www.notonlynoise.com
CATASHHH – Tonal ambiences from industrial labs
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Some time ago I was asked to record some interviews in a company where they perform tests, analyses and experiments on different products for the wood and furniture industry.
Being there I was captivated by all the sounds I heard in every single space I entered. Every time it was like discovering a new world.
Thus, I decided to record them.
Please, enjoy the sounds and feel free to get in touch with me for any feedback at [email protected]
tags
drones & moods, industrial environments, room tones, lab ambiences, testing machines, industrial robots, factory machines, industrial presses, hydraulic press, assembly line, industrial warehouses and factories, air conditioners, machines fans, air conditioning, heating fans, HVAC systems, box fans, ceiling fans, testing and analysis laboratories, interior perspective, laboratory ventilation, whistling and refrigerator buzzing, airy with rattling of vents or equipment
info
> tonal ambiences from industrial labs, sound patterns, room tones, tonal moods, industrial machines
> 32 sounds, 61 minutes total time running
> the number identifies the location, the letter identifies a position or a different time of the day
>all sounds recorded in a stereo ORTF configuration with Neumann KM140 (pair), Sound Devices Mixpre3, 96 kHz – 24 bit or MONO with Neumann KMR 82i
> UCS Metadata
EMPTY CITIES DURING LOCKDOWN (restrictions due to Covid-19)
The lockdown was such a restrictive and devastating measure for all the societies we live in. At the same time though, it created a unique opportunity in history from a soundscape point of view.
This sound library frames that moment.
I believe it could have, in first place, an historical and anthropological value.
Attentive listeners will be able to appreciate how a reduced human presence did actually set free sounds that were barely audible, changing the perception of them. If earlier our ears used to meet constant sound streams, compact drones due to omnipresent traffic, now they can perceive a microcosm of sounds, small details, sound objects that bounce in the empty cities, finally free. Voices and murmuring of the few people around are all muffled by the use of face masks.
Sound designers will be able to make full use of this microcosm to paint their backgrounds with lively environments, full of small sounds, buzzes, scattered voices, thuds, bells, and so on, all reverberated in empty open spaces.
With human beings locked up, sounds got unlocked!
Enjoy listening and feel free to get in touch for feedbacks at [email protected]
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> 5 cities in north-eastern Italy: Trieste Udine Palmanova Grado Venezia.
> 30 locations, 79 sounds, 387 minutes total time running.
> Very long tracks, over 5 minutes each!!!
> All sounds recorded in a stereo ORTF configuration with Neumann KM140 (pair), Sound Devices Mixpre3, 48kHz-24bit.
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