I was about to cut a chocolate cake and when I moved the plate on the countertop I noticed a very interesting sound.
One side of the plate was free to vibrate because the tiles were not perfectly even, so by applying pressure with one finger and tapping it with another I was able to create some tonal beats.
I hope you’ll enjoy it!The recording setup was very simple, Røde NT5, Apogee ONE, Pro Tools 9.
Diego Stocco – Improv on a Plate from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.
Diego Stocco – Improv on a Trash Bin from Diego Stocco
At the hotel where I’m staying during the CES convention in Vegas, they have these little trash bins that I discovered being very resonant.
When I threw an empty water bottle inside the bin, it made a beautiful sustaining sound, so I thought to improvise a little groove with it.
I didn’t have all my usual recording gear with me so I used an iPhone with a small audio interface.
I sound designed the recordings to abstract the intro a little bit, to emphasize the dominant frequency and to open up the stereo field. I hope you’ll enjoy it : )
the carpetbagger blog over at nyt has a nice interview with gary rydstrom about sound design for ‘war horse’.
The star horses, Joey and Topthorn: “Our first instinct as a sound man is, if I just take a walrus and an otter, and speed them up, it’ll make a great Joey vocal! Spielberg tried to warn against that. He wanted the horses to sound like horses. We recorded many, many horses to find the voice for Joey. My favorite was miniature horses. They sound different, they have a different emotional range – they’re a little closer to dogs.
nicely done ‘colliding banter’ by all n4tural
via [disquiet]
i haven’t seen this movie, but some people really dig it. i also hear that the soundtrack is topnotch.
SoundWorks Collection: The Sound of “Drive” from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.
Almost everyday, on my way to a local bakery, I walk in front of a dry cleaners.
When they have the front door open, I hear a lot of interesting sounds coming from their work equipment. Eventually, the different mechanical and steam sounds sparked something in my mind, so one day I asked the owners if I could record a piece of music by using their machines as musical instruments.I used a puff iron, press and dry cleaning machines, a washer, clothes hangers, and a bucket full of soap.
The bass and lead sounds were created from the buzzing tones coming from the conduits and engines.
There are no additional sounds from any traditional or electronic instruments. Enjoy!
Diego Stocco – Music From A Dry Cleaner from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.
the super-inspiring instrument fandangler/sound designer, diego stocco (much featured here at abulafiamusic), is interviewed by the new FIDM Digital Arts blog. CDM also has a couple of cool soundcloud clips from diego, the first being a cinematic sound design piece, and the second the totally blah source material used to create the first.
Specialized Beats from WhiteNoise | Lab
via [core 77]
this has a very specific audience. you know who you are.
SoundWorks Collection: Marie Ebbing & Jonathon Stevens – Advanced Noise Removal from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.