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church bell 10 o'clock .wav

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klankbeeld

November 1st, 2013

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Soundscapes > Urban
church sounds

Dome church bell 10 o'clock. Other bell in background. Recorded in the tower, 5m from the bell. Tone G0 = 24,4997 Hz ??. This bell is called 'noteman' and is one of the largest bells in holland (5750 kg 215cm wide). Made by Jacob Noteman in 1642.

There are three versions of this recording.
1] the original uncleaned one.
2] One version cleaned by user Yuval: http://freesound.org/people/Yuval/
3] one version cleaned by user Timbre: http://freesound.org/people/Timbre/

Compare the three versions:
1] Original recording: http://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/204823/
2] Yuval's cleaned version: http://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/204899/
3] Timbre's cleaned version: http://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/204908/
Comment the three versions and tell how you like them and why? Do not forget to vote please. Thank you.

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10am
10pm
ambiance
ambience
ambient
bell
bells
cathedral
chime
church
church-bell
city
clang
clanging
clock
ding
dome
dong
field-recording
gong
Holland
large
Netherlands
old
ring
ringing
spring
town
village

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

1:08.552

File size

9.4 MB

Sample rate

48000.0 Hz

Bit depth

24 bit

Channels

Mono

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FlownBlue

5 years, 6 months ago

A lovely sound, beautifully recorded. I used it towards the end of this improvised track: https://soundcloud.com/flownblue/from-evening-mist-naviarhaiku332

Thank you!! :-)
John

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johanita123

10 years, 3 months ago

wonderful!!!

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danielgnu1

11 years, 2 months ago

o/ great sound!!

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sidewayss

11 years, 5 months ago

Pitches:
Primary Bell = somewhere between F# and G, tends to float
Upper Bell = Bb / A#

klankbeeld

12 years, 1 month ago

Yes Yuval you're right,

But this is not meant as a serious competition. It was more to promote the sounds you both have improved and made more better than the original ;-)

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