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Ropeswoosh 3.wav

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Benboncan

August 22nd, 2009

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Sound effects > Electronic / Design
Whooshes

A stereo field-recording of a swoosh sound created by swinging a 3.5m length of braided climbing rope. Rode NT-4 > FEL battery pre-amp > Zoom H2 line-in.

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dry
field-recording
stereo
swoosh
whoosh
xy

Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

0:01.284

File size

221.4 KB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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Benboncan

13 years, 7 months ago

@KeyKrusher
Yes cardioids reject a lot of sound from behind and some from the sides, pointing upwards means that they are not pointing at a sound source behind the desired sound, birds, traffic etc.

KeyKrusher

13 years, 7 months ago

Thanks for explaining how you did the recording. So, a flat roof - so out doors then. How did you manage to block out background noise? Or does this kind of mic naturally avoid background noise by being directional?

Benboncan

13 years, 7 months ago

@KeyKrusher
Yes I would recommend cardioid XY stereo for this sort of sound. I did this one by standing on top of a flat roof, mics on the ground pointing up, rotating the rope vertically like a propeller.

KeyKrusher

13 years, 7 months ago

Used again in the title sequence of my latest mad music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYIGLueNWbg

Thanks. I have tried so hard to record my own whooshes but only with a blue mikey microphone which is omni directional so seems to have too much background noise. I see you use a Rode NT-4. I presume that is the mike to have for this sort of recording?

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COMING_OF_EVIL

13 years, 7 months ago

Thanks Benboncan, just what i needed for my animation.

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