This was produced by tapping on a stethoscope which had an earbud pressed against a Shure SM57 mic. Low pass filter applied, as well as compression and a gate. Chorus added. Used a recording cassette deck as a preamp going into an M-Audio Audiophile USB soundcard.
Note: If you're having problems listening to this clip, the cutoff frequency of your speaker set may be too high(solution: new speakers). The signal strength exists almost entirely in the very low frequencies, so you may need a sub-woofer to hear it. Otherwise, try turning your speaker volume all the way up. Doing so may saturate the signal and at least allow you to hear the harmonics of the signal caused by the distortion. I don't recommend it, but you'll at least maybe be able to hear something.
Type
Mp3 (.mp3)
Duration
0:41.418
File size
1.6 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bitrate
320 kbps
Channels
Stereo
Comments
18 years, 8 months ago
best heartbeat on the net...
18 years, 8 months ago
Very nice indeed.
18 years, 8 months ago
Nice recording especially just using a stethoscope.
I listen to them all the time (ER RN). I'll try to record some abnormal ones in the future.
Thx for the post and site.
18 years, 8 months ago
This is really a nice sound, I like it! I was looking for it from a loooooooooong time and I finally found it. I become crazy about things like “heart” ;-)
But I’d like to ask, is this a normal human heart beating? , because I feel it a little irregular! (Beat good in the start, strong in the middle, beat slower, but stronger in the last seconds)
Can someone bring an abnormal human heart beating??
Many thanks!
18 years, 9 months ago
Mesmerizing! Thank you greyseraphim! Have you ever thought of using the same technique but with a pregnant woman? Would there be a difference? Are male heartbeats and female heartbeats identical in sound?
