Left: DPA 4055 Kick-Drum Microphone
Right: AUDIX D6
Portable audio recorder: Sound Devices MixPre-6 II
Sounds like a gunshot, but it is actually from the same race event, where cars make this kind of noise when pushed to the limit for better acceleration. Only minimal processing applied:
Reaper: Item -> Item processing -> Explode multichannel audio or MIDI to new one-channel items
Pro Tools: REQ 2; Pro-Q 4; L2; Free Pan; Free Meter
Wildcards Drag Race, which took place on August 17, 2025, in Estonia, on the grounds of the former military airfield in Klitsi. I carried out several tests with different microphones and various setups. This particular clip was made using one specific configuration.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
0:09.817
File size
3.6 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
32 bit
Channels
Stereo
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