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Vacuum.2.27.2013.AIF

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Otterbahn

February 28th, 2013

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Sound effects > Other mechanisms, engines, machines

This is a recording of me vacuuming my carpet (a short carpet, not sure of the exact name of it), in a small studio apartment in Kansas City, KS. It's recorded with the worst mic possible (a generic Labtec microphone you can buy at an office supply store for like 10 bucks). I literally have no idea the vacuum brand, as I searched all over it for a whole minute, to no avail. But who cares the brand, because it SOUNDS COOL! (it has "120V~60Hz 7Amps" if that means anything to you) I am mainly vacuuming up kitty litter from the carpet because my cat likes to make sand castles for hours on end and she likes to think "outside the box" as it may. Oh, and there is an obstacle between the mic and the space I'm vacuuming, it's literally a screen room divider. I recorded this just because I thought it would be cool, plus I'm just starting an associates in Audio Engineering, so I figured I could get experience doing just about anything. Oh, and the end is my favorite part, just because I like listening to the motor click off and wind down. Ummm...yeah, I think that's about it. Enjoy!

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apartment
carpet
cleaning
household
kitty
litter
Vacuum

Type

AIFF (.aiff)

Duration

1:46.668

File size

17.9 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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bjorin

7 years, 11 months ago

Well, I enjoyed your short note about the sound and the artistic abilitits of your cat. I can "see" her working on her sand projects. Thanks

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gallagher123123

8 years, 1 month ago

Sounds like a dirtdevil to me.

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gallagher123123

10 years, 6 months ago

Oh my god, that thing would drive me nuts if someone was using it in this house. That thing has a horrible beater bar.

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Benjamin_bwj21

12 years, 7 months ago

I am Awesome with vacuum cleaners

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Benjamin_bwj21

12 years, 7 months ago

post a pic somewhere i might know what vacuum it is

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