KVR Audio

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:30 am

Rain and Thunder came about from me working on Anomaly XIII.

This sampleset includes the original 12 sounds of Rain and Thunder from Anomaly IX but - not looped. Just the raw samples. And it includes an additional 12 sounds of Rain and Thunder since recorded with a ZOOM H1 recorder, as I have been out and about sampling my neighborhood.

These are all 44 KHz, 16 bit stereo .wav files. Your to do with what you will....

Anomaly IX bonus .wavs:

rain1.wav - 1 minute, 5 seconds

rain2.wav - 2 minutes, 2 seconds

rain3.wav - 2 minutes, 1 second

rain5.wav - 2 minutes, 17 seconds

rain6.wav - 3 minutes, 58 seconds

rain7.wav - 3 minutes, 24 seconds

rain8.wav - 2 minutes, 32 seconds

rain9.wav - 3 minutes, 24 seconds

rain 10.wav - 4 minutes, 6 seconds

rain11.wav - 3 minutes, 51 seconds

rain12.wav - 2 minutes, 56 seconds

rain13.wav - 4 minutes, 40 seconds

All NEW .wavs

Rain on Cement - .39 seconds

Rain on Cement 2 - 44 seconds

Rain on Cement with Thunder - 1 minute, 2 seconds

Rain on Cement with Thunder 2 - 2 minutes, 21 seconds

Rain on Cement With Thunder 3 - 38 seconds

Rain on Cement with Thunder 4 - 1 minute, 5 seconds

Rain on Cement with Thunder 5 - 2 minutes, 5 seconds

Rain on Leaves - 40 seconds

Rain on Leaves 2 - 36 seconds

Rain on Leaves 3 - 45 seconds

Rain on Leaves with Thunder - 1 minute, 2 seconds

Rain with Thunder - 1 minute, 7 seconds

Again, these are all single shot, non-looped samples.You can take them and manipulate them, loop them, cut them into useful bit.... whatever you want. Or just leave them as they are and fade them in and out of your tracks for atmosphere....

24 .wav files, 496 Mb.

$5....

Audio demos coming soon......

http://westgatesounds.net/RainandThunder/

JJBiener · Post by **JJBiener** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:39 am

Now this is something I think I can use. I want to hear the audio demos, but once I do, I will probably buy it.

Looking forward to it.

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:45 am

Audio demos will be up tomorrow.... I just have to spend the morning picking the right 20 seconds out of each file......

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:53 pm

I have added 4 audio demos to the page....

http://westgatesounds.net/RainandThunder/

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:27 am

JJBiener wrote:Now this is something I think I can use. I want to hear the audio demos, but once I do, I will probably buy it.

Looking forward to it.

Did not like the demos?

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:01 am

dnekm wrote:
JJBiener wrote:Now this is something I think I can use. I want to hear the audio demos, but once I do, I will probably buy it.

Looking forward to it.
Did not like the demos?

Just listened, and bought.

Nice!

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:08 am

Thank you.... download link just sent....

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:54 am

dnekm wrote:Thank you.... download link just sent....

Thanks man

Just saved me waiting for it to rain (like that is odd, in Seattle) so i could record it for something i have in mind.

How do you like the ZOOM H-1, if I may ask? Can you hold it in your hand without any "noise", or do you have to isolate it?

I ask, as I am looking for an alternative to my (now OLD) Tascam DR-1, which has never been usable for field recording without it being 'suspended'.

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 2:17 pm

The ZOOM H1 can be held in your hand with no noise, depending upon how steady your hand is.... It is also sensitive to wind. But I have found that using my body to block the wind works, for the most part.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:41 pm

dnekm wrote:The ZOOM H1 can be held in your hand with no noise, depending upon how steady your hand is.... It is also sensitive to wind. But I have found that using my body to block the wind works, for the most part.

COOL!!!

Thank you. The DR-1 has been relegated to sitting next to my mouse/keyboard, on my desk, as the default recorder for my audio "doodlings", as it can NOT be held without picking-up every movement of your hand. Even when you aren't "moving".

I do have lots of 'wind-screens', so I'll check out the H1 for sure.

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:18 am

Good luck with it. I am finding it to be very interesting.....

There is a learning curve to blocking the wind with your body....

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:38 am

It looks like the H1 has a camera adaptor fitting underneath. I bought a silicon sleeve for my Zoom H2, which helped with handling noise, but I also tried wrapping the mic adaptor that came with it (that uses the camera adaptor) in several layers of self-amalgamating tape, and using that as a handle. I also tried it with a gorillapod which worked okay too. Y

Ive got the H4N now, and Ive used one of these rigs with it:

I'm not so sure about the difference the windscreen made, TBH, although it howling a gale when I tried it, but the shockmount worked great. Im still trying to improve the mic-adaptor-as-handle, since the Rycote rig is about £60 even without the windshield.

Oh, and try wearing gloves. That helps with handling noise too.

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 4:47 pm

Had not thought of wearing gloves, will give that a try....

Most of the Rain on Cement sounds were recorded by just placing the recorder on the coffin in our garage, out of the wind, and just letting it record...

dnekm · Post by **dnekm** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:13 am

bump....

Rain and Thunder from Westgatesounds.net