fwiw, I'd say the "thousands of pounds worth of stuff" is more an 'extension' of being fascinated with sound in general, rather than an indicator of 'losing it' by becoming obsessed for a while, with a particular sounds characteristics and potential.whyterabbyt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 11, 2021 12:05 amabout 15 years ago I posted a piece called 'scrape' done from one sample of a squeaky door, so im on your side on that one....
Far more often than not, I've carried a portable recorder of some sort with me when and where-ever I go for the better part of five decades. Natural and man made squeaky, creaking, scraping, plopping, bonking, ratcheting, whooshing, whirring sounds abound amidst the symphony of our lives.
Grasp the moment.
Case in point. I've recently enjoyed several hours or so of looping/manipulating five minutes worth of recording several of these