Category Archives: Articles With Samples For Downloading

A Prophet Looking For A Wall To Write On (Part 2)

In the first installment of this series of DIY articles, I showed you how I stretch recorded sounds to make drones, how I change pitches, and how I mix several tracks together to create an interesting musical gesture. Since then, … Continue reading

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A Prophet Looking For A Wall To Write On (Part 1)

It’s the title of a composition I am working on at the moment. Prophets sometimes are said to write warnings and questions on walls. This prophet has many questions to ask and warnings to issue, but nobody wants to listen … Continue reading

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New Instruments: Beer Kegs And Iron Gate

I have been out again, harvesting sounds. First, an old iron gate off Paul Street, to the right of the shopping centre: 4:16, in the iPod/iTunes MPEG 4 format, 3.5 MB to download, opens in a new window The file … Continue reading

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Trash Music Update: Pitched Gongs

note: the terms for using the samples and music in this page (entirely royalty free) are laid out in this document. The batch of samples in my previous post (the “Trash Music” link on the top of this page) contains … Continue reading

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Trash Music (With Samples)

note: the terms for using the samples and music in this page (entirely royalty free) are laid out in this document. I sampled one of the “standard” litter bins around town. Litter Bin Sounds – 725 k in the iPod … Continue reading

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The English Market: Stainless Steel Gate

note: the terms for using the samples and music in this page (entirely royalty free) are laid out in this document. Entering the English Market from Oliver Plunkett Street, I pass through this gate almost every day – and it … Continue reading

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Heavy Metal Music

note: the terms for using the samples in this page (entirely royalty free) are laid out in this document. Here is a picture of the first percussion instrument I sampled for the Cork City Gamelan, in all its ugly glory: … Continue reading

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