Sawtooth played through an old shoe into the ear f an octopus...

[frans]

At 03:00 in the night we went to an iron railway bridge with a fourtrack, two long cables and two mics. The bridge was like a giant spring reverb, because if you hit it with a stick it rang for a minute. A mic at each end, we made some noise for 20 minutes until we escaped.

[Nedavine]

Originally Posted by frans

At 03:00 in the night we went to an iron railway bridge with a fourtrack, two long cables and two mics. The bridge was like a giant spring reverb, because if you hit it with a stick it rang for a minute. A mic at each end, we made some noise for 20 minutes until we escaped.

That's awesome.... Love to hear the results.

[nebelfrau]

I like recording binaural style.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording

[Acid Mitch]

Originally Posted by Nedavine

The reverb sounds amazing. It's a very convoluted way to get a nice reverb effect.
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HOw would recording on a beach (or anywhere else outdoors) create reverb ?
You need walls or something for the sound to bounce off before you can have any reverb.

[frans]

oh-oh... that was ca. mid-80's. The tape is in a basement at my parents house. But because shaking the railway bridge wasn't enough, we slowed down the tape 30%. I guess we invented a new style every week back then, when a lot of styles lay asleep and wanted to be invented.

[nebelfrau]

Originally Posted by Acid Mitch

HOw would recording on a beach (or anywhere else outdoors) create reverb ?
You need walls or something for the sound to bounce off before you can have any reverb.

Sound reflecting back from ocean waves? Dunno, I was under the impression reverb was achieved in a closed off room of sorts. Or not so spacious as, say, the beach which has very little to reflect off of. However, an echo between cliffs and stuff would be rad.