Comments on: Chuck Russom Special: Slingshot Recording

By: Haydn Payne

Haydn Payne — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:22:07 +0000

Those are nice recordings
I tried doing this recently in a smaller space and wasnt able to get far enough away from the mic to avoid recording the sound of the the slingshot snapping back.

Firing metal objects towards an MKH800 would be a major concern to me!
I would definitely not risk doing this with expensive mics without putting up some sort of shield to block direct hits on the mic

Have you tried any other ways of launching objects, crossbows? :D

By: Colin Hart

Colin Hart — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:51:47 +0000

Wow, I didn’t even see this post until today or I probably would have blogged about a different topic this week! Oh well, that’s what I get for not staying on top of things!

Great job though!

By: Tom@fullsail

Tom@fullsail — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:12:53 +0000

Great stuff, but it seems to be playing tricks on me. Like the person who asked above, I would have assumed that the sound would not have that much sustain and decay. I will have to do this myself to make sense of it, thanks for the inspiration Chuck!

By: Nathan Moody

Nathan Moody — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:04:02 +0000

Nicely done, Chuck. Lots of detail and articulation, and the bullet whizzes were very unexpected. Great stuff – and yes, video please kthxbye! :-)

By: Enos

Enos — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:19:43 +0000

Nice tonal whizzes!!!

By: Josh McHugh

Josh McHugh — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:14:19 +0000

Great stuff, very inspiring. Video would be a big plus.

By: J.R. Fountain

J.R. Fountain — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:50:27 +0000

Ya I used chain links in my session the other day and they turned out pretty cool too!

By: Zak

Zak — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:41:33 +0000

Those sound rad! Nice present recordings with a low noise floor, some good pres and mics there :) I’ve done similar slingshot sessions- try aiming those at pavement, and you’ll get some wicked ricochets as well. Also try quarters and nickels for variety, and a bungie-cord hook makes a good whoosh-by :)

By: Chuck Russom

Chuck Russom — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:59:58 +0000

I need to start recording video when I am recording sounds!

By: Mike White

Mike White — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:53:58 +0000

man, cool sounds. The pennies and washers sound similar to what can be achieved recording motorcycles and big trucks by on a highway (with eq and fades, etc.) – but the shells – really cool. The video idea’s a good one!