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Magnet + Hydrophone

Posted: May 12th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: found sound objects, gear, sound design, video/motion

Magnet + Hydrophone from Noise Jockey on Vimeo. [Did you miss my first video?]

It is what is says, people! ;-) I ducked out some handling noise, but for the most part the audio is unaltered. Enjoy.

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9 Comments on “Magnet + Hydrophone”

  1. 1 Colin Hart said at 8:25 am on May 12th, 2010:

    AMAZING!!!!!!

    Was this something you just decided to try or something that happened by accident?

  2. 2 Nathan said at 8:45 am on May 12th, 2010:

    By accident. I was dropping the magnet on the sheet metal you see in the background of the video, using the hydrophone as a contact mic. The magnet hit the mic and stuck. One thing led to another and…

  3. 3 olin Hart said at 8:58 am on May 12th, 2010:

    I figured something like that probably happened. Some of the best sounds are made by mistake… e.g. the lightsaber!

  4. 4 Matt said at 9:43 am on May 12th, 2010:

    Great video! That’s very cool. It reminds of the sound of those magnet noise-makers. I suppose it’s the same principle at work.

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=rattle+snake+eggs&x=0&y=0

  5. 5 Colin Hart said at 9:43 am on May 12th, 2010:

    BTW, what camera are you using? Looks like a 5D.

  6. 6 Nathan said at 10:01 pm on May 12th, 2010:

    This was shot with a Canon 7D with a 16-35mm f2.8 II lens. Other videos may vary with other lenses or being shot with a Canon XHA1 (as was the first bike video).

  7. 7 Nathan said at 10:01 pm on May 12th, 2010:

    @ Matt: I *just* got a pair of rattlesnake egg magnets! We’ll see what we can cook up with those… ;-)

  8. 8 Andrew said at 12:22 am on May 16th, 2010:

    Really cool!

    In Korea I bought myself a pair of those magnets and I love them! I had some fun results placing one magnet inside the bottom of a can (ribbed) and one on the outside. I then moved the magnet around and it made a really good sound…

  9. 9 Miguel said at 12:17 pm on May 16th, 2010:

    Lovely!!

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