Ok heres a photo of the first door I’ve recorded for THE DOORS project – I recorded it while I was in Ngawi on my seal recording mission. I had thought I would record all the doors in the house I rented but you could hear the sea too much with any doors downstairs or near the front of the house… So I recorded this bedroom door upstairs..
And heres the set of files following the folder structure and file naming convention which everyone who is part of the project will be getting an email to confirm very soon. That email will also have the ftp details, and I’ll upload this set of door recordings there too so feel free to download if you want something as a reference. Not that its a startlingly interesting door, quite the opposite. I discovered the reverb in the stairway was a bit ringy & nasty, so apart from the wide recording I actually did the recording from inside the bedroom, rather than in the hallway….
Despite the record wishlist (in the email coming to participants) you’ll note I didnt record lock or knocks, the former because it didn’t have one and the latter because I forgot! Nevermind… Primarily its the front door or back door people knock on, although if someone more reliable than me can record door knocks on eg bathroom door, and bedroom door it would be good!
Anyway, for any participants please comment here if we need to discuss anything re my email, so that we can share the “wisdom of crowds” and so I can avoid getting 147 emails for each comment or mistake! And yes the little metadata tutorial is coming!
Thanks everyone! Happy door recording!
ps the email has been sent – if you have confirmed your inclusion in this project as per previous emails and haven’t received it please get in touch!
ps As I will be listening to all 1,000+ doors as I check & compile the library
I will give away a special prize to the most memorable, characterful door!
The prize will be real (ie not a download! You’ll already be getting those
once the library starts selling) but I can say this: it will include something
uniquely from New Zealand…
