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Rabbit Ears Audio Steam Whisltes

Post by sepulchra » February 19th, 2015, 12:03 pm

Hey Folks,

We have a new collection over at Rabbit Ears Audio.

Although steam whistles emerged in the mid-19th century as a warning device, they quickly became the rail industry’s iconic sound. Many railways even cast their own whistles, branding the sound of their particular train line. REA_017 features a variety of whistle types from North America including 3-chime, 6-chime, and single note hooters (there is even a bonus whistle from China).

https://soundcloud.com/sepulchra/rea_017-steam-whistles

The whistles were recorded while the steam engine was stationary with no electrical system running. This means the whistle blows are completely isolated from any other train noise. REA_017 provides pure steam and the flexibility to place whistles wherever you need them.

The collection is a whopping 8GB and 527 files. Each take was recorded from multiple microphone perspectives at 24/192.

The library will be available at a 15% discount for the next 7 days. Go give them a toot: Rabbit Ears Audio » Steam Whistles

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Post by MikeQuell » February 19th, 2015, 10:44 pm

These sound fantastic!

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Post by joe_griffin » February 24th, 2015, 12:47 am

These do sound great. I frequently have to make do with some substandard library steam whistles, so I'll most likely be picking this up.

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Re: Rabbit Ears Audio Steam Whisltes

Post by sepulchra » February 24th, 2015, 4:12 pm

Thanks Gents! I'm really please with how everything turned out. They are difficult source to record for sure!

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