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I recorded some instruments that were lying around the house. I'm not a musician by any means but I can sometimes squeeze pretty tones out of them.

I recorded:

• me playing a didgeridoo (badly)
  
• rain stick
  
• me playing songs on two types of native american flutes
  • playing a scale with seperate notes on a drone flute (with drone)
    
  • playing a scale with seperate notes on a drone flute (without drone)
    
  • drone only
• bead shaker thing
  
• metal bell shaker thing (this didn't come out too well)
  

If so then I can try to cut them up and post them, but if there is already stuff like this available on freesound, it would probably be too much work right now. Also, I don't have any experience cutting/processing stuff that's intended to be used as notes, etc.

An alternative would be for me to upload the entire session for each instrument. Then someone else can cut them up, maybe process them, and post them as remixes.

as said many times: one mans garbage is another mans treasure.

I think the "default" answer to "does freesound want it" is "yes".

- bram

Okay then.

I think I'll just post the sessions and let other people slice and dice as needed.

Also, I figured out a cool trick to play the didgeridoo better today, so I'll probably re-record that. Any recording tips? How close should the mic be to the instrument? Directly ahead, or off to the side? Etc.

Thanks!

Missed this post. I just uploaded a didge sample i did the other day. ( http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/samplesViewSingle.php?id=21732 ) More will be coming. Anyways, on recording didge. I usually mike pretty close because the instrument is pretty loud your room has to be really good if you want to mike a bit futher (mine isnt good). Also with close miking you get a bit of proximity effect helping the bass (but thats taste, if your playing a C didge then you probably allready have enough booming bass in there).
It depends on the playing style, but for some rough players (i consider myself kinda rough) its better to put the mike slightly out of the direct ougoing stream of air because it will get windy

Nice sample! Thanks for the advice too.

I'm nowhere near that kind of playing proficiency, I'll probably stick to recording tones.