So, I’ve been working for a few months now on a small library of Drag Racing sounds. It takes a while, because they only have legitimate test runs every so often, and sometimes I can’t make them. I was able to get a good bit of them recorded this Saturday, however. The place I usually go to is out in the middle of nowhere, and since they were just doing test trails and qualifying (IE, not a single person in the stands), they let me out onto the track to record (I had to stay behind the takeoff point). Got some awesome stuff! Wish I had some of those modified iso cans with the MDR7506 components in them! It was loud! Like, shake your chest loud! I had an SPL meter with me, and at one point hit 125db. Fortunately, my mics (CSS-5 and 416) didn’t crap out on me. The CSS-5 is rated for 120db, and the 416 at 130. I was in the clear with the 416, and, to my surprise, the CSS-5 performed marvelously. I wouldn’t want to make a habit of it though. If it’s loud enough to shake the air out of my chest, it’s probably loud enough to fracture a diaphragm…
Anyways, here are a few samples from the upcoming library:
Drag Racing Library Announcement by Colin Hart
The library will be fairly small – probably only 30 to 40 sounds – but will have a price to reflect that. I plan on releasing it around the same time as the industrial library once HartFX is launched. Stay tuned!
Sound geek note (I assume you are one if you’re reading this anyways…): Recorded into a 744T @24/96. CSS-5 directly into the 744T, 416 through a Wendt X5 mixer into the 744T.