By recording the sounds from everyday objects—a light switch, a microwave, jellybeans falling into a bowl, ice in a glass, oats, a bicycle—and then tweaking those sounds with digital effects, sound designer Matthew Simonson has created a video series called Music in Objects.
In the video above, he explores bicycles. Below, he makes music from paper:
…as well as oats and their package. He writes, “Big shout out to the lid.”
What everyday objects would you choose to make music?
Follow these with Music From a Dry Cleaner, Sounds of the Hardware Store, The Secret World of Foley, A Chorus of Keys, and Why does a frozen lake sound like a Star Wars blaster?via Laughing Squid.
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