Vespa LX150
Posted on Monday, May 19th, 2008 by DJ Justin Somnia « previous next »Tags: engine, scooter, vespa
I tried on two occasions to record my scooter while I was zipping around the city, but the mic’s foam windscreen let too much wind noise through. That and the frequent stop-and-go city traffic made for a jarring listening experience. So in the interest of “white noise” over realism, I recorded a few minutes of my Vespa’s 4-stroke, 150cc engine just idling.
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008 at 12:27am
This is a fantastic idea! White noise/random noise can be the easiest to work with.
There’s a couple of albums around (I have heard snippets but can’t find them) that are recordings of a number of Pachinko parlours in Japan, which are horrendously noisy environments, with ball bearings clacking, sirens, bells, whistles etc. But amongst the racket it’s possible to hear a soothing pattern. It’s really bizarre.
Good work.
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 7:32pm
Who knows, maybe one day WNL will fund us enough to record and photograph all over the world. Your Pachinko suggestion reminds me of Vegas—the inside of a casino should definitely be on our list.
Glad you enjoyed.