Is it possible to make noise with radios? Or has anyone done it?

Started by dumphump424, October 26, 2022, 06:48:05 PM

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moch

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is just a bunch of radio sounds and people talking.

tiny_tove

get a cheap radio that still as AM function. get a microphone or two. move the radio next to microphone as if you are playing with a paper plane. DONE.

I still use two radios for has parts using this simple thing I started playing with as a little kid.
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skyloop

Quote from: tiny_tove on May 19, 2023, 02:43:02 PM
get a cheap radio that still as AM function. get a microphone or two. move the radio next to microphone as if you are playing with a paper plane. DONE.

I still use two radios for has parts using this simple thing I started playing with as a little kid.

Oh so that's how you would do it because those little radio don't have much power to them and even if I turn my loop level down enough in my chain to mix it in, it'll still sound really underwhelming. Could also just get a portable speaker for a phone if you're doing it like that and unlock even more ridiculous possibilities.

tiny_tove

The radio that makes the most noise is about 20 cm large and it is pretty loud and becomes louder when mic passes through the appropiate boxes. although I prefer to record clean and then edit later passing digital recorders through effects and mixer
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skyloop

Quote from: tiny_tove on May 19, 2023, 06:29:59 PM
The radio that makes the most noise is about 20 cm large and it is pretty loud and becomes louder when mic passes through the appropiate boxes. although I prefer to record clean and then edit later passing digital recorders through effects and mixer

You'd be surprised how much louder a cleaner signal is. I've noticed this myself when I'm applying distortion to one from my synth or whatever else because same rule applies. One distortion turned on will be louder in certain aspect while 2 causes an overload and the volume actually drops as the sound gets more incoherent regardless. This is useful though for me because the heavily distorted signal can actually sound like a completely different source than the same cleaner signal from the same source. I've just taken notes on what is the best settings for what on my pedals with anything I use because everything behaves a little differently. Taking pictures with notes of settings to revert back to on the fly was also a huge help.

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