Patman
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Manmade sounds that bring you joy.
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Anything really!! Haha happy to have man made soundSo in other words, you put on something by Slayer perhaps?
This goes back a long way . . .
When I was at the Naval Academy, some 60+ years ago, it was common to sleep with the windows open and heat off year round. (Because it was "good for you", that's why.) Obviously, the room got quite cold during the winter. It was not uncommon to find snow on the interior window sills.
About a half hour before reveille, the plebe window closer came into your room, closed the windows and turned the radiator on. (Steam heat at the time.) That wonderful clink-clank-ping-bang of the steam radiator heating up and assuring you that your room would be toasty warm by reveille was pure bliss!
When I was at the Naval Academy, some 60+ years ago, it was common to sleep with the windows open and heat off year round. (Because it was "good for you", that's why.) Obviously, the room got quite cold during the winter. It was not uncommon to find snow on the interior window sills.
About a half hour before reveille, the plebe window closer came into your room, closed the windows and turned the radiator on. (Steam heat at the time.) That wonderful clink-clank-ping-bang of the steam radiator heating up and assuring you that your room would be toasty warm by reveille was pure bliss!
Train horns way off in the valley
My wife's voice. Even when she's mad at me.
Internal combustion exhaust sounds are pretty much my favorite sounds.
From a blown fuel Hemi V8 shaking the ground as it makes a pass, to a pair of blown fuel Hemi V8's powering a Streamliner down the Salt Flats at over 450 mph, to street cars with V8's or V10's, to Sportbikes that rev to over 14k RPM, while producing over 200 hp per liter, or a Cummins or Cat pulling a heavy load. I like them all.
From a blown fuel Hemi V8 shaking the ground as it makes a pass, to a pair of blown fuel Hemi V8's powering a Streamliner down the Salt Flats at over 450 mph, to street cars with V8's or V10's, to Sportbikes that rev to over 14k RPM, while producing over 200 hp per liter, or a Cummins or Cat pulling a heavy load. I like them all.
My wife says the sound of Velcro when I came home at the end of shift.
I try to make the first thing I play on ANY new equipment ( should I remember) is the Full "A" Side of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" I treat it Like a Shamanistic blessing.
any equipment I've given such a treatment to lasts for years and years. the ones I've not... tend to break not long outside of their warranty period...
Call it Mumbo Jumbo if you want, but it's worked for me...
Hearing the time clock beep when I clock out at work.
Matched perfect and staggered special.
As posted before, F1 V10s are pretty glorious. The new, well since 22, NASCAR Cup cars without the mufflers are dreamy. As are the Top Fuel cars. O and the Cadillac GTP cars when they switch from electric to obnoxious V8 leaving their pit stall.
Playing a song on my 1994 Taylor 815 CE steel string acoustic guitar with a new set of strings, and I not making any mistakes.
The steam whistle of a fast moving steam train.
The sound of a spinning reel being cast and rewound.
The banshee wail of my 3cyl 500cc 2stroke Kawasaki H2 motorcycle at WOT redline
The V12 Packard/Merlin in a P51 Mustang on a high speed low pass
The V12 Packard/Merlin in a P51 Mustang on a high speed low pass
In 1998 I took up truck driving for a short while. On one trip I ended up alone in Hudson Wisconsin.
Company put me on a grey hound bus back to Dallas .
Being new to trucking I decided to sit right over the screaming green leaker in that bus. Thinking I would enjoy listening to it.
About 45 minutes later I had to move to another seat as far away from that engine as I could.
I had to listen to that thing for 3 full days.
