what is the best sound in the world?

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

i don't know... probably thunder...

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

My boss on the phone saying it snowed 20 inches last night and so work is cancelled for the week.

― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I would imagine that would be a pretty great sound, at least.

― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

The sound of a pennywhistle after something hilarious has happened.

― s1utsky (slutsky), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

The gentle tick of the mouse as I click "submit".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:25 (twenty-two years ago)

The sound of a crackling camp fire.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:28 (twenty-two years ago)

The sound of one man fapping.

― Sam (chirombo), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:35 (twenty-two years ago)

flipping a plastic ruler on a table edge
gong
feedback from guitar amp/the sound at the end of Broadcast's 'Echo's Answer'
birdsong
the bassline on Mr Scruff's 'Sweetsmoke'
tide
old carhorns (the ones that go 'meh-heh')
flute (the sound it makes itself, not any particular notation or tune)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Typing sounds.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh? multiple sounds then?

a car going over railroad tracks
a pen clicking
squirells chattering
buggie night sounds
birdie morning sounds
little water falls
someone starting up a lawn mower
the buzz as you put the guitar cord in the hole when the amp's already on

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 15:40 (twenty-two years ago)

The sound of this individual playing this guitar.

http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/geordie/geordie14.JPG

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

shit against a chalkboard

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

orgasm

― pete b. (pete b.), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Yr mom's bedsprings squeaking last night. Boo-yah!

― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:45 (twenty-two years ago)

a hoover being turned off so it goes "OOOOOOOOOoooooooohhhhhhmmmmmmmmm"

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I like that too, dog latin.

Nick, stop squeaking other people's moms' bedsprings or ELSE!

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

strangely i forgot to suggest 'female orgasm' (er, its been a while...)

also:

foghorn
young girls giggling
massive crowd cheering in unison (i.e. when goal is scored)
the old 'reggae laser' sound on dub/ragga/jungle tunes, or the sounds on Roots Manuva's 'Witness'
old skool video game sounds (e.g. 'wokka wokka', 'blip bloop')
the sound Space Ghost used to make when he teleported
that other 'warp' sound effect used on things like Battle Of The Planets and the award title sequences on the MTV Movie Awards last week

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

"breakfast is served!"
"lunch is served!"
"dinner is served!"

― pete b. (pete b.), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 17:14 (twenty-two years ago)

wind blowing through tree-tops
tires squealing -> cars colliding
the gentle bubbling of a bong
birds chirping at each other
a huge crowd stomping, clapping, and chanting "FISHBONE IS RED HOT!"
the hum of power lines & transformers & such
a Realistic/Moog MG-1 through a Gibson tube guitar amp at full-scream
kargyra style Tuvan throat singing
the slippery slap & breathy noises of love-making in progress
breakers hitting the shore
full-grown men screaming like little girls out of fear
high-pitched-voiced teenage girls chattering & giggling
guitar amps picking up random radio transmissions
the sound in Super Mario Bros. when you go down a pipe
deep-voiced women going "mmm" while eating something yummy like chocolate

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 17:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, but: cat purring is nice, but it must be combined with tactile fur sensation. I think just a recording of purring would be annoying.

― Hunter (Hunter), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 17:37 (twenty-two years ago)

great ones nickalicious (esp. otm regarding the bong, wind thru trees and super mario)

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

women in ecstacy
wind chimes
children laughing
sitar
waves crashing and then the trippy sucking noise as the water returns to the ocean
your mom's voice (tell her i said hi)
paper being shuffled
the glubglubglub of a refreshing beverage being poured

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 10 June 2003 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Yr mom's bedsprings squeaking last night. Boo-yah!

BAhahahahahahahahahahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 11 June 2003 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I agree on the bong one too. Also:
a distant lawnmower noise in the 'burbs on a quiet warm saturday
japanese wind chimes (the really deep low noted ones)
Elizabeth Fraser hitting a glorious high note
The "log song" wav sound that plays when I get email
my kitty purring
a guy purring when you're cuddling
those little noises some people make when theyre asleep

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 11 June 2003 21:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Foghat!

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 11 June 2003 22:12 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

I love the sound of the el.

― Paunchy Stratego (kenan), Thursday, 21 July 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

http://www.duduplanet.com/Past%20Articles/Past%20Articles%20Images/May%202003/ARTICLE/war%20of%20the%20worlds.jpg

― giboyeux (skowly), Thursday, 21 July 2005 21:25 (twenty years ago)

Pidgeons (not really though)

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Thursday, 21 July 2005 22:16 (twenty years ago)

The soughing of the autumn wind through evening pines

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 21 July 2005 22:17 (twenty years ago)

I believe the correct answer is, the music of what happens.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 21 July 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

Mourning doves, and I suspect the appreciation is genetic, as my mom and my son are also transfixed by their call. One seems to show up every morning atop the peak of the neighbor's roof, and when it calls, the 18 month old immediately turns to the window wide-eyed, waving and going "whooooooo, whoooooOOOooo." And how great is it that when they take flight their wings make another whistling sound?

The sound of a McDonald's straw being pushed back and forth in the soft drink lid makes a fantastic sound. What is the instrument called that seems to show up in reggae songs that sounds like that?

― Hunter (Hunter), Thursday, 21 July 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

The 4 train rumble (elevated in the BX), from about a block away.

― burna (burna), Friday, 22 July 2005 00:40 (twenty years ago)

without question: cracking rumbling thunder combined with super-heavy rain. closely followed by the sounds at dawn of all the native birds in the wetland reserve next to my house.

― gem (trisk), Friday, 22 July 2005 00:42 (twenty years ago)

The 808

― Rotgutt (Rotgutt), Friday, 22 July 2005 00:49 (twenty years ago)

Birdsong of almost any variety. Once I sat out on the back deck having a pint and listened to a mockingbird jabber on for 15-20 minute without repeating himself. Also, hummingbird twitterings are nice.

― Truckdrivin' Buddha (Rock Hardy), Friday, 22 July 2005 00:50 (twenty years ago)

the sound of soldiers moving in war movies. I thought about this while watching Band of Brothers again, I love that sound of all their equipment clanging together when they have to run.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Friday, 22 July 2005 00:56 (twenty years ago)

The sound of nothing at all. Utter silence on a winter's night.

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 22 July 2005 01:53 (twenty years ago)

clap tracks.
gamelan.
vocoder.
"mellifluous"
"elbow. E. L. B. O. W."

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 22 July 2005 02:07 (twenty years ago)

ive been enjoying the sound of a belt being unbuckled, as found on songs by pansy divison and vitalic

― anthony easton (anthony), Friday, 22 July 2005 10:56 (twenty years ago)

The sound of a tent zip is one of the most evocative sounds I know.

― Huey (Huey), Friday, 22 July 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

owls make the best sounds.

― N_RQ, Friday, 22 July 2005 11:01 (twenty years ago)

Harmoniums!!! (16 new answers, 84 total)

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 22 July 2005 11:11 (twenty years ago)

oberheim synthesiser on the intro to "Tom Sawyer" by Rush.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 22 July 2005 11:17 (twenty years ago)

OK then, "choir organ" on "Aguirre" by Popol Vuh!!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 22 July 2005 11:19 (twenty years ago)

Vako Orchestron, eh [/synthesiser geek] [/smartass]

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 22 July 2005 11:28 (twenty years ago)

What on "Aguirre"? There's some dispute over this!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, 22 July 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

the "ivor the engine" sound effect

― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, 9 March 2009 11:31 (sixteen years ago)

Trees in the wind. Love that sound.

― Say what you like Professor Words (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 9 March 2009 11:53 (sixteen years ago)

my fishing line in the wind, when i'm applying loads of tension.

― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, 9 March 2009 11:57 (sixteen years ago)

Wind blowing against the house late at night

― turtles all the way down (Face of Wolf), Monday, 9 March 2009 12:04 (sixteen years ago)

actually, that sound puts the fear of god into me

― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, 9 March 2009 12:44 (sixteen years ago)

sellotape w/out any doubt

― ogmor, Monday, 9 March 2009 13:24 (sixteen years ago)

The zipper sound on tents.
Fire crackling away.
Pouring rain.
Wind.
Streams / rivers.
1st chord of your fave band live.
Plane you're on taking off when going on holiday.

― not_goodwin, Monday, 9 March 2009 13:27 (sixteen years ago)

The sound when you hit the stop button on a 1200 as a record is playing.

― carne asada, Monday, 9 March 2009 13:51 (sixteen years ago)

Me coming. Duh

― the tip of the tongue taking a trip tralalala (stevienixed), Monday, 9 March 2009 13:54 (sixteen years ago)

lol

i'm really into the seashore as a sound, of the world. it changes me.

― Surmounter, Monday, 9 March 2009 13:58 (sixteen years ago)

i enjoy things like the sea roar and rivers flowing because at the same time you realize how relentless the sound is, and that it's not going to suddently stop for anything.

― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, 9 March 2009 14:04 (sixteen years ago)

nice thick card perforations being torn
squelch from lifting wellies out of the suction caused by deep mud
last dregs of bathwater gurgling/echoing up through the overflow
snow crunching under foot

― edible wife (gnarly sceptre), Monday, 9 March 2009 14:52 (sixteen years ago)

the silence after the baby finally goes to sleep

― Anthony, I am not an Alcoholic & Drunk (darraghmac), Monday, 9 March 2009 15:08 (sixteen years ago)

i enjoy things like the sea roar and rivers flowing because at the same time you realize how relentless the sound is, and that it's not going to suddently stop for anything.

― Ant Attack.. (Ste), Monday, March 9, 2009 10:04 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this is nice 'n true

― Surmounter, Monday, 9 March 2009 15:09 (sixteen years ago)

xpost Oooh, god! Yes! Yes! (-> I mean that he's otm, not me coming.)

― the tip of the tongue taking a trip tralalala (stevienixed), Monday, 9 March 2009 15:10 (sixteen years ago)

I don't know, but it isn't my officemate reading out the email she's composing word by faltering word

― a passing spacecadet, Monday, 9 March 2009 16:14 (sixteen years ago)

It's that really high pitched note in "Just," isn't it?

― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 9 March 2009 16:25 (sixteen years ago)

Tree frogs intermittently bursting into song in the summer heat.

― Myonga Vön Bontee, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:15 (sixteen years ago)

the crackle of a record before the song has started

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:15 (sixteen years ago)

pop corn popping

― jel --, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:16 (sixteen years ago)

a ping-pong game, which zippy the pinhead once memorably transcribed as "blaupunkt, blaupunkt, blaupunkt, blaupunkt"

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:18 (sixteen years ago)

a baseball hitting the sweet spot of a bat

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:19 (sixteen years ago)

leather on willow

― jel --, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:20 (sixteen years ago)

metal on metal

― jel --, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:21 (sixteen years ago)

the sound of millions of pebbles being dragged into the sea after a wave pulls back from a stony beach

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:21 (sixteen years ago)

wtf does leather on "willow" sound like??

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:22 (sixteen years ago)

Like hitting a cricket ball with a cricket ball!

― jel --, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

cricket bats are made of willow wood??

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

laughter is the cheerfullest sound

― Aimless, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

(i thought willow was a very soft wood)

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:29 (sixteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_bat

yep made of willow!

― jel --, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:31 (sixteen years ago)

The sound of wind blowing against the grass when you're laying down in a field by yourself.

― I f'd up the word rear (Z S), Monday, 9 March 2009 17:34 (sixteen years ago)

i guess willow is strong after all! baseball bats are usually made from white ash, but sometimes maple, and in japan, bamboo

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:40 (sixteen years ago)

a train sounding its horn as it passed late in the night - i heard this throughout my childhood as i lay in bed

― Tracer Hand, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:42 (sixteen years ago)

smacking that ass

― H3LP, Monday, 9 March 2009 17:47 (sixteen years ago)

lol I was gonna suggest BOTH leather on willow AND the ambience of a summer field!

― they probably drink corporate water (country matters), Monday, 9 March 2009 17:50 (sixteen years ago)

wd ILX

― they probably drink corporate water (country matters), Monday, 9 March 2009 17:50 (sixteen years ago)

Demand grows for steveienixed to release a recording of herself so that we can make a fully informed choice.

― Say what you like Professor Words (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 9 March 2009 18:15 (sixteen years ago)

haha

― the tip of the tongue taking a trip tralalala (stevienixed), Monday, 9 March 2009 18:27 (sixteen years ago)

Nightbirds' song.

― Hey Jude, Monday, 9 March 2009 19:03 (sixteen years ago)

foghorn

― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 19:24 (sixteen years ago)

http://www.electro1.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/808_composition.jpg

― ⓔⓥⓞⓞ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 9 March 2009 19:26 (sixteen years ago)

Oh yeah, that's a good sound.

― Say what you like Professor Words (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 9 March 2009 20:14 (sixteen years ago)

There was a thread on ILM along these lines but I don't know where to start a search for it.

― Say what you like Professor Words (Ned Trifle II), Monday, 9 March 2009 20:19 (sixteen years ago)

909 > 808

― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 20:48 (sixteen years ago)

want that poster tho

― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 9 March 2009 20:49 (sixteen years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.