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First post, by MaverickUK

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Do you still have one or more mechanical hard drives? If so, I'm after high quality audio recordings of them:
- Spin up
- Idling
- Access
- Spin down

This is for the HDD Synth project I'm working on that plays back recordings of a physical HDD on an ISA card. So that if you're using a solid state hard drive, you can still experience that retro mechanical charm. I recorded a short video of the device demonstrating the spin up and idling sounds of the default sound pack

When the device is made available I'd like to include a variety of sound packs on the SD card it'll be supplied for a variety of drives. So the more exotic the better, please share your drives with the world.

Please include details about the drive that you recorded your audio samples of and how you'd like to be credited

Thank you

Let's make HDDs loud again 😁

http://www.strifestreams.com

Reply 1 of 3, by weedeewee

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there's plenty available on yt.

Here's a nice channel with some (close to 400)
https://www.youtube.com/@arnlol

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Reply 2 of 3, by MaverickUK

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Thanks for sharing - unfortunately Arnlol's video aren't ideal, as they don't really have any long periods of idle

Ideally don't really just want to nab someone else's work off YouTube, which is why I'm actively appealing for people who are happy to share 😀

http://www.strifestreams.com

Reply 3 of 3, by weedeewee

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I'm not saying you should just take the sound from his videos. You just ask him.
The problem with the idle sound you mention is that it changes with the age of the drive, the wear on the spindle bearings.
A new drive sounds very silent while a worn drive tends to be an annoyingly pitched whine.

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