Hello,

The “Sound of Work: Blacksmith edition 1 Oneshots” sound pack consists of select 1beat to 4bar long samples from a large tool and machine themed sound pack recorded at Jesse Sipola’s smithy close to Turku, Finland. The full sound pack has 324 files extracted from 142 recordings and it is available as a free download from: http://oree.storijapan.net/praxis/sound-of-work/

Samples in this selection are aimed for music. Everything has been captured in 24-bit 96kHz using a Tascam DR-40 and a Sony ECM-NV1. Majority of sound is in MONO (2 channel). Only moderate EQ tools and noise removal has been used during the mastering process. 

During the recording Sipola followed a click track (80bpm, 4/4) while performing various work phases using the tools he likes best. The samples have been chopped into bar/beat lengths, which makes them suitable for blues-projects out of the box. The power hammer is an exception (82 & 107bpm). It’s offbeat rhythm is good for disco (a quantised version in 80bpm is also provided).

The full package includes loops and long clips (where you can hear complete work phases, ambients and machine cycles). We also made a binaural recording, which can be used to identify how different sounds fit together at the smithy. This is an archaeoacoustic sound project. We hope you will enjoy, use, remix and share these sounds of labor.

We are particularly happy with the pneumatic tool samples and the assortment of Atlas Copco sounds! These tools are in frequent use at Sipola’s smithy. The types and models of tools are indicated in the filenames. Metadata (ID3v2.3.0 & RIFF INFO) has been added to the 24-bit 96kH .wav files (The naming system is detailed below).

We grant you full right to perform, edit, share and remix these recordings any way you see fit. You can use the material in commercial projects. If you make something really cool we’d love to hear it (See COOL1 license for details: http://oree.storijapan.net/cool/ ). This publication is a part of Ore.e Refineries 10 year celebration. 

Helsinki & Turku, 22.3.2017
Eero Yli-Vakkuri & Jesse Sipola
Ore.e Refineries (est. 2007)
http://oree.storijapan.net/praxis/sound-of-work/
+358 50 57 29743
eero /äät storijapan.net

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Details on filenames and metadata:

“SOW: Blacksmith ed1” folders are organised by “Category of tool” > “Type of tool” > “File name”. The filenames show the model of the tool and hint to the action performed with it.

./sow-blacksmith-ed1/pneumatic-tools/drill/138_atlas-copco-npk-nrd-14r_1-run_4bar.wav

138_ = A catalog number for identifying different samples which belong to the same recording
atlas-copco-npk-nrd-14r = Tool manufacturer and model
1- = For organising samples into neat list, longest sample first
run_ = A description of the sound, number indicates amount of actions
4bar = The length of the sample (should loop ok in 80bpm)

ID3v2.3.0 & RIFF INFO include the same data but in cleaner format. Keywords are also provided. Metadata was added using “Kid3 - Audio Tagger” (https://kid3.sourceforge.io/ ).