Chris Richmond is a UK-based sound recordist, composer and filmmaker whose diverse interests in history, music, and film saw the birth of Norfolk Uncovered, an online video series documenting unloved architecture in Chris's home county of Norfolk. While the narrative was provided by his Grandfather, Mike Richmond, part of the challenge was to compose and design the soundtrack to capture the dark, eerie atmosphere of some of the locations. Chris graduated from the College of West Anglia in 2004 with a BTEC Nat. Award in Music Technology.
Recording of a 3-horsepower Yamaha Malta two-stroke outboard motor running in-gear under power in a test tank, before running out of fuel. Watercraft, Motorboats
A British Railways Class 11 diesel shunting locomotive departs a rural station with a brake van attached. Recorded at the North Norfolk Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Trackside recording of a British Railways Class 153 single-carriage diesel unit train departing from a rural station at full throttle. Recorded in Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Recording of a British Railways Class 25 diesel locomotive passing slowly as it heads into a set of points while "running round" a rake of coaches. Recorded at the North Norfolk Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
A loopable recording of a British Railways Class 27 diesel locomotive idling (close). Recorded at the North Norfolk Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Recording of a British Railways Class 45 diesel locomotive attempting to pull a rake of MkII Coaches with the brakes seized on. The train's horns can be heard at the start of the recording before the train begins to move. Transportation,
Loopable recording of a British Railways Class 50 diesel locomotive ticking over at a station. Recorded at the Mid Norfolk Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Recording of a British Railways Class 57 diesel locomotive accelerating from a rolling start. The engine almost reaches full speed before the recording fades due to unwanted wind noise creeping in as the train picks up speed. The locomotive's engine is a two-stroke General Motors EMD 645 E3 diesel. Transportation,
Loopable recording of a British Railways Class 66 diesel locomotive idling at a station. The engine is a two-stroke General Motors EMD 710 diesel engine also found in a number of American diesel locomotives. Transportation,
Clean edit of the "high" air horn sounding a moderate-short blast on a British Railways Class 37 diesel locomotive. Recorded at the North Norfolk Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Clean recording of a narrow-gauge locomotive hitting the buffers as it goes to couple-up to a rake of coaches. Recorded at the Wells & Walsingham Light Railway, Norfolk, UK. Transportation,
Clean recording of a medium-sized dog (Springer Spaniel) jumping into a pond. This sound can be used to replicate many different kinds of object being launched or diving into the water. Water, Splashes
Singing birds in the trees accompanied by the sound of occasional passing traffic from a nearby country road. Recorded at Egmere, Norfolk, UK. Ambience,
Peaceful ambience of a tented holiday camp on the coast. The gentle chatter of happy campers can be heard in the background. Recorded at Stiffkey, Norfolk, UK, Ambience,
Clean recording of the "click" of the electric relay that activates the dashboard LCD screen once the master switch has been pressed on a DAF SB250 bus. Transportation,
Recording of the interior ambience of a Plaxton beaver 30-seater minibus. There are a few rattles typical of an old service bus (these were renown for rattles!) as well as whine from the 6-speed manual gearbox. The engine is a Mercedes-Benz OM364 3.9 litre diesel. Transportation,
Recording of the interior ambience of a Wright Gemini double-decker bus accelerating from a standing start, to 50mph. There are a few rattles typical of a service bus as well as whine from the Voith automatic gearbox and rear axle. The engine is a DAF turbo-diesel. Transportation,
Clean recording of the ticket punch on a bus ticket machine. The ticket machine is a Vix ERG TP5700. This sound can be used multiple times as a "round robin" with "Bus: Ticket Machine Punch1, #2 and #3". Transportation,
Clean recording of the windscreen wipers being switched to the "OFF" position via the indicator stalk of a DAF SB250 double-decker bus. Transportation,
WARNING- Will make your ears bleed unless you crank the volume down! A horrible metallic computerized sound made from a timestretching algorithm and other editing techniques. A great sound for representing a computer that has gone horribly wrong! Electronic,
Meet Dill, my English Springer Spaniel. She's a character! This is a clean recording of my dog's nervous reaction when she encouters another dog. Mammals, Dogs
Clean recording of a domestic fan-assisted oven operating at 240V AC (50Hz). Parts of this recording can be looped as desired to lengthen/shorten the effect. Kitchen, Appliances
Recording of a Hayter Harrier lawnmower with a 3.5 horsepower Briggs & Stratton petrol engine mowing short lengths of grass before stopping. Tools, Lawn tools
Clean recording of a microwave oven being used. The "ding" can be heard at the end of the recording as the timer finishes. Sections of this recording can be looped to adjust the operating time of the microwave as desired. Kitchen, Appliances
Clean recording of the starter cord being pulled on a 3-horsepower Yamaha Malta two-stroke outboard motor. In this recording, the engine doesn't fire-up simulating an attempt at starting from cold, or a broken-down/failed engine. Watercraft, Motorboats
