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Return of the Prepared AK47

from Return of the Prepared AK47 by Michael Oster

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Other than a loud BANG what does an AK47 sound like? Well I brought one into the studio to find out. I recorded the sounds of disassembly, striking various parts of the weapon with the cleaning rod, movement of the bolt carrier, dry fires, and more.


Gear used: Sound Devices 702 stereo digital recorder. Matched pair of Earthworks QTC 1 microphones. Editied in Pro Tools, then loaded the resulting samples into a custom designed synthesizer in Native Instruments Reaktor.

More on the AK47 used: This weapon is an Arsenal Arms SLR 101s chambered in 7.62 x 39. No live ammunition was used during the recording process and the weapon was safety checked before recording.

* Only the weapon and internal parts of the weapon were used as sound sources:

- bolt action
- cleaning rod striking parts of the receiver and barrel
- dry fire
- recoil spring unit rubbing against weapon
- safety selector
- bolt carrier and bolt against weapon
- varied distances from microphones when recording

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from Return of the Prepared AK47, released October 16, 2012
Recording, editing, synthesizer design, programming, mastering by Michael Oster

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Michael Oster Tampa, Florida

You may not have heard of me, but chances are, you've heard my sounds.

I started my professional career in 1992 and my sounds have appeared in feature film, television, computer games, radio, and lots of other interesting places.

Please visit my website for complete details.
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