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All 20 Case Of Wah recordings and two Bach performances are available here as MP3s. Artist recordings are hosted with permission for ORIGIN playback; all other rights reserved.

Toccata On

I Play The Opening Alone So The Drummer Can Hear What He Is Getting Into (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Jazz kit played with sticks (Virtuosity Drums): Austin McMahon, Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/virtuosity_drums)
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Nylon-string guitar (Musical Instrument Samples): University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios (Brian Penkrot), free for any project, without restrictions (https://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MISguitar.html)
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
Two People Agree On Everything For About Forty Seconds (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Kora (freesound 585284): nome_diva, CC0 1.0 (https://freesound.org/people/nome_diva/sounds/585284/)
- Guzheng ("Lovely Chinese Guzheng plucked", freesound 396868): Pufermufin, CC0 1.0 (https://freesound.org/people/Pufermufin/sounds/396868/)
- Djembe ("Djembe drum sample library", freesound pack 26031): Infinita08, CC0 1.0 (https://freesound.org/people/infinita08/packs/26031/)
- Marimbas, vibraphone, glockenspiel, kalimba and steel drums (GeneralUser GS soundfont): S. Christian Collins, free for music creation, private or commercial (https://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
It Turns Out Bach Was Making A Raga The Whole Time But Nobody Told Him (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Tabla ("Tabla strokes", freesound pack 10737): ajaysm, CC BY 4.0 (https://freesound.org/people/ajaysm/packs/10737/)
- Bansuri ("Bansuri single note" recordings, freesound 179694, 179695, 179696): sankalp, CC BY 4.0 (https://freesound.org/people/sankalp/sounds/179696/)
- Veena and tanpura (physical models): Case Of Wah, original
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
What Happens When I Leave The Raga Alone With A Drum Machine (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Jazz kit played with sticks (Virtuosity Drums): Austin McMahon, Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/virtuosity_drums)
- Archtop guitar (Shiny Guitar): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.shinyguitar)
- Nylon-string guitar (Musical Instrument Samples): University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios (Brian Penkrot), free for any project, without restrictions (https://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MISguitar.html)
- Room impulse response (Huddersfield concert hall database): Bogdan Bacila and Hyunkook Lee, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/2641166)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
The Violins Promised Me This Would Be Short And It Is (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Strings, harp and pizzicato (GeneralUser GS soundfont): S. Christian Collins, free for music creation, private or commercial (https://www.schristiancollins.com/generaluser)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)

On A Road

I Hummed This On A Road And My Guitar Took It Personally (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Archtop guitar (Shiny Guitar): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.shinyguitar)
- Nylon-string guitar (Musical Instrument Samples): University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios (Brian Penkrot), free for any project, without restrictions (https://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MISguitar.html)
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
My Tune Went To Music School And Came Back A Raga (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- String sections (VS Chamber Orchestra Community Edition): Sam Gossner and Simon Dalzell (Versilian Studios), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE)
- Tabla ("Tabla strokes", freesound pack 10737): ajaysm, CC BY 4.0 (https://freesound.org/people/ajaysm/packs/10737/)
- Bansuri ("Bansuri single note" recordings, freesound 179694, 179695, 179696): sankalp, CC BY 4.0 (https://freesound.org/people/sankalp/sounds/179696/)
- Veena and tanpura (physical models): Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
A Fiddler Heard It Once And Started A Jig Without Asking Anybody (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Nylon-string guitar (Musical Instrument Samples): University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios (Brian Penkrot), free for any project, without restrictions (https://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MISguitar.html)
- Solo violin (VS Chamber Orchestra Community Edition): Sam Gossner and Simon Dalzell (Versilian Studios), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE)
- Frame drum (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
This Road Is Long Because The Slide Guitar Does Not Stop Driving (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Jazz kit played with sticks (Virtuosity Drums): Austin McMahon, Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/virtuosity_drums)
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Archtop guitar (Shiny Guitar): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.shinyguitar)
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
One Sings It Like A Hymn While The Other Walks Slowly Around You (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Concert harp (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Marimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Glockenspiel (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Kalimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Room impulse response (Huddersfield concert hall database): Bogdan Bacila and Hyunkook Lee, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/2641166)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)

Soft Weather

My Harp Woke Up Early To Play The Same Five Notes (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Concert harp (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Folk harp (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Marimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Glockenspiel (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
She Played My Tune So Slowly That I Fell Asleep Halfway (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Jazz kit played with sticks (Virtuosity Drums): Austin McMahon, Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/virtuosity_drums)
- Archtop guitar (Shiny Guitar): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.shinyguitar)
- String sections (VS Chamber Orchestra Community Edition): Sam Gossner and Simon Dalzell (Versilian Studios), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE)
- Marimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Kalimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
A Sunrise Is How This Ends, I Stayed Awake For It (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Jazz kit played with sticks (Virtuosity Drums): Austin McMahon, Versilian Studios and Karoryfer Samples, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/virtuosity_drums)
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Archtop guitar (Shiny Guitar): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/karoryfer.shinyguitar)
- String sections (VS Chamber Orchestra Community Edition): Sam Gossner and Simon Dalzell (Versilian Studios), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE)
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
Somewhere In Here Is Me Playing It Badly, On Purpose (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Nylon-string guitar (Musical Instrument Samples): University of Iowa Electronic Music Studios (Brian Penkrot), free for any project, without restrictions (https://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/MISguitar.html)
- String sections (VS Chamber Orchestra Community Edition): Sam Gossner and Simon Dalzell (Versilian Studios), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VSCO-2-CE)
- Marimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Glockenspiel (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
I Play Five Notes, Fewer Each Time, Until It Is Just You In The Room (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Concert harp (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Marimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Kalimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)

Found Sounds 1

Two Fans (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Marimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Kalimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Home recordings (an iPhone, at home): Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
Tap Tap (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Kalimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Home recordings (an iPhone, at home): Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
What A Flush (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Vibraphone (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Home recordings (an iPhone, at home): Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
Best Friends (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Pads, bells, wind and synth voices: Case Of Wah, original
- Home recordings (an iPhone, at home): Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)
Bed Time (MP3) · Official recording page
Full recording credits
- Upright bass (1958 double bass): D. Smolken (Karoryfer), CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sfzinstruments/dsmolken.double-bass)
- Concert harp (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Kalimba (Versilian Community Sample Library): Sam Gossner / Versilian Studios and contributors, CC0 1.0 (https://github.com/sgossner/VCSL)
- Home recordings (an iPhone, at home): Case Of Wah, original
- Room impulse responses (Detmold University of Music SRIR database): Amengual Gari, Sahin, Eddy and Kob, CC BY 4.0 (https://zenodo.org/records/4116247)
- Head measurements for the 3D sound (MIT KEMAR): Bill Gardner and Keith Martin, MIT Media Lab, 1994, free to download (https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html)

The classics

Bach: Goldberg Variations, Aria (MP3) · Bach: Variation 1 (MP3). Performed by Kimiko Ishizaka; recording credits; CC0.

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