most recent 30 from http://socialsounddesign.com 2013-05-18T14:32:34Z http://socialsounddesign.com/feeds/question/15816 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15816/creating-big-creature-jaws-snapping Mikkel Nielsen 2012-10-25T17:29:20Z 2012-10-25T19:43:27Z

<p>Hey all Ive tried recording my own mouth doing this, and have pitched the recording down, but it is not really aggressive enough (afraid I might loose a few teeth in the process). Also layered with different meaty hits etc. Im getting there but still need the final thing.</p> <p>Anyone who has a great suggestion for achieving this? (think, the T-rex snapping sounds in King Kong, which sound just awesome in my opinion).</p> <p>Thanks alot Best wishes, Mikkel</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/15816/creating-big-creature-jaws-snapping/15817#15817 NoiseJockey 2012-10-25T19:43:27Z 2012-10-25T19:43:27Z

<p>Is this just teeth clacking together with little in the middle? Hollow wood, like those percussive frogs you can buy in music stores, might be a starting point, although it might also be too tuned/chromatic/musical. Using actual bone-on-bone impacts that are pitched down might be a useful layer, too. And of course, metallic clacking sounds could be great if you need more weight or high-freq content, if used judiciously in the mix. </p> <p>Seems like other opportunities for richness, though, could come from a forceful exhalation of breath, tongue/saliva/mouth slaps and other wet sounds, or a grunt/groan that would coincide with a creature's toothy lunge. As you said, meaty hits will do well for filling out the mid-lows. Start hitting those stacks of phonebooks! :-)</p>