Freezing and boiling a microphone (while recording)

Summary by Krater

Andrew Huang demonstrates freezing, thawing, and boiling a waterproof hydrophone microphone to record unique sound textures for music production.

From the video

Answers: How do you use a hydrophone microphone to record sound textures by freezing and boiling it?

• audio texture creation
• contact microphone hydrophone
• freezing and boiling microphone sound experiments
• Ableton Live sound design

What it concludes

• Recording a hydrophone while water freezes in a block of ice produces air bubble sounds that can be processed into a rhythmic beat texture.
• Boiling a hydrophone microphone produces fewer bubbles and less interesting sounds compared to freezing it.
• A contact microphone coated in rubber can withstand freezing and boiling temperatures while recording underwater and ice sounds.