Log Pile Tumble

How it's made

Source

solid split firewood collides in a cascade; 2-9 ms filtered noise excites each log.

Body

individual logs retain their tuning over repeated contacts; inharmonic modes near 160-2300 Hz decay in 35-160 ms. Broad 65-180 Hz ground coupling supplies weight, not a cavity.

Events

5-9 logs release over 0-0.9 s; each lands, rebounds twice, then rolls on uneven bark. Rolling intervals grow from 120 to 410 ms as angular speed falls; contact energy decreases.

Layers

short woody knocks sit above softer ground thuds; 35-140 ms band-limited bark scuffs bridge rolling contacts. Upper frequencies damp faster than the low body; no added reverb.

Envelope

main collapse peaks in the first second; scattered rolling clatter fades by 3.02 s. Every contact has a finite soft attack and release; a final safety fade follows the last contact by 270 ms.

Variation

seeded log dimensions, release timing, impact strength and outward pan trajectories. Size sets mass and pitch; pile sets log count; hardness sets contact colour; roll sets travel.

Presets

small dry stack, heavy rounds, extended hard-ground scatter and muted earth landing.

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