Foley Secrets

Here's an inspiring list of tricks used by foley artists to create sound effects for film. These sound design ideas can be put to devious use by those making music too.

Put a nail end-to-end in-between your thumb and index-finger and then throw it as hard as you can past the mics. The nail spins and creates a good raw sound to start the design with. Then just apply your favorite effect to give it the bullet sense of speed you desire.

To help make cheap, low-noise recordings of this kind of thing you could try constructing something like this Porta-Booth.