Recording Object #4 - The Old Coffee Grinder

I recently recorded an old coffee grinder using 7 microphones: Geofon, contact mic, Sony M10 stereo electret mics, shotgun, and a pair of BasicUcho mics in XY. Each one captured a different layer of texture, from deep mechanical rumbles to delicate, crispy details.

After recording, I dove into sound design experiments with a few plugins. I ran the recordings through the Ableton vocoder, explored BYOME’s granular mode, played with comb filtering, and finished off with multitap delay to build evolving textures. In the video, you can see the full process, recording the machine in real time, then shaping the sounds live with BYOME by UnfilteredAudio.

I love how the gritty, physical feel of the grinder transforms into something completely abstract. Always fascinated by how everyday objects can turn into complex sonic worlds 👾