IRON - Sound Archive | Liam Phan

IRON originates from a metalworking atelier in Geneva, Switzerland — a workshop where metal is shaped into public structures, private interiors, contemporary artworks, and restorations of cultural heritage.

The collection spans 25 archives and 1,944 unique metallic object sounds (7.41GB), capturing the complete sonic fabric of the metallurgy atelier: sparks and welding, machines in motion, the clash of tools, metallic percussions on sculptures and structures, resonant cubes, spheres and shafts, fractured plates, gears, anvils, and incidental noises. To render this diversity, four microphone techniques were employed — XY (Zoom H6), ORTF (Oktava MK012), contact (JRF C-Series Pro), and shotgun (Sennheiser MKE600) — each chosen for the character it could draw from the source. Recordings were made at 96kHz / 24-bit in uncompressed .WAV format, preserving every resonance in raw detail. The collection is pre-cut, raw (unprocessed), and measured to professional standards: true_peak = –2.0 dBTP, integrated = –20.0 LKFS, tolerance = 2.0 LU.

All material remains untouched — raw matter, unprocessed. The artist retains full freedom: to transform, to distort, or to let the weight of the workshop resonate in its pure form.

IRON - Sound Archive Walkthrough

For a complete overview of the collection — including detailed equipment lists, recording setups, and archive breakdowns — see the IRON Catalogue (PDF).

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