Ice Cubes

What the recording actually contains

Ice against glass rings briefly and inharmonically, and the file shows that clearly: a narrow band near 2.5 kHz stands about 26 decibels above its neighbours, the highest such peak measured across these pages. Between the clinks the loop is quiet, so its peak-to-median ratio is unusually large. A low component below 80 Hz comes from handling the glass. At 29.4 seconds it is one of the shorter loops here, and both channels carry very nearly the same signal.

How it compares and what to pair it with

Of the three drink recordings this is the sparsest. Fizzy Drink gives a continuous bright hiss, and Pouring Drink gives one sustained event. Because the clinks are salient and the gaps are quiet, this works as atmosphere rather than masking, and a continuous sound covers a room far better. See the whole catalogue on the sound library index.

Sparse events sit best above something steady. The ice cubes and restaurant blend in the free sound mixer places the glass inside a room rather than leaving it exposed in silence.