Close mike on a running tap (faucet). Fingers in the water stream or adjusting the flow can add nice movement to the sound. – Paul Davies
Breaking matches or the air bubbles in plastic wrapping sounds like the louder pops from (undried?) firewood. – David Filskov Crisp (potato chip) packets very slowly compressed with hands make… read more →
Smashing rubbish. – Paul Arnold If you hit a large cardboard box filled with rubbish with a hammer and then slow the sound down and increase the low end, you… read more →
Umbrellas (avoid the metal frame clashing) or a leather jacket are alright for making the sound of elephants waving their ears :) – David Filskov
Not so much for the “kkzzr” but more for the “crkck”, try sticking various long strands of industrial strength packing tape to a firmly mounted window, and experiment with pulling… read more →
Wooden cracking (slowed down). – Paul Arnold Rubbing on an inflated balloon. – Ben Burtt For seismic sounds: Slowed down metal creaks, ice cracking slowed down. – Mike Rooke If… read more →