Sunday, February 15, 2009
Soundwalk Review/Questions
Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
Yes, when we went to places and stopped, listening became easier. With less people around making other noises, it made sounds clearer to me.
Was it possible to move without making a sound?
Yes, it was possible but very difficult. Footsteps and general body movements create sound regardless of what we try to do. I came to the conclusion, that to get clear sound you want to not have the sounds of movement in the recordings.
What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
When I plugged them the sounds began to come in more as bass than anything. I could hear, but it almost sounded like the sounds were reverbing in my head.
Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
Yes, most sounds that I could differentiate were human aided sounds such as cars, bowling pins, elevators, planes etc. Some were not human aided like the ambiance and humming of pipes and vents.
Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
Yes, that became evident even more when we stopped and listened, rather than walking and listening.
Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?
Yes, sounds that were in the Union parking were mostly of a humming ambiance from vents, and the occasional car. The vents humming changed, and rather than in the parking structure you could not hear it anywhere else.
Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Close sounds were almost harder to pick up on than far sounds for me. This is because when I hear a car or a plane I know for a fact what it is, and when there are a lot of close sounds its hard to dipect what is what.
Were you able to intervene in the urban landscape and create your own sounds by knocking on a resonant piece of metal, activating wind chimes, etc.?
We didn't in our soundwalk, but for my drift I know of many places to generate sounds. Around campus there were a lot of place like pipes, vents, grates, and other things that would generate sounds.
Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Yes, I realize we take a lot of the things around us for granted. Everyday I am in the union and have never realized all the sounds until I actually listened. And when I listened it was overwhelming almost.
How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
I think it gave me an understanding about all the musical sounds, and unique sounds that happen everyday. Being a producer of music, listening closely is a must, and now I feel like the harder I try to actually listen the more sounds I can hear.
Yes, when we went to places and stopped, listening became easier. With less people around making other noises, it made sounds clearer to me.
Was it possible to move without making a sound?
Yes, it was possible but very difficult. Footsteps and general body movements create sound regardless of what we try to do. I came to the conclusion, that to get clear sound you want to not have the sounds of movement in the recordings.
What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
When I plugged them the sounds began to come in more as bass than anything. I could hear, but it almost sounded like the sounds were reverbing in my head.
Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
Yes, most sounds that I could differentiate were human aided sounds such as cars, bowling pins, elevators, planes etc. Some were not human aided like the ambiance and humming of pipes and vents.
Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
Yes, that became evident even more when we stopped and listened, rather than walking and listening.
Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?
Yes, sounds that were in the Union parking were mostly of a humming ambiance from vents, and the occasional car. The vents humming changed, and rather than in the parking structure you could not hear it anywhere else.
Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Close sounds were almost harder to pick up on than far sounds for me. This is because when I hear a car or a plane I know for a fact what it is, and when there are a lot of close sounds its hard to dipect what is what.
Were you able to intervene in the urban landscape and create your own sounds by knocking on a resonant piece of metal, activating wind chimes, etc.?
We didn't in our soundwalk, but for my drift I know of many places to generate sounds. Around campus there were a lot of place like pipes, vents, grates, and other things that would generate sounds.
Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Yes, I realize we take a lot of the things around us for granted. Everyday I am in the union and have never realized all the sounds until I actually listened. And when I listened it was overwhelming almost.
How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
I think it gave me an understanding about all the musical sounds, and unique sounds that happen everyday. Being a producer of music, listening closely is a must, and now I feel like the harder I try to actually listen the more sounds I can hear.
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