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Audio Fundamentals Project Part 2, Recording:
Now that I have decided on what place I am conveying, and that I am creating a sound study that uses field recordings of said place. I need to make some field recordings. So, on a slightly rainy afternoon, I went down to the reserve to take some recordings. I used Tascam X-6 portable recorder…
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Audio Fundamentals Project Part 3, Evaluating and Cleaning up My Recordings
As is often the case with field recordings, the bulk of what I had recorded wasn’t brilliant. Certainly not good enough to be used in my final project anyway. The process of cleaning up field recordings is somewhat tedious, I started with listening to all my recordings in full, in case there were any hidden…
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Audio Fundamentals Project Part 1, What am I making?
For my Audio Fundamentals assignment, I have been asked to produce a sound study responding to the theme of “A sense of place” this sound study also needs to include a vocal recording of a spoken text. The first thing I need to do in order to complete this assignment is decide what I am…
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Audio Fundamentals Project Part 7, Evaluation
My aim for this work was to convey a sense of place through the medium of a sound study. I feel that I was able to create a sound study that conveys a sense of place, this place specifically being a local nature reserve. I made a base using recordings of wind, water and the…
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A Visit to Longplayer
On the 20th of October I visited Trinity Buoy Wharf, the base for Jem Finer’s ‘Longplayer’. Longplayer is a composition by Jem Finer that will last 1000 years, it began on December 31st 1999 and will end 1000 year on in 2999. Longplayer is played on Tibetan singing bowls and uses a series of rules to ensure the piece keeps playing and never repeats. The…
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Example of Laptop Performance
In preparation for the next Audio Fundamentals session, I was asked to find an example of Laptop Performance or Turntablism. Liam Howlett – The Prodigy The Prodigy are an electronic music group formed in 1990 and emerged from the UK rave scene. The Prodigy consists of Liam Howlett who writes the music and fronted…
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Dadaism
During a session of Introduction to Sound Arts we looked at some notable 20th century art movements and their relation to sound arts. I was quite familiar with Futurism and Modernism; however, Dadaism is something I have a very vague understanding of. In order to familiarise myself with Dadaism, I have given myself 3 questions…
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Listening to The ‘Medium’
As preparation for the next session, I was asked to find examples of songs where the sound of the ‘medium’ has affected the composition. Thorn – My Bloody Valentine Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine is well known for his signature guitar playing technique where he bends the tremolo arm of his guitar while he strums, often bending…
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3 Key Words That Outline My Practice and Aims For This Course
As a response to a discussion in class, I was asked to choose 3 key words that relate to my ambitions and current practice within sound arts. These are the words that I feel resonate the best. Experimentation: As someone who comes from a more musical background, I feel it is important for me to make a conscious effort to experiment with my…
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Worldizing Audio
Worldizing is a technique within sound design pioneered by Walter Murch. Worldizing is the process of re-recording audio within a different environment. For example, the soundtrack to the film American Graffiti is based on a radio show that the characters listen to within the film. When working on the sound for American Graffiti, Murch recorded the soundtrack being…