Listening and recording

For my drift strategy, I will take a package of sour patch kids with me to my starting location, outside Riverview dorms. I will pick a candy at random whenever the path divides. The color of the candy signifies the direction I move. Green: left yellow: right orange: straight red: repeat previous motion

A hi-fi sound is when the system is “one in which discrete sounds can be heard clearly because of the low ambient noise level”. (Schafer, 43) Some examples of hi-fi sounds are the country and a library. Sounds overlap less frequently in a hi-fi soundscape compared to a low-fi soundscape. A lo-fi soundscape occurs when “individual acoustic signals are obscured in an overdense population of sounds.” (Schafer, 43) This means there is an overlapping sound throughout the space. Some examples of lo-fi sounds are the city, a coffee shop. A specific sound mark from Murray Schafer’s childhood is the churning of butter. After identifying this sound and goes on to further explain how as a child “... the churn was pumped for half an hour or more, an almost imperceptible change in tone and texture occurred as the sloping cream gradually turned to butter.” (Schafer, 48) This description aids in understanding how the sound changed over time. This sound is cemented into his youth because the use of...

This sound edit creates a peaceful atmosphere. The sounds depict a beach with birds, a bonfire, and a group of friends chatting in the background. The sound of waves encompasses the edit as they bounce from ear to ear throughout. My idea for the project was to create a familiar comforting environment and add the unexpected element of traveling waves. The audio ended with just the sound of waves to illustrate an empty beach as the day comes to a close. Waves Runtime: 1:30