Found Sound Final Recording

This is the final recording of my found sound project. You can listen here.

This recording was especially difficult to make because it was so experimental and new to me. I think it turned out pretty good despite my lack of experience. I should give off a hectic kind of eerie feeling. It is kind of showing the horrors of everyday life with laughter; yet, this loud static noise that creates a suspense, heart-racing feeling.

Sound Logs:

·       Sound 1: The sound reminds me of an airplane. It is full of static and loud and rough. It’s a dark and twisted feeling.

·       Sound 2B: This sound has a distinct rhythm that sounds like a crinkling. It evokes a dark feeling.

·       Sound 3: This sounds like aliens and very sci-fi like.

·       Sound 3B: For some reason this sound makes me think of the beach or a windy day with a flag flying the background.

·       Sound 3C: This sound feels like a fall day while it’s raining while some men are working on a house or construction in the background.

·       Sound 3D: This kind of sounds like a film reel projecting a film. It is long and has a good basis.

·       Sound 4B: There is a bird chirping and people talking in the back. It sounds like a picnic at the park.

·       Sound 5B: It sounds like another sound of birds chirping while someone has a microphone while walking. There is a lot of rustling.

·       Sound 5C: There are more birds in the background with the sound of cars whizzing past.

·       Sound 5D: It sounds like birds chirping in the forest. It feels adventurous but also relaxing.

·       Sound 7: There is a lot of wind noise and clinking. It feels very industrial.

·       Sound 7B: People are working on something in the background and water falling into a bucket.

·       Sound 8A: There are birds chirping with a loud clip noise that is super distinct.

·       Sound 10: Sounds like wind and cars driving past with people talking in the background and a small conversation.

·       Sound 11B: Birds chirping with cars in the background driving. It sounds like a nice spring day.

·       Sound 12: Sounds like someone in some industrial setting with either cars or some large machine making a whizzing noise.

·       Sound 13: It starts off with a jingle, like someone is walking a dog with quiet conversations in the background.

·       Sound 16: It sounds like someone is sitting on a hill watching cars drive past on a busy street.

·       Sound 16B: A dog is barking in the background quietly with wind in the back. It sounds like I am sitting on a bench while reading a book.

·       Sound 17: First starts out with creaking and then some man talking about gas.

·       Sound 19A: It sounds like a dark and stormy night. You can hear the thunder and the heavy rain.

·       Sound 20: There is a drill noise in the background with another creaking noise.

·       Sound 21: It sounds like a night with conversations in the back and crickets chirping. It sounds like a nighttime bonfire.

·       Sound 22: There are a lot of cars driving past with a car beeping in the background.

·       Sound 23: This sounds like construction and beeping in the background. There a machines backing up and it sounds rough.

·       Sound 24: This sounds like a scuffing and a stream of noise in the background. It sounds rough and rustic. 

FOUND SOUND ROUGH CUT

Found Sound Rough Cut: Hectic

The track is rough and hectic. It is only the beginning of a track that should sound rustic and chaotic. I hope is shows that.

https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/smmcbee/public/Film_116/sounds/McBee_FA_Rough.wav

Essay #1

Essay #1

Soundscape

            The article “The Rural Soundscape” written by Murray Schafer discusses the difference between hi-fi soundscape and lo-fi soundscape. Hi-fi soundscape is when a listener can hear sounds in the distance due to a low ambient noise level (Schafer 43). For example, when I am in my large empty home, I can hear my dogs feet tap on the tile floor downstairs because of the quietness in the house. A lo-fi soundscape is when small sounds like tree rustling or footsteps are blocked out by surrounding city noises or busy noises (Schafer 43). For example, it is hard to hear someone opening a soda can from across the street due to people rushing on the sidewalks talking and cars zooming past. Hi-fi and lo-fi soundscapes explain how acutely sounds can be heard in different landscapes.

            Schafer talks about a soundmark that he remembers distinctly from his childhood. He remember the sound of churning butter and how it changed over time as the butter started gaining a better consistency (Schafer 48). He talks about he did not notice it much as a child, but it is a soundmark of his youth. By listening to the distinct sounds of the butter, he was able to realize when the butter was getting closer and closer to being done. A soundmark from my youth would be hearing high heels on the wooden floor. The distinctive click on the ground would alert me of my mother’s presence in the house. When the clicking stopped, I knew my mom had left for work. When the clicking had just begun, I knew she had just gotten back from work. Without realizing it as a kid, I was taking sound clues to determine whether or not she was home.