Monday, December 7, 2009

Vocal pt. 1

I choose to rant about the recent Tiger Woods controversy click here for .mp3

Monday, November 16, 2009

Monday, November 9, 2009

Unnamed sound

Unnamed sound click here for .mp3 (00:45)


The bus route I took was the 30 down to Wisconsin and then straight east till I hit the lake. I took several recordings starting by the Milwaukee Art Museum then traveling around the coast. This selected recording was taken around a sail boat storage facility from inside of a goal post.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Field recording -- Drift

Clip 1 click here for .mp3 (00:45)
Explanation
Location: Urban Ecology Center
Time: 5:30pm
Date: 10/21/09

Clip 2 click here for .mp3 (00:45)
Explanation
Location: Recycling Center
Time: 3:45pm
Date: 10/20/09

Clip 3 click here for .mp3 (00:50)
Explanation
Location: Eau Claire Soccer Complex, Eau Claire, WI
Time: 1:00pm
Date: 10/24/09

Drift Technique:

My drift technique is to record in places that are removed from busy areas where normal traffic and overall interaction with people will be at a minimal, allowing for the least interruptions from unwanted noises. Possible areas I would like to record at that fit these criteria are, Lake Park, the Urban Ecology Center, Estabrook Park, the recycling center, during an Ultimate Frisbee tournament or practice, deep in the Summerfest grounds, etc….

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Found Audio

click here for .wav (Windows)

click here for .aif (Mac)

total running time: 01:00

My objective was...

The idea behind this audio piece is largely based on my overall experience of college this far, and also how I anticipate the rest of my schooling will unravel. There are three main techniques I used in this piece, speed, repetition, and anticipation. The speed of the piece is representative of how my college experience started off slow, steady, and consistent, and then the pace rapidly picked up and now it almost feels as if I am running everywhere and always in a rush to get onto the next thing. The repetition closely correlates with the speed. It starts off with four small segments repeating four times while the speed remains constant. This represents the way college started off with many broad subjects, but since the early subjects are designed to be manageable, you have the time and energy to complete everything. However, as the speed increases, the number of times each small segment is repeated goes down. This represents the way classes get harder and because many are so time consuming you just can not fit them all in. Finally this piece deals with the idea of anticipation by combining the speed increase, the increase in how fast the four small segments are repeated, and by slowly increasing the volume. This is representative of my future and how I am excited and ready to take on what every life throws at me, but I am still very unsure and uneasy of where it will lead me.