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1. Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
Yes, there were a few places. One in particular was when standing still in the lot under the Union hall. It seemed to amplify everything.
2. Was it possible to move without making a sound?
I didn't think so. There was always something to hear, weather it was the sound of my breathing or the rubbing of the fabric of my clothing, there was always something.
3. What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
I never did during the soundwalk, but doing it now, the first thing I hear is ringing.
4. What types of sounds were you able to hear? List them. If your original notes are legible, and include all of the sounds you heard, then simply link to the scanned image(s). If not, retype them so that we can read them.
Several:Footsteps, breathing, rustling of paper, traffic, car horns, construction, rattling man-hole cover, ignition of vehicle, squeaking of fan belt, blow of exhaust fans, humming of water pipes, humming of soda machine, whirring of coffee machines, parking gate raising, parking receipt printing,wind blowing, keys rattling, stick rolling, snow crunching, ice cracking, bicycles, bicycle chain clanging. doors opening, etc.....
5. Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
For the most part yes, although, there was one noise. It sounded like the string on a flag pole hitting the pole itself. When I came around the corner to where the sound originated from, I discovered that it was really the clanging of a bike chain on the rack.
6. Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
Yes.
7. Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?
Yes, a good example is the starting and acceleration of a vehicle.
8. Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Easily defined, except in places with a lot of echo.
9. 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.?
Yes, one sound that distinctly remember creating was the sound of a stick rolling on the concrete when I kicked it.
10. Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Yes, many sounds seem much more noticeable now whereas before they "subaudible".
11. How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
It definitely makes you more aware which is key in media.
Yes, there were a few places. One in particular was when standing still in the lot under the Union hall. It seemed to amplify everything.
2. Was it possible to move without making a sound?
I didn't think so. There was always something to hear, weather it was the sound of my breathing or the rubbing of the fabric of my clothing, there was always something.
3. What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
I never did during the soundwalk, but doing it now, the first thing I hear is ringing.
4. What types of sounds were you able to hear? List them. If your original notes are legible, and include all of the sounds you heard, then simply link to the scanned image(s). If not, retype them so that we can read them.
Several:Footsteps, breathing, rustling of paper, traffic, car horns, construction, rattling man-hole cover, ignition of vehicle, squeaking of fan belt, blow of exhaust fans, humming of water pipes, humming of soda machine, whirring of coffee machines, parking gate raising, parking receipt printing,wind blowing, keys rattling, stick rolling, snow crunching, ice cracking, bicycles, bicycle chain clanging. doors opening, etc.....
5. Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
For the most part yes, although, there was one noise. It sounded like the string on a flag pole hitting the pole itself. When I came around the corner to where the sound originated from, I discovered that it was really the clanging of a bike chain on the rack.
6. Were you able to differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
Yes.
7. Were you able to detect subtleties, changes, or variations in the everpresent drone?
Yes, a good example is the starting and acceleration of a vehicle.
8. Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Easily defined, except in places with a lot of echo.
9. 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.?
Yes, one sound that distinctly remember creating was the sound of a stick rolling on the concrete when I kicked it.
10. Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Yes, many sounds seem much more noticeable now whereas before they "subaudible".
11. How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
It definitely makes you more aware which is key in media.
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