Soundscape Project

The intention of my project has changed over the last few weeks. The final version of the soundscape is now "moving from an urban area into a rural area by following the movement of water". I guess you could say that I was "lucky" to have been caught in the middle of a storm to get some of the sounds for this project, but it was a mixed blessing. Not only did I get wet, but I had to prevent drops of water hitting the microphone. I was able to remove that particular sound quite easily. However, during the heaviest of rainfall, the sound I recorded had a very "tinny" sound. I attempted to use EQ to correct this and I think it sounds better. I worked with compression on several of the sound files, but the one I want to draw attention to is the first sound of the project. In this segment I recorded the environment of a marina. I wanted to draw out the clinking bells. I had a bit of difficulty recognising a change in the sound while applying compression to it, but I think the end result is satisfying. The majority of the sounds in this project have a very subtle quality to them save for the rushing water in the middle of the soundscape. I wanted the complexity of each environment, from the original recordings, to define the soundscape. Even though I may have altered the sounds in editing I feel as though this is a realistic portrayal of the environment I intended to recreate.

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