Reflection

After actually processing in my head what Nadine talked about during the lab this week, it gave me an idea. She said things related to phase 3:

Reality is not what it seems because what we hear is different from what we record or capture through the use of different types of mic creating a quality difference. Similar to a photograph it isn't reality but maybe more of an illusion of the ideal environment or sound that is seen/heard through the piece made.

Right at the moment, it made me think about what sound(s) could be captured/recorded that sounds like it's constructed. I took my cell phone during the lab and I captured the sound of me rolling with my chair around while Nadine was talking, I wanted to explore the quality, details and overall sound of the captured piece. After class, I listened to the piece and in fact the sound of the chair is definitely different from what I expected or what I heard from my human ear. It did somewhat sound constructed...

Through other explorations, I went outside that very day after the lab as well. I stood by the porch area before the fountain, closed my eyes and listen carefully to what was around me. Air, wind, birds, people, physical movements, the polluting bus(es) passing around the bus loop every minute or so.

Also, remembering correctly I learn this one thing about sound in physics. Where if one was to stand but not facing the street and having a car/bus pass by the sound is different when you run with or facing the vehicles. I'll probably explore more about this technique or idea...which might work to capture a natural scene but after transferring through the electrical process in order to depict the sound it will eventually make another world of what "reality" is...

More shall becoming soon...I wonder though what ideas or sound I will hear will spark up. Exploration is a must and analyzing the piece will take time to perceive and understand whether it is worth encountering in phase 3.