Experiencing Sound

From the second we started this assignment I was really excited. I had so many ideas for different sounds to make. I wanted my group to have sounds that no other group had-which I think all the groups accomplished very different sounds. I had a lot of fun trying to think of all the different sounds. We tried many different things together to make different strange sounds. Our group started off really strong with getting sounds of my horse. I knew that the barn would be a great place to find different sounds. I was really disappointed that we couldn't get more sounds there-the neighbors have many animals that would have made for really good sounds, but he didn't let us go back there to record. As we kept trying to find sounds it got harder and harder to find things that were unnatural, and sounded really different. Also I think the ambient sound was really difficult to find because we wanted to find ambient sounds that were unique, but it seemed like all the ambient sounds would sound similar-or at least they did to me. Luckily we thought of doing some places that were different than what other people did so I think it turned out well.

When listening to all the sounds in class I was amazed at how different everyone's sound turned out. As I was listening I was trying to figure out which sounds I liked, and how they all fit together. I also must say that I am in love with the name my partner and I chose for our soundscape: Our Garden In A Shady Spot. I am super excited about creating our soundscape for this. I think it will be interesting to put all the sounds together to make a soundscape. I'm really looking forward to seeing how everyone's soundscapes turn out.