Walking in the evening

This sound recording relates to a previous post about me walking through the field. Walking in the evening is very quiet compared to the daytime. The birds are all asleep and everyone is inside getting ready for the next day. There were no sounds of partying because it was Sunday and there are people getting ready for the SMP Presentation. The majority of the sounds on campus are the birds and the people so when they are not around the campus is close to dead silence. In this recording you can only hear my footsteps and the pants legs rubbing against each other.

Night at the Small pond

I recorded the sounds at the small pond near Goodpaster. You can hear a frog chirping from the distance in the beginning of the recording. Then you can hear a person walking down the bridge that is built over the small pond. If you hear very closely you could also hear the hum of the air conditioner/heaters of the buildings near by in the background. After the person walked off the bridge, the soundscape of the pond became much more quiet. I assume it was because the frog was scared of the person.

Walking through the field

This is the beginning of the walk around campus. I am walking across the field near Warning Commons to get to the SMP studios. You can hear my feet crunching against the grass and the birds chirping around me. The walk was short but I liked what I was hearing through the walk. I think you can hear sounds of cars driving by the road off campus as I was walking through the field but it’s hard to tell. My feet crunching through the field was the loudest sound in the recording.

SMP Studio

This was also part of my walk around campus as I was remembering my last five years here. SMP studio was one of those places I went a lot this year. When I am there it is always life because there is always someone in there. This week I have to give back my key to Carrie and I just wanted to visit my studio to do a little cleaning and to listen to it without people. It’s kind of scary and cold because there is no sign of life.

Pond bridge

I was reminiscing on my past and thought I’ll go to the bridge that divides the pond from the river. As I was looking at the pond, I thought about recording the sounds I was hearing. You mostly hear birds chirping throughout the whole recording. In the beginning, you could faintly hear a car driving down Point Lookout Road from the distance. It pasted me before I could record it as a drove by me. I think you can also hear the water of the river behind me rolling and splashing. I called this May Day at the Pond because someone re-arrange the stones in the pond to say "May Day 2016."

Rumbling Hot Pot

I recorded the sound of the apartment’s hot pot boiling water for a cup of tea. I thought it is interesting how quickly the water boils in the hot pot and how the sound makes it obvious that the temperature is changing. It starts off very quiet but then becomes a rumbling loud sound of water boiling in less than a minute. I also kind of like the rattling sounds it creates, which I cannot explain why. However, I think I recorded this because I’m starting to run out of ideas for this blog. But I do truly like the sound of the hot pot.

Shower

Taking a shower is the best time of the day where I can relax and be alone. The sound of the water streaming out of the showerhead, and the water crashing against the walls and shower curtain is actually soothing. Mixing these sounds with my personal music play loud enough to be heard over the sound of the shower makes this time complete. The sounds the shower creates stays consistent throughout my time in the shower. The music varies in speed, pitch and volume depending on what is being played. Sometimes I will sing along with the music, which adds a little more volume to the music. However, I have to be careful with how loud my music is playing because of my roommate so there is a limit to how loud the music is while I am showering. This soundscape can be described as colorful and free moving. The soundscape varies every time I shower because I play music on shuffle so it’s always different. The music range from different genre such as pop, alternative, and electronic music, which is it can be seen as colorful. The sounds changes from one different beat to another different beat, which in my head looks like a leaf in the wind.