Edited Sound Recordings

While in Montreal we worked at Concordia University, in their Black Box, a specific sound room with a Motu and eight wonderful speakers. The following are the specific edited recordings I have chosen to work with for my octaphonic presentation. The selection of recordings were chosen for their delicate and subtle sounds.

For my recordings I had made aeolian harps that were attached to the ventilation system in room 211 of JAR. Each wire radiated out towards the outer walls and windows of the room. The recordings were made using pieso microphones that I built. I started recording each wire by clipping the microphones onto the wires close to the wall and then moving along the wire towards the ventilation system.

The following are the eight specific tracks I have selected to work with for my octaphonic presentation. For me there is a performative sense to the sounds recorded. My goal is to provide some sort of spatialization of foreground and background. To give a spatial perspective to the room.

To hear recording just click on the track.

Track 1 Recorded along the wire to the middle back window midway 2. You can hear a subtle high pithed ringing.

Track 2 Recorded along the wire to the back left window midway. There is a low vibration and a high ringing.

Track 3 Recorded along the wire to the back left window moving in from the window. To some people it sounds like a sitar.

Track 4 Recorded along the wire to the back left window close to the vent. There is the occasional ringing and a sort of tapping.

Track 5 Recorded along the wire to the back left window moving in 2. Again there is a low vibration and a high ringing, but different from track 2.

Track 6 Recorded along the wire to the middle back window midway 2. There is again a high ringing sound emitted.

Track 7 Recorded along the wire to the middle back window close to the window.

Track 8 Recorder along the back left window. There is a thumping and a plucking noise recorded.