Sound Paths

The finals weeks of the term found me working on my project, interview, sound scape and critical introductions.  

During the recording for my kitchen soundscape - Holding a K6 microphone :

At the end of November we made tour trip at BBC studios and radio with the Sussex student television society. It was a very interesting trip since i saw how drama radio is made and also how sound fx are created with simple object (folley studio).

As part of the module, we had to make a presentation about an important person in the sound industry. The person I made the presentation on was Delia Ann Derbyshire. She was the first woman to work for the Radiophonic workshop and a pioneer in electronic music. She was very important for BBC and also created the soundtrack for 'Doctor Who'

During the module I was introduced to different kinds of microphones:

Sennheiser Dynamic Handheld Mic

AKG 414 Condensor Studio Microphone

Shotgun microphone

As part of the class work we were asked to create our own experimental sounds similar to those created in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. In order to do that we used contact microphones. These are microphones designed to sense audio vibrations through solid objects.

In week 2 we have learn about sound walks. A soundwalk is an excursion whose main purpose is listening to the environment.

As homework I was asked to create my own soundwalk in an area of Brighton. So i chose to record a sound walk on the very interesting Brighton Pier. I believe Brighton Pier has so many interesting sounds, for example the sea, seagulls, children playing, songs, game sounds etc.

So I booked a marrantz recorder and went to the city to record:

As the module requires, today I signed up in Soundcloud.  It is an online audio platform that people can upload their original created sounds. The purpose for my account is to post experimental works with sound and homework. This is my account: https://soundcloud.com/antonios-kotsonias . I look forward to upload sounds created by me.

 I first experienced a proper sound recording when I joined the UniTV (University of Sussex Student Television) at the end of September. It was a music session day and they asked for people to volunteer.

 So I grabbed the opportunity and went to the studio to contribute without any prior  skills in sound capturing. I do not remember what microphones we used but there were two, using the stereo system. I clearly remember the recorder though. It was a Marantz Professional system.

My first impression about Audition software were not the best. There are a lot of unknown buttons but hopefully week by week and with practice i will gain the appropriate skills that are required to complete my assessments. We have also analysed the projects for the end of the term.

1) A 3minute edited interview. 2) A 3-5minute edited soundscape 3) Critical introductions for both interview and soundscape.

Interesting projects but i better start improving my skills on Audition software.