Okay this one is late again.. i forgot.
Saturday was a dismal weather day so i got a bit of rainy street sounds to go into the work. I then tried to record and construct some movements within the space. I am fast developing some rules for this – how to ‘locate’ the sound and thus make it believable. First two tips: high pitched sounds locate better then low. Low sounds just flood the space and seem to come from everywhere. Second, short events work best – they are more surprising and far too fleeting for over assessment.
One thing that upset me yesterday – a heavy metal band were practicing in a space above and over to the left. I think they had the windows open too because they sounded massive, it shook the walls in here. I didn’t have the mics setup when they started so i quickly darted around putting them in position. Just as i had finished and gone to tap record they stopped. Boo!!! I’m sure this is a situation many a sound collector has found themselves within! I am probably the only person who wants them to practice again soon.
