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Soundwalk Questions
1. Were you able to find spaces where you could really listen?
It was a little hard to listen because of the wind and ambient noise, but that created a whole new type of sound. Being in the garage made some very interesting echos that wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been in an enclosed area.
2. Was it possible to move without making sound?
Personally, I could, mostly because of my experience in marching band in high school, but as a group, no. There was one girl in our group that was wearing heels and that always made some sort of noise.
3. What happened when you plugged your ears? Unplugged them?
It wasn't much of a surprise as to what would happen when i plugged my ears. Everything became muffled, but I was still able to hear noises in the distance. When I unplugged my ears the sound came rushing back into my head and I could hear normally again, but it took a little amount of time for my normal hearing to return.
4. What types of sounds were ou able to hear?
ventilation pipes, pipes whining, people talking, pipes flushing, brakes squeaking, honk, gate whinig open and shut, doors shutting, heels clicking, coughs, crunching of snow, buses braking and the pressure releasing, bass booming, a car trying to start and not succeeding.
5. Could you differentiate sounds with recognizable and unrecognizable sources?
The biggest sound that i had to see what it was was the piping. There were so many different variations and tones to all the pipes that it was near impossible to identify which new sound was a pipe.
6. Could you differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
Yes, that was pretty easy to do, mostly for the fact that we were underground for the majority of our soundwalk. Talking and walking were the easiest noises to identify. Mechanical noises were pretty easy too, as it was mainly cars and pipes that I heard. The natural sounds were the hardest and fewest of the ones I heard. The crunching of snow under our feet, of the rustling of the wind were about the only ones I heard.
7. Were there variations in drones?
The variations that I heard were in the pipes underground and inside the union basement. There were low grumbles and high-pitched squeals. Steady beats and monotonous hisses.
8. Could you tell the distances of the sounds?
With all the echos in the parking lot, it was hard to really hear clear sounds, but certain ones were easier than others. The clicking of a girl's heels as she walked from her car to the doors, or the reving of an engine trying to start.
9. Were you able to activate sounds?
I didn't activate any sounds, other than the sound the snow made when I walked over it. I also coughed a few times, but I really didn't make any significant contributions to the production of sounds.
It was a little hard to listen because of the wind and ambient noise, but that created a whole new type of sound. Being in the garage made some very interesting echos that wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been in an enclosed area.
2. Was it possible to move without making sound?
Personally, I could, mostly because of my experience in marching band in high school, but as a group, no. There was one girl in our group that was wearing heels and that always made some sort of noise.
3. What happened when you plugged your ears? Unplugged them?
It wasn't much of a surprise as to what would happen when i plugged my ears. Everything became muffled, but I was still able to hear noises in the distance. When I unplugged my ears the sound came rushing back into my head and I could hear normally again, but it took a little amount of time for my normal hearing to return.
4. What types of sounds were ou able to hear?
ventilation pipes, pipes whining, people talking, pipes flushing, brakes squeaking, honk, gate whinig open and shut, doors shutting, heels clicking, coughs, crunching of snow, buses braking and the pressure releasing, bass booming, a car trying to start and not succeeding.
5. Could you differentiate sounds with recognizable and unrecognizable sources?
The biggest sound that i had to see what it was was the piping. There were so many different variations and tones to all the pipes that it was near impossible to identify which new sound was a pipe.
6. Could you differentiate human, mechanical, and natural sounds?
Yes, that was pretty easy to do, mostly for the fact that we were underground for the majority of our soundwalk. Talking and walking were the easiest noises to identify. Mechanical noises were pretty easy too, as it was mainly cars and pipes that I heard. The natural sounds were the hardest and fewest of the ones I heard. The crunching of snow under our feet, of the rustling of the wind were about the only ones I heard.
7. Were there variations in drones?
The variations that I heard were in the pipes underground and inside the union basement. There were low grumbles and high-pitched squeals. Steady beats and monotonous hisses.
8. Could you tell the distances of the sounds?
With all the echos in the parking lot, it was hard to really hear clear sounds, but certain ones were easier than others. The clicking of a girl's heels as she walked from her car to the doors, or the reving of an engine trying to start.
9. Were you able to activate sounds?
I didn't activate any sounds, other than the sound the snow made when I walked over it. I also coughed a few times, but I really didn't make any significant contributions to the production of sounds.
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