Category Archives: Field Recording
Field Recording 8
Field Recording #8
Field Recording 8
Stairway of Republic Hall
I recorded myself opening the door at the bottom of the stairs, going up, grabbing something at the top, returning down the steps and through the door once again. The door has a delay shutting, so you don’t hear the distinctive click until my footsteps on the stairs have already begun. You can hear how much heavier the footsteps are trudging up the stairs vs. hopping down them, as well as the difference in pattern.
Field Recording #8
Field Recording #8
Identify the location of the clip – Emily Lowe Hall Room 216 on drafting desk
Identify the sounds heard in the clip – This recording was taken as Geena was working on a piece of art work in the studio and she was peeling off the masking fluid she was using. In the clip you can first hear the sound of Geena brushing off all stray eraser marks from her paper and then feeling to make sure all paint is throughly dry. After this you can distinctly hear her using her pointer finger against the ridges of the watercolor paper to find an end of the dried up masking fluid. Finally she finds a loose end and gets it started. From this point you can hear the masking fluid peel off and stretch as it is removed from the paper. The masking fluid, once dry, is very elastic and stretches to be about four times longer than its original length when pulled. you can very distinctly hear the nature of this material as it is peeled back from the paper. It sort of sounds like stretchy tape being peeled back. As the clip continues you can hear the scratching and peeling sequence play once more.
Field Recording #8
Field Recording #7
Location: My Dorm Room, Alliance Hall — Friday, March 22, 10:13 pm
Sounds Heard: This isn’t a sound I stumbled upon entirely, as I do regularly listen to ASMR videos on YouTube. (I got permission to post this user’s voice.) However, the sounds in this one surprised me — I didn’t realize that SK’ing was a regularly requested trigger. I have wanted to post a clip of an ASMR video though, and this seemed like a good opportunity. The ASM-artist (as creators of ASMR triggering sounds are affectionately called) is first “SK’ing,” creating a very clicky sound with the two letters over and over, and then saying “okay” over and over to the same end. She briefly introduces the second sound in the middle. She is whispering and barely audible, as the video is meant to be viewed while wearing headphones, for maximum relaxation and triggering. In the original post of this audio, the sound can be hear binaurally, as she recorded with special microphones.