Found Sound project

September 27th, 2009

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Here is my paragraph's for my project as well.

For my found audio project I took a different approach than some, I went with an emotion that wasn't on the list of suggestions. Instead of trying to re-create the sounds of an event in my life, I'm trying to re-create with sounds, the emotions I went through when a good friend and loved one decided she no longer wanted anything to do with me and wanted out of my life. What was truly hard about this project was sitting down and listening to the sounds and figuring out which ones triggered my brain to revert back to this time, and which could symbolize inner turmoil. I knew two things going into this edit, 1) I wanted a transition from soft and light into loud to raise tension and 2) I knew I wanted a middle section that was loud, annoying and hard to listen to.

Most of the sounds I had to listen to more than once. It was so hard to find sounds that were "right" for what I needed. It was almost like I could hear the final piece in my head, but I couldn't find what I needed to create it. I was trying to faithfully re-create this time of extreme emotion, but I couldn't. I can describe perfectly how I felt. I went from being optimistic and happy, but as the news got closer and closer to sinking in, this feeling began to alter. My heart rate increased and then, for a moment, I felt almost nothing. Then boom! I felt so much in such a small time. I said things I didn't mean, I felt things I didn't want to feel. I couldn't control myself, but just as quickly as this came, it faded out into a feeling of nothingness once again. It was one of the worst inner experiences of my life. I feel as I got a feel of what the other students were doing, coupled with their suggestions, and reflecting back on the incident, the project became easier. The sounds started sounding different to me, and the possibilities with what I could do with them improved as well.