How to contribute?
Make a field recording using the Voice Memo app on your phone.
Send the file (.wav or .mp4) to Darla via text at 215-901-1933 or email at darlajacksonsculpture@gmail.com before November 6th. Send as many as you like.
Please include a title for the sound and/or short message about why you chose the sound(s).
Feel free to share with others who may be interested in contributing.
Please be sure to keep it a secret from Paul until November 6th!
See below for more info on field recordings (from HERE).
What is field recording?
Field recording is the term used to describe any audio recording that takes place outside of a recording studio.
Field recording comes from the practice of field work. Researchers would travel to cultures and places unlike their own and document what they found there.
In the 1940s, composer Pierre Schaeffer began experimenting with recording of the human voice and natural environments.These unique compositions were the beginnings of Musique Concrete, which laid the foundation for much of today’s experimental and avant-garde music.
In the past, capturing field recordings required expensive equipment and specialized skills. Today, thanks to modern technology, anyone with a smartphone has the ability to record audio.
Getting started: What equipment do you need?
All you need to capture field recordings is a microphone, a recording device and a set of headphones.
If you have a smartphone, you already have a device capable of making field recordings
What kind of sounds should you record?
The beauty of field recording is that you can capture any sound you can imagine.
Once you’ve decided on what type of equipment you want to use, it’s time to get out there and start recording.
Here are some ideas to get you started with field recording:
human voices.
distant incoherent conversations.
sounds from nature.
industrial sounds such as machines, construction, etc.