Project 5: Thoughts and Testings

After testing with certain instruments I found it is very effective to create unique sounds by combining the instruments together. Also the position of my piezo on an instrument could create both low and high sounds. My team have been given set roles on what they will use to create their sound, we have practiced a little bit to get a feel of what the live performance will be like and to allow us to try flow together in collaboration.

The instruments used to create the musicians sounds

I found the musician from Wednesday to be very unique in what he did. It would seem for him to synthesize he would to have spent a considerable amount of time which he said he has. My main concern is what effect it might have on him mentally and physically and what that might cause to his work, from what I learnt last week about the defects sound has on the hearing, even listening for just 30 minutes could damage the ears. I also consider doing multiple testings with sounds that are alike could confuse and tamper with his work. Just like other senses, hearing is one that is different to all of us and I have found with this project that it is good to understand what each sound represents for others who do not know where it is from.

One of the groups that performed on Friday

Here is one of the sounds we tested with :Door handle squeak