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1. james Says:
   June 19th, 2007 at 5:16 pm

   The human ear (and associated brainial connnections) is a remarkable thing… it habitually clears away the detritus of environment to leave the focus of the attention.. something that an electret microphone just can’t do.

   I took my H4 (yay! New toy!) into the back garden yesterday evening, and recorded the sounds of an urban June - the clarity of birdsong, aircraft flying and children probably mugging each other was so much greater when I replayed it in the solace of a hermetically sealed house (save for the 50Hz hum of practically everything, but mainly the fish tank)

   That said, the industrial pneumatic drills are off again outside… no point in doing any recording right now!

2. neil Says:
   June 19th, 2007 at 6:08 pm

   I disagree… the drills are just as valid a sound as anything else. I recorded a road sweeper going about its business in our culdesac this afternoon: rumbles, whines, knocks and clonks. For me it’s all about authentic environments, whether (relatively) peaceful, or noisy.

3. Alex Bellinger Says:
   June 20th, 2007 at 12:07 am

   I think this is a great idea, Neil. I’ve always been intrigued and fascinated by soundscapes. Every day sounds have a poetry of their own.

   I’ve pointed it at before but do go check out the Quiet American. Very different, perhaps less mundane than Ikea, but nevertheless …

   I suspect the micro-sounds of Ikea are infinitely more interesting than the place itself. I still believe it’s an evil experiment in social engineering.

4. neil Says:
   June 21st, 2007 at 9:48 am

   Alex, thanks! I’d totally forgotten about the Quiet American. very cool stuff.