2011年10月30日 星期日

Sounding

I would like to have this sign if possible...



San-Diao-Ling Karaok


 

2011/10/30 The Community Hall at San-Diao-Ling (三貂嶺), 3pm

Walking along the railway, we went pass this very remote community hall. Local residents came here to have their karaok together to enjoy their Sunday afternoon.
Their voices were filled in the air, in the valley, among the mountains.
"Sweetheart~~ Sweetheart~~ Goodbye~~ Goodbye~~ ....."

The railway traffic signal

 

2011/10/30 The railway traffic signal was ringing when a train was approaching, at 2pm, outside the Shi-Fen Big Waterfall(十分瀑布).

Once the train had gone, tensions from people and things were released and noises returned.

The Elders on Sunday morning



2011/10/30 Sunday morning, 7:30am, Tamsui Line of Taipei Metro, heading to Taipei Main Station.

It was full of elders.
It's like shopping in a traditional Taiwanese market in the metro.

2011年10月10日 星期一

Announcement for 13 Oct 2011

Announcement:
To the students of Digital Media and Sounds (2011-2012), regarding to the lecture-- field recording-- this Thursday on 13 Oct 2011, please meet at the information desk (詢問處)of Tamsui metro station (淡水捷運站) at 9:30am. Please be prompt as we are not going to stay there for long.

When you come, please prepare for the following items with you:
1. An audio recorder (it can be a tape recorder, voice recorder, MiniDisk recorder, mobile phone, solid state recorder, 4-channel recorder, video recorder, digital camera...) that has the function of playing back and exporting files to the computer.
2. A pair of headphones (it can be a headset or earbuds).
3. If you have an external microphone other than the built-in mic in your audio recorder, please bring along to have a go.
4. If you have other audio recording equipment such as pre-amp, mic holder, windscreen etc, please do bring along to enjoy the field recording!

Note: Please avoid wearing or carrying any item that make irritating sounds to other people's recording such as water-proof jacket, high heels, plastic bags, jingle bells, key/toy rings etc. (unless you have a very good reason...).

Any questions? Just drop me a message here!
See you this Thursday!

p.s.1: Please continue keeping your sound diaries. You know it's good for your listening sensibility and your assessment!
p.s.2: To 斌華,please bring the contact mic with you this Thursday. Cheers!

2011年10月9日 星期日

The boy's pride



The boy inserted a plastic cup between the bike frame and the front wheel. When he was riding the bike, the rubbing sound was amplified through the plastic cup and an unusual sound was generated. The boy was very proud of his invention and showing off at a small plaza of a local temple (清水祖師爺廟) in Tamsui, Taiwan.

2011年10月6日 星期四

Vibrating stomach

I was having my meal at a dumpling stall by the street. A motorcycle rider came to buy some to take away. However, he did not switch off his engine. During his 5 minutes of waiting time, I could not enjoy my meal at all because of the vibration of his engine sound. Believe it or not, it made my stomach vibrating!