Describing

Day 2, exercise 1 – Describing Sounds produced through direct human action
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 * Work in groups of two
 * Make audiovisual recordings of 5 sound examples of sound produced through direct human action (rather than natural, pure machine, etc processes)
 * Concentrate on existing sounds, rather than upon producing new sound textures
 * Review your examples acousmatically (sound only, without image), but describe them using any approach you like (psychoacoustic, semiotic, acousmatic/concrete, physically)
 * Produce a list of descriptors you feel are sufficient to characterize your sound. Any method you like.
 * Archive your sounds below (before Wednesday’s class) using your descriptors:
 * Upload video files to [|blip.tv].
 * Follow the rules on How to do this.
 * (For **each** video file, include link, include player, note your names, provide meaningful tags describing the sounds)

Produced by: Nina Meier, Matthias Peter __Describing Sounds__ _Description of the first sound: 1. Can opens - somebody swallows. PhysicalProperties - Alu can / Gas escapes / Mechanical clicking from the can opener - Water goes down inside a throat / Relieved breath SemanticProperties - Bright small sound - Deep gurgling sound / Large, full sound

media type="custom" key="15379" type="custom" key="15379"

Produced by: David Herzog, Daniel Senn Drying hands on a towel machine media type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsTowelMachine535.flv" type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsTowelMachine535.flv" [|Watch the video]

Produced by: David Herzog, Daniel Senn Putting on a wristwatch media type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsWristwatch475.flv" type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsWristwatch475.flv" [|Watch the video]

Produced by: David Herzog, Daniel Senn Binding a bootlace media type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsBootlace535.flv" type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsBootlace535.flv" [|Watch the video]

Produced by: David Herzog, Daniel Senn Pressing a light switch media type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsLightSwitch612.flv" type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsLightSwitch612.flv" [|Watch the video]

Produced by: David Herzog, Daniel Senn Switching on a striplight media type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsStriplight975.flv" type="bliptv" key="Silwaka-DDDailySoundsStriplight975.flv" [|Watch the video]

Produced by: Compadres Marcel y Daniel 1. Schuhe binden 2. Lift fahren 3. Hände waschen 4. Trinken 5. Jacke anziehen media type="custom" key="15500" type="custom" key="15500"

Produced by: Barbara Schuler, Stefano Teseo

Sharpening a pencil media type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-Spitzer701.flv" type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-Spitzer701.flv" height="230"

Water is dripping into a metal sink. media type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-DrippingWater157.flv" type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-DrippingWater157.flv" height="230"

Spraying with a spraying bottle. media type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-SprayingBottle992.flv" type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-SprayingBottle992.flv" height="230"

A disposer is opened and a sheet is removed. media type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-Disposer517.flv" type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-Disposer517.flv" height="230"

A light bulb is screwed out of and into a lamp. media type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-LightBulb816.flv" type="bliptv" key="Barbaretta-LightBulb816.flv" height="230"