Soundwalk Responce

Were you able to find places and spaces where you could really listen?
Yes, I thought everywhere we went you could really hear a lot of stuff if you just stopped for a second and listened carefully.
Was it possible to move without making a sound?
Not really. You could always hear your clothes or shoes or backpack make a noise no matter how careful you were.
What happened when you plugged your ears, and then unplugged them?
It made me realize that there are a lot of sounds we take for granted and that it feels uncanny when your expecting to hear a loud noise from a truck passing by and you actually hear nothing.
In your sound log exercise, what types of sounds were you able to hear? List them.

Were you able to differentiate between sounds that had a recognizable source and those sounds you could not place?
I could usually tell what was making the noise even if I couldn't see it.
Human sounds? Mechanical sounds? Natural sounds?
Feet and voices. Vehicles and buildings. Wind and birds.
Were you able to detect subtleties in the everpresent drone?
Absolutely, every city bus seems to be humming its own note.
Extremely close sounds? Sounds coming from very far away?
Pens clicking and note pages rustling. Planes and sirens.
What kinds of wind effects were you able to detect (for example, the leaves of trees don't make sounds until they are activated by the wind)?
It blew note pages and it also made a whooshing noises by my ears sometimes when it was strong enough.
Were you able to intervene in the urban landscape and create your own sounds by knocking on a resonant piece of metal, activating wind chimes, etc.?
Yes, but it was unintentional like when I had my hand in my pocket which made my keys jingle against each other.
Do you feel you have a new understanding or appreciation of the sounds of our contemporary landscape/cityscape?
Yes, it's neat to hear how many sounds there actually are around us.
How do you think your soundwalk experience will affect your practice as a media artist, if at all?
I think it has made me much more aware of different ways that you can experience sound.