Soundwalk

I decided to participate in my Soundwalk one sunny day after class.  I ventured to Sheep's Meadow in Central Park and laid down on the grand lawn to sunbath and listen in on the sounds of the city.  At the start of the half-hour session, my ears tended to be attracted to the naturalistic sounds elicited by the call and response of bird calls, wind rustling leaves in the threes, and grass softening the impact of footsteps passing by.  When these sounds became overly familiar, I began to attune my senses towards the sounds of the people around me.  The meadow was as crowded as any other day with other sunbathers, parents and their children, and those engaging in physical activities.  Sometimes music would be wafting over from some other corner of the fenced in area or from the speakers on a cyclist as he rode quickly by.  On multiple occasions I heard a clatter that made me want to open my eyes, but I ignored my desire to rubberneck.  Instead, I attempted to decode the source of the sound.  I was able to figure out that someone had fallen over, maybe attempting to do a handstand.  I heard other loud thuds as if two people had collided.  It turns out there was someone doing yoga and other people playing a violent game of rugby.  Most of the sounds I experienced that day were ambient sounds that gave me an informed sense of space.  The more notable sounds were unique and bombastic, clearly implying to the listener that an important event occurred.  This exercise helped elucidate which sounds may be useful for audio editing; familiar and naturalistic sounds for the Keynotes, interesting and specific audio for the Sound Signals.