--- In Kevin Colver <>
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> Hi All,
> In my mind I sorted some of my recordings into "art" categories.
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Kevin et all,
I am over my head here but could not resist replying. I haven't any
formal art training so review my comments as something from my
heart. The complexity of sounds from the file labeled
impressionistic does in fact create a scene. The scene is chaotic
for me because the dynamic range and unnaturally loud sounds break
the spell of creation in my mind. When the bird sings too loudly or
the insect makes a sound which is louder than I would hear in the
outdoor setting; my imagination is interrupted and the image in my
mind is refreshed to a realization that it is no more than a busy
recording.
An impressionistic recording for me would be more like the quite
recording that Walter Knapp made in the south with Owls faintly
hooting several miles in the distance and only faint insect sounds
nearby. I could hear the reverb of the Owl and knew it was over
water. I knew the recording was in the south so my mind helped fill
the scene with recollections of sounds that I knew could have been
present. That truly was impressionistic for me.
Like the strip tease artist says, "never show them everything".
Gerald White Muscatine, IA
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