As part of my upcoming USA tour, I will be giving a two-day field
recording workshop at Harvestworks in New York City. Please check my
blog for more details about my other USA dates... www.macumbista.net
*Soundtransit-The Art of Field Recording*
http://www.harvestworks.org/index.php?option=3Dcom_content&view=3Darticle&i=
d=3D352:soundtransit-april-21-a-22&catid=3D3:newsflash
Wednesday & Thursday, April 21 & 22 6:30 =96 9:30pm $100
Field recording, or phonography, is the art of recording sounds as they
are found =93in situ=94, rather than those created in a studio or concert
hall. There are as many ways of approaching field recording as there are
field recordists, with interests ranging from recordings of natural or
urban environments to improvised situations or soundwalks to the
resonance of solid objects or the Earth=92s atmosphere.
The first session of this workshop provides a theoretical introduction
to the various microphone techniques and recording strategies used for
field recording, as well as special tools which allow phenomenon such as
physical motion, electromagnetic waves and light can also be converted
into sound. This will be followed by a night-time recording excursion
into the city.
The second session consists of a critical listening session of the
sounds gathered the night before. Key concepts to be explored include
musical and cinematic metaphors of sound, composing the cityscape and
communicating senses of place and space through sound.
Participants may wish to upload their finished recordings to the
Soundtransit.nl website, where they can be used to plan sonic journeys
between hundreds of locations around the world.
While the instructor can provide one shared recorder and microphone,
participants should bring their own recording equipment when possible.
Derek Holzer can provide a simple pair of binaural microphones for sale
at a cost of approx $35. They terminate in a right-angle stereo minijack
plug, and use the plugin power from the stereo microphone input of the
recorder. Please indicate before the workshop date if you would like to
buy a pair, and please check that your recorder provides this plugin
power (most with minijack stereo mic inputs do) before requesting them.
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::: derek holzer ::: http://macumbista.net :::
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