Breaking this down:-
> "The World Listening Project needs to go farther
Than what? - Is there a specific example or goal it shall be achieving?
"than just holding a microphone in front of the soundscape."
F8 and be there, erm having a mic and using it is better than no mic at all=
.
"The recordist has an obligation to know what is being recorded and to inde=
x it carefully=85"
If that is the reason the recordist is there it is, its subjective - what i=
f you wish to capture the soundscape for other reasons? To remember it as y=
ou stood there? Personal enjoyment, the example given earlier is a classic =
case - it may not have meaning at the time of capture "interesting ceremony=
, wish I knew what they were talking about" - only later does the value sho=
w, how would Aaron to give a specific example of possibly known at the time=
to index it carefully?
> Murray concluded that, "Technology has made it easy to record."
"Any idiot can do it and produce an interesting document. "
Rather like using a medium format camera, lightmeter and an assistant vs a =
point and shoot camera. Each one has its place. Maybe thats his rub, the te=
chnology has become ubiquitous ? A 200 dollar recorder and a pair of 10 dol=
lar 80 dB SNR mic capsules does a pretty good job if you know how to use 't=
he tool' - even better if you can make the tool.
"But to produce a historical recording of value takes time and patience."
Indeed it does, but what is value in this context? Scientific value, Person=
al value? Educational value? All subjective and each has a different meanin=
g to the recordist and consumers of the recording.
"Many recordists are merely tourists in the soundscape=97unfortunately."
As we are in life, make a difference, keep the learning curve vertical.
-M
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