And remember, Mark, natural soundscapes =96 biophonies =96 are in a
constant state of transition with no "perfect" assertion ever, no
matter where or when anyone records. As recent peer-reviewed
publications have shown, the natural world has a way of constantly
editing for optimum transmission and reception of critter voices in
whatever combination they are mixed. While content and context may be
expressed w/in a certain dynamic range, the actual iteration
(performance) is always mutable. With the help of those insights, I am
able to make the case in my new book that humans are merely mimics and
pretty much invented no sonic expression on our own. We mimicked
melody, rhythm and even acoustic structure (biophony) in order to
create our own sonic performances. And, having noted the constant
shifts in sonic iteration of forest sounds, we learned to edit (shift)
first with our vocal and instrumental expressions, and then, once able
to capture sound technically, learned advanced editing skills,
layering and texturing in much the same way(s) as events unfold in the
wild. It's in our DNA. "Organic" as they say. While some will attempt
to make principled arguments about such matters, the premises,
although they might have some manufactured meaning, is substantially
false hence a fallible conclusion. It reminds me of Luc Ferry's
statement in his book, "The New Ecological Order," "Nature is
beautiful when it imitates art."
Honest to god, folks, there are so many more important matters to
concern ourselves within what little is left of our bioacoustic world,
we'd all be much better served if we got off these damned computers
and went out to record something useful. In that vein, it may be wise
to keep in mind the late, great natural world artist, Morris Graves'
aphorism: "The only thing worth talking about is the truth of the
fact that there is nothing worth talking about." I'm outta here.
Bernie
On May 28, 2012, at 6:33 PM, Mark wrote:
> For me there are at times a transcendent element when either by
> treatment or developing contextual intention whereby a recordist
> through the act of mixing removes ego and lifts the listener to
> that. Bernie and a few others on this list have touched it and I
> believe the more you work with sound for the sake of the listener,
> getting past the tiny pettiness of our speck of dust and
> transmitting the sweetness of listening becomes more accessible.
>
> Regards, Mark
>
> On May 29, 2012, at 6:09 AM, Bernie Krause <>
> wrote:
>
>> Yup. There's not a professional recordist that I know who would
>> disagree with that, David. Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now sound editor
>> and Academy Award winner) expresses that much more eloquently than I
>> do in my new book, The Great Animal Orchestra, which deals with all
>> of
>> these issues.
>>
>> Bernie
>>
>>
>> On May 28, 2012, at 3:56 PM, Avocet wrote:
>>
>>>> So, it follows logically, aesthetically, emotionally,
>>>> historically, philosophically, technically etc., etc., that there=92s
>>>> no such animal as an unadulterated recorded sound.
>>>
>>> Bernie,
>>>
>>> Agreed. Perhaps I may go one step further and say there is no such
>>> thing as a recorded sound. What we hear is an illusion, especially
>>> with stereo, and our brains re-interpret it as they do with any work
>>> of art. A portrait is not a person. There are no birds in my living
>>> room (except for the occasional jackdaw), but my cats get the
>>> illusion
>>> as well, but quickly lose interest when they see nothing flying
>>> there.
>>>
>>> I hail from the era of the gramophone when we listened to a wiggly
>>> groove. I'm afraid that I tend to describe some "manufactured" music
>>> as tuned noise when it lacks artistic content. :-)
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> David Brinicombe
>>> North Devon, UK
>>> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>>> Krause.
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>> Krause.
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>
> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause.
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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