Tuesday, 10 April 2012

walk 5: Assessing my first 20 minute audio cut

Conclusions:

  • The audio felt very rushed, it needs to be much longer, possibly 10 minutes, mostly at the beginning.
  • I need to start from the site of the chapel as it is too noisy near the gate.
  • If I was new to the place I would need some time at this first point , to orientate myself and to absorb the atmosphere. 
  • The volume was fine and  I was pleased with the quality of the sound.  
  • No firm conclusion on the headphones yet: I need to carry out further tests, with and without sound limiting headphones.  
  • I had a sense of disorientation at times when strange noises occurred. I experienced the binaural effect, particularly the metro and train sounds and the digging sounds. 
  • I felt that some music between the chapel area and the area of the Bird and Gillott graves would be appropriate and a way of extending the time. Also I think this would be an appropriate place to have some of the poetry reading.  
  • One suggestion for music ; 'The Doors' track 'The End', very melancholic.