Chapter 1
A series of field recording and post-processing DAW experiments interrogating resonance as a zone.
Severn Bridge, UK
18 June, 2023
Contact microphones, hydrophones, geophone
Waveform and frequency analysis, see chapter 1.
Colo River, NSW Australia
28 July, 2023
Hydrophones
A post-processing treatment utilising convolution where the source sample serves as its own impulse response. The process effectively "folds" the sound back onto itself, reinforcing the inherent resonant frequencies and spectral characteristics of the recording and the site.
Colo River, NSW Australia
28 July & 3 August, 2023
Hydrophones
This post-processing treatment utilises convolution to fold two distinct hydrophonic recordings from the Colo River. By using a recording from one day as the impulse response for a recording from another, the process extracts and amplifies the shared spectral characteristics of the site. The result is a composite sonic environment that emphasises the persistent resonant tendencies of the river's geography while blurring its temporal differences.
Colo River, NSW Australia & River Severn, UK
28 July & 18 June, 2023
Hydrophones
A post-processing treatment involving the convolution of hydrophonic recordings from two geographically disparate locations: the Colo River (Australia) and the River Severn (UK). By using one river as the impulse response for the other, the process creates a "hybrid" water-space, or trans-geographic tidal resonant zone. The resulting audio retains the spectral frequencies shared by both riverbeds, effectively erasing the physical distance between the two sites and synthesising a new, speculative zone based on their combined resonant tendencies.
Ben Gulabin, Glenshee Scotland
12 June, 2023
Multichannel contact microphone recording at different altitudes
Post-processing treatment: Selective frequency amplification is achieved through dynamic and spectral equalisation. This treatment "carves out" specific frequencies to generate pitch-based accents, creating interlocking polyrhythmic patterns across the multi-track DAW session.
