This sound recording is located inside of my cupboard where I keep all of my glass cups. I recorded myself making a cup of iced coffee. I made sure to add the intense smashing of the frozen ice, which was my attempt at breaking it into smaller pieces to be able to fit into my cup. These are the sounds of making an iced pumpkin cream cold brew.

Inside Of Cupboard

I recorded this inside of a grocery store. I held my zoom recorder as steady as I could, and went around recording the sounds of groceries being scanned, people talking in the background, and music being played in the store. I bought a drink, checked out, and left.

Inside Of Grocery Store

I went down to west cliff and went down to a secluded area closer to the water to record the intense waves crashing against the cliffs.

Waves Crashing

After I had recorded my pulse sound, I stood by the road off of West Cliff and recorded the cars driving, standing in the same spot for a couple of minutes to capture the cars stopping and going.

Cars Passing By

I recorded this piece on a tree that sits in my backyard, with the zoom recorder facing towards the canyon that is behind my house. I think the highlight of this piece is the one distinct bird constantly chirping over the other birds. It is very peaceful, with minimal contact to any mechanical or man-made sounds, except the few cars driving by and the sounds of pops from an unknown source.

On A Tree

For my intervention sound, I wanted to use the sound of the rain pouring against the roof of my little patio, and incorporate a kalimba after seconds of listening to the pattering. The kalimba is played softly, but is still changing the sound of the rain by having it played on top of it. The kalimba is intervening the pattern of the rain.

Ashley Im

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