Inspired by the 2016 Sound Transitions Festival theme, this is my first attempt at a sound collage using sounds I recorded in and around north Texas. This is unprocessed and unmixed; at this stage it's only a collage. Eventually, I'll add, subtract, process, morph, etc. 

I didn't submit this piece to the festival because I'm so new to this process and felt it would be an insult to the medium were I to do so. Nonetheless, the theme of the festival is very near to my heart and how I currently relate to sound.

With the exception of the water and bird sounds, I've focused on the sounds I seem to have an aversion to - hence the title. This is the sonic environment I live in, the daily sounds of my world. In this piece I hope to capture the constant inundating flow and claustrophobic feeling I get from them.

The photo was taken on one of my outings to collect the sounds I'm using in this piece.

Misophonia Phase 1

01 In Walked Barry

Edited excerpts of Winter and Autumn.

Two pieces by Elaine diFalco from Dave Willey and Friends: Immeasurable Currents

AltRock Productions

Winter/Autumn (edited, spliced)

Quickstep

I've never witnessed hail bigger than a dime-size in diameter. This hail storm yielded small golf ball-sized hail. You'll hear sirens come in at some point, thunder, and the sound the hail hitting the metal air conditioner units below my window. Unfortunately, I messed with the levels as it was recording due to fluctuating signals and the fact that I'm still kind of new to this field recording stuff.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Denton Hail, Thunder, and Sirens.WAV

This is the sound of drips from stalactites into a reflective pool and the surrounding rocks in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. This sound has been going on for millions of years.

The photo is from the reflection of the pool. It's incredible that I found a moment where there were no other humans around for a while. It was difficult to have a true moment of silence and natural uninterrupted sound in the cavern.

This was recorded with my H6 Zoom using the XY mic attachment. This is a raw file.

Elaine diFalco

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