Stepping out of town is a composition that captures the similarities and contrasts between the sounds we hear within the natural and city environments. The two continuous themes are interlaced throughout and joined by multiple recordings (in Oxford and London) of human footsteps. This indicates to the listener that a journey is taking place and changing location. 
The software used for this piece were: Adobe Audition, Rajmil Fischman’s Al/Erwin and two programs developed by Karlheinz Essl (Replay player and Flow). I first created come short pieces within Al/Erwin and loaded them as samples into the Replay player. This helped create some interesting sonic streams that add mysteriousness to the piece. A similar approach was used with Essl’s Flow program, which is an ambient soundscape generator. These distortions guide the listener towards a more abstract experience. 


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