A sail boat converses with the wind, the horns and the whales in a stormy day.

Sailing with whales

For my soundscape I focused on comparing the differences between urban and rural coastal environments and the acoustemology of these spaces. All of the sounds were recorded by myself, with some additional instrumentation added to serve as keynote sounds permeating throughout the piece. In viewing the differences between these auditory environments, I seek to engage the listener in critical thinking about changing coastal environments and the anthropogenic impacts facing these natural spaces.

Edited by Braxton Glass. All sounds recorded by Braxton Glass.

A Soundtrack To A Changing Sea by Braxton Glass

A sonic representation of the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island. An attempt to capture both the experience of the ocean as an uncultivated entity, and the experience of a human relationship with this entity. 

Soundscape edited by Marshall Reid. All audio written and recorded by Marshall Reid.

Island Silence by Marshall Reid

You can hear as I take a walk along arbutus cove's shoreline. I incorporated the constant sound of my footsteps in the background and continued to layer sounds overtop. Nearing the end of the audio the sounds become more chaotic to simulate the broken shoreline from the aftermath of the 2021 landslide.

Soundscape edited by Monroe Laycraft. All sounds recorded by Monroe Laycraft.

Voice Memos

Sitting and watching (breath) by Monroe Laycraft

This soundscape explores the sounds of the ocean from the perspective of childhood, and touches on how natural and anthropogenic sounds help to shape our relationship with the ocean. It was created by mixing various online sounds to simulate the feeling of being at the beach as a young child.

Sounds recorded by Sophia Della and Emma Minto except: 

andraskollmann. “motorboat passes underwater sound”. WAV. Freesound. 19th October. 2015. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/andraskollmann/sounds/325336/>

arpeggio1980. "BEACH, SUMMER, CHILDREN- vers 2 facing away from the sea. Stereo atmos atmosphere wildtrack ambience." MP3. Freesound. 22nd August, 2018. November 21, 2022. https://freesound.org/people/arpeggio1980/sounds/437458/

 Bohács, Tamás. “ocean waves surround me”. WAV. Freesound. 8th June. 2014. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/bohitomi/sounds/240219/>

Della, Sophia. “ZOOM0048”. MP3. 22nd November. 2022

felix.blume. “Aquatic sound of the mangrove from the boat close to Punta Allen in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve.” WAV. Freesound. 9th November. 2015. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/328307/>

MBARI_MARS. “Gray whale.” WAV. Freesound. 12th December. 2017. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/MBARI_MARS/sounds/413377/>

nicoproson. “OCEAN Large beach with medium crowd”. WAV. Freesound. 30th August. 2022. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/nicoproson/sounds/648488/>

n2p5. “water”. WAV. Freesound. 30th March. 2006. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/n2p5/sounds/17494/>

polymorpheva. “seals_fishermans_wharf_san_francisco”. MP3. Freesound. 7th March. 2010. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/polymorpheva/sounds/91560/>

pushtobreak. “Water1”. AIFF. Freesound. 12th March. 2006. 24th November. 2022 <https://freesound.org/people/pushtobreak/sounds/16795/>

Vurca. "Seagull." FLAC. Freesound. 30th July, 2015. November 21, 2022. https://freesound.org/people/Vurca/sounds/318092/

Sonic Memories by Sophia Della and Emma Minto

This is our incorporation of music in connection to the ocean and shoreline. What we have done is taken audios of two shorelines dear to us and connected the music of a cello to what we hear.

All sounds recorded and edited by Kiana Wilson and Matt Mah.

The Ocean Waves Back by Kiana Wilson and Matt Mah

In my media project I tried to express my relationship with the ocean through different layers. I have created a conversation between my violin playing and the southern resident killer whales and the northern resident killer whales. The crashing wave sounds is the keynote while the waves I recorded are layered on top and express more of an ecosystem. It ends with a boat sound gradually getting louder which eventually drowns out all the other sounds and ends abruptly which represents the future if nothing is done about climate change.

Illustration: The Music Ocean and is by Susiscar on deviantart.com 

All sounds edited by Seela Lapp. All sounds recorded by Seela Lap except: 


Inspector J. "Ambience, Seaside Waves." WAV. The Freesound Project. 26 August 2017. 29 October 2022. https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/400632/ 
 
Ocean Networks Canada. "Small Boat." WAV. Ocean Networks Canada. 1 September 2013. 29 October 2022. Small Boat by Ocean Networks Canada 
 
Ocean Networks Canada. "Southern Resident Killer Whale J-Pod in Eastern Strait of Georgia." WAV. 16 January 2012. 5 November 2022. Southern Resident Orcas by Ocean Networks Canada 
 
 
Ocean Networks Canada. "Amazing Sounds of Northern Resident Orcas (G clan, G sub-clan)." WAV. 6 February 2012. 7 November 2022. Amazing Sounds of Northern Resident Orcas (G clan, G sub-clan) by Ocean Networks Canada

A Conversation of Ocean Layers by Seela Lapp

Soundscape edited by Kevin Royle. All sounds recorded by Kevin Royle except: 

Ocean Networks Canada
Ocean Networks Canada. “Inner Coast Biggs Killer Whales at Folger Deep.” WAV. Soundcloud. 18 Nov. 2013. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/biggs. 
Ocean Networks Canada. “Powerful Sonar Pings and Sweeps.” WAV. Soundcloud. 23 June. 2014. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/human-sounds. 
Ocean Networks Canada. “Implosion with 10 Echoes.” WAV. Soundcloud. 23 Jun. 2014. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/human-sounds. 
Ocean Networks Canada. “Inner Coast Biggs Killer Whales Attacking.” WAV. Soundcloud. 7 Nov. 2013. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/biggs. 
Ocean Networks Canada. “34 Biggs Whales Near Sooke BC.” WAV. Soundcloud. 7 Nov. 2013. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/biggs. 
Ocean Networks Canada. “Air Gun Blasts with Dolphin Chatter.” WAV. Soundcloud. 7 Nov. 2013. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/dolphin-sounds. 
Ocean Networks Canada. “Southern Resident Killer What J-Pod in Eastern Straight of Georgia.” WAV. Soundcloud. 9 Jul. 2014. 18 Nov. 2022 https://soundcloud.com/oceannetworkscanada/sets/southern-resident-orcas. 

Freesound
benj500. “Water Splosh.” WAV. Freesound. 21 Nov. 2020. 20 Nov. 2022 https://freesound.org/people/benj500/sounds/545823/. 
duckduckpony. “Large Vessel.” WAV. Freesound. 5 Oct. 2011. 20 Nov. 2022 https://freesound.org/people/duckduckpony/sounds/130506/.
polymorpheva. “Seals at Fishermans Wharf San Francisco.” WAV. Freesound. 7 Mar. 2010. 20 Nov. 2022 https://freesound.org/people/polymorpheva/sounds/91560/. 
Robinhood 76. “Underwater Sinking.” WAV. Freesound. 5 May. 2010. 20 Nov. 2022 https://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/96168/.

Life Along the Lagoon by Kevin Royle

This Soundscape consists of a world before life, a period filled with sounds of nature and primitive human technology and ultimately the Anthropocene epoch dominated by sounds of technology. Sounds of the Anthropocene impose their presence over the soothing sounds of nature/ocean and its wildlife. These sounds foreshadow the end of times by eliminating the sonic presence of nature that was once heard worldwide.

Soundscape edited by Adnan Azarshab. Sounds recorded by Adnan Azarshab except: 

Behles, G. “Ghost Hand Bells.” WAV. Ableton 11. 2001. Nov 27. 2022.
https://www.ableton.com/en/

Behles, G. “Drone.” WAV. Ableton 11. 2001. Nov 27. 2022.
https://www.ableton.com/en/

Behles, G. “Whoosh transition.” WAV. Ableton 11. 2001. Nov 27. 2022.
https://www.ableton.com/en/

Elke. “seagulls.” WAV. Freesound.org. Feb 1st. 2012. Nov 25. 2022.
https://freesound.org/people/Eelke/sounds/144835/

Inspectorj. “Bird Whistling, Single, Robin, A.wav.” WAV. Freesound.org. Jan 27. 2018. Nov 23. 2022 https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/416529/

InspectorJ. “Dripping, Fast, A.wave.” WAV. Freesound.org. April 22. 2006. Nov 27. 2022. https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/343764/\

InspectorJ. “Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav.” WAV. Freesound.org. Aug 26. 2017. Nov 21. 2022. https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/400632/

Florianreichelt. “Soft wind.” MP3. Freesound.org. Feb 18. 2019. Nov 27. 2022.
https://freesound.org/people/florianreichelt/sounds/459977/

Global Audio Studio. “5 minute sound effect: Wall Street Trading Floor.” WAV. Youtube. June 29. 2021. Nov 25. 2022. https://youtu.be/D2us-q72TvE

Ken 778 “Dog_Barking.wav.” WAV. Freesound.org. March 31st. 2017. Nov 25. 2022.
https://freesound.org/people/ken788/sounds/386766/

Milo. “ship2_bergen.aif.” AIFF. Freesound.org. Oct 14. 2016. Nov 27. 2022.
https://freesound.org/people/milo/sounds/23722/

Plasterbrain. “Lighting a Fire” WAV. Freesound.org. Sept 11. 2022. Nov 25. 2022
https://freesound.org/people/plasterbrain/sounds/534702/

Samantha_Dolman. “Chopping a Tree.” WAV. Freesound.org. Oct 31. 2019. Nov 25. 2022. https://freesound.org/people/Samantha_Dolman/sounds/490675/

Sound Ideas - Topics. “Arrow Whoosh and Impact Effect.” MP3. Youtube. Feb 25. 2015. Nov 27.2022. https://youtu.be/oGIbn4aXqAU

Straget. “Thunder.” WAV. Freesounds.org. July 12. 2020. Nov 23. 2022.
https://freesound.org/people/straget/sounds/527664/

Justkiddink. “Deer.Wave.” WAV. Freesound.org. July 28. 2008. Nov 28. 2022.
https://freesound.org/people/juskiddink/sounds/58128/

Drops of One Ocean by Adnan Azarshab

The aim of this piece was to illustrate the relation between pollution and the coastline I grew up around. The utilization of the final long
uncut clip was meant to place a specific emphasis on the proximity between the ocean and the vehicles, which represents the pollute
in my story. Finally, all but approximately 10 seconds of background recordings I recorded myself at Esquimalt lagoon to keep this story
directly related to me and my relationship to the ocean.

Soundscape edited by Riley Merryweather. All sounds recorded by Riley Merryweather except: 

BlueDelta. “Heavy Thunder Strike - no Rain.” QUADRO.wav. Freesound. 6 Nov. 2018. 11 Nov. 2022. https://freesound.org/people/BlueDelta/sounds/446753

TRP. “12080 Gulls, Short, Noisy, Urban.” Aarhus.wav. Freesound. 30 Jan. 2022. 11 Nov. 2022. https://freesound.org/people/TRP/sounds/616621/

SoundLab Export

My Rocky Connection with the Ocean by Riley Merryweather

The sensation of sailing is multifaceted and to explore this I wanted to deconstruct the soundscape of sailing. To do this I recorded individual sounds that one might hear while sailing and put them all together to create the feeling of sailing from an audio perspective. Enjoy!

Soundscape edited by Kyle Nunn. All sounds recorded by Kyle Nunn.

Flying on Water by Kyle Nunn

As we know the ocean is the medium of life and increasing human activity is becoming a threat to this medium.  We represented this through a cacophony of human sound overpowering the sound of ocean life.  We also wanted to show there a limit to what we can do before it’s all gone—and  just the sound of empty waves remain.

The Dead See Tolls by Brenden Stephenson and Rylan Smalbrugge

Corneta china, instrument from Santiago de Cuba, played by Kevin Royle.

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