Sound recording was actually very fun. One thing I learned
about the directional / shotgun microphones we used is that they can really zero in
on an exact area, an example is when we wanted to capture the noise of the
fountain but were unable to get really close to the fountain so we just used
our backpacks to cover the sides of the mic to prevent wind from distorting the sound, and
aimed right at the area that we found most interesting to listen to. During
most of the time it was Luqi and I walking around and listening to unique
sounds and trying to capture them. After removing our headphones the world
sounded different, we were unable to hear the specific noises that we picked up
on the mics.
I think one of the hardest things to do is record people (at least without them being aware). One has
to develop a skill of almost becoming invisible and recording people in their natural environment; it might be invading some privacy laws, but capturing nonsense
is a skill that I have yet to develop.
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