Over the last week I have developed an idea for this terms Audio Project 1. I very much enjoy creating electronic music and had a lot of fun with soundscapes in my first year here at Lincoln. And so I thought why not combine the two and make a hybrid sound/music scape. I like to be very subtle when it comes to writing music, just something in the background that you could relax to or not even notice. But I feel this project will bring me out of my comfort zone and allow me to explore the dynamics of the sonic world a little more.
My initial idea was to go out in to Lincoln and record as many sounds as possible, bring them back into Logic Pro 9 and incorporate them into a sound/music scape. After my first tutorial today I was given the idea to do 24 hours worth of recording around each part of Lincoln (Top of the hill, bottom of the hill, around town, West Common etc). This then made me think about the dynamic of Lincoln as during the day you can barely move through the town centre but then in the evening Lincoln is dead. Ergo, it is possible to capture two sides of Lincoln from a sound point of view as the soundtracks will be completely different. I’m particularly looking forward to recording the evening/early morning side to Lincoln as I’m sure these recordings will make interesting atmos tracks which can be manipulated to make an eerie ambient atmosphere.
Two big things that stand out for me in Lincoln are the Cathedral and the busy train line. So going up to the Cathedral and perhaps getting the chance to record the organ, as an example, would add another aspect to my track. With the trains these can be beneficial in a musical sense in a few ways as I always find when I hear the trains go through at night they create this eerie atmosphere. As well as this they produce a continuous rhythm which ties in well with the musical aspect and can bring a listener along on a journey through the soundscape.

Luckily, at the end of all this hard work I will have somewhere to showcase my track; The Little Red Gallery in Lincoln. I emailed a few galleries in the area and thankfully they got back in contact. This is really exciting for me as I’ve always liked the idea of creating a sound instalment and showcasing it somewhere. Even though this is a university project I’m treating it as though I’m out in the real world because one day I could be doing this for a living.
I am currently in contact with Hazel Venn, the owner of The Little Red Gallery and will hopefully be going up in the next few days to have a look around and get to know the gallery and Hazel a little better.

And so the idea is still a work in progress, but an exciting one at that.