To provide sonic material to create the shapes, I have made recordings of 3 different environments.

Natural – Recordings from a hike in Chess Valley, Chesham.

I used a Zoom H5 to record the soundscape on my hike. The recording consists of a very quiet natural hum, rustling of leaves in the wind, birdsong. The atmosphere of the recording is very relaxed and tranquil, there are no sounds that are abrubt, everything fits in its place. The frequency spectrum is very gently full, with attention being drawn to the higher frequencies of the birdsong and leaves more than anything else.

Domestic – Recordings from the kitchen in my flat.

I set the H5 on the kitchen table  and recorded the sound of the space without any intervention. The recording consists of a quiet electrical hum, very faint traffic from outside the window, the quiet sound of the television from the next room, and the odd tick of a pipe in the ceiling. The frequency spectrum is quite similar to that of the natural recording, however I think there is more attention drawn to the lower electrical drone of the kitchen appliances.

Urban- Recordings from a static position on a busy street in Shoreditch.

I placed the H5 on a wall and stood near it, staying as still as possible. The recording consists of a cacophony of sound. Jet engines flying overhead, rumble of passing cars, screeching of the brakes of trains and cars. Footsteps, clothes rustling and conversations of people passing. This is all sitting atop the everlasting hum of the city. The frequency spectrum is densely packed, sounds are jumping out and blending into one another. The general atmosphere of the recording is quite chaotic and intense.