Listen carefully to the Lyre Bird sounds. What do you notice?
While listening to the Lyre Birds, I noticed the broad variety of sounds they are able to produce. Also, they are constantly making sound, being different pitches, amplitudes, and length, it seems; there is never a moment of silence. Their sounds are much more complex than those of other species of birds as they sound like they are whistling, screaming, and talking at points. complex sounds. The most fascinating characteristic of the Lyre Birds however is their perplexing ability to impersonate the sounds that they hear including animals, cameras, car alarms, etc, all sounds that we hear, but often overlook.
Lyre Bird sounds: which sounds are interesting to listen to? Why? Describe in formal terms (rhythm, pitch, timbre etc.). What do you like or dislike about these sounds? Why?
The Lyre Bird's most interesting sounds are the ones that it makes when impersonating the sounds that it hears around it. The recreated sounds have incredible clarity and they are easily recognizable as what they are supposed to be. The bird also creates an obscure mood in the forest, unlike any other animal, as it is constantly audible especially when there are a lot of them together. The ambiance of the Lyre Bird's environment fluctuates from calming and tranquil with its whistling or chatter, to bold and intrusive with its high pitched and amplified sounds of the car alarm or the destruction of the forest.
Describe the sound example in terms of who is singing or making the sound(s), why, and where. What can you tell us about the sound maker’s choices or freedoms to make sound? How empowered is the sound maker to effect change, or keep things in his/her/its life as he/she/it might wish?
The sound example takes place in the forest, the Lyre Bird's environment, where the birds are making the sounds for multiple reasons, including attracting a partner, and wanting to repeat the sounds they hear. From this information, it is assumed that the Lyre Bird first of all uses sound in function, or mating, while also using it to express a freedom as it is able and allowed to recreate practically any noise. The Lyre Birds mystifying sounds provide them with the power to change exemplified when the bird produces the sound of the destruction of the forest. Seeing this, the audience eyes are opened to the adverse and depressing environment they live in as they provide us with evidence of the often overlooked caused by humans. Their sounds, whether the birds are aware or not, act as cry for help that one day may cause a positive change. Additionally, the bird may create intimidating sounds, including those of other animals or loud pervasive sounds, to keep certain animals, or people, away. On the other hand, the Lyre bird has the ability to keep things in its life that it appreciates such as other Lyre birds, mates, or perhaps certain wildlife, probably either the harmless or helpful creatures, as they may be attracted to the familiar sounds it mimics.
The Lyre Bird practices perceptual acuity, and attention to the formal aspects of sounds, in order to mimic sounds in its environment. Some would say it performs sound Foley. It sings with bias toward complex sounds, but without critical judgment of the sounds value to the society/community/species of Lyre Birds. What are the implications of this?
The Lyre Bird's bias toward complex sounds and lack of judgement toward what their value may be, is apparent in its imitation of the surrounding intrusive destruction machines and people. These sounds are strange and complicated in pitch, tone, and rhythm, interesting the bird. However, the bird is unaware of what those sounds represent and their unfortunate consequences that will in fact affect the existence of the entire Lyre Bird community and the rest of its environment.
How could you as someone who can design sound for use sound in media, projects, or environments, make sound interesting to someone else? How could you do this even with a sound that the person hears everyday and fails to notice, or a sound someone might usually tune out? Describe your concept in detail. For whom, where, what, when and how would your sound design exist? (You might consider this in terms of your intended major. Extra credit for provision of how sound is relevant to your intended major)
Through the application of sounds, even those that are overlooked as they are apparent in our everyday lives, still has the ability to interest people in media, projects, or environments. Even common sounds that are seemingly dull [doors, cars, people walking, even the wind, etc], can be altered and manipulated through editing. Combining sound clips can be used to establish an interesting rhythm or beat that actually takes once boring noise into an intricate and innovative piece of art. I could an design a sound project, that would interest people and disprove their notion that everyday sound is boring. For example, I would take recordings of the often over looked unprompted sounds, specifically nonvocal ones created by people, that are products of our daily lives. The recordings would embrace the sounds of our modern society, exposing society's audible diversity existing in the artificial sounds of technology, machines, and a hectic lifestyle. Examples are : opening and closing doors, cars or buses, people walking, running, biking, etc, and sounds produced by machines or monumental creations of man. I would transform the "noise" into a rhythmic and entrancing stream of sound that evolves and alternates between contrasting beats, volumes, and tones. This sound production would be reminiscent of music but reinterpreted artistically, providing an audience with an experience , not just a "song". The purpose of my idea would be to illuminate the significance of modern noise, which rarely receives recognition, let alone acknowledgement, as the exposition of our development and progress, as the two change simultaneously. Finally, modern sound is a product of society’s helpful and detrimental impact on the world, and my concept for this sound project would both demonstrate these ideas and provoke interest in something that is commonly neglected.
* an expansion of this idea that I just thought of : maybe I could go farther with this project and juxtapose these modern sounds with the sounds of nature, further proving our impact on the world.
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