Audio/ Hardware Response

1. Discuss your experiences with building your microphones. Was this process more or less what you thought it would be? How did your microphone rig work on your Drift walks? Were you able to capture both overall ambiance and extreme closeups? Describe your ideal microphone and recorder setup, with unlimited time and money.

I liked building my microphone even though it took me forever to build it because we didn't have enough equipment for everyone, but it was fun. It was quicker than I thought it would be but that's only because I really didn't know what to expect so I just figured it would take longer than it actually did. The microphones were really convienient, they weren't heavy at all so it made recording easy, I captured a wide range of sounds. My ideal mic and recorder setup would be, probably just to have a mic that captures more than just one type of sound. Like I would've liked to have made a mic that captured regular sound and then maybe even capture sounds of like peoples heart beats like a stehoscope or ultrasound because I like the sounds that both instruments give off. The recorder would stay the same pretty much, except I wouldn't want to have to set the recording volume to manual all the time.

2. How was your experience with operating the MiniDisc recorder? How does this recorder compare to other audio equipment you've used? In an ideal world, how would your recorder of choice function?

The MiniDisc recorder was alright I almost dropped it a couple of times but I ended up catching it each time. I'm glad it was small and pretty light because it made it easier to record and travel at the same time. I've never used any audio equipment before so this was a good first time experience for me. My ideal recorder would probably have a sound effect button so that as you're recording you could alter your sounds.

3. Discuss the audio-editing software you chose and your history with this application. If you used this software for the first time, explain why you chose this particular application and how you think it helped you to accomplish your creative goals (or proved detrimental). Will you use this software again for future projects?

I used audacity,this was the fiirst time that i've used an audio-editing software and I think I did pretty good for my first try. I didn't think I would understand it because it looked complicated but after playing around with it for a while I began to understand the concept. I choose audacity because it was already under my file and I really didn't know about any other software at hte time. I will use it again at least for some of my sounds on my drift 2 project since I know how to use it now and I might download another software just to try something new.