Final statement (Soundscapes)

 

This project has been both very informative and very challenging for me. I have learnt so much about sound recording and editing as I had practically no experience with it before this project, but I also struggled with many stages of the project itself.

When it came to the images I was given, it took quite a decent amount of brainstorming to try and visualize what the images might sound like, and even more to then decide which sounds would be used to create the soundscape for each of them. I think this is something that will get better with practice, but I feel I have always struggled with tasks like this.

When it came to recording, I was quite lucky in the sense that I had access to a lot of stranger sounds in my house than the average person would have. I was also able to get quite pure sound recordings, although my phone is not the best at capturing sound. However, the recordings I was able to get fit their purpose very well.

At first, I found Adobe Audition very confusing, but after a couple of uses I was able to get my head around it a bit better. I still do not feel as if I fully understand it, but I have a much better grasp of it. It took quite a bit of fiddling, but I was quite proud of how the soundscapes came out, considering it was my first time creating anything like it.

With time management of this project, I feel it was much better than previous projects, but I still feel I have a way to go with managing my time. I was able to get the project in on time quite comfortably, but I would have preferred more time to fiddle with Audition a bit more. I think my main issue with my time management was getting a little too caught up in small details and prioritizing other projects over this one too much.

In conclusion, I found this project an interesting exploration of sound editing, and I am quite happy with the work I produced, although my time management could have been slightly better to allow me a bit more experimentation time with Adobe Audition.