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3 Sep, 2020 at 1:11 pm #52119 | |
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We are running “How to make sound walk” workshops during Sound Walk September – we are constrained in time and have to cover a lot, so we are anticipating that participants will have questions that haven’t been answered. We will hopefully retrieve the chat and any questions that were left there. So please post any questions you have and we will (hopefully) provide the answers. |
9 Sep, 2020 at 4:51 pm #52943 | |
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Hello I just attended the workshop and arrived slightly late, maybe you have already answered this… |
9 Sep, 2020 at 5:05 pm #52947 | |
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Hi Xelis There area several platforms that offer geo-location – we use Echoes simply as it is free, and we’ve found it pretty much bomb-proof. Echoes prefers m4a – as they are more compressed and take less time to up / download – they are standard with iPhone / Mac (as well as with Zoom for example). Walk Listen Create has a community of about 500 sound walk creators but there will be. many others – some complete novices, others skilful . Glad you were able to join the workshop Just go out and try recording something on your next walk I did one the other day on the Thames foreshore – we had this set up so if we had had time you could have critiqued it (as it is far from perfect). https://walklistencreate.org/dow_selection/mudlarking-from-hoselydown-stairs/ Have fun best, Andrew |
10 Sep, 2020 at 4:34 pm #53077 | |
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Q&A from the Sounds from the Shoreline workshop chat Many of these questions were answered by workshops participants – so a big THANK YOU to everyone for helping each other out. Q: after you locate a sound in a map with echo, how do people bump into the sound? do they have to know before hand that the sound is there? Q: the name of the recording programme on an iPhone? Q: Some earphones have microphones in them. It it better to use that or go for the phone mic? You can get binaural mics – these site either side of your head and look very similar to headphones – they allow you to record sounds as similar to how we hear through our ear. Playback is better for those wearing headphones, listening to it without headphones tends to make it sound dull and it can be distorted. Binuaral is a great additional element to try. Q: can I ask why you chose Echoes app (Echoes.xyz)? Q: what if apps become redundant? Q: Why (in the Audacity editor) are there two lines? Q: So you can go quieter and louder depending on the sounds on your walk – eg a busy road, louder. Q: Does Echoes only support m4a? Q: Is there a simple way to edit out unwanted ambient sounds when making a recording? Q: What is the geo location for 30 Days of Walking? Q: 30 Days of Walking – is it just in London? Q: Do people need the Echoes app to listen to the soundwalk? Q: What if there’s already a sound in the area you’ve created? Q: how do people listen to the sound? Do they have a choice? do they have to be connected to a specific program? Q: Is this usually used in the context of an exhibition, project or event? Or are there independent users that would just go around exploring? Q: I have a question: how reliable have you found The Echoes? How precise? |
20 Sep, 2020 at 1:01 pm #54835 | |
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Questions and Answers from the Sounds from he Chase & Chalke workshop chat – we recommend you check our earlier posts that also have lots of Q&As from our previous “how to make sound walk” workshop Q: Where to find Voice Memo on Iphone to use for recording audio Q: source of Sound effects Effects SFX? Q: What was the editing software that was demonstrated? Q: What is the url for Echoes? Q: Are you only able to upload walks on laptop/computer? It doesn’t seem to have the new walk option on the app on android? Q: With the echoes app is it possible to listen to recordings on a walk without begin in the area. E.g could I listen to recordings from a Poland walk in Australia? Q: Within Echoes you can plot a possible online route and hear what the sound walk would sound like. How do you do that? Q: what is the URL for Shorelines? Q: Are the walks curated by Echoes? Can you delete it if wanted? Q: where is the link to the Forums? |
1 Jan, 2021 at 2:00 am #65211 | |
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What can I do outside of Echoes to create geolocated audio? Or is there any way I can load tours on Echoes. Can I stop and move in certain places with the commands I give with the same audio file? |
3 Jan, 2021 at 2:34 pm #65481 | |
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There is a rather wide range of applications that provide similar solutions to Echoes, all with their own, often slightly different use cases. |
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