Soundwalk: Max Stein - Connecting to Sounds

Connecting to Sounds (3'32") Max Stein, student of electro-acoustic music, is passionate about  soundscapes. He organizes Sound Walks to soak in a city’s sounds in order to better listen to the urban environment.  

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Documentary: The River Aura Symphony

The River Aura Symphony (6:55) By Juho Matilainen. Turku Is Listening is a sound art project and part of Turku European Cultural Capital 2011 Program. This is an internet documentary of the second performance of Simo Alitalo's The River Aura Symphony for boat horns, sirens, a black powder cannon and church bells with Wind and Percussion entrada by Pessi Parviainen. 

The River Aura Symphony is a part of Turku is listening 2011. This video is made by Juho Matilainen for Turku is listening 2011, a Non Profit Community Art Project.

Source: VIMEO

Lecture: Making Sound Visible Through Cymatics

Evan Grant: Making Sound Visible Through Cymatics (4:38) Evan Grant demonstrates the science and art of cymatics, a process for making soundwaves visible. Useful for analyzing complex sounds (like dolphin calls), it also makes complex and beautiful designs. Grant works with cymatics, the art of visualizing sound, and is the founder of the arts and technology collective seeper.

Source: TED 

Lecture: 5 Ways To Listen Better

Julian Treasure: 5 ways to listen better. (7:50) By Julian Treasure. In our louder and louder world, says sound expert Julian Treasure, "We are losing our listening." In this short, fascinating talk, Treasure shares five ways to re-tune your ears for conscious listening -- to other people and the world around you. Julian Treasure studies sound and advises businesses on how best to use it.

Source: TED 

Documentary: Listen with R. Murray Schafer

Listen. (6:23) By David New "A soundscape is any collection of sounds, almost like a painting is a collection of visual attractions," says composer R. Murray Schafer. " When you listen carefully to the soundscape it becomes quite miraculous." David New's portrait of the renowned composer becomes a lesson unto itself, gracing viewers (and listeners) with a singular moment of interactive subjectivity. This film was produced for the 2009 Governor General's Performing Arts Award"

Source: National Film Board of Canada

Soundscape: Yokohama 2007

Yokohama Soundscape 2007. (2:10) By Nao Tukui. A sound installation, in which visitors can listen to various "soundscape" recorded in Yokohama by shining flashlights on a miniature model of the city. Light shining on specific location on the miniature city is detected by an infrared web-camera and a Max/MSP patch, then sounds recorded in the corresponding area are played.

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Soundscape: Listen To The Farm

Écouter la ferme/ Listen to the farm. (3: 44)  By Alexandra Guité. L’agriculture est en pleine mutation et les animaux en vivent les impacts, surtout au niveau du bruit. Comment vivent-ils cette pollution sonore grandissante? Voyage avec Martin Lavallée au sein de la mécanisation des bruits de la ferme.

Agriculture is changing and animals live with the impact, especially that of noise. How do animals experience the growing noise pollution? Travel with Martin Lavallée exploring the mechanized sounds of the farm.

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Lecture: Dr. Bernie Krause - symbiotic sound habitats

The Great Animal Orchestra: Dr. Bernie Krause (54:58) California Academy of Science. Dr. Bernie Krause, creator of Wild Sanctuary, demonstrates that every living organism produces sound. This presentation focuses on the symbiotic ways in which the sounds of one organism affect and interrelate with other organisms, local and regional, within a given habitat. In this lecture, learn about unusual soundscapes and their relevance to preserving natural sounds worldwide. Biophony -- the notion that all sounds in undisturbed natural habitats fit into unique niches -- are used to illustrate the ways in which animals taught humans to dance and sing.

Source: California Academy of Science 2009