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Re: [microsound] Documenting sound installations



hi trond
i've been recording things binaurally for years and it works fine with
headphones but not as well (obviously) on speakers. of course there
are a variety of surround mics these days that would be worth looking
into, as there are a lot of lower priced options now with the influx of
quality mics from china. if the ambient noise of the space bothers you,
there are a few software apps - soundhack (and it's sibling vst plugins)
and spat that allow you to place sound in binaural space. again, most
effective with headphones. and finally, you could build your soundstage
in surround using something like cubase sx3, nuendo or pro tools and
create a dvd with surround, something that i am working on now.
cheers
bruce
ps - i was talking with kurt not too long ago about your installation at
diapason in january. what are the dates? i'm doing a west coast tour
the first week of january but will be back on the 8th. i'd love to see it.
b


On Dec 7, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Trond Lossius wrote:

For some years now I've been doing a series of sound installations in collaboration with other artists, mainly visual artists. For a large part the installations have been presented in various galleries. I've always found it difficult to document the installations. Visually it generally works well to use video, as I've often been collaborating with artists using video as a medium. But I find the audio part to be really difficult. I've generally been using multi-speaker setups of various kinds to position the audience inside the sound. Reducing the sound image to stereo is already a major reduction of the impression you'll have of the sound as compared to being at the site. In addition, the audio recorded at the gallery space while the installation is running use to be completely useless, containing a lot of disturbances and noise. My sound installations generally work with low volumes, as I often like working with sound that is barely perceptible. If I instead do a stereo mixdown of the sound, the sound on the documentation of course is better, but I'm also loosing any sensation of the sound being related to or *in* the room. Thus when watching the documentation, it is a much more detached experience than if I'm using a recording from the space.

So I'm wondering: Are there anyone else working on sound installations that have found better ways to approach this?

Thanks,
Trond

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