Category: Sound Studies and Aural Cultures

ImaginationA giant tree-like space: the trunk is time, and the branches are your past, present, and future. You can travel to each moment of your life, listening to whispers of memory, the faint light of the future, and possible sounds. StructureTrunk: The flow of time, slow and deep, connecting all nodes.Branches: Childhood (laughter and cicadas),…

Listening to Cathy Lane’s audio paper Listening and Not Listening to Voice gave me a deep understanding of the ideas of “listening” and “not listening.” Lane uses experimental sound collage to mix voices that appear and disappear, making the listener move between understanding and sensing. Her combination of narration and background sounds, along with distorted…

The Walkman Effect Hosokawa’s article explains how the Walkman changed the way people experience urban spaces by allowing them to create a private, immersive sound environment. It highlights how listening to music while moving through public areas can alter perception of space, time, and self, giving listeners a sense of control and personal identity. I…

Some notes About Sound Studies About Audio Papers presents research in sound rather than written text.Combines narration, music, sound effects, and environmental sounds. Key features:Creative and experimentalPerformative and immersiveContextual and spatialTechnology-driven My Thoughts Combine personal memory, environment, and narrationLet listeners sense place, identity, and experienceTry with voice, daily sounds, and music