Category: Sound Studies and Aural Cultures

At this stage, I planned the overall structure of the audio paper to clearly show how broadcast gymnastics functions as a disciplinary soundscape. The audio lasts about 10 minutes and is divided into several sections: introduction, music and command analysis, collective behavior discussion, individual autonomy, and memory/cultural reflections. To help listeners experience the soundscape, I…

Broadcast gymnastics is a typical example of a disciplinary soundscape because it combines music, voice commands, and synchronized movements to directly influence students’ bodies and behaviour. At a fixed time every day, the broadcast plays, and students line up neatly, following the rhythm and commands. The music and voice create a strict time and rhythm…

In my sound work, microphones are very important. A microphone captures sound and turns it into a signal that can be recorded, processed, or amplified. It doesn’t just record— it also shapes how we hear and feel the sound. I use microphones to capture natural sounds and created sounds. I also like to use special…

During my exploration of broadcast gymnastics, I found that Michel Foucault’s theory of discipline can explain this well. Foucault says: “Power is exercised rather than possessed; it circulates through techniques, practices, and routines that organize everyday life” (Discipline and Punish, 1977). This means power is not just directly imposed, but works slowly through daily actions,…

When I first started thinking about the topic for my audio paper, I wanted to explore “noise”—the everyday sounds that are ignored, chaotic, or harsh. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that this topic was too abstract. It was hard to find a clear focus, and I couldn’t easily connect…

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