Sonic Design - Project 1

xx/xx/2024 - xx/xx/2024 // (Week 5 - Week x)
Denise Anjali // 0342430
Sonic Design // Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Project 1: Auditory Imaging

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INSTRUCTIONS


Project 1: Auditory Imaging

From the themes given to us in the MIB, we are instructed to come up with a story as a guideline for the project. I chose to go with the theme 'Everyday Home Life + Background'. I wanted to evoke the image of the average morning that I might have and wrote based on that. 

Before writing the story in a paragraph format, I wrote down the potential sequence of events that might occur as an outline to help me with the long form writing as follows :

[Waking up + getting out of bed > brushing teeth and washing face > going downstairs > turning on computer > boiling water and heating food > opening the curtains > oven dings and food is retrieved > sitting down and eating]

Storyline:

'Morning Routine' storyline PDF

Based on the storyline, the parts were broken down and the sound effects necessary were listed as a checklist for myself while looking for the sound effects. All sound effects were sourced from freesound.org.

Part 1 - Waking

Room ambience √

Alarm sound - silenced, phone dropping on bed √

Sheets rustling √

bed creaking √

switch flick √

light flickering √

electric humming ambience √

Part 2 - Wash up

bathroom ambience √

slipper footsteps √

door open √

faucet turning on  and off √

water splashing on face √

water drips √

birds chirping √

Part 3 - Downstairs

footsteps √

door close √

off switch √

footsteps downstairs √

Switch flick √

room ambience √

Part 4 - Daily

kitchen ambience √

computer start up √

footsteps √

filling kettle √

plastic rustling √

plate on wood √

toaster push down √

electric beeps 

water boiling √

chair drag √

sitting √

water boiling slows down √

toaster pop √

I followed the story and arranged the sounds in order of appearance. Some sounds such as the footsteps I found were adjusted using previously taught effects such as parametric equaliser and reverb to achieve a certain sound. 

Adobe Audition workspace screenshot

Final audio (MP3): 

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REFLECTION

Experience:
Observations:
Findings:

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