Sound Distractions

Low D & M 03

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:31:00 +0000

Continuing to face my fears of performing in public. Today I explore lesson six (Dotted quarter & half notes) with an instrument I'm not really very good at.

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Low D & M 03

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Continuing to face my fears of performing in public. Today I explore lesson six (Dotted quarter & half notes) with an instrument I'm not really very good at.

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Low D & Me 02

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:46:00 +0000

Continuing my evaluation of the whistle lessons I designed, I tackle lesson five today: Sixteenth notes. 3 short ditties for your entertainment on a Low D whistle.

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Low D & Me 01

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:01:00 +0000

I designed tinwhistle lessons for my daughters and students, but thought it might be fun to become more familiar with my Howard Low D whistle by going through the lessons myself. I mostly focus on my Burke Brass session whistle in D, and only occasionally play with the Low D. It's a screamingly green metallic beauty that deserves better than sitting in a corner. Maybe these exercises will change that.

City Winter

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:13:00 +0000

More experimentation with the RJDJ soundscape generator. For me this movie is more interesting aurally than visually, but mostly because the wind failed to shake snow from the branches in puffs of confectionary powder as it had done prior to filming.

Not Yet Gone Away

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:08:00 +0000

The pennywhistle mournfully plays to the rhythm set by the sampled echoes.

Drawing Breath

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:57:00 +0000

Coughing and clearing my throat while attempting a relaxing night of rest despite my chest cold.

This recording uses the noia scene, which responds to the sonic environment around me and interprets noise as a kinetic, nujazzy-style nightclub. There is only mild sampling, unlike the other scenes I've featured, and the sampling favors low tones. Through the filters of noia, my coughs and throat clearings take on the rumblings of a deranged kraken with the croup.

Moon Madness

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:30:00 +0000

I was really taken with how the moon shone through the transparent cloud layers tonight. I wish I had had my tripod with me, but it was one of those moments that defied greater organization. I simply didn't have time to do more than grab the image. I also recorded my conversation with my daughter and the sound of the rushing cars on I-15 through RJDJ using the Eargasm scene. Compiled together, I was very pleased with the results.

Cold Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:00 +0000

A late night soundscape as I enter, then tidy, the kitchen. As far as events go, this one is right up there with a trip to the dentist. However, aurally it is an interesting soundscape. If soundscapes had sounded like this in the early days of podcasting, I might have found them more appealing.

Lazy Sunday Morning

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:00:00 +0000

A soundscape of my Sunday morning while interacting with my girls. Using the classily named "Eargasm" scene in RJDJ for the iPhone.

Stickam@4am

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Instead of sleeping, I found myself trolling Stickam looking for an active chat to test RJDJ with. I used the Echolon scene.

About Sound Distractions

noreply@blogger.com (Douglas Cootey) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000

I'm supposed to be working right now. I have things to do. Important things. Paying things. Instead, I'm playing around with making music on my iPhone. I won't be so pretentious as to claim I'm creating art, but these sound clips are certainly artsy. Interpret them as you will.

For now it suffices to say that here are my musings enclosed in one virtual space. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I had creating them.