The use of sound manipulation was profound in Nick's soundscape. The ambient synths were applied with one another which gave off a heartbeat feel which gave the sense of ambiguity in the beginning of the track. Until the tempo changes is where the manipulation of sound becomes present within the track. The panning from left to right with each single beat gave the soundscape a proliferated the intense sense of imagery throughout. The use of Gestalts principles were not used as well as the manipulation of space yet the references of disaster and the dubbing gave characteristics of a club and bongos. An electronic guitar riff sounded as if the echo or reverb effect was added to give a more intense feeling to the track. The sudden ambient beats gave the emotion of ecstasy in which there was no exact moment where I knew what was coming next, in effect the use of surprise was used immensely. In fact the timing of each tempo and layered clip was in use with the effect of surprise simply through the dub-step references. What I really enjoyed about the soundscape was the complications of layering and the tension and release atributes the group used as they created the track.
If I had to guess on the emotion used, I would probably guess surprise or confusion. The chaotic medley of synth beats create a very confusing scene most of the time. Space is well represented through a really high amount of panning applied to the soundscape. The many layers of sound create a lot of tension, but it also lulls the listener into a transfixed state to which they would not be able to focus on anything besides the increasing volume of the techno-style beats. Tension and release is used very well in this soundscape. Just as I was about to take my headphones out because I couldn't deal with the sound being any louder, it dropped to the quiet lull that the soundscape begins with. I enjoyed the confined way it made me feel, as the sound seemed to be all around me at a very close distance.
The use of sound manipulation was profound in Nick's soundscape. The ambient synths were applied with one another which gave off a heartbeat feel which gave the sense of ambiguity in the beginning of the track. Until the tempo changes is where the manipulation of sound becomes present within the track. The panning from left to right with each single beat gave the soundscape a proliferated the intense sense of imagery throughout. The use of Gestalts principles were not used as well as the manipulation of space yet the references of disaster and the dubbing gave characteristics of a club and bongos. An electronic guitar riff sounded as if the echo or reverb effect was added to give a more intense feeling to the track. The sudden ambient beats gave the emotion of ecstasy in which there was no exact moment where I knew what was coming next, in effect the use of surprise was used immensely. In fact the timing of each tempo and layered clip was in use with the effect of surprise simply through the dub-step references. What I really enjoyed about the soundscape was the complications of layering and the tension and release atributes the group used as they created the track.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to guess on the emotion used, I would probably guess surprise or confusion. The chaotic medley of synth beats create a very confusing scene most of the time. Space is well represented through a really high amount of panning applied to the soundscape. The many layers of sound create a lot of tension, but it also lulls the listener into a transfixed state to which they would not be able to focus on anything besides the increasing volume of the techno-style beats. Tension and release is used very well in this soundscape. Just as I was about to take my headphones out because I couldn't deal with the sound being any louder, it dropped to the quiet lull that the soundscape begins with. I enjoyed the confined way it made me feel, as the sound seemed to be all around me at a very close distance.
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