AA1 – Sem2/Week 2: Environment Analysis
Click for 1 minute sample of mall sound ...http://www.mydatabus.com/public/d1unibits/AAWk2MallMP3192.mp3
Legend for Sound Map of eastern mall, Centro Arndale:
Items in the mall itself:
11/ Public seating
12/ Public tables and chairs from Eatery (1)
13/ Bin
14/ Children’s ride
15/ Trading tables
X Recording mark
16/ Signage
17/ Automatic soft drink vending machine
Hard to identify the source of some sound as many reflective surfaces in this part of the shopping centre. Openings to shops are indicated by the notches along the interior walls. All other interior is either glass or shiny, hard surface. Mostly glass. X marks the spot where audio recording was performed using a mono Sennheiser MKH-300 short shotgun microphone into a DV camera. Mic pointed straight up.
Being a wing of a busy shopping centre with entrance and exit at end, sounds of pedestrian traffic are abundant. Individual shops can be picked out amongst footsteps and conversation. General merchandise handling is heard as folk peruse items in shops, as well at trading tables in the thoroughfare. Public seating (11), although well used, seemed to provide little audio, whilst the eatery near the entrance doors (1) is well populated with about half a dozen tables and chairs in the mall. Cash registers are also heard, specifically near the beginning where there is quite a clear beep followed by another more esoteric, possibly a mixture of two sounds. Loose change, music and money handling is also prominent, along with cutlery and crockery from the eatery.
Here is a general rundown of noises picked up:
1/ Change handling (8, 3, 7)
2/ Tills in general (8, 3, 7)
3/ Vaccum cleaner/polisher (near 10 but ‘out of shot’ of map)
4/ Softdrink machine hum (17 but reflected ambiguously)
5/ Aircon rumble (All, hard to identify source except visually, out of range of map)
6/ Mixed musics (7, 9, 4, 1 and the mall itself has piped music)
7/ Beep till (3)
8/ Shopping bags (plastic), footsteps, chatter and trolleys (everywhere!)
9/ Cutlery, plates, coffee machines, fridge doors, glass and crockery (1)
Where do you stop? A real workout at the ear gym; fascinating what you hear when you care to engage and listen.
References:
Haines, Christian. "Audio Arts - Soundmaps ". Semester 2, Week 2." EMU, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 31/7/2007.
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