IR Recordings
Convoluted Recordings
I wanted to convolute flute sounds, due to their distinctive tone and capability of creating smooth elegant melodies (also it made for an interesting assignment title). My art practice focuses on hip hop culture so I decided the most interesting way for me to go about this were to find and compile snippets of rap songs that used flutes as their main rhythm. The songs in their respective order are:
- Tunnel Vision – Kodak Black
- Lollipop – Snoop Dogg
- Big Pimpinʼ – Jay Z
- Preach – Lil Wayne
- Broccoli – DRAM
- Get Right Witcha – Migos
- Big Amount – 2 Chainz ft. Drake
- Portland – Drake ft. Quavo, Travis Scott
- MFʼN Right – 2 Chainz
- Mask Off – Future
Using an H4N Zoom Recorder, I recorded a balloon popping in the Morewood Gardens’ residence hall’s stairwell from the fourth floor (which is the middle level of the building); the College of Fine Arts’ Media Equipment Center Lending Room; working hair clippers in a bathroom; and the sound of a draining bathroom sink.
The Morewood Gardens’ recording resulted in lots of reverberation and echo, yet the Media Equipment Center suppressed a lot of reverb and developed a muted sound. This opposing dynamic was also apparent in the clippers and sink recordings. The clippers created a continuous drone, while the faucet made an intermittent gurgle. All of these recordings when used as IR, resulted in an atmospheric sound. Almost developing a hum in some places while creating a patterned submersion of sound in others.