Category: Audio

Waves of Time

Spring 2024

Software: Audacity

For my audio project, I used a soundtrack that I made in my MUS123 class. I also used a video that was taken a few years ago when I was in high school during Tennis practice, my coach was asking me to help him carry stuff. Then I converted the video to MP3 and I added the delay effect. As for the other sounds, they’re all from freesound.org and I used fading for transition between sounds.

Credits for sound used:

“Walking On A Wooden Floor” by ralph.whitehead

Creative Commons 0.freesound.org. December 21st, 2015

https://freesound.org/people/ralph.whitehead/sounds/331447/

“Closing door (SoundActions 008” by alexarje

Attribution 4.0.freesound.org.January 1st, 2024

https://freesound.org/people/alexarje/sounds/718106/

“birds 2.wav” by patchytherat

Creative Commons 0.freesound.org. August 23rd, 2020

https://freesound.org/people/patchytherat/sounds/532147/

Title: My Saudi Trip

Spring 2024

Software: Audacity

I just wanted to give a little preview of my Saudi trip.

Credits:

“airplane landing,” by wshintani. CC0 1.0 DEED. freesound.org. October 2, 2012. Freesound – airplane landing by wshintani

“الأذان (Adhan/Call to Prayer),” by sonically_sound. CC0 1.0 DEED. freesound.org. June 22, 2022. Freesound – الأذان (Adhan/Call to Prayer) by sonically_sound

“WHAT?!,” by unfa. CC0 1.0 DEED. freesound.org July 13, 2021. Freesound – WHAT?! by unfa

“Cinematic Transition 40,” by waveletaudio. CC BY 4.0 DEED. freesound.org. Feburary 23, 2024. Freesound – Cinematic Transition 40 by waveletaudio

Title: Bad Dream

Semester/Year: Spring 2024

Software: Audacity

By making this audio, I really wanted the listener to be able to close their eyes and create their own visual that goes along with this ‘Bad Dream’. I wanted to create an off-putting, disturbing but not sure why it feels disturbing type of feel. Not quite horror but just that something is wrong – the feeling of dread. And then the sound of relief at the end, which is someone waking from a bad dream.

Credits:

“Dripping, Fast, A.wav” by InspectorJ. CC License. Freesound.org. April 22nd, 2016. https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/343764/

“Birds of Tienfemeten-2.aiff” by ducksingel. CC License. Freesound.org. May 12th, 2012. https://freesound.org/people/ducksingel/sounds/155584/

“Scream male.wav” by SuperSouper. CC License. Freesound.org. April 25th, 2023. https://freesound.org/people/SuperSouper/sounds/684994/

“220403C.mp3” by Freed. CC License. Freesound.org. November 26th, 2005. https://freesound.org/people/Freed/sounds/11362/

“OOOOO” by Fupicat. CC License. Freesound.org. November 5th, 2021. https://freesound.org/people/Fupicat/sounds/607204/

“WAKE UP SCARED.mp3” by ThePig01. Freesound.org. October 1st, 2021. https://freesound.org/people/ThePig01/sounds/588666/

Title: Dad by Day, Chef by Night

Spring 2024

Software: Audacity

For my audio project, I wanted the listener to to experience a day in the life of someone who takes care of his kids during the day and works in a restaurant at night and after it’s all over with, he finally gets some peace and quiet. I did so by combining six sounds using Audacity. I started off with a drumbeat and transitioned into street noise, kids playing, restaurant noise, and finally into some crickets. I liked working with effects like fading in and out to help with the progression of the story.

Credits for sounds used:

“marching_snare_with_reverb.wav,” by: waldschrat1510. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org. March 6th, 2021. https://freesound.org/people/waldschrat1510/#sounds

“CANAL_STREET_NEW_YORK_A01,” by: G_M_D_THREE. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org. April 7th, 2018. https://freesound.org/people/G_M_D_THREE/sounds/424404/

“schoolyard.wav,” by: cognito perceptu. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org. April 14th, 2006. https://freesound.org/people/cognito%20perceptu/sounds/17973/

“Colombian_Restaurant_Busy_Stereo.wav,” by: USBMED_Ambiences_Sound_Library. Attribution 4.0. Freesound.org. May 24th, 2022. https://freesound.org/people/USBMED_Ambiences_Sound_Library/sounds/635132/

“FrogsAndCrickets_ExcerptA_JMA_24Bit_48k.wav,” by: greysound. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org. March 25th, 2007. https://freesound.org/people/greysound/sounds/32654/

“Prague jazz end 2.wav,” by: ERH. Attribution NonCommercial 4.0. Freesound.org. August 24th, 2007. https://freesound.org/people/ERH/sounds/39658/

Tittle: Spooky Story

Spring 2024

Software: Audacity

For my audio story, audacity played a big role in helping me combine more than one sound together into one. In audacity i was able to add little sound effects in between sounds which helps make the story even more scarier.

“Halloween Theme [Michael Myers] “by d4sh Tuna.Voicemethod https://tuna.voicemod.net/sound/08c9a208-168a-402a-b7f2-39f4e57305e9

“Possessed Laugh” by Pixabay Pixabay.com Content License August 24, 2022 https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/search/evil%20laugh/

“Text to audio” by Narakeet narakeet.com https://www.narakeet.com/app/text-to-audio/?projectId=8bfbb6b0-edfe-4b41-acb4-2ed49db44447

Title: The Richard Podcast

Spring 2024

Software:Audacity

For my Audio podcast I used Audacity to add effects like loops, and fading and I sourced my music from Free Music Archive as well as my other sound effects from Freesound.org. The most challenging part of the project was the amount of time that went into doing the work as well as trying to sync up the sounds and making sure that they meshed well and was not all over the place

Sound Credits

“office ambience” by ninovisalli. Creative Commons 0. Freesound.org.January 24th, 2019. https://freesound.org/people/ninovisalli/sounds/457258/

“Surrounded By Shadows“.  Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. freemusicarchive.org. Sep 02, 2009. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Buzzer/Live_at_WFMU_on_Cherry_Blossom_Clinic_8222009/Surrounded_By_Shadows/

“The Brass Brigade“. CC0 1.0 Universal License. freemusicarchive.org. Jun 02, 2022. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/wax-lyricist/the-wax-lyricist/the-brass-brigade/

“office_watercoolermono.wav“. Attribution 3.0. Freesound.org. September 28th, 2009. https://freesound.org/people/NoiseCollector/sounds/80758/

Title: Shakespeare in the BMCC Library

Spring 2024

Software: Audicity

For my audio project, I produced a pilot episode of Shakespeare in the BMCC library. Hopefully it gets picked up and we can have more episodes. I layered in music, sounds, and added the SHHH at the end to bring us back into the library. I played with fading in and out, and levels. I learned that this software can be very volatile at times. I couldn’t delete a portion of a clip because there was a highlighted part that was in the header of a clip. Took me forever to figure that out.

Credits:

wave sand beach 050.wav – by klankbeeld Attribution 4.0 Freesound.org April 10th, 2022 https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/627402/

Song: “Miguel Johnson – Good Day To Die [Epic]” is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) May 3, 2018    / migueljohnson  https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/ Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/good-day-to-die-song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_k-RQA7lBE

Indoor rain on roof 170513_1144.wav – By klankbeeld Attribution 4.0 Freesound.org May 14, 2017 https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/392640/

for my audio project, I read and gave my interpterion of the poem “A Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughess in the style of a calm podcast. I chose to read a poem due to my love of Langston Hughess works and literature in general. I used several effects on this project such as fade in, fade out, and the envelope tool.


Credits:

“Small Camp Fire” by mrrap4food. CC0. Freesound.org. February 11th, 2022.

https://freesound.org/people/mrrap4food/sounds/619040/

“Soft Rain” by barkenov. CC0. Freesound.org. July 4th, 2022

https://freesound.org/people/barkenov/sounds/640655/

“Love” by Benjamin Tissot. Royalty free. bensound.com. N/A.

https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/love
License code: BSQAIZBMKCYBJDTR