Wednesday, February 27, 2008

The steam pipe


I was walking along and came across a pipe coming out of the side of either an office building or appartment building lobby. I could hear the sound coming for awhile as I walked. As I approached the sound was deep and constant. I liked the way the sound had built as I walked up to it, so I decided to try to capture the effect by starting the mics out a few feet from the pipe. I moved them in and out a little, and around to different sides of the pipes. The result ot this sound segment reflects the feeling that I got from approaching the pipe, having heard it more quietly at first, and steadily getting richer and deeper as I approached to discover what it was. Click on the picture to hear the sound of the pipe steaming as I approached it.

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