This audio assignment I chose for this post was  taking a song and making it a lot slower. Sometimes when you have a beautiful piece of work, you do not think to alter it. However, changing the tempo or speed of a song can truly create a new masterpiece on its own. Sia has a beautiful, haunting […]

What does a song mean to you? Check out this assignment! Hopefully my assignment will inspire you to do the same! Going through life, we all experience hard times and tough experiences. Sometimes life gets difficult and we have to learn to work through these times. Whether it be problems with a job, a relationship or […]

I chose to write my audio reflection on Season 10 Episode 9 of RadioLab entitled Ghost Stories. Overall, how effective do you think audio was for telling the story(ies)? Overall I think audio storytelling can be as powerful or even more powerful than a story with visual aids. In a way, the lack of sight … Continue reading Ghost Stories Audio Reflection

Tyler Gimple Has Come Unstuck in Time Reverse Audio Quiz: 3.5 Stars I have always been fascinated by TIME. Does Time really matter? Speaking of time… What is it exactly? In modern physics time is no more than a spatial dimension that is no different from up or left. It is explained as numbers and some … Continue reading Reverse Audio Quiz

Words of Wisdom It is interesting to hear Ira Glass describing how good stories are not like high school term papers or essays. He observes that high school papers are structured in a certain that include a topic sentence followed by a set of supporting arguments. In contrast, he tells us that an “anecdote” is … Continue reading Ira Glass Reflection

Come See my Laptop, Live! Assignment: Play DJ & Make a Song: 4 Stars Music has gone from being created by instruments making natural air vibrations that sooth the ears to living entirely inside the world of a computer. Music in today’s day and age is primarily produced in music production applications on a computer. Lyrics have … Continue reading Play DJ & Make a Song

Audio at a glance man I am really sad this week is over I am so excited to try my hand at a different type of   media. I really like learning from Ira Glass it really opened my eyes another’s artistic talent, I have the option to be artistic over the air. This opened my […]

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s DS106!? That’s right it’s the digital storytelling class that is the best there was, the best there is, and the best there ever will be! DS106 is proud to announce it has a new audio trailer which you can hear below by clicking on a little thing we […]

I really identified right away with Ira’s discussion on anecdotes. I generally write things that constantly lead from one thing to the next with a final destination. I used this method with the first audio assignment I did, “A Wolf Now Among Us“. It was basically one thing would happen and then that would lead to […]

Just trying to have fun with this project Audio Assignments Create A Ds106 Radio Bumper (4 stars) trying to challenge my self while having fun. * My main objective for this project whether I finish or fail to finish this project is to learn more about using Audacity, learn how to manipulate sound and challenge myself. I am not […]

I gained a lot of skill this week never in my life have I attempted to be a Dj of sorts or just play around with music. Learning the software Audacity was a big take away for me in all my years of being an artist I had never taken the time to be creative […]

This is how I "Oh Yaaa" at night to frighten people!!https://t.co/MhRW3E71sc#tdc1641 @ds106dc — Mohammed Taractar (@taractaonline) July 9, 2016

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So you wana know why there is no life on MArs. Here is the reason:#tds1638 @ds106dc pic.twitter.com/WOG5XBsGE0 — Mohammed Taractar (@taractaonline) July 9, 2016 The post Reason for No Life on Mars appeared first on TaractarOnline.

This is more kind of a Shadow of a "Shadow", Isn't it?#tdc1643 @ds106dc pic.twitter.com/G0ntZIVcGf — Mohammed Taractar (@taractaonline) July 9, 2016

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I would go with an International Empty Head Day! #tdc1642 @ds106dc pic.twitter.com/pSsWC1bdFs — Mohammed Taractar (@taractaonline) July 9, 2016 The post International Empty Head Day appeared first on TaractarOnline.

So this week flew by AND it’s Friday and I’m already writing my weekly summary? Look at me go! I

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The RadioLab episode I chose to listen to was “Ghost Stories” S.10 Ep.9. The episode created a haunting, creepy atmosphere for me as I listened. I felt absorbed into the stories being told and eager to find out more. I believe the audio was effective for many reasons.This RadioLab episode explores four different spooky stories from […]

Rich was walking down the street one night and saw a glowing light in a field. Curiosity got the best of him and he walked towards it. As he got closer to the light he soon became paralyzed in fear. He saw a man dressed in black robes standing by a fire with a staff […]

You and Your Shadow – could have been easier to capture if I was smarter and wore shoes onto my

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Here is a story that does not leave room for imagination. Stories of the Wild West are ones of bravery and courage this is what it might be like to be during the time of the Pony Express… Please excesses the lack of no how in this one this is my first time trying  Audacity so far […]

Monday This week I’m writing my Weekly Summary like a diary throughout the week, so I can finish it when I finish my work. The video indicates that Professor Polack won’t be available on the weekend, so I aim to finish as much as I can by Friday. I know very little about audio media, … Continue reading Week 3 Weekly Summary

This is Todays Daily Create: Show Your Shadow #ds106#dailycreate#tdc1643 Even my shadow can pose pretty pic.twitter.com/JtZI9SwbfY — Adriel Brooks (@Chickfilalove87) July 8, 2016 This was just something simple I did while on campus. I have been spending a lot of time here because the quite is nice and the computers are even nicer. This was […]

#dailycreate @ds106dc National Get Everything you want Day aka TREAT YOURSELF DAY #tdc1642 pic.twitter.com/1MHnuqdQWO — Katie Rauchwarg (@kerauch8) July 7, 2016 Now for this daily create, I only wish it was true. A day where there was no worries...

Sounds Effects – “This is a short and simple assignment. Most everyone uses freesound for various audio assignments, but sometimes,

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Sound Effects Story – “Tell a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound

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@ds106dc #tdc1642 #dailycreate #ds106 When u extend "National bring your dog to work day" to all pets it's equality pic.twitter.com/GWNgUmPlpo

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#ds106 #dailycreate #tdc1642 👉🏼🐱 pic.twitter.com/IsAIMm0JeK — Natalie Beyer (@byernatalie) July 7, 2016

In the podcast “Falling” (The Truth Podcast) the producers used a lot of sound effects in the podcast. Audio techniques included sounds of trains, lifting , sound a person falling ect. In the first few minutes of this podcast I could not really understand what was going on  either it was the sound effects were […]

It seems like every Holiday I could think of was already taken. Even the other responses that I looked at some one had already taken (I googled them just to make sure). You can see my responses to todays daily create below: Happy National love a plant day where every plant deserves to be hugged […]

When a person relies only on audio to tell a story, the techniques used to captivate the audience can be quite different.   Ira Glass, host of This American Life, displays his craftsmanship for audio storytelling in these short videos:   This first video, Ira Glass speaks on the “building blocks” of audio storytelling. He breaks these […]