The first project was for the dating radio show. I was trying to think of some questions that I could ask people that would elicit contradictory responses, depending on the person. And the "love at first sight" and "soul mates" debates are always inter...

I know, I know, it looks like a sneaker commercial. So first I took a photo that I didn’t really care for: So, I took this innocuous, thoroughly boring picture … Continue reading →

Here is my final audio project, wrapping up our audio section for class!
My final project is pretty simple. I went around my house and recoded the sound from different appliances and other little things – I won't tell you exactly what they are, because I want to be annoying and keep people guessing (ha, ha, ha). Although this project is pretty simple, I had a lot of fun recording different things in my house and seeing what they sounded like on tape. These are the little sounds you hear everyday and don't think twice about, the little sounds you might as well not hear because you have been desensitized to them. I wanted to make these sounds more apparent - give them a voice, if you will. These little sounds deserve some attention too, you know.
I first got the idea to do this project when the two speakers from Michigan radio came to class on monday. One of them mentioned that she wanted to include the sound of a glass of water being filled into her episode. At first I thought this seemed silly, but after some reflection I realized that I really appreciated some recognition of the little sounds that go on in everyday life. Since we are focusing so much on sound, how it sounds, where it comes from and why it's important, why not also pay attention to the sounds we hear everyday? They don't have to be completely original, they can definitely be something we hear all the time, and not know what it sounds like exactly.
Anyways, I hope some people can appreciate this project although it seems a little basic...I'm not a slacker I swear!

So for my other audio piece I decided to explain my pen name. What was interesting with this piece that instead of taking whatever audio i could get and having to cut it or not knowing what to expect I wrote a script. For my previous audio pieces when I talked I usually just said whatever I thought and the audio from other people was just in conversation. I wrote myself out a script for what I wanted to say regarding the name Janus and what it means. I found it very helpful to read what I was saying. I decided to that based off what the guest speakers said on monday. I hand’t thought of actually writing out what I’d wanted to say until they talked about reading the scripts aloud. I felt it sounded natural and unlike video I didn’t have to memorize anything.

I put some background music softly on for this piece because I felt having just my voice lacked something. It was interesting trying to get the audio level correct so that the music wasn’t silenced but wasn’t overpowering my discussion the meaning behind Janus.

I once again focused on trying to be in a quite place so that the audio would be clear. It took a little more planning thinking about what I wanted to say but in the long run writing the script saved me time in editing later on.

Overall I like it and think it turned out well.

I present to you, my second published audio piece! It is my personal narrative about being a person of mixed-race.I knew I wanted to do an audio piece on being mixed-race because the topic was both personal and compelling for me, but I didn't know exa...

I have been collecting screenshots of the messages I get on Tinder for while trying to figure out what to do with them. I decided this would be the best way to use them, with Radio no one can see … Continue reading →

  Radio 1: Fake Dating Profile  For this piece, I decided to read over a fake dating profile that a friend of mine created, followed by some of the messages she received in response from some of the other users of the dating site. Since the fake profile was intended to be extremely ridiculous, I ...

Here is my final draft of my audio piece on dating for our class radio show! Although I initially wanted to do my dating audio piece on couples fighting, I had difficulty coming up with a compelling idea to structure it around. I then decided to do s...

Design! Great! Here we go! Get excited! By Sunday midnight, complete one of the following assignments. When you’re finished, upload it your blog and tell us what, how, and why … Continue reading →

I did my dating piece on long distance relationships. Overall this piece was a little difficult for me to put together because in the middle of the project my long distance relationship ended. So it was a little hard for me to do the project. 

Otherwise I ended up going with a vox pop style piece with my own added commentary. I had some audacity difficulties as some how my files got corrupted and I couldn’t seem to figure out where my audio went. Since I couldn’t find my files on my computer I was lucky enough that I had uploaded the sound files I wanted onto soundcloud as a draft so I downloaded the file and re recorded what I lost and still had the interviews I wanted.

For this piece I really focused on getting clear audio. I made sure my interviews were taking place in a quite area so that I could hear people’s voices. I tried adding in some background music but I didn’t really the the effect so I decided to keep just the voices. I like just having the voices because I feel that since these are personal opinons that having anything extra in the background would be distracting. 

A few difficulties but I managed to produce an satisfying audio piece. 

Hey! Enough awesome audio! It’s homework time! For Sunday midnight– Read excerpts from How Images Think by Ron Burnett and “Images” by Robert Hass (both readings are on CTools) Respond … Continue reading →

Welcome to DS Visual! This is the last section of the semester, although, kind of, sort of, it’s really two different sections, Design and Photography. We’ll be starting with design, … Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure what to really talk about in my second audio piece and then it just kind of hit me.  I began to think about what our class thought radio really was and what we listen to on the radio.  I remembered that first day of the audio section when our class of college ...

When we decided on a topic for our class-wide “News Cast”, I wasn’t too thrilled but nonetheless I came up with what I thought was a good idea.  My initial thought was to create an audio piece about my two roommates and their “Long Distance Relationships“.  As I explain in my blog post about my ...

Out of all the things I’ve experienced in school, taking tests have to be the best. To be honest, I feel like tests don’t show a student’s true ability because there’s so much anxiety behind it. This piece captures that anxiety. I first gathered and recorded all the sounds that I thought reminded me of … Continue reading →

As for my second project, I decided to do something a little more fun. The toughest part was of course, finding the best fitting song. I wanted it to be short and sweet, with enough opportunities within it to have it stress certain parts of what I say. I decided to go with the song ...

My first audio piece is about dating, more specifically, in a different language. I wanted to do a sort of audio essay about my first date with a person who did not speak my native language. Here is the first draft! After getting some feedback from my classmates, I decided to completely change the original ...

A nice attempt at squeezing in the "d".For my second audio project, I knew I wanted to do a vox pop because the other audio styles besides interviews don't really interest me, and I'd already done an interview for the class radio show. I also knew I wa...

So this is the link to my final portion of the class radio show, The Worst Date Ever. I had a ton of fun creating this piece and I thought the topic of Dating was a great choice because there are so many different things to cover under that theme....

St. Patrick's Day was the perfect setting to complete my final audio piece. While at a party I heard Chief Keef's "I Don't Like" being played which inspired me to do a Vox Pop asking people "What is that shit you don't like?". The song itself is very e...

Recording tools: Iphone 4s a.k.a Chocolate  Audio Editing tools :Audacity  Downloader: Youtube & Firefox Extension  This part of the dating audio portion took FOREVER! One of my biggest difficulties was perfecting my script. It took me over 50 takes to … Continue reading →

For my audio performance I wanted to be able to complete a personal goal of mine. I wanted to make a DJ mix or something similar to girl talk. For me, I knew this was an ambitious idea. First I … Continue reading →

After the in-class workshop, it was suggested that I place the responses in a particular order.  I chose to put the girl’s response first and then the guys to follow. I felt that this showed how little guys know about what a girl really wants. I used garageband to edit the audio I used the … Continue reading →

For this assignment I was inspired by Sam Webb of WTKA "Michigan Insider", a sports talk radio show. I thought it would be funny to do the same type of radio show while taking "dating" questions from callers instead of sports. I put on my best radio pe...

Bridget and I figured out a while ago that our friends Courtney and Erik had gone on an awful date together in high school. We decided that it would make for a great piece to hear both sides of the … Continue reading →

Finished my first audio assignment!Working with Audacity has proved to be pretty interesting. It is simple to use once you know how, but learning is a little bit difficult. I think that if it were a little bit updated or gave you more options, I would ...

Credit John Klein Wilson / Michigan Radio I found this broadcast to be really interesting. I've had several family members diagnosed with cancer and most have turned out to be treatable, thankfully. I find the stories of people who live through cancer and beyond very inspiring. The story of the couple who decided to take a trip to try and do everything and they spent all their money -- I feel

Rough draft of the first radio piece on dating.

I found this piece to be really moving and informative. By opening with a personal story of a friend who passed away from Cancer, the piece really grabbed my attention and made me emotionally invested in the information to come. It grabbed my full attention to listen to the more clinical information about Cancer that ...