Sound Recording One: Air Vent Pipe

As I started out on my drift I took a stroll through my backyard to see if anything interesting could be heard. At the back of my house I discovered a pipe that lead to some air vent that I believe has something to do with the heater. It was making a low steady hum and I was able to get really close to it. I situated the microphones about one foot above the pipe and recorded. Listen to the sound here.

Sound Recording Two: Clinking Wind Chimes

At the end of the block I could hear wind chimes coming from the nearest house. This is a sound that probably goes most unnoticed in my daily life. Listening through the headphones gave me a chance to stop and enjoy them for a few minutes. I held my microphones out toward the direction of the house. Hear the chimes here.

Sound Recording Three: Saw

My next recording comes from a site where some construction was going on. As I was walking down the street I started to hear the sounds of a saw and as I walked further I came upon the "Construction Ahead" sign. I set my microphones up by sticking them in a snow bank to support them up ( I had the mics attached to a pole) and then recorded the noises that came from a saw. Here's the sound.

Sound Recording Four: Singing Birds

After some of the traffic died down, I could really notice how much sound was coming from the birds. In this area, a lot of trees can be found near sidewalks and in backyards. I found a location that had a few large trees in a close vicinity. Listen to the birds chirping away here.

Sound Number Five: Cracking Ice

Throughout my entire trip I was trying to avoid the ice in attempts to avoid crashing to the ground. After realizing the ice was inevitable, it occurred to me that it might be an interesting sound to record. I pointed my mics down at the sidewalk and slid my feet across the ice trying to break the fragile parts. Listen to the cracking ice here.

Drift Strategy: The Navigational Tool

The strategy I used to guide me through my drifts was the simple right-left pattern. I would start at turning right at the first corner, then left at the next available street, then right, and so on. I'm somewhat glad I chose this pattern because as I was walking and listening I would often pass a street that I should have turned on and then had to back track a short distance.