Sound
The mission of this group is to collaborate on combining sounds and mapping for the Map Shanty.
WideNoise
My iPhone-savvy coworker at the Science Museum recommended that I share this site with you: WideNoise. It's an iPhone app that lets users measure decibel noise levels and then plot them on an interactive worldwide map.
sound mapping ideas
1) i got some tiny/chintzy recorders that i was thinking we could use to record the sound in each shanty and then have them displayed in our shanty(either in relation to a map, or some other way).
2) use the sounds of the shanty town to determine a walking route which is then mapped on paper or indicated outside by flags (or something)
3) chart the decibel levels inside our shanty and possibly other places
4) have a map on which people can draw/indicate favorite or important sounds in their life...maybe an overlay on the big Hudson map like transportation was thinking of?
sound meeting
ok folks, we need to nail down details and get out shit together for the sound weekend. it may be the 2nd instead of 4th weekend. i can't and don't want to do this by myself. here are some meeting times. email (aliciadvorak(at)gmail.com) me asap with you preference. we can meet out somewhere or at my house in corcoran.
wed. (tomorrow) Noon
Thursday 4/4:30 pm
Friday 4/4:30pm (or earlier)
sometime next week (i'm free any evening except wednesday)