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Hildi noticed that the waterwheel sounded different from her last visit.
Doing several soundwalks in a place over time makes her more aware of acoustic
changes: she made a similar note in the entrance
area. Note how prominent the air-conditioning sounds in this excerpt. You
can also hear parrots in the distance, as well as other birds. |
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Like the waterwheel, this bamboo bridge creates a sound not normally heard in northern countries. In this excerpt, I am walking across the bridge. Notice the dense interweaving of noise bands (the water is more prominent than the air-conditioning here) and more tonal sounds such as the birdsong. Mingled with the sounds of my feet on the bamboo, this complex of sounds creates a dense and timbrally interesting soundscape.
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Our interaction with the parrots in the conservatory
was hilarious, particularly with the one pictured here. As soon as we entered
the conservatory, we could hear them calling "hello" occasionally, and whistling.
Later, on hearing a child shriek, this parrot started shrieking in the way
people do when their laughter overcomes them. This made us laugh, which
encouraged the parrots to increase the volume and intensity of their vocalizations.
Other people then became involved. It is too bad I can only include a short
excerpt here. The only time that the parrots stopped was when Hildi came
close with the microphone, although the camera did not seem to slow them
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