In todays tutorial we were given the opportunity to use sound recorders and went out into Bowen Street to try and find something worth recording. There are a lot of things happening out on that street. There’s a constant throng of trucks moving and bleeping, plenty of people and plenty of small talk. After attempting to get some sort of sounds together, and recording some mediocre snippets, it really became apparent that it was difficult to get a clean sound when there was so much going on. This was perfect for background noise, you could literally go out and record a hours worth of background noise for a project, but it wasn’t ideal for close conversations or anything of the sort. The sound was too loud because the device was too close and it just wasn’t really suited in such a loud environment. If you wanted to record any intimate conversations, I would recommend going to a street where there weren’t any powertools in action or vehicles reversing.