A really stupid title, I apologise for that. I’m just not feeling the creativity tonight! Sue me! Anyway…

The Lectorial today for Media 1 really interested me, even if a lot of it was sort of overwhelming. I’ve never thought about sound in the most technical way in terms of frequency, amplitude and wavelength. Whenever I’ve edited audio for a short it’s always been with great reluctance, and usually I’d play it by ear.

I also learnt today that there are 3 core types of sound: speech, music, sound. And then there’s noise, which is entirely unintentional. Our lecturer even suggested we talk a little bit about our favourite and least favourite sounds in a blog post… so guess what I’m doing!?

I guess my favourite sounds would be the domestic ones I experience daily, things like my cat purring or magpies in the morning. I love the sound of rain too, especially heavy rain and especially when I’m warm and safe inside.

As for the sounds I hate? The wooden screech whenever someone tries to pull across the shutters in my living room is definitely the worst. Sends a shiver down my spine, and in the worst way possible. I dislike any alarm sound I’ve used to wake me up for more than a month, to the point that it becomes a weird trigger and if I hear it anywhere else I become very agitated. Anything too loud or repetitive, or just plain annoying – for example I’m not a fan of all the construction drilling outside my Literature lecture at 8:30am this morning…