Kwai Hing (Hong Kong) MTR station (Environmental Sounds)
Every location has distinct and subtle sounds created by its environment. These sound sources can include wind, rain, thunder, distant traffic, machinery noises, the sound of distant human movement and speech, air- conditioning and plumbing noises, etc. However, how many of you will pay attention to these daily-life sounds? If you listen carefully, you will find its harmony.
Kwai Hing station - One of the rare elevated railway stations in the Hong Kong MTR system. When you are standing on this open-air platform, you will hear various sound sources from different directions. For example, the alert sound from escalators, train doors, ticket machines, train departure and arrival, etc. In addition, the ambient sounds from factories, bus stations, traffic lights, can both be heard inside the station.
Construction - (Environmental Sound)
Sound sources:
Rhythmic pattern from the pilling machine,
Distant human speech,
Natural reverberation,
machinery noise,
wind.
Carriage of the Westrail Train - (Environmental Sound)
In the carriage of west rail trains, the frequency of noise is around 48.99Hz to 65.4Hz (c. G1 to C2)when the train is running inside the tunnel. The level of frequency depends on the speed of the train. The higher the speed, the higher the frequency. The warning sound of the train door ("BiBib" sound)is around 523Hz (C5). All the above mentioned frequencies are diatonically matched in a musical scale - C major. What harmonious sounds!west rail traintrainambience soundsnoise
Combination - Experimental Sounds
This is an attempt to combine several sound objects from the environmental sounds: trains, traffic lights, distant human speech, wind, noise inside the train carriages, escalators, pilling machines and buses, etc.
Chaos - (Electronic Music)
Edited in Logic Pro X with Yamaha CS1X synthesizer
Effect used:
Reverberation,
Delay,
EQ,
Reverse,
Pitch Shifter,
Chorus.