I often think of soundscapes as a collection of audio in nature or the out of doors but check out the blog post from Of the People Widening the Path - by 2024 CCDI Junior Fellow Janiya Peters as she uses Audio to Explore the Cotton Gin as a Technological Artifact and take a listen to how she integrated primary sources with technology. Pretty powerful!
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This is so interesting! As someone who is spending a lot of time with sound and who wants to make audio more accessible, I found myself wanting to have isolated tracks that I could listen to first, then the soundscape to better understand what I am hearing. Similar to breaking down a paragraph, or even a sentence, to understand its complex components, I think that this would help me "hear" the meaning! The article is wonderful. I can't wait to see what else comes out of this kind of work.
The background loop of the cotton gin has the effect of a metronome, and to me at least, suggested the tediousness of the labor--the hours of it. Thank you for bringing attention to and reimagining these artifacts.
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