Hear the Sounds of Buildings in This Song By the “Wikisinger”

Buildings and cityscapes – or the lack thereof – change the way we hear significantly. Acousticians and acoustic engineers are often hired to solve problems with sound leakage, but few people consider the difference between a shout across a city block and the same shout down a closed hallway. In this video, the differences in sound quality in various environments are compared, as the “Wikisinger” performs the same song in 15 places.

Cycling between places like a cathedral, a field in front of oil naves, a concrete tunnel, an abandoned attic and a silence chamber, the acoustic differences between each space are made clear as the song reverberates or lands flatly against the walls surrounding it. Splicing and augmenting the different sounds of each place, the singer creates a kind of orchestra of architecture, inviting listeners to take a second to hear the buildings around them.

Via Openculture.

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Cite: Eric Oh. "Hear the Sounds of Buildings in This Song By the “Wikisinger”" 24 Apr 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/786127/hear-the-sounds-of-buildings-in-this-song-by-the-wikisinger> ISSN 0719-8884

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