Drift Map

View Larger MapThis map shows not only the path I traveled to record my drift one sounds, but also the places I found those sounds and details about recording them. Marked with push pins are the places that sounds were recorded. A green push pin was used to show the location of a sound I recorded on my first attempt at my drift walk. I thought that the sound of a rainy day would offer some interesting sounds. And while I was right in that respect, I overlooked the fact that the wind would be more prevalent on such a day. Because of this, I was only able to get two usable recordings from that first day. The only solution I could see to this problem was to try the walk again. This time I went on a warm, but quiet day and was able to get an adequate amount of recordings. These recordings are marked by the blue push pins. It can also be noticed on my map that most of the sounds were recored toward the northeast corner of my path. This is because the more suburban setting of this area offered an escape from constant traffic and I was able to focus on sounds other than those created by passing cars. To listen to my recordings click on the push pins.

Drift 1 strategy and start point

For this drift, I will start in front of my house on Oakland Ave. I will then travel with only north and east headings, by moving one street north and two east. In addition, I will count any foot paths I encounter as a street. The reasoning behind this strategy, is to start in an area that I often travel in order to experience it in a new way, but end up in a location where I seldom, if ever, go.