Sonic Art & Sound Design- P2:Sonic art is a new art form, or rather, forms. As we shall see, it can encompass a wide range of activities, perhaps wider than almost any other art form. It is an unusual case, based upon a medium that has traditionally been regarded as inferior and subservient to other creative or expressive forms. | Process and Practice 72 Studio or Laboratory 74 Designing and Creating Sounds 86 The Computer 94 Interactivity 100 Realisation and Presentation 108 Installations Environments and Sculptures 110 Performance 122 Sound Diffusion 132 Exhibiting 140 Media 148 Conclusion 158 Afterword 160 Suggested Reading 162 Suggested Listening 164 Suggested Viewing 166 The Internet 168 Glossary 170 Index 172 Credits 174 Acknowledgements 175 How to get the most out of this book Chapter titles are shown in Pink vertical lines indicate Essay titles are shown in the top left-hand corner of the beginning of each new the top left-hand corner of each spread essay each right-hand page the top right-hand corner of Chapter numbers are shown in each spread Sound Design Appears Introduction The practice of sound design Amplifications of terms Sound design has a relationship to sonic arts that is quite similar to that of conventional design to art. Put simply art seeks to represent and express ideas for ther own do this it engages with ideas materials media and forms of expression and this respect it has a good deal in common with design save that design is less concerned with ideas for ther own sake but sees them more as being applied to some piupose or other be it typography firnitire textiles or general we can say that art may sometimes be abstract but design is almost always concrete. limited to film and television work -far from from other areas are increasingly aware of the usefulness of sound in ther work. From aiports to the marketing of microprocessors sound that is designed for a pirpose is all around a simple level muzak is used in sipermarliets and shopping malls to help mask unwanted noise and create an overall ambience and in a more detailed application sonic branding is used to identify and reinforce products. The relatively recent emergence of msound design as a study and a practice might be seen as being similar to the .
