Hildegard Westerkamp Examples


Into The Labyrinth (2000)

Stone Chipping (Jodhpur Fort, Rajasthan)

track 1. Original recording

track 2. Equalized version (lows attenuated, highs amplified)
track 3. edited version of track 2, pitch shifted down -8 and equalized at 4kHz
track 4. previous track shifted up +12 (1 oct)
track 5. pitch shifted 2 oct
track 6. pitch shifted 3 oct
track 7. pitch shifted 4 oct

track 8. last 3 strikes of track 3 shifted down -12 (note resonance on 2nd strike)
track 9. pitch shifted down 2 oct, first 2 strikes
track 10. pitch shifted down 3 oct, note 2nd bounce
track 11. resonant strike alone, transposed +2

track 12. other pitch shifts of track 11 (-1), mixed into two-tone chords in the piece
track 13. (-10)
track 14. (-12)
track 15. (-4)
track 16. (-6)

track 17. Mix as it appears at the start of the piece

Bicycle Bell (Delhi)

track 18. Original recording
track 19. equalized

track 20. pitch shifted up +3
track 21. pitch shifted up +7
track 22. pitch shifted up +10
track 23. pitch shifted up +12
track 24. pitch shifted up +3+12
track 25. stereo mix of various pitches

track 26. track 25 mix, pitch shifted down -12
 track 27. pitch shifted down -2 oct
track 28. pitch shifted down -3 oct
track 29. pitch shifted down -4 oct

track 30. bell stretched and pitch shifted down
track 31. pitch shifted down - 2 oct
track 32. pitch shifted down - 4 oct
track 33. pitch shifted down - 6 oct -1 (used in piece) 
track 34. pitch shifted down - 6 oct (used in piece)

"Singing" crickets (Palolem, Goa)

track 35. Original recording
track 36. mix of -1 to -2 octaves with reverb
track 37. mix of -3 to -5 octaves with reverb

track 38. Single cricket 1
track 39. mix of -1 to -3 octaves with reverb
track 40. mix of -2 to -3 octaves with reverb
track 41. mix of -4 to -5 octaves -9 with reverb

track 42. Single cricket 2
track 43. mix of -1 to -3 octaves with reverb
track 44. mix of -4 to -5 octaves -5 -11 with reverb


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