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Sound isolation

Along my section of Woods Creek Trail, I definitely notice a mix of natural and manmade sounds. The unceasing background drone of the moving creek water is punctuated by cars crossing the West Nelson Street bridge, and recently, the addition of road construction.

Capturing my authentic experience with the sound is a challenge. Recorders pick up a lot of white noise when I try to capture the mixture of both types of sound. Yet isolating the sounds doesn't  accurately represent the real levels and mixture of sounds that is experienced in this place.

I may prefer the sound of the rolling creek to that of the heavy machinery on the road above, but at this period in time, the sounds intrinsic to the place are not alone; they cannot escape the sounds extrinsic to this place that invade the place nonetheless.

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