For this project I decided to create an interview like audio story. I decided to ask a bunch of my friends that like to go to EDM festivals what their first one was, why they like them and if they would recommend them to someone who has never gone before. I think these are some really key questions that can help people understand the culture of EDM and what makes them so lovable by so many people.
I really like the idea of story telling through interviews and thought that this would be a great way t express EDM festivals. In my later draft I plan to add soft background music in order to make it seem like a podcast. Each of the elements or questions in my audio are really important in expressing my story. In the beginning I started with recording myself asking the questions. I then went to a lot of my friends and recorded them too. After this I inserted all of the recordings and started editing.
To record my audio I used an application on my phone and then emailed the files to my computer. I then opened up audition and created a new multimedia file . I inserted all of the audio i wanted by dragging them in and dropping them into my document. I then organized them so that the responses followed which question was being asked. The main tool I used was the slicing tool in order to cut out unwanted “ands” or “ums”. I also cropped the audio so that it was shorter in the beginning and end. Later I plan to adjust the volume of some of the audio so they are all the same and add music that fades in and out. Some of the challenges I faced were figuring out how to crop the audio in just the right place so that it still ran smooth. All of the material I used was my own.
Com 210: Tia Caton 
March 28, 2017 at 7:59 pm
Hello Tia Caton, I loved your draft, I think your topic is so interesting! Two really strong things that you did, was interviewing multiple people, I loved hearing about other thoughts. Also, you asked multiple questions which was also very helpful for your audience, to get a greater understanding about your topic. If I were to suggest anything for you to change, I would recommend adding some music as well as, introducing who you are talking to and where they are from, and what EDM festivals they attend. I thought that your topic really grabs the audience’s attention, and I thought you did a fantastic job with your draft. Keep up the good work!
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March 28, 2017 at 8:37 pm
I really like the topic of your audio story! I think that it was a great idea making interviews the focus of your audio story. The interviews add a lot of character to your audio and it kept me interested. I think that you could add to your audio story by introducing your interviewees by their names. I think that this could add a bit more personality to your story. I also would recommend increasing the volume of the interviews so that they flow better because at times it was hard to hear and other times it was a bit louder. Overall, I think that your audio story was really creative and fun. I definitely enjoyed listening to all of the different thoughts on EDM festivals!
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March 28, 2017 at 10:09 pm
Going back and looking at my draft again I realize that I like it a little more than I had originally. After having heard what other people did in theirs and reading the comments that my peers left me I think I really need to change some of the recordings that I did. When I go back I’m going to add a different introduction. I think I’ll start off with who I am, how I got into EDM and then introduce my friends that I interviewed. When I first recorded my audio it sounded pretty forced and I think I want try to make it sound more relaxed because that’s what the feel of festivals are like. Everyone is warm and friendly and I want to challenge myself to try to express that with my voice. I know I might have to cut out some peoples responses due to the time restriction but I think in the end it could sound really cool. I know I also want to add light background music to it that fades in an out and goes a little longer that the interview to give it a nice finished ending feel to it. One last thing I know I have to do is play with the audio volumes to make sure that they are all kind of even and at the same level. I’m really excited to see what I can do with this and what I can figure out. I don’t have much audio experience but I’m having a lot of fun learning how to.
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