How do You Perceive these Sounds?
What actions and objects created these sounds?
Listening to sound is often sufficient to get an impression about the size, shape and material of a sounding object. In most cases we also immediately get some idea of the type of action that caused the sound.
Task
- Listen to these audio clips:
- Describe the objects you hear: What size and shape are they, and what type of material are they made from?
- What sort of action created the sounds? Are the actions impulsive, sustained, or iterative?
(In this task, we're not so much interested in the actual objects as we are in the properties of the objects. But for those who are interested in knowing the actual origins of the sounds, answers are given in the next step)