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WORLD SOUNDSCAPE PROJECT TAPE LIBRARY

VANCOUVER/BC COLLECTION

REEL 130

CHEMAINUS, BC November 1, 1976

A

[4:55 min]

*4:19 shift whistle

B

[20:00 min]

Back to mill tour; pages flip, discussion is of sound level readings taken in the mill, noise level precautions, employee safety, regulations, informing the workers, effect on society, and problems with installing anti-noise equipment.

C

[17:00 min]

Interview about shift whistle and whistles as sound marks.

*4:00 shift whistle sounds. Poor levels.

D    November 2, 1976

[23:45]

Chemainus creek

Very bright flowing water with soft hum in background and occasional vehicle sound. Aircraft passing overhead (7:00, 11:00, 13:00, 22:00); approaching stream (8:00), more low frequency resonances and varied textures (13:30); moving farther away (19:15) to a different location (with mike noise and passing vehicle); higher pitched water texture with discrete drops (21:15), almost percussive (22:20 to end).


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