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VANCOUVER AQUARIUM, DOWNTOWN June 3, 1995
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM
1. Beluga Whale Pool 4:48
2. Beluga and Sea Lion viewing rooms 2:16
3. Soundwalk through installations 6:52
4. Belugas and trainers 1:45
5. Soundwalk from Belugas, past Killer Whales, through gift shop to zoo area 5:51
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY (NEW)
6. outside library entrance 5:28
7. inside entrance 2:17
HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL
8. from small park opposite the cathedral 27:56
9. church bells from below tower, then walking away to 401 W. Georgia 10:38
10. church bells from in front of the Corporate Health Building 14:23
11. church bells from Homer & Dunsmuir, walking away from church 1:55
12. cont. from above 0:55
13. church bells from Cambie 3:08
14. bells and traffic 0:33
15. power washer 1:47
16. Bell ringing practice and interview 13:50
17. Holy Rosary interior, loud bells 4:53
DAT 10 COMMENTARY
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM
1. ID, conversation, very interesting whale calls at 0:58, 1:58, 2:08, 2:18, 2:29, whales continue to call and blow air getting more active at 4:30. people conversing throughout, distant jets and music
2. ID, people talking, prerecorded "arctic sounds" of marine mammals in background
3. ID, walk through various sound installations, 2:00 walrus exhibit, tape ID, 2:36 bowhead exhibit, tape ID, interesting harmonic hum of motors from the exhibits, 5:10 Lancaster Sound exhibit, ID, child saying "sounds" at 5:43, very good!
4. ID, Announcer describing the behavior of whales, training whistles, man directing traffic, whale spitting water, children laughing
5. ID, pre-recorded display at sea lion tank, people talking, footsteps, distant boat horn at 1:10, 1:14 peacock call (nice), 1:35 second boat horn, 1:56 teaching, whale breath at 3:11, into gift shop at 3:58, squeaky whale toys, 4:58 back outside, 5:46 car idling
VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
6. ID, people talking, heavy white noise sound dominates the environment, not an incredibly interesting sonic environment
7. ID, people checking out and returning books, more activity and people than previous take
HOLY ROSARY CATHEDRAL
8. ID, traffic, car horn at 1:21, sea plane, fountain throughout, busses, people on streets, sea gulls at 9:36, 13:28 and 17:36, car alarm at 7:50, church bells start at 21:40, car horn at 22:25, bells stop at 27:33, very long take of city ambience
9. ID, bells from below the bell tower, air brakes, birds (sparrows), some mic noise, bells pause at 2:05, bells start again at 2:54, bells stop at 10:04, traffic throughout
10. ID, traffic, sea gulls, car starting, bells start at 6:33, 12:14 brake squeaks, bells and brakes intermingle interestingly, 14:22 bells stop
11. ID, bells and traffic compete, bells fade quickly into the ambience as recordist walks away from church, by 1:20 the bells are almost inaudible, with the rushes in the traffic they cannot be heard
12. bells disappearing amidst traffic, car pass at 0:37
13. bells slightly audible in the lulls of the traffic, ID at 2:18, loud bus at 2:38
14. short take, mostly traffic, tape ID
15. small gas powered power washer, swish of water on tiles, about 10 meters from machine and operator, ID at 1:37
16. entering the ringing chamber which is incredibly quiet, interview with Alan the bell captain, Alan explains the working of the bells and ringing method called "change ringing"
17. ID, inside ringing chamber, -20 dB attenuation on DAT machine in anticipation of loud bells, nice resonance of bells in chamber, good close recordings of bells, a perspective most people have not heard, very loud
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