We returned to IRCAM with over 300 GB of recordings. The normal procedure would then be to catalogue the recordings, but as there were only a few days to create our compositions (one individual composition per composer and two collaborative sound installations), and prepare for the panel discussions, the cataloguing and first stages of composing began simultaneously and collectively.
Over the following days we worked both together and separately in these different spaces to experiment and develop the materials. Our goals were many, some shared and some individual, but all focusing on ways to reconstruct and reinterpret the spatial landscape of our study site using common materials, while also including sounds and influences from our home countries and our personal associations.
Studio 1
Studio 1 is installed with a 32-channel hemisphere loudspeaker array and was the best place to monitor the quality of our ambisonic recordings as well as compose. While making the recordings we had already inserted markers, and combined with the memorable experience of Grandes-Serres in Pantin only a day before, the cataloguing process was surprisingly easy. Most notably we identified specific points such as interesting articulations, acoustical features and iconic moments.
Studio 4
Studio 4 is smaller than studio 1, but installed with a 24-channel hemisphere loudspeaker array served a similar purpose.
