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September 10, 2025

Operator Please: Field Recording Practices Through The Lens Of Agential Realism

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JBJesse Budel

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Overview

Presentation examines field recording methodologies and their impact on acoustic ecology, suggesting new insights about agency.

Key Points

  • Unattended field recording technologies enable creative practices without constant equipment oversight, expanding accessibility.
  • Field recordings are critically viewed through agential realism to reveal the intricate relationships between observers and the observed.
  • The analysis highlights the entanglement of subjectivity and objectivity in field recordings, complicating traditional observation claims.
  • This discourse offers fresh perspectives on acoustic observation, emphasizing the role of the recordist within recording environments.

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Jesse Budel (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1e24854b1d3bfb60ff421https://doi.org/10.21810/aer.v1i1.5346
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