“As you listen, the particles of sound decide to be heard.

Listening affects what is sounding.

It is a symbiotic relationship.

As you listen, the environment is enlivened.

This is the listening effect.“  *  

*(Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening: A Composer’s Sound Practice)

In cooperation with the ÆSR Lab of the Angewandte (https://aesr-lab.uni-ak.ac.at/labs), the seminar Sounding Research will take place on Thursday, October 16 and Friday, October 17, 2025, in blocks at the Expositur Rustenschacherallee 2 - 4, in the 2nd district. this cooperation enables the participating students to gain in-depth, practical and content-related experience in the practice of field recordings through an introduction to studio technology and audio editing and by means of the recording technology provided. The focus of the discussion is on both ethical and technical questions of miking, interviewing and recording techniques.

Attendance and active participation

First edited sound pieces from your own recordings

Dates | Locations:

Thursday, October 16, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

At the Focus Research Center, Rustenschacherallee 2 - 4, in the 2nd district.

Friday, October 17, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

At the Focus Research Center, Rustenschacherallee 2 - 4, in the 2nd district.

Wednesday, October 22, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Alte Postsparkasse, Seminar Room 30 (GCP, 1st floor)