'An Eye for an Ear' at Micro Camp March 2022

I had the pleasure of giving a video presentation online at Micro Camp March 2022, titled ‘An Eye for an Ear’. Micro Camp is an opportunity to meet and learn from users of the Micro.blog service, which enables open and accessible blogging and podcasting. This is a podcast version of the video presentation!

Some Further Explanation

In the presentation, I asserted the importance of paying attention to sound, whether in creative projects, while using digital technology or when moving physically through any given environment. To show the difference in experience that you can have when focusing on sound—with visual elements being secondary—I exported and transformed the audio from that video into this podcast episode. Micro.blog is the host of the Feld Notes podcast, so it made sense to publish it here!

While listening, here are some things for you to consider:

If you already watched the video, does this audio-only version enhance or detract from the message?
If you haven’t seen the video, do you feel like you’re missing something here, in what was made originally to be visual?
Which digital affordances does podcasting offer that aren’t present in video, written blogs and other visual formats?
How can you tailor your messaging and presentation style to fit audio?

Stay tuned for a link to the video presentation on YouTube and in the meantime, you can learn more about Micro Camp and find my other work at martinfeld.info. Thanks very much to Jean, Manton, Pete, Vincent and Jason for having me as a presenter at Micro Camp!

Links and Show Notes

Introduction 00:00

My research

Part 1: Media Ecology 01:25

Media ecology
Media Ecology Association — What Is Media Ecology?
Marshall McLuhan (image credit: MP3 chapter artwork taken from this page)
Global village
The medium is the message
Neil Postman
An eye for an ear (more info at open.podir.com)
The Medium Is the Massage (1967) by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore
Walter J. Ong
Orality and Literacy: the Technologizing of the Word (1982) by Walter J. Ong.
Primary and Secondary Orality
Queen (band)
Radio Ga Ga (1984) song by Queen
Freddie Mercury

Part 2: My Story in Three Podcasts 06:33

Micro.blog
Wavelength for Micro.blog
Feld Notes
Lounge Ruminator
Hemispheric Views
North Macedonia
Yugoslavia
COVID-19
Penka’s Veritas clock
WordPress
68. On a Country Road with Andrew McLuhan (podcast episode)
Jason Burk
Andrew Canion
Ferrite editing timeline example from episode 50 of Hemispheric Views
Hemispheric Discord

Part 3: Give Up an Eye for an Ear 13:21

iPod
Phonograph record (vinyl)
Compact disc (CD)
Cassette tape
AirPods Pro as an example of a device with noise cancellation and transparency mode
Augmented reality
GarageBand
Logic Pro
Ferrite Recording Studio
Apple Pencil
Martin’s Stadium USBKIT podcasting microphone
iBook and Wolfgang the flamingo
Bookshelves at home

Conclusion 16:57

Micro Camp March 2022 on Vi.to
Find me on Micro.blog or Twitter for any feedback!

This podcast episode was originally edited as a video in Final Cut Pro, then edited as exported audio in Ferrite Recording Studio. The initial video-editing timeline can be seen below.