Then I listen back to the whole recording. The problem I found is chopping part. The contact mic didn’t record much other than the handle noise of the knife. Therefore, I decided to record the chopping part again, but this time, my girlfriend Vigin said want to try to do the cooking.
In this way, I can focus on the record, although I really enjoy the cooking. This time, I clip the contact mic on the back of the blade, which can capture any vibration of the blade and the texture of the food can be heard as well. I also used Earsight to record the cutting because now I have a free hand to do so.
Finally, I have to cut the piece down to 10 minute, which I pick an abstract of every part:
1. rice cooking
2. start cooking rice (Ether on)
3. chopping (which used the re-take that Vigin did)
4. cooking on wok
5. plating
I did do much manipulate, other than little equalising and mixing, and cut it all down since the whole recording is 40 min long. I also did little panning for the hydrophone, which try to create the sense of space where the sink is in the left.