The document outlines a mental health project planning sheet that includes: - Interviews scheduled on Tuesday October 8th with people experiencing Asperger's, depression, PTSD, and anxiety. Additional interviews are scheduled for those with ADHD. - Plans to record ambient sounds in York on Wednesday October 9th related to topics like depression, PTSD, anxiety, and ADHD. - The software and hardware needed including Adobe Audition, audio recorder, boom microphone, headphones, and USB drives. - A 3 week action plan to record interviews and sounds, edit them in Adobe Audition, and finalize the project by uploading it to SoundCloud. - Contingency plans for alternative recording options if initial plans

1. Mental Health Project Planning Sheet
Interviews
Tuesday 8th October:
Benjamin Wincup – Asperger’s
Matthew Burniston – Depression
Ingrid Hardy – PTSD
Alice M. – Anxiety
Date TBC:
Felix B. - ADHD
SFX
Wednesday 9th October:
Ambient sounds of York City – Going into town and recording sounds for about 30 mins at
maybe Parliament Street- Background
Banging – Knocking on table, record in a controlled area in college, distracting - ADHD
Leaves in Museum gardens – Rustling, lonely, distant - Depression
Fences and poles – Loud metallic bang, home (fence) - PTSD
Skate park sounds – Loud, over whelming, Rowntree Park - Anxiety
Street performers – Distracting, Around York – ADHD
Spray paints – Using at the end, home (outside) – Autism
Train station – Busy, stressful, mixed emotions, York Train Station - Anxiety
Software & Hardware
Adobe Audition
Audio Recorder
Boom Microphone
Headphones/Earbuds
Recorder USB Cable
USB Memory Stick
Action Plan
Week 1 (Thursday 10th – Fryday 11th):
Pick up audio recorder + boom
Record interviews with people from college + myself
Record sounds in and around York
Move all the sounds across onto Adobe Audition
Week 2:
Put the sounds in an unedited, rough draft of the layout
Cut the sounds down to what I actually need, find snappy, impactful quotes from the
interviews
Move things around to where they should be
Apply effects to the recordings so that they have the desired sound
Reverb, echo, distortion, etc.
Week 3:

2. Polish, make sure I’m happy with the project
Create thumbnail, something like “Quarters” album cover
Upload to Soundcloud
Contingency Planning
If I can’t record my interviews on Tuesday or any audio on Wednesday, on the Thursday I
can at least record foley sounds.
If I’m trying to record in a public place and someone doesn’t like it, I’ll just move somewhere
else to record audio, i.e. ambient sounds.
If my interviewees aren’t available to record on the Tuesday, I can meet up with them
another time as they’re all college students. Booking out the kit is easy enough.
If the studio isn’t available to record, I can find somewhere quiet in college to do the
interviews.
If the computer doesn’t save my work properly, I should have backups. This means saving
after every edit. At the end of every working day, export.
If the audio recorder doesn’t work on the day, I can use my phone. However, I’ll check that
everything works before leaving.
If I can’t record a specific sound, I can try to recreate it elsewhere, artificially.
Health & Safety
Don’t have drinks near the computer
Don’t go near rivers if they’re flooded
Risk to public, pay attention
Don’t play in traffic
Voice strain – Drink water, take breaks
Spray paints outside