Walgreens Soundscape

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     "The mimetic form, a technique that exploited rhythm, meter, and music, achieved the desired psychological response in the listener. Listeners could memorize with greater ease what was sung than what was said" (McLuhan 113).

For this assignment, I decided on the delirium I feel while I am working on closing shifts at Walgreens. There is such a repeated rhythm from the beeping of the register to the continuous customer service. This paired really well with the mimetic form with the intended purpose of making the listener feel uncomfortable, annoyed, and/or tired of hearing "Do you have a Walgreens rewards number". This is often how I feel when I am working. I kind of just played with reverb, loops, and effects and honestly, it was pretty interesting seeing what I could do with audio I recorded at work last week. 



Walgreens Soundscape

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