Field Recording #3
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Location: Calkins Quad

Sounds Heard:

  • Sirens
  • Birds Chirping
  • Revving of an engine
  • Audible sigh
  • Human inhaling
  • Jangling keychain
  • People talking
  • Short scream/holler
  • Rustling of papers/notebook
  • General street traffic
  • Phone being moved

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  1. 3/6/26, 12:30pm, Lidl, Lake Grove
  2. Farthest: Chatter from customers waiting on line
  3. Medium: Shuffling of customers placing their groceries on the belt/music from the speakers (side note: we are pretty sure the music that is played from the speakers is generated from AI)
  4. Closest: The beeping every time I scan an item
  5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level was pretty high, due to it being midday on a Friday and at that time we generally get pretty busy, so with all the people, and several registers open it can get loud and pretty overstimulating
  6. Description: Grocery store, normal activity
  7. Essential Sounds: Beeping from the register, pushing of the carts, the speaker system announcing which registers are open/closed, music from the speakers

 

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  1. 3/6/2026, 7:00-10:00 pm, Hofstra Game Room during a Mario Kart Tournament
  2. Farthest: Pool (cue balls clashing and going in pockets), air hockey, ping pong
  3. Medium: Music, Talking/Yelling, Mario Kart noises, games, stomping
  4. Closest: Analog sticks and button clicks on the controllers
  5. Sound Level/Activity: A lot of different noises from a lot of different games and people. The level of sounds changes from low to high constantly. Cluttered. 
  6. Description: Arcade.
  7. Essential: Controller noises, games music/noises, talking/yelling.

Journey Entry #3
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1- 03/06/26-1:30 pm – Home

2- Furthest Sounds: Dryer humming noise in the basement and Cars driving past by the block.
3- Medium Range: TV playing in the living room, kettle whistling, pots and pans slamming
4- Closest Range: Music playing out of my laptop, clicking noise coming out of my keyboard.
5- The general sound level was in the medium. Nothing too loud or too quiet and the sound activity is average/moderate sound activity.
6- Normal
7-Kettle whistling, dryer humming, tv playing

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Time: 10PM

Place: My dorm in Dover Hall, Hempstead, NY

Close sounds: Laptop keyboard typing, medium sized heater, various phone notifications, shoes sliding on tile floor.

Medium Sounds: Doors opening and closing, toilet flushing, whistling from the window

Faraway Sounds: Unintelligible conversations in the hallway, footsteps from hallway,

Sound Level: The hum of the heater is constant and presently quiet. The other sound elements are sporadic and random while being loud enough to distract.

Description: Stable

Essential Sounds: Hum from heater, footsteps, laptop keyboard typing. Passing conversations.

 

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Time: 10:30 am

Place: Corner of Broadfield and Jane st

Close sounds: A mourning dove overhead, a squirrel rustling leaves across dry grass

Medium Sounds: a neighbor using an impact driver, music playing from my roommate’s window out onto the street (the heavy louder than the rest of the song)

Faraway sounds: Cars revving on Hempstead turnpike, planes overhead every once in a while, sirens, car horns honking, wind.

Sound Level: The majority of the sounds are low, bass-heavy hums, however the mourning dove is at a medium level, and the impact driver is very loud.

One Word Description: Rhythmic

Essential Sounds: Mourning dove, impact driver, cars on the turnpike, and roommate’s music.

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3/6/26–6:08 P.M.—13th Floor Lounge of Estabrook Hall

Furthest— doors slamming on floor below, ice machine clattering in the kitchen, distant laughing

Medium— elevator doors opening, conversation in the room over, TV playing nearby, music being played off of someone’s phone in the kitchen

Close— keyboard typing, sound of AC/heater running, footsteps on the floor, doors opening

Sound Level— Medium, not super quiet but the strongest noise is not nearby

Description— Routine

Essential Sounds— ice machine clattering, elevator doors opening, sound of AC/heater running

 

 

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1- 3/6/26 at 11am, Babylon Animal Shelter

2-Closest Sounds: Dogs barking, People announcing that they are coming around the corner with a dog, People talking about different dogs, rustling of treat bags

3-Medium Sounds: Gates opening and closing, doors to inside opening and closing, people with boots walking back and fourth,

4- Farthest Sounds: Cars pulling in and out of the parking lot, People talking to dogs they have out, Indoor hoses spraying, Dogs barking and howling from inside

5- Sound Level: Very loud with activity

6-One word description: Energetic

7-3 Essential Sounds: Dogs barking, People talking, Gates opening and closing

 

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1 – Thursday March 5th, 7pm, Hofstra Fitness Center basketball courts.

2 – Furthest away from me is the air conditioning, sounds of treadmills and stair masters, and the TVs playing ESPN

3 – Medium range sounds are people walking and talking on the jogging path, the music of a bluetooth speaker across the courts, and water bottles on the sidelines popping open

4 – Closest to me are all the sounds of a basketball game. The ball being dribbled, hitting the backboard and going through the net, sneakers squeaking on the floor, and the trash talk going on between players.

5 – Sound level is high, lots of different people in the busy place makes a very complex sound palate.

6 – “Intense”

7 – The 3 essential sounds to me are the ball dribbling, Shoes squeaking, and the background music.