Journal Entry#6

4/25/24- Roosevelt Field Mall food court

Far Sounds: Deep Fryer, Grill Sizzling, Feet Shuffling

Medium Sounds: People talking and laughing, chairs being pushed in, conversations, people walking in groups

Close Sounds: Laughter, bags openings, eating noises, chairs being pushed in and out

The general sound level is High.

The sound environment is noisy

Three essential sounds: Talking, chairs, Grills

Journal Entry #5

April 6th, 2025- 7:53pm – Axinn Library Basement Floor

Far sounds: Door opening and closing, a phone conversation far behind me, bookbag being unzipped, a “thud” of a book being dropped on a table

Medium Sounds: Pages turning, Keyboard typing, elevator arriving, coughing

Close Range Sounds: Air conditioning on, my own keyboard typing, whispering conversation from a group next to me

General Sound Level: Quiet, white noise

One word describing the sound environment: Relaxing

Three Important sounds: Walking, Chairs being pulled in and out, Elevator

Journal Entry #2

2/20/2025- 9:59pm- Pride Den

2) Far sounds: The vending machine, the doors swinging open and close, faint laughter
3) Medium Sounds: Pages turning, Tables being moved (scarping sound) People’s keychains, Bookbag zipping open/closing
3) Close sounds: Girls laughing, whispering, keyboard typing, Container opening
5) The general sound level is noisy. It is loud in here.
6) The sound environment is high in energy.

7) One word to describe the sound environment is colorful

8) Three important sounds, Talking, laughing, Doors opening/closing

Journal Entry #1

1) February 5th, 2025 – Hammer Lab, 10pm
2) Sounds farthest away: Faint sounds of laughter and talking outside of the axinn library, faint car noises outside
3) Sounds in the medium range: Music coming from beats headphones from the guy that is sitting three computers down from me on my left side, the ID swipe sound to enter in the hammer lab, keyboard typing from other students using the computer, and the printer running
4) The sounds closet to me: My own keyboard typing noise, coughing, music in my air pods
5) The general sound level is extremely low and quiet. The hammer lab is a working and studying space so this level of quiet is normal for this space because students are concentrating. The sound activity is low.
6) One word to describe the “sound environment” is – Hushed
7) Keyboard noises, Pages turning, Printer sounds