Author Archives: Charlotte Nathan

Field Recording 6

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

 

Time and Place: 6:57pm, 5/1, Gas Station

Recognizable Sounds: car engines, wheels on gravel, honks, shuffling, beeping, metal clanging

Journal Entry 6

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

1. Time and Place: HofUSA, 10:10pm, 4/24
2. Farthest: metal scraping/clanging together, blending / humming sounds
3. Medium: music playing over speakers
4. Closest: people talking, footsteps
5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level is consistently at a medium level, while the activity is frequently changing.
6. Description: busy and bustling
7. Essential: talking and music

Field Recording 5

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

Time and Place: 1:47pm, 4/17, Constitution Hall Parking Lot

Recognizable Sounds: birds, wind at varying volumes, humming/droning

Journal Entry 5

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

1. Time and Place: Constitution Hall Parking Lot 2:46pm, 4/10
2. Farthest: tree leaves shaking in wind
3. Medium: birds chirping and bugs buzzing
4. Closest: people talking, cars tires on pavement
5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level and activity are both consistently very low
6. Description: serene and warm
7. Essential: birds and light wind

Journal Entry 4

Posted on March 27, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

1. Time and Place: Target, 4:03pm, 3/27
2. Farthest: digital beeping from checkout
3. Medium: chatter and footsteps
4. Closest: music playing over speakers
5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level changes intermittently from medium to loud, changing as you move throughout the location
6. Description: predictable, cyclic
7. Essential: beeping and chatter

Field Recording 3

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

Time and Place: 7:53pm, 3/13, Adam’s Playhouse

Recognizable Sounds: instuments tuning, clicking, laughter, chatter

Journal Entry 3

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

1. Time and Place: Playhouse, 7:41pm, 3/6
2. Farthest: shuffling and chatting from audience
3. Medium: wheels squeaking
4. Closest: orchestra playing from the pit
5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level is consistently at a medium volume
6. Description: bouncy
7. Essential: pit warming up, speaking and laughing from audience.

Field Recording 2

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

 

Time and Place: 2:50pm, 2/23, David S. Mack Student Center

Recognizable Sounds: plastic rustling, chatter, checkout, zipper

Journal Entry 2

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

1. Time and Place: HofUSA, 7:27pm, 2/20
2. Farthest: music playing over the speakers
3. Medium: blenders, doors opening and closing
4. Closest: conversation and shuffling
5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level comes and goes in waves between sorta quiet and really loud
6. Description: Stuffy
7. Essential: people talking, music over speakers

Field Recording 1

Posted on February 14, 2026 by Charlotte Nathan

Time and Place: 1:32pm, 2/13, Doughnut Dolly in upstate NY

Recognizable Sounds: chatter, background music, paper rustling/boxes rustling