Time: Approximately 7:00pm
Place: Hofstra University Game Room
Sounds: People talking (both unintelligibly, and intelligibly), Ping pong ball bouncing, billiards balls being hit, metal music, hollow wooden items being rustled. laughing.
Author Archives: Taylor Sloley
Sound Journal
Time/Place: 3.27.2026, 6:50PM. Hofstra University, Colonial Square, outside of Norwich House
Furthest: Distant wind rustling trees with few leaves.
Medium: Cars passing at a fast speed from behind.
Closest: Various hums at similar pitches from the air conditioning units.
Sound Level & Activity: The general sound level is somewhat quiet, however there’s many incidental sounds
Description: Tranquil
Essential Sounds: AC hums, Cars passing, people speaking as they pass by, industrial metal doors opening & closing, various distant car honks.
Journal Entry #3
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.
Field Recording #1
Time: 2-12-2026, 5:02pm
Location: Medayork, Cuban-American Fast-Food, Westbury NY
Sounds Observed: Latin music, men speaking in Spanish, spatula hitting flat top grill, slight hum from the heater.