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Journal Entry #1
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1) 2/3/15 – 8:07pm – dorm room

2) Farthest: cars accelerating, wind brushing against the building from outside, car doors being shut from the parking lot, airplanes

3) Medium: shower running, banging on the ceiling from people on the above floor, thumping sounds vibrate through the walls from pipes in the walls and suite mates moving around in their rooms, doors opening and closing

4) Closest: faint and high-pitched buzz from ceiling light, air passing through my nostrils, medium pitched ring from refrigerator

5) Sound Level & Activity: general sound level was low and the sound activity remained consistent and neutral

6) One Word Description: eerie

7) Three Sounds: wind brushing against the building, noises from the walls, buzz from ceiling light

Max’s Journal Entry Post #1
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1- 2/3/15-1:10pm-L216

2- There is a tracker-like sound coming from outside. I have to assume it’s a snow plow from the bang I hear every now and then.
3- The steady yet calm wind as well as people outside talking. I also heard someone open and close the conference door. I can tell that it is the conference door from the vibration of the wall.
4- I can hear my own typing as well as the clock. Other than that, it is relatively silent in the room.
5- Eerily quiet.
6- Calm
7- The clock is the most important sound. Because if we couldn’t hear the clock running than it wouldn’t be quiet/calm, there would be something drowning it out. The calming steady sound of the wind because this acts as a sort of background white noise sound. The small, low chatter of students outside.

 

Journal Entry Numero 10
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5/2/2014 Nassau Suffolk common hallway

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:

> A/C Window unit kicking in
> Metal door opening & closing (laundry room)

3. Identify the sounds at medium range from you:

> Person in RSR booth is on the phone
> A Newspaper fell on the ground thanks to a gust of wind
> Janitor walking by

4. Identify the sounds closest to you:

> Automatic doors opening & closing
> Turnstile being used
> Flip-flops are sticking to my feet

5. Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity:

It is barren here. I’ve only seen one other student enter/exit the building. The hallway on either side of me is long and empty. There is very little activity being generated, except by the occasional environmental sound effect.

6. Assign one word to describe the sound environment

Devoid

7. Select three sounds essential to the environment:

Silence of hallway
Automatic doors opening & closing
Newspaper rustling

Sound Observation
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1. NAB Black Box lobby, 4/30, 6:50

2. Sounds furthest from me:

  • The faint sound of classical music from the basement
  • The faint voices of people talking in the Black Box

3. Sounds at medium range from me:

  • The rain hitting the windows
  • The wind up against the sides of the NAB
  • Dancers going in and out of the bathroom

4. Sounds closest to me:

  • Various conversations among dancers
  • My own voice as Annik and I were discussing the schedule for the evening
  • Dancers running back and forth around me

5. General sound activity and sound level:

There was a lot of sound activity occurring. Dancers were running back and forth from the dressing rooms and bathrooms and back into the Black Box. On top of it all there was the rain and the wind outside.

6.  Word to describe sound environment: Energetic

7. Three sounds that complete sound environment:

  • Rain against windows
  • The conversations
  • Dancers running around

Field Recording #11
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Location: 5/1/2014, 5:40 PM, Long Island Railroad Train
Sounds Featured: The train announcement stating Jamaica station to be next, the doer closing beeps, the door closing, a hard shell suitcase being placed on the overhead compartment, passengers in my car talking; specifically the woman across from me to the woman next to me. I can’t identify the language they are speaking in, and occasionally they would mix in English in perfect American dialect. Any ideas???