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Journal Entry 5
1. February 28, 9:12 pm, Vander Poel
2. Flute being played, voices down the hall
3. Air unit hum
4. Keyboard, water swilling in bottle
5. Medium. None of the sounds are loud by themselves, but they tend to add up.
6. scattered
7. Voices, flute, keyboard
Journal # 5
1) 2/28/31 8:36 p.m Netherlands Lounge
2) Radiator
3) People talking outside, clicking of keys, footsteps of people upstairs
4) Footsteps, quiet music, quiet talking
5) It is very quiet here, there is almost no one around, so all sounds are soft
6) Peaceful
7) Radiator, footsteps, music
Field Recording #4
Journal Entry # 5
1- 02/28/2013-6:24-Lowe 110 Rehearsal Santiago ’73
2- Sounds farthest away: Footsteps of people leisurely walking around outside of the room.
3- Sounds at medium range: Musical Director softly saying “One, two, three” as he conducts, cast playing guitar and singing harmonies as well as speaking lines at different times.
4- Sounds closest to me: The sound of my exhalation.
5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: General sound level is very soft and the level of sound activity is about at a medium. Cast members are singing in harmony, two guitars are strumming to the light whisper of the tempo. All of the sounds come together to make a crisp streamline of sound so that it makes the elements seem linear. The people walking outside are in no rush at all, their steps seem to swing along with the rhythm of the song and the whispers. I notice my breathing naturally aligns itself with the sounds around me.
6- One word description of the “sound environment”: Swung.
7- 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Soft whispering of the tempo, singing, guitar.
Field Recording #4
Field Recording #4
Location: To continue with the theme of amazing subway singers, here is another clip of a different subway session.
Sounds heard: The “ding dong” of the subway doors opening and closing. Singer with guitar, everybody singing, loud laughter, other guy rapping, whizzing and honking of the train, murmur of people talking, uproarious applause.
To hear more check out their website: Akil www.isawyouguys.com
Journal Entry 5
1- Feb 27, 10:10pm, Dutch Treats
2- The door to the store bumps open and closes every so often as students exit or enter, plastic bags rustle as items are put in them, a general hum of conversation
3- The refrigerated display hums loudly, the mini oven of the sandwich place beeps to signify something is done warming, a worker is fussing with some food items – perhaps cutting something (it is difficult to tell by sound what exactly he is doing due to the incessant humming of the refrigerator)
4- The squeaking of shoes and crinkling of chip bags as people shift in line, I can hear several more distinct conversations regarding/complaining about how long the line is, that it is “taking forever” and that they should open up the second register.
5- The general sound level is at a medium high – the “background” noises are loud, making things a little more indistinct. The sound activity is also about a medium high
6- Impatient
7- the more distinct conversations about the checkout line, the humming of the refrigerator, and the rustling of the people waiting in line
Field Recording 4
On the 23rd, my friends and I went bowling at AMR Meadow Brook Lanes, so this is a sound recording of part of the night.
In the clip, you can hear some pop song playing, people talking and laughing, pins being knocked over, bowling balls rolling, and my friend Brian swearing to mess the sound clip up.
Journal Entry 5
1- 2/26/13 – 8:08 P.M. – 4th Floor study room in the library
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. – The rumble of cars, car acceleration, perhaps wind, and airplanes overhead.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – Wind right outside the building, some sort of hum running through the building (perhaps it’s the electric lines? Or maybe the water pipes?), and the hum of the radiator.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – People (me and Graham) shifting in chairs, papers and folders sliding around on a table, my keyboard keys clicking, the ticka-tap of a pen writing on a paper on a hard surface, my breathing, Graham’s breathing, Graham’s keyboard keys, the clatter of Graham tossing the pen down, the creak of my bones as I stretch my neck and back.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – The sound level is very soft, but it’s often punctuated by surprise sounds that deafen, like Graham throwing the pen down. Usually these sounds wouldn’t startle me, but in this room they do.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. – Focused
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact. – Pen scratching paper, pen being tossed down, and a combination of the wind and car sounds.