Sound Journal 8

DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 3/24/11; 7:00PM; bench outside of Hammer Computer Lab

FARTHEST SOUNDS: Axinn Library doors opening

MEDIUM SOUNDS: hum of vending machine, footsteps

NEAR SOUNDS: automatic door swinging open, automatic door sliding open

SOUND LEVEL: moderate

SOUND ENVIRONMENT: walkway

ESSENTIAL SOUNDS: automatic door swinging open, automatic door sliding open, footsteps

Journal Entry

1- 3/23/2011 in the NAB Blackbox, around 9 PM

2- The wind, the sleet and hail hitting the roof. Thunder.
3- The air conditioning system and the wind pushing the glass of the NAB against the building.
4- People chatting, someone typing on the cell phone. My computer fan.
5- The general sound level is low, but the occasional thunder is very loud for indoors.
6- Stormy
7- The rain, the thunder, and people chatting.

Journal Entry 3/24

1- 11:30 PM 3/24/2011 Bridget and Hauzia’s Livingroom

2- Traffic outside

3- Hum of the fridges in the kitchen, The heater, mechanical noises

4- My breathing, Bridget and Hauzia’s conversation, Mechanical noises (computer fans, etc.), my breathing

5- Quiet, but punctuated by conversation

6- Relaxed

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.