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  1. February 8, 2023, 12:47 pm, Student Center
  2. – Clanging and sounds of machinery used at starbucks (possibly the microwave or coffee machine

– air conditioning overhead and behind

– beeps of the checkout scanner at my 10 oclock

– sound of metal utensils (ladle or spatula) being dropped 

-chatter (unintelligible) to my far right and left. Large quantity

3. – Wheeled bins rolling around

– conversations (2-5) from people standing in line waiting for sushi or starbucks or in the pathway to the food court

-the sound of shuffling feet as people walk by

-chairs being pushed in and out

-sushi chefs stirring something in a pot or scraping some sort of metal pot or sheet

4. – people talking (very clearly. 1-3 conversations) behind me and to my left and right. 

– chairs being pushed in and out

– people passing behind me

– People bumping into my board

– someone banging on the table in laughter

– group laughter to my right

-clinking of silverware

– sounds of me typing

-sounds of me chewing my food and swallowing

-sounds of me sighing intermittently

-someone making whale sounds behind me

-s0meone with a valley ish dialect talking behind and to my left

-fridge or metal cabinet door closing

5. Sound level is not loud per say, but it is a cacophony of many medium to light volume sounds. It sounds extremely busy, a lot of sounds moving in different directions. A lot of dynamic sounds all at once. 

6. Populated

7. Clanging of machinery, close conversations, far chatter

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February 9th, 10:00PM, Bill of Rights dorm, 10th floor. 

Furthest: Cars moving outside on the Hempstead Turnpike, at least 10 stories down from the current location. 

Medium: Someone is playing classical music from a speaker in the bathroom next door, shower water running, pipes making a gentle hissing noise. 

Closest: Upstairs dorm neighbor is making short thumps, heater creaking and exerting a low hum. Focused, intent breathing coming from me. 

Sound level is generally soft and muffled. The amount of sound activity is somewhat limited, the room being confined to faint sounds of machinery amid far away driving and muted classical music. 

One Word Description: Subdued. 

Essential Sounds: 

  1. Heater humming
  2. Music playing from speaker inside the bathroom
  3. Cars outside

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2/9/23, 8:50pm

Couch in the Living room at my off campus house

Farthest sounds – revving car engine, fridge humming, rustling wind in the front trees, plane rumbling overhead

medium sounds – doors opening up the stairs, fire station alarm (from the station behind our house), running faucet, radiator humming, footsteps upstairs, creaking floorboards

closest sounds – clicking of my laptop keys, housemate chewing her dinner, footsteps, styrafoam food container scraping, tin foil crinkling

sound description/level – when I started my observation, it was relatively quiet and the loudest thing was the clicking of my keyboard, sitting in the room by myself. My housemates got home, and the room was flooded with sporadic yet controlled noise levels of everyone doing their own night routines, settling down for the evening. the room really ebbed and flowed.

descriptor – at ease

Essential sounds – chewing, footsteps, clicking of my laptop keys

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Date: Feb. 9th, 2023, 6:08pm

Location: A/V office in the Student Center

Far sounds: Doors opening and closing, people talking downstairs and/or outside, a car outside driving by

Medium sounds: Coworker eating his dinner, coworkers typing, plastic water bottle being opened and drunk from

Close sounds: My laptop fan, chairs creaking, my own typing, people shifting positions in their chairs

Sound description/level: It is very quiet in here. The loudest sound to me is my laptop fan at a constant hum, which is not that loud. Occasionally something does happen – a few minutes ago the phone rang – but since I started listening, it’s been extremely uneventful.

One word: quiet

Most important sounds: Laptop fan, people typing, people shifting in their seats

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  1. 02/09/2023 – 4:22 PM – Emily Lowe Hall Drounge
  2. Far away: People talking in a classroom, a small beep, the sound of an air conditioner
  3. Medium: Footsteps (some going further and some coming closer), the entrance door slamming, a classroom door being shut
  4. Closest: The sound of me breathing due to congestion, someone taking a sip of their drink, typing, someone chewing
  5. The sound level started out quite loud, but it has now gone down to barely any sounds that aren’t the ones mentioned in #4. This is the same regarding the sound activity. Originally, it began with hearing #2 and #3 together, and those sounds faded away, which led me to hear #4. Therefore, the sound activity went from high to low.
  6. Descriptor: Bustling
  7. The essential sounds are: the faraway sound of people talking in a classroom, the sound of footsteps, and the sound of the entry door slamming. 

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2/8/2023, 12:12pm, Rm0100 in Heger Hall

Furthest: cars passing on the Hwy, people passing by outside, muffled talking from the room next door

Medium: A/C Hum, chairs creaking, rustling of clothes, sniffling, metal clinking on desk, shoe squeak

Closest: typing on keyboard, nose whistling from breathing, foot tapping, Professor/Students Speaking one at a time

Sound Level: Medium, one main sound and many small sounds

Descriptor: Restless

Essential Sounds: People Talking, rustling of clothes, Cars passing by

Journal Entry 1 – Sascha Schwartz
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Date: February 7

Location: My Room, in the Basement

 

Far Sounds: Muffled voices in conversation upstairs, laughter overhead, a sink being turned on and water rushing, faint music from the record player in the next room.

Medium Sounds: Footsteps creaking overhead, metallic ticking in the walls, a chair being scraped across the floor, someone sitting down on the couch next door.

Close Sounds: High pitched hum from the fridge in the corner, breathing in and out, a chair creaking.

Sound Description/Level: There is never too much noise at once. The ever-present drone of the fridge is the only consistent sound, all others come and go with varying (but always muted to some degree) intensity. It’s almost as if experiencing the world from inside a bubble.

One Word: Diminished

Most Important Sounds: Creaking footsteps overhead, muffled voices/laughter, faint music.

Morgan Furstenberg Journal Entry 1
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Date: February 6

Location: LHCOMM Equipment Room

Far Sounds: People walking past, equipment cases rolling in the hall

Medium Sounds: People talking at the window, music playing from a computer, email notification

Close Sounds: Person next to me drinking soda, typing from computer, sliding backpack on table

Sound Description/Level: If this sound were a hypothetical “scene” in a play or movie, it is more casual underlying chatter rather than something too powerful and loud. It’s easy to tune in and out without getting lost in the conversation.

One Word: chill ?

Most Important Sounds: People talking at the window, computer playing music