- 02/24/2023 – 5:16 PM – Outside of Vander Poel Hall
- Far away: A car honked, some kind of radio music playing
- Medium: Cars driving by, a car driving very fast, leaves on trees blowing in the wind
- Closest: People having conversations passing by, a cat meow, some birds tweeting
- The sound level is quite low when it is closer to me, but things like the car driving are loud.
- Descriptor: Busy
- The essential sounds are: the car honking, the sounds of cars driving by, leaves blowing in the wind, and the birds tweeting.
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Journal Entry #2
- Location: Living Room of my house, 4:14 pm 2/24/23
- Sounds furthest away: Planes flying overhead, Cars driving down the turnpike behind me, wind in the distance, cars revving, horns honking
- Sounds at Medium range: Cars driving past my house and down the street, The sound of my storm door banging against the porch railing due to wind, my roommate typing down the hall, sound of garbage being thrown in the dumpster of Popeyes, woman talking on the phone on the sidewalk.
- Sounds closest to me: Me typing on the computer, the sound of me sipping my tea, phone buzz notification, me breathing, my knees popping, the chair shifting under my weight.
- Around me in the house, the sound is very quiet. There is, however, a lot of loud sounds in the distance, mainly due to the cars and busy roads. By the time those sounds get to my ear, they are dampened and muffled.
- “Secluded”
- Cars going by on the turnpike, me breathing, me sipping tea
Journal Entry #2
Outside CV Starr
3:36 pm 2/24/23
Farthest sound- cars driving by on the turnpike, honking of said cars, construction truck backing up
Medium sounds- tumbling leaves, rustling of trees around me, brief conversations of people walking by, airplane overhead, lawn mower hum
Close sounds – music in my headphones, wind against the outside of my headphones, rushing of water from drinking of my water bottle, me swallowing, clanking of keys in my pocket, rustling of hands against my jacket
Sound level/amount – the sound levels of this spot ebbed and flowed, but on a general noise scale, there was rather nothing majorly apparent., but enough general background noise to take notice of.
One word – serene
Three most important noises –
- Wind against the outside of my headphones
- The rustling of the leaves
- Rustling of trees
Sound Journal #2
1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
— Sit, close eyes and allow the sounds around you to envelope you, listen for all of the sound in your environment.
February 22nd, 11:57AM, Emily Lowe Hall room 216.
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
Furthest: David Henderson talking aloud (teaching), chairs squeaking and clinking against metal parts.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
Medium: Heater exerting a mid-range hum, students whispering, mice clicking, students typing on computers.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
Closest: My own breathing, swallowing, student behind me sniffling.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
Sound level is varied with one vocal booming sound accompanied by many smaller sounds of technology (clicking, typing, etc.) The amount of sound activity comes in waves, when David stops talking the room is mostly silent. Otherwise his voice takes up the most space.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
One Word Description: Lethargic
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.
Essential Sounds:
- David’s teaching voice
- Heater hum
- Mice/computer clicking and typing
Field Recording 1
Location: between HofUSA and Dutch Treats
Sounds heard: slight wind/air, sirens, a car horn honking, distant and muffled voices
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Field Recording #1
Location: Bench in front of Davidson Hall
Sounds: Airplane flying overhead, Students going to next class, Bike rack/Lock, Door Opening and Closing
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Journal Entry #1
1. February 12, 12:00pm, Film Set in a Dinner
2. People chatting in a corner about the next shot for set, cars driving down the street, the hum of the heater running
3. The hum of the appliances (mainly fridge), actors practicing their lines, people walking by me and the squeaking of their shoes
4. The rubbing of my jacket in the booth, my heavier breathing and stuffy nose
5. It can get loud when people are debating in the corner or when they are walking by, but it’s generally at a medium level. The most consistent sound level is the appliances running.
6. Hectic
7. Fridge hum, director talking with actors, steps of people frantically walking to grab/move equipment
Journal Entry #1
- February 8, 2023, 12:47 pm, Student Center
- – 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
Journal #1
- 02/09/2023 – 4:22 PM – Emily Lowe Hall Drounge
- Far away: People talking in a classroom, a small beep, the sound of an air conditioner
- Medium: Footsteps (some going further and some coming closer), the entrance door slamming, a classroom door being shut
- Closest: The sound of me breathing due to congestion, someone taking a sip of their drink, typing, someone chewing
- 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.
- Descriptor: Bustling
- 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.
Journal Entry #1
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