Field Recording #2-Avery

February 27, 10:45 PM

Location: in a Threepenny tech run in the playhouse theatre

Farthest: sounds of people walking on the stage, set pieces being adjusted, pages being turned

Medium: accordion noise, people talking in the background, low laughs, 

Closest: sniffle, Weston singing, bag falling on ground

General sound level: lower, hushed, ambient low noises under louder focal ones

Sound environment: peaceful, sedated, focused

Defining sounds: according, singing, low chatter in the background

sound journal

location: bits and bytes

date: April 18

Far sounds: little carts being pushed across back and forth and beeping in the background

close sounds: students typing and talking, lots of laughing and foot-stomping

medium sounds: wind blowing, birds chirping 

sound level/desciption : very Monday morning, so calm but still

important sounds: beeping sounds and carts being pushed

 

 

 

Sound Journal 5

April 15th 2022

Eve Journal 4 

DATE: 04/15/2022

TIME: 4:02 pm 

LOCATION of the sound environment: Calkins Quad/ Pilates class

  • Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.

Cars wheels, parking, etc.

People chatting or screaming.

Other professors talking in their classes outside (they were really far away)

  • Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. 

Drums playing from another dance class that was being done outside.

Birds doing some noises.

Mosquitoes buzzing

  • Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).

Professor guiding us through the pilates class.

Pilates Music on the background for the class.

Some of my peers laughing

The wind

Sound of leaves and trees moving

 

  • Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.

The level and activity of sound was busy and varied

  • Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.

Full

  • Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. 
  • People laughing
  • The wind blowing
  • Sound of leaves and trees moving
  • All of these make the place be relaxing

Sound Journal #5

Date: April 17th

Time:  12:31 pm

Location: my bedroom

Far Sounds: a plane flying overhead, a car door closing in a neighboring driveway

Medium Sounds: cars driving down the turnpike, people talking outside

Close Sounds: a podcast playing, my own typing, the wind, the house creaking 

Sound Description/Level:  medium level of sound, appropriate for the time of day

One Word: ordinary

Most Important Sounds: the podcast playing, the people talking outside, the car door closing

Sound Journal #5

Date: April 15th

Time: 4:57pm

Location: the snack isle of Target

Far Sounds: people talking in the surrounding isles, the automatic doors squeaking, the shuffling of feet, a kid yelling

Medium Sounds: people walking near the snack isle, the doors in the freezer section opening and closing, someone on the phone in the next isle over, an employee wheeling by a big stocking cart

Close Sounds: people next to me talking about their grocery list, the crinkle of a bag of chips as someone picks it up and puts in in their cart, my friend next to me talking on the phone, a cart being pushed behind me

Sound Description/Level: pretty noisy, many layers of sounds, busy

One Word: bustling

Most Important Sounds: the crinkle of the bag of chips, the kid yelling, my friend on the phone

Field Recording #4 Molly Guinen

location: my living room

time: 5:24pm

far sounds: footsteps in the other room, a car driving by outside

close sounds: my house mates talking, footsteps of someone walking next to me, something clanking on the coffee table

medium sounds: the tv playing different clips of shows as my house mate scrolls through Netflix, someone getting up and opening the front door, the door closing, someone putting dishes away in the kitchen, the door being unlocked and locked

important sounds: dishes being put away in the kitchen, my house mates voices, the sound of the different shows on the tv

sound description: noisy, loud, lots of overlapping voices and sounds

one word: lively

journal entry 4

location: new jersey

time: 3:30 pm

far sounds: crow making noise and birds chirping

close sounds: car trying to start and yelling

medium sounds, trucks passing by

important sounds: crow and birds making noise

sound description: uneasy but wary

one word: spooky