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Sound Journal #8
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1. 3/27/2014, 9:38 Adams Playhouse 

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you:  There is a general low drone that I can always hear in this theatre, so I think that is the sound farthest from me.  I can also hear a whisper or two among the SM and ASMS watching the run-through.  A cannot hear the actors in the stage right wings.

3. Identify the sounds at medium range: Medium range sounds are definitely the heels of my many female castmates and the lines and business that is being featured onstage.  Right now, there is a loud bell ringing, and I can hear two of my castmates cackling like mischievous little girls.  I would also consider the sound of other keyboards at medium range.  I can hear about five different girls working at their laptops, and a few whispering.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Closest to me, I can hear my own keyboard and my own breathing.  I am still coming back to normal breath, being that I just completed my last scene in this run, and I am sniffling a little.  When I move my feet, my boots crackle because they are very worn down.

5. General sound level and activity: The general sound level changes from very quiet to pretty loud, depending on what is happening in the scene.  Right this very second it is quite low and very relaxing.  You can sense that everyone is trying to be politely productive.

6. One word to describe the sound environment:  Fluctuating

7. 3 essential sounds to the sound environment: 

– The business on the stage

– The sound of multiple MacBook keyboards

-My cast’s heels on the floor of the stage

Sound Journal #8 – Psibrary
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1. The Psibrary, Thursday, March 27, 2014, 5:30 pm

2. Identify the sounds furthest from you: I believe there’s some dance class going on right now because I can very faintly hear the vibrations of music.

3. Identify the sounds at a medium range to you: Pedro, Laura, Corinne and others are laughing and watching YouTube videos in the lounge. The door to Lowe slams shut. High heels stomp down the hallway.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Abbie is sitting at the desk, listening to soft jazzy music and singing along very softly. The sound of her voice is soothing and offsets the chaos in the lounge. She’s talking to Phil and me about Tumblr. Phil starts to play a video on YouTube and it conflicts with the soft music from Abbie’s computer.

5. The general sound level/activity: It’s about medium, with the undertones of the music being played in either 108 or 106. The soft music from Abbie, and the uproar of the lounge.

6. Word to describe sound environment: Jazzy.

7. The three sounds that complete the sound environment:
— Abbie’s soft music
— Laughing in the lounge
— Undertones of music from dance class

Field Recording # 6
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This is the sound of my paper cutter as I slice my resumes to fit my headshots. Ignore Gary and Alan yelling to me and talking in the background. I repeated the motion a few times to recreate the sound. You can also here the plastic cover snapping to hold the paper in place, the blade as it cuts, and in the beginning, the vibration of the blade as I accidentally knocked it, kind of a boing-oing-oing.

Sound Journal # 7
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1. Kinkos, Thursday, March 13, 9:00 pm.

2. Identify sounds furthest from you: I can hear the sound of a customer service rep for the post office section typing on his keyboard and chatting with his customer.

3. Identify sounds at medium range to you: The phone behind the service desk rings about every two minutes. The only other customer service rep is on hold, on speaker phone, with technical support. Sara Bareilles plays from the speakers in the ceiling.

4. Identify sounds closest to you: The touch screen on the printer I’m using makes a click with each button I press. The printer is printing my resumes with a loud whir. The tray moves down with a clink as it finishes up. The keypad spits out my debit card with a beep to remind me not to leave it behind.

5. The general sound level is medium, the only activity being the hold music, the store music, the phone ringing, the employee on hold, and my printer.

6. Word to describe sound environment: Tech-filled.

7. 3 things to complete the sound environment:
– My printer whirring
– The hold music
– The store music (they pay for that radio to be on, right?!)

Journal #6
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1. 1am Monday morning, Mineola Station.

2. There are voices in the distance, mixed gender, they sound drunk, lots of happy shouting. I can hear the bells that warn cars a train is coming, and I think I may be hearing the train as well, but it is still far off.

3. There is the ever present traffic noise from the car bridge over the tracks. There are workers salting the platform that have taken a break and are standing around chatting. Bits of their conversation drift towards me and I notice their Long Island accents.

4. I can hear the sound of the wind blowing against the hood of my coat and the pages of my book flipping.

5. The general level of noise is maybe 5 out of 10.

6.

7. Train bells, traffic, workers

Sound Journal # 6 – A Quiet Night at Home…What?
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1. ZAT House, 9:21 pm, Thursday, March 6, 2014.

2. Identify the sounds furthest from you: Okay, this is so weird, my house is never this quiet, so despite the fact that I’ve done a sound journal on the everyday noises in my house, I would like to take note of this silence. Right now, the sound furthest from me is the cars as they pass by on Front Street. Now, to give a visual, my room is at the back of the house, furthest from the street, so it’s interesting that I can still hear the very faint sound of cars outside. I also just heard my neighbor’s car door shut. Upstairs, I hear Bonnie, Jenna’s kitten, who is six months old now and has yet to be fixed; she’s in heat. So, naturally, she is meowing up a storm right now, wandering all over the house. This is honestly the loudest sound I hear at the moment. Everything else is still.

3. Identify the sounds at a medium range: With my bedroom door open, I can hear the faint whirring of the refrigerator in the living room and the washing machine at the end of the hall.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: I guess the cats want to torture me today because as I’m typing this, Bailey, Corinne’s cat, has just jumped onto my bed to lay next to my laptop and watch me type. She is purring with some added pitch. As per usual, my radiator clicks as the heat comes on. There is also a crack in the ceiling, or the floor of the room above me, I guess, which comes standard with any older house that shifts and makes noises.

5. Describe the level of sound activity: Aside from the OBNOXIOUS meowing of Bonnie upstairs — oh, I’m sorry, she’s coming back down here, GREAT — the house is still. The sound activity is very low. Just the radiator and the passing cars and the sound of my typing.

6. A word to describe the sound environment: Still.

7. Three sounds that complete the sound environment:
— The cars passing outside
— Bonnie in heat, meowing nonstop
— The radiator clicking

Field Recording #5 – Cats
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So, after several attempts of reaching for my phone over the last week to capture the sound of Jenna’s kitten, Bonnie — who is currently in heat and has yet to be fixed, and who also stops meowing as soon as I grab my phone somehow — this was the best recording I got. It’s so different from a normal meow. It’s deep and desperate and NONSTOP. It’s driving us all crazy, so here you go! Enjoy my nightmare!

Sound Journal # 5 & Field Rec. #4 – Applebee’s
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1. Thursday, February 27, 4:30-6:30pm, Applebee’s.

2. Identify the sounds farthest from you: In the distance, there is the faint clatter of dishes from the kitchen. Upon over arrival, the restaurant is fairly empty; a general, low murmur of conversation fills the air.

3. Identify the sounds at a medium range from you: Twice while here, the Applebee’s staff comes out to sing their rendition of “Happy Birthday,” in order to avoid copyright issues. Interesting that this is so relevant to our discussions in class right now. Their version is particularly interesting. Note one of my field recordings, “Applebee’s 2”, to hear part of it. There is an older couple speaking to who appears to be the manager. They must have had bad service or something because I can hear him offering them a bottle of wine. Waiters take orders from tables near by, mentioning the 2-for-1 drink specials to avoid giving away a free appetizer (if they don’t mention one of the drinks, you get a free app). The music in the restaurant is somewhat loud considering it was 4:30 when we got
here and it was empty; it becomes less noticeable as the restaurant fills with more customers, and thus, a louder undertone of general murmuring.

4. Identify the sounds closest to you: Sam and I are chatting, enjoying our appetizers: the crunch of the chips, the knife scraping the plate as she cuts her boneless wings in half, the rustle of the paper that lines the basket of the sampler, the crunch of a celery stalk, a sip of beer, and the sound of the glass being placed back on the table. A phone vibrating on the table top.

5. Describe the general sound level/activity: Progressively more noisy as the dinner rush comes in and the music plays, from a speaker above our table, I’ve noticed. The undertone of general talking makes the sound level louder, busier.

6. Word to describe sound environment: Lively.

7: Three sounds vital to sound environment: Music playing above us, undertone of talking, rustling and crunching as we eat our appetizer sampler.