Location: The subway, NY City
Sounds: chatter, phone calls, talking
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Field Recording #3
Location: Wall St. & Broadway, NY City
Sounds: Talking, footsteps, cars
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5/5/24
Time: 7:45 pm
Location: my living room
Sounds closest: my computer humming, my roommate’s music playing
Sounds in medium distance: cat meowing in the bathroom, bottles occasionally falling over when she knocks them over
Sounds furthest: people milling around downstairs
One word: relaxing
Sound level: low
Most important sounds: music, cat, bottles falling over
Field Recording 5
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Location: My Kitchen
Sounds: Neighbor’s lawn mower, friends talking outside (and making bird noises), actual bird noises, fridge humming.
Journal Entry 5
April 30, 4:52. My livingroom.
The sounds that are furthest away from me: Cars and birds outside, footsteps upstairs.
The sounds that are a medium distance from me: The fridge and ice-maker in the kitchen.
The sounds that are closest to me: Adventure Time on the TV, friends talking.
The sound level of the space: Medium
One word description: Fun
Three sounds that are most important to the environment: TV, friends, ice-maker.
Sound Journal April 26th
Class 12:00PM School of Communication
Sounds closest to me- Sounds of a video playing from the speaker my professor is playing
Sounds medium distance- a tour guide giving a tour through the wall right behind me
Sounds furthest – people lightly typing on laptops
sound level – pretty loud. The contrasting sounds of the tour and video are overstimulating
description – overstimulating
essential sounds – the tour and the video
Sound Journal #6
4/28/24 – 1:54 PM- New Paltz UCAT UPL BUS.
1. Furthest sound- Sounds of cars whooshing by the window, running water from a lake.
2. Medium Sound- The sound of the engine of the bus roaring.
3. Closest Sound- “Closest sound? My ass talking your ear off” Meagan R., Meagan R. talking about the wicked movie, and the couple in front of us talking.
4. Sound Level and Activity- Loud! Meagan is Puerto Rican. Also loud when the bus is zooming down the road, but low when it stops! (and I don’t mean the bus)
5. Descriptor- Perfect.
6. Essential sounds: The most lovely voice in the world, bus, soft murmurs.
Sound Journal
- 4/27/24 10:31AM Blackbox
- furthest sound: people talking about cues, rehearsal cubes being moved around backstage
- medium range: actors onstage singing
- close to me: keyboards clacking, people whispering
- sound level and activity: the sound level was low-medium; the people meant to be heard were easily heard, but there wasn’t much movement otherwise
- description: focused
- essential sounds: cue discussions, actors singing, hushed whispers
Field Recording #6
Location: Adams Playhouse
The sounds heard in this clip consists of repetitive piano chords, some woodwind-like instruments, incoherent whispering, footsteps, and curtains rustling occasionally.
Journal Entry #6
- 04/20/2024 – 3:38pm – The Playhouse.
- Sounds farthest away from me: dancers/crew members whispering to each other, crew members talking/responding in the distance, somebody coughing.
- Sounds at medium range: the choreographer giving directions/counting followed by the dancers moving around on stage.
- Sounds closest to me: typing on my computer, a dancer wrapping their ankle in tape next to me, the crew members near me occasionally adjusting themselves or moving items, a constant faint buzzing.
- The general sound level is subdued but passionate. The amount of sound activity is very particular and arranged.
- Description word: precise.
- Essential sounds: counting/directing, stage movement, hushed whispers/humming.