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Field Recording #1 – Ferguson

Posted on February 7, 2020 by previous-student

Location: Inside of Pennsylvania Station

Sounds In Clip: People talking with others (and occasionally making other noises) throughout the station; People walking up the steps in order to exit the station; Someone rolling their luggage across the floor

Posted in Field Recording | Tagged Diante, luggage, Pennsylvania Station, Talking, walking | Leave a comment |

Field Recording #1

Posted on February 7, 2020 by previous-student

Field Recording #1 – A Quiet Day in the Black Box

In this recording, you can hear the air flowing trough the theater, a worker banging on pipes, blowing air on pipes, and faint voices coming from the shop.

Posted in Field Recording | Tagged Air, Black Box, Michael, people talking | Leave a comment |

Field Recording 1 – Andrade

Posted on February 6, 2020 by previous-student

Location: Entering Bill of Rights through the door and turnstile

Sounds Heard: swiping my card, door opening, the turnstile unlocking and turning, footsteps on tile floor.

Posted in Field Recording | Tagged Ally | Leave a comment |

Rain Drain & A Walk

Posted on February 6, 2020 by previous-student

2/6/2020

Location- Netherlands North far end

Sounds In Clip- Falling rain, water pouring into the drains few awkward seconds of foot steps, sliding doors, and some quiet chatter as some students walk past.

https://drama20.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rain-Drain-Walking-1.mp3

 

 

Posted in Field Recording | Tagged Emma Wagster, netherlands core, Netherlands North, rain, Voices | Leave a comment |

Field Recording One-Megan

Posted on February 6, 2020 by previous-student
Hague House
Sounds of friends listening to country music and discussing the next song selection
Posted in Field Recording | Tagged hague, megan king, music | Leave a comment |

Field Recording #1

Posted on February 5, 2020 by previous-student

Location: My Bathroom

Sounds: Sink knob turning on, pump of hand soap, rubbing/washing of hands under the water, flicking excess water off hands, & drying hands on towel. 

https://drama20.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Field-recording-1.m4a
Posted in Field Recording | Tagged Bathroom, Hand-washing, Kennedy | Leave a comment |

Field Recording #1 – Barone

Posted on February 5, 2020 by previous-student
Location: Fitness Center
Sounds Heard: Footsteps, Treadmill, Radio, Music
Posted in Field Recording | Tagged Fitness Center, music, Ralph, Treadmill | Leave a comment |

Field Recording 10

Posted on April 29, 2019 by previous-student

Location: Sandy Bottom Rd, Maryland, 4/17/2019, 10am

Sounds: Accordian warming up, people talking, wind, birds

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Field Recording 9

Posted on April 29, 2019 by previous-student

Location: Penn Station, waiting for the uptown 1, 4/25/2019, 5pm

Sounds: classical jazz music, screeching, subway announcement, people talking, crowd noise.

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Field Recording #10 – Michael DeRosa

Posted on April 25, 2019 by previous-student

Location: Quad Outside Bits

Sounds heard: people chatting, zipper on backpack, footsteps, breeze

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