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Field Recording-2

Posted on February 17, 2017 by previous-student
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Outside of Estabrook

Crunching snow and ice, wind, faint laughter and talking

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Ice Puddle

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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  1. Cherry Ln. 2/14/17
  2. I am stepping on the thin ice that covers puddles in the street. In the beginning, you can here the water splashing out of the cracks. In the end I am walking on the snow back onto the sidewalk.
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Running Water

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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Location: Bathroom in Vander Poel Hall

I put my phone in a Ziploc bag and let water run over it. Fair warning it doesn’t sound as pretty as I thought it would.

 

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Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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Location: My dorm

Sound: My friend making an almost perfect cat purring noise

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Field Recording

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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Location: My living room

Sound: My roommate eating chips out of a bag

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Field Recording #2

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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An industrial dryer in a tumble dry cycle in Constitution Hall.

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Melty Melty

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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The gazebo and pond outside the Mack Arena

Walking on snow, running water in the pond, Jess’s “aight”

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Field recording 2

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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Febuary 16th 2017 – My computer

Sound : playing my favorite song on my computer

Song : Bartender by Tpain

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Field Recording 2

Posted on February 16, 2017 by previous-student
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Location: Outside The Netherlands

Sounds: Wind blowing, cars passing, a siren in the distance

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Bits and Bytes

Posted on February 15, 2017 by previous-student
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Location/Time: Bits and Bytes, 2/15/17, 4:30pm

Sounds Heard: Conversations at near by tables, me typing on my laptop, me coughing

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