1. March 21, 12:42 pm, Hammer computer lab
2. Doors opening and closing, people typing, low voices
3. Printers, stapler, more voices, more typing
4. Footsteps on carpet, pages of book being turned, myself typing
5. Medium. Generally hushed, with occasional louder sounds. While nothing is incredibly loud, there is constant activity.
6. Active
7. Voices, typing, printers
1) 3/20/2013, 8:40AM, Republic Hall Room 208
2) Door slamming shut down the hall (likely the bathroom door)
3) Roommate’s alarm going off, him getting out of bed, the squeaking sound of his closet door opening, the rustling of a cereal bag, pouring of cereal into a bowl
4) My own breathing (in and out through my nose), the door closing behind my roommate as he leaves
5) The sound level is moderately low, only with the tiniest points of moderate volume. The activity is low and slow (as my roommate was clearly not happy to be awake)
6) Groggy
7) The pouring of the cereal, the squeak of the closet opening, and the alarm going off
1. 3/14 Friends house off campus. Thursday Evening
2. Distant sound of a car going by, footsteps upstairs, faint sound of the washing machine, a siren getting closer then passing by
3. TV from the room next door, Kitchen faucet running
4. Me coughing, Air conditioning, my stomach growling
5.Volume is low but there are a lot of sounds
6. Cozy
7. Washing machine, kitchen sink, air conditioning
1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION- 3/9/13 4:30 PM Tada! Theater Lobby
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you- The whirr of the elevator out in the hall, the muffled sounds of the kids rehearsing “Popular” in the rehearsal room down the hall.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.- Two parents talking gently as they wait for their kids to come out of class
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).- The buzz on the intercom of people ringing to get in the building, the blowing of the AC unit next to me
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.- Moderate, the sound proofed rehearsal room contains most of the sound, and all the parents are waiting fairly quietly for their kids
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”- monotonous
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.- “Popular”, Parents talking, the buzz of the intercom
1- 3/11/13 8:00 P.M. Playhouse green room
2- Doors closing, Echoes of voices, Steps on metal stairs
3- Men’s voices, Chairs being moved
4- Fabric ruffling, Music from the tv, Paper moving
5- A lot of miscellaneous sound coming from every direction
6- Anxious
7- Echoes, Doors, Music
1- Date/Time/Location.
3.13.13/evening/Kitchen of Nassau
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
The TV in the lounge on, someone laughing in the hallway
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
Two girls in the lounge speaking.Someone complaining about the elevator.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
The kitchen timer, the hum of the microwave.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
Low-level, low activity
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
Inactive.
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
The tv in the background, the microwave, person complaining
1- March 15, 2013, 1:07 am, just outside Hofstra USA
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. – Cars (very few of them, as it’s late) some people talking
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – people talking and walking, the base from the music playing in Hofstra USA the door to dutch treats opening and closing, the rustling of a paper bag caught in a tree and wind.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – Keyboard keys, my breathing indicating that I’m shivering, the doors to Hofstra USA opening and closing, my friend Petra talking to me, and my phone receiving a text.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – Very quiet, serene, and peaceful. It’s as if i’m in my own bubble and the noises and stress of the outside world are barely touching me. Except for the fact that I’m still cold.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. – Peaceful
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try to figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact. – Wind, the dull base, and the plastic bag. Perhaps the cars in the distance as well.
1: Saturday, March 8, 2013, 9:19 pm, Steinway St, Astoria
2: Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
Steve and I are in his Honda, driving up and down the pedestrian-heavy streets of Astoria, looking for a parking space within walking distance of our friends’ apartment on Steinway. Finding a parking spot is proving impossible, and we keep cycling through the same side streets. The farthest audible noises are those of traffic on other streets and across an overpass – I hear some honking horns of cars of all different makes, creating varied tonality to the sound of the widespread fight for parking spaces.
3: Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
On the main street, replete with storefronts and late night lounges and hookah bars, the sidewalks teem with pedestrians, some drunk, some sober, all highly vocal and energized by being out and about on a Saturday night. People call to one another from across intersections, hollering greetings and squealing when they see their favorites bars. From the open doors of many of these late night establishments emanates an assortment of popular music, to which many people smoking cigarettes outside playfully dance.
4: Identify and list the sounds closest to you (– you can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
In spite of the racket of Astoria at this time of night, the inside of the car feels very quiet. I can hear Steve humming faintly to himself, I can hear him switching gears, I can hear the uneven purr of his car’s engine, and I can hear the haptic feedback on my phone as I type out text messages to our friends, updating them on the tribulations of our search for legal parking.
5: Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
There is a great deal of sound activity, with sounds from far and near layering without cancelling out each other. Nothing is painfully loud, especially from within the car. And there is an interesting interplay of human and mechanical sounds, of music and simple sound effects, and of bold sounds and very delicate ones.
6: Assign a one-word description to the “sound environment”.
“Urban”
7: Select and list 3 sounds that are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try and figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact.
The sounds from inside the car feel least relevant to the Astoria nightlife vibe of the sonic environment, but I would still be reluctant to take them out of the picture. Their audibility even over shouting and car horns adds depth to the environment and is so characteristic of the quiet of the inside of a car that anyone listening would immediately know the context.
1- Happy Pi Day!
03/14/2013-12:03 AM-The living room of my house.
2- Sounds farthest away from you: The tinny sound of a housemate drying her hair upstairs.
3-Medium range: The opening and slamming of the refrigerator door, cars occasionally driving by outside; I can imagine the different sizes of the cars based on the different pitches they emanate. A low and deep sound reminds me of a large jeep, a higher thinner sound of a smaller vehicle like a Camry. Someone washing dishes in the sink, dumping out water from cups.
4- Sounds closest to you: Five lively housemates talking and eating pie. Sounds vary from loud talking and laughter, sometimes whispering for emphasis, my typing on the computer.
5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: Very high sound level and amount of sound activity but not in an intimidating or aggravating way. Sounds are coming in from all directions at all different volumes but it is a warm and welcoming envelopment.
6- One word description to the “sound environment”: Youthful.
7- 3 sounds essential to the sound environment: Talking, laughter, hair dryer.
1) 9:19PM, 3/14/2013, Large Men’s Dressing Room of Adams Playhouse
2) Doors opening, toilet flushing
3) The speaker giving an audio feed of the show as it goes on (Zach screaming “Gods and goddesses!”), the air conditioner, the door into and out of the room closing shut
4) Me tapping my feet, someone eating snacks (later discovered to be “Combos”), other cast members talking about Oreos and the character Mardian
5) The general sound level is decently high, with a lot of activity between the numerous people in here and the speaker and A/C
6) Backstage
7) The speaker which an Assistant Stage Manager is talking on now, the fellow cast members talking about random stuff, the A/C