1- 3/3/13 – 7:18 – Lobby of the Spiegel Theater
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. – From where I was sitting, the sounds that were furthest from me were the noises of the actors shuffling rehearsal cubes around on stage. There was a very soft and faint sliding noise of the felt pads against the semi-gloss stage floor. As each block hit one of the many imperfections of the stage it would begin to snag and I could hear the small little taps of the wooden blocks against the stage floor. This noise was much deeper and came across as more of a rumble and roll as each piece moved around on stage.
3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – At a medium range I could hear the noises of one of the audience members on the phone with their relatives trying to explain how to get to the university. I could hear the very faint sound of their voice and could understand only about every other word as they explained how to exit from the turnpike and turn onto California Blvd.
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – At the closest range to me, and the one and only noise I could hear from the room I was physically occupying was the hum of my computer overheating as it ran vectorworks and Iphoto all at the same time. The actual noise was the very high-pitched hum of my fan as it spun faster and faster to cool down the machine, the noise was only slightly muted as my computer was resting on my lap and sending the air between the gap in my legs.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – Each sound that I could hear at this time was a noise that was muted or muffled by another object around me whether it be a door or my jeans. Each and every sound was dampened yet I could clearly pick out an interesting touch and unique quality to each noise even though none of these noises were reaching my ears “unharmed”
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. – Suppressed
7- Select and list 3 sounds which 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. – Thumping of the blocks, hum of the fan, voice from outside
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Journal Entry 5
1- 2/25/13 12 PM, Netherlands Dining Hall
2- Other students walking and talking on the way to and from their dorm through the main entrance of the hall.
3- People ordering food behind my table at the inner part of the cafe, Fries sizzling as they are deep fried at the Nathan’s there, two of the workers sitting behind the counter talking in Spanish while they have no customers, a commercial jingle comes from the TVs they have mounted in the center.
4- My friends are all talking at my table, some are chewing, others are slurping their drink, one crunches in to an apple.
5- The general sound level is pretty loud. Though the room itself is not too crowded, the room echos, making a moderate amount of sound seem much louder.
6- Congenial
7- Friends Talking, Women speaking Spanish, Commercial jingle coming from the TV
Sound Journal #5
1: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 3:14 am, Alliance Hall, 7th Floor Bathroom
2: Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
Inside the shower, water falls steadily in thin, high-pressure streams onto an assemblage of plastic, toiletry bottles, of which the varying degrees of emptiness create an array of tonalities. The water also drums on the edge of a plastic shower curtain, creating the full, soft sound of rain on wide-leafed flora – the sort of sound one hears on a recording of a lush rainforest, meant to work as a relaxation/sleep aid.
3: Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you.
A girl sits in a stall on the other side of the bathroom, talking on the phone in a low yet urgent voice. Each syllable, no matter how hushed, ricochets off the smooth, Formica countertops and the hundreds of small tiles, echoing onto the start of the next syllable and garbling her words so that only the vague sounds of pleading and apologizing can be discerned. The conversation has the intimate, shameful tone of a confession to a romantic partner, and she seems to have sought relative privacy in the bathroom at 3:00 am, presumably to not disturb her sleeping roommate. The sound of me showering has made her self-conscious, and she murmurs sheepishly for the better part of my shower.
4: Identify and list the sounds closest to you (– you can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant).
Outside the bathroom, a resident can be heard strumming his guitar inside his single room. However robust the sound may be within the room itself, when emanating through the wood of the bathroom door and the curtain of water, the notes sound eerie and thin. Compounding this effect is the slow, lilting pace at which the player strums as he tries to find his way through the ill-remembered chords.
5: Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
The sound level is somewhat low, in keeping with the time of night and the solitary nature of the various, simultaneous activities, from my ablutions to the girl’s chagrinned confessions to the boy’s meandering guitar practice.
6: Assign a one-word description to the “sound environment”.
“Intimate”
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.
All three levels of sound work well together, however disparate the individual sounds may seem in character. Each is the product of a private activity, carried out alone in the latest hours of the night, and thus creates a sound suiting one such mood. As a result, the tone of each sound fits nicely within the theme of the collective.
Journal Entry 5
1- 2/27/13 10:00 P.M. My suite.
2- Talking from rooms downstairs, Faint music, Sniffling
3- Faucet running, Toilet flushing, Ventilation, Doors
4- TV,
5- A low hum with miscellaneous sounds
6- White Noise
7- TV, Ventilation, Faucet
It was interesting to me how, in my field recording, much of the sound environment was lost to the quality of my laptop’s mic. In it you are unable to hear the farthest sounds. Some of the medium range sounds blend in with the ventilation. Most of the sounds are distorted.
Journal Entry 5
1- Date/Time/Location.
2.26.13/3:30pm/Monroe Hall (Practice Rooms)
This location was interesting to me because (even though they say they are) the rooms are definitely not sound proof, and you can hear others practicing, but when I was listening to the sounds closest to me, in my practice room, the other sounds seemed to disappear.
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you.
Indistinct piano music, Someone opening a door in the hallway, someone speaking unintelligibly
3- Identify and list the sounds at medium range from you.
A locker closing, Two girls speaking, one saying something about how she “sounded very good.”
4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you.
My fingers sliding up and down the piano keys (not pushing them down), my own breathing.
5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity.
Medium to low. Lower in my practice room, but more active in the hallway.
6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”.
Multifarious.
7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment.
The indistinct piano, The girl speaking, My own breathing
Journal Entry #5
1) 2/28/13, 11:30PM, Republic Hall Elevator
2) The pulleys working to carry the elevator up and down, sounds like machinery that needs to be lubricated with oil
3) The door squeaking open, and the elevator sliding against the walls, the high-pitched “ding” that signifies that the intended floor has been reached
4) The air conditioner
5) The level of sound is very high, but there isn’t much activity. The sounds are almost all isolated. The “ding” will always happen before the door opens, never after or at the same time. The door will only open after I stop hearing the pulleys. The only sound that is constantly present is that of the air conditioner.
6) “Confined”
7) The squealing sound of the elevator sliding against the wall, that “ding”, and the always-present (always very loud) air conditioner.
Journal Entry 5
1. February 28, 9:12 pm, Vander Poel
2. Flute being played, voices down the hall
3. Air unit hum
4. Keyboard, water swilling in bottle
5. Medium. None of the sounds are loud by themselves, but they tend to add up.
6. scattered
7. Voices, flute, keyboard
Journal # 5
1) 2/28/31 8:36 p.m Netherlands Lounge
2) Radiator
3) People talking outside, clicking of keys, footsteps of people upstairs
4) Footsteps, quiet music, quiet talking
5) It is very quiet here, there is almost no one around, so all sounds are soft
6) Peaceful
7) Radiator, footsteps, music
Journal Entry # 5
1- 02/28/2013-6:24-Lowe 110 Rehearsal Santiago ’73
2- Sounds farthest away: Footsteps of people leisurely walking around outside of the room.
3- Sounds at medium range: Musical Director softly saying “One, two, three” as he conducts, cast playing guitar and singing harmonies as well as speaking lines at different times.
4- Sounds closest to me: The sound of my exhalation.
5- General sound level and amount of sound activity: General sound level is very soft and the level of sound activity is about at a medium. Cast members are singing in harmony, two guitars are strumming to the light whisper of the tempo. All of the sounds come together to make a crisp streamline of sound so that it makes the elements seem linear. The people walking outside are in no rush at all, their steps seem to swing along with the rhythm of the song and the whispers. I notice my breathing naturally aligns itself with the sounds around me.
6- One word description of the “sound environment”: Swung.
7- 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment: Soft whispering of the tempo, singing, guitar.
Journal Entry 5
1- Feb 27, 10:10pm, Dutch Treats
2- The door to the store bumps open and closes every so often as students exit or enter, plastic bags rustle as items are put in them, a general hum of conversation
3- The refrigerated display hums loudly, the mini oven of the sandwich place beeps to signify something is done warming, a worker is fussing with some food items – perhaps cutting something (it is difficult to tell by sound what exactly he is doing due to the incessant humming of the refrigerator)
4- The squeaking of shoes and crinkling of chip bags as people shift in line, I can hear several more distinct conversations regarding/complaining about how long the line is, that it is “taking forever” and that they should open up the second register.
5- The general sound level is at a medium high – the “background” noises are loud, making things a little more indistinct. The sound activity is also about a medium high
6- Impatient
7- the more distinct conversations about the checkout line, the humming of the refrigerator, and the rustling of the people waiting in line