1-  2/2/12 -5:52-Design Studio

2- I hear the sound of someone typing on their laptop, papers shuffling, random objects hitting desks/shuffling, pencils moving accross the page, and hands swiping across pieces of paper.
3- There is an awesome crazy eclectic remix coming from someone’s laptop speakers. The remix includes such artists as Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Michael Jackson.
4- People are speaking, some loud, others not so loud.
5- There is generally a lot of sound activity in the room. Even when things are “quiet” You can still hear the sound of music and people typing on their laptops, shuffling papers, etc.
6- Busy.
7- The sound of typing on laptops, music, and people talking.

1. 2012-02-02 at 5:00 PM, Sitting at  a table outside Bits ‘n Bites.

2. Sound furthest away: An aircraft above our heads, rumbling across the sky to or from one of the Long Island airports.

3. Sound medium range away: Cars on Hempstead Turnpike driving past just North of us.

4. Sound closest to you: Low conversations of people walking around us, doors opening and closing in Memorial Hall.

5. General Sound Level: It’s a quiet evening at Hofstra, a lull in time before another wave of classes gets out.  A few people are walking, but nobody is too loud.  It’s unseasonably warm for February, but still, nobody wants to be outside for too long.  The doors swing open and shut regularly, dinner time at Memorial Hall.  The hum of traffic remains behind it all (thought not to busy, and horns are a rarity), while leaves and branches rustle above our heads.  Not much going on for the moment.

6. One word description of the moment: Subdued

7. Three sounds that “make up” the environment: the traffic on Hempstead Tpk, the rustling of the leaves above, and the conversations of those walking by us.

1- 2/2/12, 1:30am, my dorm room.

2- The sounds of laughter and talking coming from the side walkout side.
3- The buzz of my refrigerator, voices from the room next door, a door closing down the hall and the heavy breathing of my roommate.
4- The tick of my clock next to me, and my own breathing.
5- the buzz of the refrigerator and tick of the clock are constant and my roommate’s breathing has become a steady pattern. Every once in while I can make out the conversations coming from next door. Everything sounds muffled and soft.
6- Soothing
7- My roommate’s breathing, the buzz of the refrigerator, the tick of my clock.

1- 4/22/11 Arlington, Va, home with my mom.

2- The wind blowing outside.

3- My dog barking at the back door.

4- The tv, my mom talking to me, typing on my computer.

5- Very quiet.

6- Peaceful.

7- Dog barking, tv on, mom talking.

– 8:32 AM, Friday April 29th at 791 Front Street

2- Traffic going by, people talking on their way to class.

3- Someone is using an electric toothbrush, someone is coughing
4- My breathing, my typing, my friend’s typing.
5- Low level of sound, not terribly active
6- Sleepy
7- The traffic, coughing, breathing

1. 04/29/11, 3:43 AM, my lounge

2. fan in the other room, people in the hallway talking and doors opening/closing

3. Elizabeth typing, Kelley, Dani and Elizabeth talking, Kelley getting ready (picking things up and putting things down)

4. Me typing, laughing, talking. Royal wedding coverage on TV

5. moderate

6. frivolous

7.  Royal wedding on TV, talking, fan

Nassau Hall. April 29, 2011. 3:23 am

Farthest sounds- fan in other room, talking in hallway

Medium sounds- Michelle typing, Michelle talking

Closest Sounds- Royal Wedding news coverage on TV, coughing

Sound Level- Average.

Sound Environment- Excited

Necessary Sounds- Royal Wedding Coverage, Michelle talking, fan