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Sound Journal #4
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1. 3/31/23 in Tilburg House in C Square

2. Farthest Away: The oven clicking as it heats up, people talking a few tables away, people walking around

3. Medium Range: The sound of air coming through the hood above the stove, a clock ticking

3. Closest: My friend preparing to make cookies, a plastic bowl falling on the floor, my friend laughing and talking to me

4. Sound Level: Soft

5. Sound Activity: Pretty calm and infrequent

6. One Word: Relaxing

7. Essential Sounds: The sound of air in the hood above the stove, my friend talking, and the people talking a few tables away

Journal Entry #4
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  1. Friday March 31st @3:25PM: inside the ceramic studio office
  2. I can hear the faint sounds of voices from the class happening in the ceramic studio and the sliding of the metal stools across the cement floor.
  3. The sinks running and the hum of the kiln room fan
  4. Closest to me I can hear footsteps as people walk by the office doors as well as the sound of the door opening and closing.
  5. There is a fair amount of activity but it is still relatively quiet – just a lot of ambient noise interspersed with voices
  6. Liminal
  7. The hum of the fan is essential, as are the distant voices and metal stools. I think what’s key in creating the environment is way in which they overlap and give the sense that there is something happening in the other room but not here. Like when you fall asleep on the couch next to a room full of people.

Journal Entry #4
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Date: March 30th

Location: Monroe Hall theater, Indian music concert for a class

Far Sounds: people whispering around the auditorium, people outside auditorium talking

Medium Sounds: professor talking, band playing on stage, tampura drone

Closest Sounds: my friends whispering next to me, water bottle crinkle

Sound description/level: sound wasn’t too loud or abrasive, the nature of this music is to relax you

essential sounds: tampura drone, flute , drums

one word: tranquil

 

 

Journal Entry #4
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Date: March 30

Location: LHCOMM Classroom

Far Sounds: doors opening from down the hall, professor’s voice through the wall

Medium Sounds: air vents, people moving in their seats, clearing their throats, marker squeaking on the board

Close Sounds: Professor lecturing, people writing in their notebooks

Sound Description/Level: the professor himself is loud and clear because he projects his voice, but other than that the level of noise is pretty quiet.

One Word: enthusiasm

Most Important Sounds: Professor talking, marker squeaking

Journal Entry 4
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Date: March 29

Time: 11:20 am

Location: Career Center waiting room

Far Sounds: door opening and latching down the hall, voices moving past, footsteps, paper cutter slicing in a nearby office.

Medium Sounds: light keyboard tapping, bracelet swiping across a desk, computer mouse clicking, desk drawer opening and closing. 

Close Sounds: two women talking, door opening, footsteps on carpet, jacket rubbing, white noise machine.

Sound Description/Level: the sound in this room is refined, almost antiseptic. The white noise machine gives it a calming atmosphere and nothing is too loud or jarring. 

One Word: clean

Most Important Sounds: keyboard tapping, footsteps on carpet, white noise machine.

Journal Entry #3
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March 11, 2:08: Studio A in Comm. School

Furthest Away: People taking down lights, talking by the set, Genie going up/down for lights, hum of AC and lights

Medium Range: shuffling of footsteps, people moving equipment, shooting to people on other side of studio, others grabbing food

Closest Range: munching on pizza, light chatter in small group, breathing of myself and others

Sound Level: can get loud if people are chatting, quiet in some areas like near me but by equipment the sound can spike

Sound Activity: mainly i hear people chatting and moving equipment which means those levels can change from dead silent to loud in an instant

Description: echoey

Main Sounds:

Chatter, clatter of equipment, and footsteps

 

Journal #3 Entry
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PostDateIcon March 9th, 2023 | PostAuthorIcon Author: Sarah Schwartz

Date: March 11

Location: Studio A (comm school)

Far Sounds: people walking past, laggers being moved, genie going up and down, people yelling

Medium Sounds: mild conversation, food being served, equipment being moved

Close Sounds: people chewing on food, people walking past

Sound Description/Level: not too loud, people are eating lunch so everyone’s more focused on that

One Word: busy

Most Important Sounds: people talking, equipment moving

Journal Entry #3
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March 11th, 1:00am – Corner of Belmont and California Ave.

Farthest Away: Girls screaming and the whoosh of cars driving on a wet road.

Medium Range: The rustling of leaves from the wind.

Closest: The softness of the person next to me’s breathing, and the water dripping onto the ground from gutters, drains, and roofs.

Sound Level: Everything was at the same level regarding my ears. Since I was hearing everything at a consistent level, the farthest away sounds were actually louder than the closest sounds, so that my ears could pic them up as being at the same volume.

Sound Activity: Everything was very consistent except for when the cars would stop at the traffic light. However, even though the cars on the turnpike directly in front of me were stopped, I could still hear other cars driving on the wet pavement a couple streets away.

Description: Wet

Essential Sounds:

  • Cars driving on wet pavement
  • The dripping water
  • The rustling of leaves

Journal Entry #3
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Date: 3/10/23

Location: the walk from the Student Center to VP

Far sounds: someone singing or playing music (faint), cars driving

Medium sounds: planes overhead, doors to the tower dorms opening

Close sounds: footsteps, jangling keys, stuff in bags rustling, clothes brushing, footsteps, breathing, friends talking

Sound description/level: It’s quiet, which make the quieter sounds like breathing and clothes brushing louder. The general feeling is calm. It’s also nighttime, so it’s dark out, which lends itself to the muted nature of the surrounding world.

One word: muted

Most important sounds: footsteps, jangling keys, friends talking