1- Feb 17, 9:30, outside the Unispan.
2- Airplane, doors opening and closing, talking, walking
3- Voices of people walking past. The benches creaking when
other use them, bird chirping
4- My own breathing, people talking right in front of me. I’m listening to. People walking past me in different types of shows.
5- Sound Level: 5
6- One-track
7- 1- DATE-TIME-LOCATION of the sound environment
– Birds chirping, people talking and walking, myself chewing
2/16/11, 10:30 pm, Corner table furthest from the parking lot at McDonald’s
The furthest sounds from my location were male and female voices ordering food and the door occasionally swooshing open or clamping shut.
A mid-range distance from me are sounds of more male and female voices, the ruffling of paper bags, and table percussion from hands and elbows.
The closest sounds to me are Conor Burke and Paolo Perez’s voices, the banging of tables, Crinkling of bags, ruffling of hamburger and fry boxes, and the slurping of drinks.
The general sound level for this sound environment could be described as moderately bustling
Percussive
The three sounds that build the foundation of this sound environment are voices, banging of tables, and the slurping of drinks.
Place and Date: NY Burger 2/12/11 at 2 p.m.
Farthest Sounds: trucks, taxis honking, people calling loudly, buses
Medium Sounds: People talking, Chewing food, utensils dropping, Workers taking people’s orders, The drink fountains
Closest Sounds: Me chewing, John Ball taking in my ear, wind(as people open the door to the outside)
Sound Level: Medium, noises outside more chaotic than inside
Description: Lunchtime ( excited)
Essential Sounds: Taxis honking, workers taking people’s orders, me chewing
Date: February 13, 2011
Location: Tap Class, Calkins 139
Time: 12:45 pm
Far away sounds: The footsteps of people walking down the hallway and into the classroom, people talking and goofing around outside (I can hear this through the window).
Moderately close sounds: Several girls practicing last weeks tap routine on the other side of the studio, the accompanist plucking a few keys here and there in preparation, moderate chatter.
Very close sounds: My tap shoes clunking around on the floor below me as I walk to my water bottle, the crackle of my water bottle, my knees cracking as I bend down, Lizzie and Kat talking to me.
One word description: Rhythmic
Crucial sounds to recreate this atmosphere: Spontaneous tap steps layered on top of one another, classroom chatter.
1. 2/18/11, 12:30am, Tabor Place House, East Meadow, NY
2. Car Driving, wind, electric buzz, airplane flying overhead
3. Heater rattling, television, clock, footsteps
4. Coughing, Sneezing, breathing, music playing, specifically John Mayer.
5. Pretty low sound level/volume, pretty subdued.
6. Calm/Peaceful
7. John Mayer, a heater, a clock, a car driving, a television.
1. 2/17/10 3:00pm Chipotle
2. Door opening, cars driving by
3. Cooking food, tinkling change, soda machine, tin foil scraping, music playing
4. Conversation, bags crinkling, chewing, coughing
5. Lots of activity and medium sound level
6. Hip
7. tinkling change, music playing, conversation
DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/18/11; 1:05AM; Republic Hall, Room 211
FARTHEST SOUNDS: truck exhaust
MEDIUM SOUNDS: doors slamming, keys rattling
NEAR SOUNDS: fan noise from laptop, refrigerator hum
SOUND LEVEL: low to moderate
SOUND ENVIRONMENT: dorm room
ESSENTIAL SOUNDS: fan noise, keys rattling, refrigerator hum
February 17, 2011, 2pm, Hammer Lab
Far sounds- footsteps, door opening, beep of the hofstra ID reader
Middle-Range sounds- printers printing, chairs sliding back, phones vibrating
Close sounds- clicking of the mouse, breathing, keys typing
General sound levels- Soft.
One word description- Serene
3 essential sounds- coughing, computer keys, printer
1) 2/17/11-3:00 p.m.-Honors College Lounge on the 2nd Floor of the Axinn Library
2) Secretary typing and clicking her computer mouse, sigh from person walking by the lounge, printer printing paper, indistinguishable talking in a personal office, and hum from the ventilation were the furthest audible sounds from my position.
3) The sound of people unwrapping candy and chewing, a newspaper rustling, talking, water pouring into glass from a blue water cooler, and shoes clicking would qualify as medium range sounds.
4) My pen clicking, seltzer water fizzing, and my own breathing would be considered sounds closest to me.
5) The sound level was fairly quiet, but the sound activity was high. The sounds I heard were not very loud, but sounds were coming from all over the lounge from many different sources.
6) Pleasant
7) Secretary typing, unwrapping candy, and newspaper rustling.
Date, Time, Location: 17th Feb. 9:45pm, outside of Alliance hall.
Far sounds: Cars on Oak street and the Turnpike, airplane flying overhead.
Middle-Range sounds: Students passing nearby – their voices and footsteps – one is eating chips and I can hear the crunch of the chips and the crumple of the bag.
Close or inner sounds: Within about a 5 foot radius of myself, nothing is making sound. I even try to listen for my own breathing or heartbeat, but it seams my body is very good at remaining motionless and quiet. Occasionally, I pick up the sound of some air passing through my nose.
General level of sound: It varies. When no students are passing by, everything is constant but subdued, somehow muted – when students do pass, their voices are very loud.
One-word description: Active
3 essential sounds: Cars, chips and chip bag, students’ voices.