1. 3/10/23 at 3:22pm in the Stu
2. Farthest Away: the music and machines from Starbucks
3. Medium Range: Chairs scraping, people chattering, cutlery and tools clinking around
4. Closest: My friends talking, sounds of eating, the boba shaker shaking
5. Sound Level: Moderate
6. Sound Activity: Active constant
7. One Word: Busy
8. Essential Sounds: Cutlery/tools clinking, the music from Starbucks, my friends talking
March 10th, 2023
1:12 pm
Hofstra Gym, second floor
Far sounds – hum of machines surrounding me, weights hitting floor downstairs, muffled conversations as people run by, feet hitting the track surrounding me
medium sounds – rhythmic hum of treadmills as people run, tv above me, music on radio in gym speakers, conversation behind me, pull of the paper towel machine
Close sounds – music pulsing in my headphones, water bottle clanking against the machine, the hit of my feet on the treadmill
Sound level – full of random clashing background noise, but overall medially mellow. Not too rambunctious.
one word – focused
Most important sounds — rhythmic hum of treadmills as people run, pull of the paper towel machine, weights hitting floor
Bill of Rights Laundry Room – 3/10/23 – 9:40am
Far sounds: Cars passing outside
Medium Sounds: metal clacking inside washers/dryers
Close sounds: dryer hum, machine creaking, water filling washer, buzzer when laundry finishes
Sounds level: consistently noisy but not too loud
One Word: busy
Most Important: dryer hum, metal clanking, water filling washer
Date: March 8
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Bits & Bytes
Far Sounds: indistinguishable conversations in the back room, electricity humming, food wrappers rustling.
Medium Sounds: garbled voice speaking over the phone, people talking, chairs scraping across the floor, hands clapping occasionally.
Close Sounds: fan whirring overhead, keyboard clicks, table wobbling, fabric rubbing.
Sound Description/Level: quite consistent, there is a steady drone of voices engaged in different conversations, but they all blur into one another. The other sounds are mere accents dropped in occasionally.
One Word: bustling
Most Important Sounds: people talking, chairs scraping, voice on the phone
March 6th, 4:26PM, Shapiro Family Hall lobby.
Furthest: Heating system humming, very distant talking, echoes from the piano.
Medium: Footsteps walking towards outside, piano playing melodically.
Closest: Students talking, the double glass doors closing, fabric from my clothing moving.
Sound level varies extremely as the people who pass me talk loudly and their footsteps ring, contrasting with the light piano tunes and the echoing. The amount of sound activity is spirited as there is a strong contrast between low tones and high.
One Word Description: Spirited
Essential Sounds:
Date: 02/26/23
Location: Bedroom @ 10pm
Farthest sounds: Tv on downstairs, Nidhi talking on the phone in the room next-door
Medium Sounds: Caitlin’s phone buzzing, her typing on computer
Closest: Me typing on my computer
Sound Level: very low
One Word: calm
Essential Sound: computer typing
Date: 2/24, 5:58pm
Location: Dutch Treats
Far sounds: water running in the kitchen in the back
Medium sounds: rustling of a bag, door opening and closing, beep of the scanner at the register, people walking around shopping
Close sounds: the TV playing loudly (ads, then Star Wars music), the cashiers having a conversation, a staff member answering a phone call, the refrigerated items shelf buzzing, the crinkle of the Uncrustable I’m about to buy
Sound description/level: it’s not a busy time for Dutch but there are a handful of other people so it’s a fairly consistent volume in here. Not loud; you can hear the TV from anywhere inside but it’s not overwhelming, and a few people are talking but when they move away I can’t hear them as clearly
One word: supermarket
Most important sounds: the TV, the cashiers’ conversation, the fridges buzzing