- Friday March 31st @3:25PM: inside the ceramic studio office
- 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.
- The sinks running and the hum of the kiln room fan
- 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.
- There is a fair amount of activity but it is still relatively quiet – just a lot of ambient noise interspersed with voices
- Liminal
- 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.
Category Archives: Journal Entry
Journal Entry #4
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
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
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
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
March 9th, 2023 | 
Author: 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
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
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
Journal Entry #3
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
Journal entry #3
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