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  1. 4/18 – Bedroom at home – 11pm
  2. Sounds farthest away: Cars driving outside the house, wind whistling
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: Parents watching TV in living room, brother talking in next room
  4. Sounds closest to me: TV in room playing, fan running
  5. The general sound level: Medium low
  6. One word to describe sound environment: Cozy
  7. Three important sounds: TVs playing, cars driving, fan running

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April 18th – 8:30pm – Karaoke Event

  1. Far Range Sound – Person singing into mic and music from speaker
  2. Medium Range Sound – People clapping, shouting and singing along
  3. Close Range Sound – People near me talking
  4. General level – High
  5. Boisterous
  6. Singing, music and clapping

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1 – April 13th, 9 pm, dorm in Bill of Rights,

2- cars passing by on the highway, wind, window whistling
3- people on the phone in the bathroom, elevator ding, doors opening and closing in hallway
4- mini fridge running, people knocking things in the dorm above me, roommate typing on phone
5- Quiet
6- tranquil
7- mini fridge buzz, loud cars on highway, roommate typing on phone

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April 11, 2025 – 10:40 PM – LIRR

Far Sounds – Conductor punching the tickets in the next car over, bathroom door slamming shut

Medium Sounds – The wheels of the train squeaking, the announcment of the next train stop over the PA system

Close Sounds – My dad talking to his friends across the aisle, another train flying past on the opposite track, The girl across from me opening a snack wrapper

Sound Level – Medium

Three Important Sounds – Train track squeak, ticket punching, announcment over the loudspeaker

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April 6th, 2025- 7:53pm – Axinn Library Basement Floor

Far sounds: Door opening and closing, a phone conversation far behind me, bookbag being unzipped, a “thud” of a book being dropped on a table

Medium Sounds: Pages turning, Keyboard typing, elevator arriving, coughing

Close Range Sounds: Air conditioning on, my own keyboard typing, whispering conversation from a group next to me

General Sound Level: Quiet, white noise

One word describing the sound environment: Relaxing

Three Important sounds: Walking, Chairs being pulled in and out, Elevator

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April 4th, 2025 – 8:20 PM – Black Box Green Room

Far Sounds: A run crew member typing on their computer, the actors saying their lines inside the black box (onstage and speaker)

Medium Sounds: The air conditioning, the actor soldiers coming out from the shop to go backstage, the backstage door opening and closing

Closest Sounds: Some run crew members quietly chatting near me, typing on my keyboard, listening to Jason Schmidt singing sweet tunes on my AirPods

General Sound Level: A very soft level, calming environment behind backstage

One word describing the Sound Environment: comforting

Three Important Sounds: Onstage lines from speaker, run crew members whispering conversation, Jason Schmidt singing “Close By” playing on my Airpods

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April 3rd – 4:00pm – My bathroom

  1. Far Range Sound – Dog barking and people talking downstairs or in their rooms.
  2. Medium Range Sound – Wind coming in through the window and birds chirping outside.
  3. Close Range Sound – Shower running and music playing from my phone.
  4. General level – High
  5. Rushing
  6. Shower, music and noise from open window.

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  1. 4/3 – Atlantic Records 11th Floor – 2pm
  2. Sounds farthest away: People talking in offices, people walking into the office
  3. Sounds at a medium distance: Music playing, people talking on Zoom meetings
  4. Sounds closest to me: The other interns typing, music from my laptop
  5. The general sound level: Medium
  6. One word to describe sound environment: Hectic
  7. Three important sounds: Music playing, the other interns typing, people on Zoom meetings

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March 26th, 2025 – 2:18 AM – Bits & Bytes

Far Sounds: Scanning beep, receipts printing, frozen yogurt machines, the hum of the open refrigerators

Medium Sounds: People chattering and laughing, footsteps, chairs screeching

Closest Sounds: A group on my right having a conversation, typing on my keyboard, listening to John Mulaney cracking jokes on my AirPods

General Sound Level: A soft medium level, not too loud for a big area of social setting

One word describing the Sound Environment: engaging

Three Important Sounds: Loud Chattering, moving chairs, John Mulaney’s “New Kid On The Block” playing on airpods